Beneath Their Mercy

When Yi Zhen returned to the Prince Chengping's residence, she saw her adoptive brother again.

He sat high in the place of honor, his handsome face composed. His careless gaze swept past her to the person behind her. "Your husband didn't come?"

Yi Zhen lowered her eyes. "We divorced."

"Oh."

As if he'd expected it, Lu Tingjia rose and slowly descended the steps.

Fine robes and a jade belt, his imposing figure looming over her.

"Do you regret it now?"

He reached out and lightly lifted her chin with a finger, silently studying her. She still had the childish habit she'd had when she was little: whenever she got upset, she'd bite her lips until they turned white. Lu Tingjia slowly rubbed away the trace of saliva with his thumb, his manner refined and his tone patient.

"Wouldn't it have been better to be my wife, comfortable and at ease? You had to make me resort to disgraceful means to take you, leaving you unwilling and me unhappy."

"You never know what's good for you."

"You climbed into my bed back then, then turned around and married someone else while I was away. And what happened?"

He smiled softly.

"You still ended up in my hands."

[About this novel]

Powerful male lead, weaker female lead, possessive and coercive romance

Please don't give writing advice. No need to tell me if you drop the novel.

Blurb written in 2024, revised on September 23, 2026

Theme: Love is a bond