Don’t Run Away Again

Ning Ling escaped after entering the Marquis's residence as a menial maid, but her handsome, ruthless master caught her on the spot. Pei Xuan was good-looking, but his temperament was awful, and he was moody and unpredictable. Every day, he took pleasure in teasing her.

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The second time, Ning Ling tricked Pei Xuan into removing her slave status and making her his concubine, then ran off with the papers.

A few days later, he tilted his head at her with a smile and leisurely climbed the steps. "Having fun?"

That night, he smiled as he locked her up with a silver chain. The chain chimed like a bell, ringing without end.

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The third time, Ning Ling was all tender affection with him on the bed one moment, then drugged him and ran without hesitation the next.

Later, he rubbed her ankle with his slightly rough fingers, his voice sounding amused and mocking. "Why can Ning Ling never learn to behave?"

His gaze swept coldly over her ankle, as if he meant to break it.

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Every time Ning Ling ran away, Pei Xuan warned himself to harden his heart. Yet whenever he met her tearful eyes and saw her play the pitiful card, he softened.

The study was silent, its door firmly shut.

Ning Ling held a scroll in her pale hand. The flush at the corner of her eye was captivating, and the hairpin in her bun was about to fall.

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Her voice was soft and gentle as she read haltingly from the book.

Pei Xuan had chosen the book with care. It was obscure and difficult, and she struggled to read it, stumbling over the words.

When Ning Ling came across an unfamiliar character, she protested indignantly, "You're bullying me. You picked this book on purpose."

Pei Xuan chuckled and lifted her chin. "We agreed that if you couldn't read it, you'd be punished. You can't go back on your word."

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With her cheeks flushed like peach blossoms, Ning Ling pleaded, "Please let me off this time."

Pei Xuan refused at first, but seeing her glistening eyes, he softened. "Then say that you love me."

Forced marriage and a secret escape while pregnant. Both leads are virgins. Happy ending.

----Upcoming novel: Impossible to Escape Your Grasp, coming next----

Lu Shenyang loves Su Yun, but he hates her even more.

She saved him from the depths of misery, yet coldly and heartlessly pushed him into an abyss.

She used false affection to trick information out of him, leading to his family being slaughtered.

And that very day, she married someone else in a magnificent wedding, with a phoenix crown and red bridal robes.

At Kaishan Temple, Lu Shenyang hid his identity and looked viciously at the dog and woman before him.

The woman was tall and strikingly beautiful. The man beside her doted on her attentively.

The man knelt reverently on a prayer mat, silently murmuring something.

Lu Shenyang sneered. Kaishan Temple was famous for granting prayers for children.

What a pity. He had already given the man a drug that would make him permanently infertile. No amount of praying to the gods could change that.

On the day of Su Yun's third wedding anniversary, the capital, Jing'an, fell. After the army entered the city, Lu Shenyang led his men to surround her.

Captured while trying to escape, Su Yun had no choice but to kneel respectfully. She caught sight of his gleaming armor and bloodstained weapon.

He brazenly raised her chin with his sharp sword, his piercing gaze settling on her face. "Lady Su, have you ever regretted it?"

He wanted her to regret everything, to weep bitterly, to wish she were dead!

But when his wish came true, the one who regretted everything was him.

So all those years of love and hatred had just been resentment. Why hadn't she chosen him?

Forced marriage + rekindled love after a breakup + the male lead's long road to winning her back. The female lead has no sexual experience; the male lead does. Happy ending.

Theme: Be self-reliant and strong, and live with a clear mind.