The Mad Minister's Runaway Wife

Scheming seduction * strong and weak * running away while pregnant * deranged, dark, calculating dog

[Sickly, sharp-tongued, timid heiress x beautiful, tragic, cold, unhinged powerful minister]

Gu Yintan has lived a pampered life for most of it. Born with asthma, she was told by the doctor that she wouldn't live past twenty-two, so she swore to get her hands on every good thing in the world.

When she was seventeen, a branch of the Gu family brought in a young boy to serve as a dog for Miss Gu.

One day, a few rich young men tied the boy to a carriage and dragged him around the courtyard. A faint trail of blood seeped into the ground.

Gu Yintan had no interest in this sort of cruelty. Once everyone had left, she went to pick some flowers. As she passed the boy, she couldn't bear to see him like that, so she ordered someone to untie him. "I took pity on you. Remember to thank me someday."

Duan Jing gasped through the pain and looked up. The hem of the young lady's skirt brushed his face, filling his nose with its fragrance.

When I make something of myself, you'll be the first one I kill.

Duan Jing thought she was just like those rich young men. In a way... he wasn't wrong.

Gu Yintan saw that he still had the strength to glare at her and kicked him.

*

Later, the Gu family was investigated. Their former wealth was gone, and the protective umbrella over Gu Yintan's head was destroyed. She was no longer even half as powerful as before.

The Gu family's vast estate was sold, and the newly risen Linchuan Marquis, the youngest chancellor in the court, made a grand show of crushing the Gu family plaque underfoot as he took over their home and declared his dominance.

They said this new nobleman hated everyone surnamed Gu, as well as anyone with Yin or Tan in their name. That had to mean her, didn't it?

Through the crowd, Gu Yintan spotted the man seated on the high platform. The light went out of her eyes.

It's over. She's really finished.

Thinking about what she'd done to Duan Jing in the past, Gu Yintan packed up overnight and fled south, arranging a marriage along the way.

But on the day of the wedding, someone blocked the bridal sedan and brazenly dragged her out.

Her engagement was ruined, her escape had failed, and Gu Yintan gave up completely.

It was fine. She had one year left, and she'd be dead soon. Once she was dead, she wouldn't have to endure any more humiliation.

A year later... she was forced to marry Duan Jing and became the Chancellor's wife...

Why wasn't she dead yet!

Gu Yintan lay on the bed, twirling a hand through her tousled hair. A hand reached out from behind the many layers of bed curtains and pulled her into an embrace.

"I want to go out."

Duan Jing got out of bed and dressed without a word. "You didn't do well yesterday."

Gu Yintan narrowed her eyes, staring at the wounds on his back. "What, was I too gentle?"

If Duan Jing wanted her dead, that would be one thing. But... Gu Yintan clutched her waist. She had to run!

"If you have the guts, kill me! You can take my life, but you can't insult my soul!"

The man smiled, leaning in close to her ear, his voice deliberately lingering with suggestive meaning. "If you want to die, there's only one way to die here."

Gu Yintan turned to look at the man's malicious eyes. He said two words: "Fucked to death."

She used to know nothing of life's hardships. Now all she wanted was to be a wild sparrow in the mountains.

Puppy-love vibes early on, then coercive love later. There's a pregnancy escape (please indulge my personal tastes), written for myself. I'll finish it, so please add it to your collection~

Please add my upcoming story to your collection!, "I Woke Up with My Arch-Enemy's Baby" [Black-hearted-turned-white, laid-back, oblivious girl x white-hearted-turned-black, pious, seductive god]

Li Ansu thinks she might be the happiest laid-back person in all three realms. The only unusual thing about her is that she married a man who's almost too handsome.

Her husband is gentle and attentive. He can do her hair and cook. They've been married for years, and their life is peaceful and uneventful. Their only problem is that they're a little short on money.

Her husband goes to teach at the school in the morning, while she gets the goods ready at home. On market day, the two of them carry everything to the market to sell.

When people bully her husband, she won't stand for it. She rushes right in and stands up for him.

Until one night, when the moon is dark and the wind is high

"My lord! Your subordinates have finally found you!" Several fearsome-looking demon generals kneel in the courtyard, frightening her so badly that the chicken leg in her hand drops to the ground.

She hides behind the door, only to see the man who normally wouldn't even step on an ant lightly flick his fingers. A flash of white light, and the courtyard is instantly drenched in blood.

"Why are you awake, my dear?" Qi Ye gently wipes the grease from her mouth, his eyes so full of affection they seem to overflow. "Sleepwalking again?"

Li Ansu: ... It must be a hallucination.

*

A thousand years ago, the earth-shaking war between gods and demons ended with An Su being sealed away by the god Qi Ye himself.

The war ended, and a thousand years passed. The moment An Su opens her eyes, she finds herself in a quiet farmhouse.

The former rival who once wore white robes as pure as snow, untouched by the world, is now wearing an apron and carrying a bowl of murky medicine, smiling like the most harmless man alive.

An Su looks at her slightly swollen belly, then at this excessively "virtuous" man. "Qi Ye! I'll kill you!"

She falls silent for two seconds, and some unseemly memories come to mind at the worst possible moment. She raises her hand. "Qi... Ye, I'll kill you!"

She naturally can't beat him, so she turns to run. The door slams shut in front of her, and a pair of hands settle on her belly.

"Where are you going, dear? Our baby hasn't eaten yet."

Theme: Never look down on a young man in hardship