She Changed Her Heart After I Took Her Sister-in-Law by Force

Xie Daoming is a powerful minister at court, while she is merely the wife of his least-noticed cousin. She is from a concubine-born branch of the family, and their relationship is practically that of strangers.

Later, when her husband falls gravely ill, she has no choice but to approach Xie Daoming, hoping he will use his connections to help get her husband treated.

Things go more smoothly than she expected. This younger cousin by marriage is not as cold and heartless as the rumors claim. But her husband is ultimately fated to die young. After his death, she plans to leave the capital, only to find herself imprisoned in Xie Daoming's residence on the very day she is due to depart.

Only then does she learn of Xie Daoming's indecent desire for her. She berates him as a beast in human clothing, a man who has violated all moral bounds. He merely smiles and says softly, "Sister-in-law, so what if I have violated all moral bounds?"

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Xie Daoming first saw Wei Yuanzhi at the Zhao residence. The Zhao family was hosting a banquet, and after spending half the day making polite conversation, he found the smell of wine inside stifling and went out for some air. The sky was overcast, and a light rain fell without end. The servants were busy receiving guests.

The fresh air dispelled the smell of wine and eased his gloomy mood. Just then, a carriage stopped outside the residence. A woman in a plain blue dress stepped out, holding an umbrella in her slender hand. Her expression was serene, and he couldn't help but stare.

He later learned from the servants that she was his cousin's wife.

He was a deeply possessive man, raised amid cruelty and neglect. He could not help falling for the kindness she showed him.

To possess her, he resorted to any means necessary. First he imprisoned her in his residence, then he disregarded her wishes and forcibly married her, making her submit to him.

But he never imagined that one day his sister-in-law would betray him. When he angrily demanded an explanation, she simply said, lightly and calmly, "Divorce me."

When Xie Daoming saw her with another man, their clothes in disarray, he went mad. She had betrayed him, and now she wanted him to divorce her.

Divorce her? Impossible. He would never let her go. Never, ever, ever!

Content warnings:

* The female lead has had previous partners, while the male lead has not (major warning). Soapy melodrama, obsessive pursuit, and pregnancy.

* Loosely inspired by the Wei-Jin era, but set in a fictional world with many invented details. Please don't get hung up on historical accuracy.

* This story is the author's indulgent passion project (emphasis added). The only guarantee is a happy ending with a male lead who has had no previous partners. The plot serves the romance, and the novel serves the author's personal tastes. Readers with high standards for prose or plot, and fans devoted to either lead, should proceed with caution. If anything makes you uncomfortable, please stop reading and leave.

* The female lead transmigrates into another body, and both leads have moral flaws. Readers with high standards for their protagonists' morals should proceed with caution, caution, caution. All male characters who have a romantic relationship with the female lead have had no previous partners.

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Coming next: Cousin, Live a Thousand Years

Blurb:

Mu Xiuyu grew up unloved by both her mother and father. At sixteen, she was sent to live with her maternal grandmother. Young and inexperienced, she was just beginning to fall in love when she met her cousin.

At first, she was simply lonely and wanted someone to comfort her. Later, she was won over by her cousin's gentleness, refinement, and thoughtfulness. Having grown up starved of affection, she inevitably developed feelings for him.

Wenren Xu held a position in his family no better than hers. His maternal uncle had many children and paid him little attention, so Wenren Xu was often bullied. The two found comfort in each other's company, and before long, they crossed a line.

Later, when her grandmother arranged a marriage for her, she assumed her cousin hadn't taken what happened between them seriously. She obeyed her grandmother and married, but at the wedding banquet, her cousin looked at her with a gaze full of sorrow, love, and resentment.

That very night, he suddenly burst into her wedding chamber and whispered against her ear, "Little sister, I remember every part of your body."

* The female lead has had previous partners; the male lead is a virgin.

* Neither lead is perfect; both have flaws.

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