After Boarding the Wrong Ship, She Wants to Escape Every Day

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[Two-Faced, Cunning Female Coroner × Scheming, Stubborn Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review]

At the capital, within a single night, dozens of members of the Xue family were slaughtered by the sword.

Xue Jiayu hid in the freezing water of a well and narrowly escaped the massacre.

She was determined to uncover the mastermind.

Misfortune often comes in an unending streak. A respected civilian coroner was falsely accused of murder.

She had only wanted to get herself out of trouble as quickly as possible, but then she found a strange mark on one of the bodies.

It was identical to the mark on her mother's body years ago.

So Xue Jiayu deliberately approached Pei Yan, determined to uncover the truth about the past.

After the cases in Luoyang and Jinling, the truth about those events gradually came to light.

To force the killer to reveal himself, she stepped into the trap of her own accord.

As the killer hunted her down, she pulled the poison-tipped hairpin from her bun.

Her mind was completely consumed by hatred.

"A life for a life. It's time."

Just as the hairpin was a hair's breadth from her heart,

Pei Yan suddenly appeared and seized her wrist.

"A Yu, don't throw your life away for revenge."

Once her senses returned, she sagged against him as if all her strength had drained away.

Xue Jiayu had never liked showing her emotions, but this was the first time she had ever broken down sobbing in front of someone.

"Wenxi, I was so close. I was just a little bit away."

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At first, she deliberately approached Pei Yan and went to great lengths to win him over.

Then she gradually realized that he was always mysteriously slipping her gifts.

Xue Jiayu was baffled. "My lord, what are you doing?"

He only said, "Don't read too much into it."

Until that night, when the residence was aglow with lights and filled with people.

Xue Jiayu accidentally drank too much, then stumbled toward Pei Yan and grabbed the lapels of his robe.

"Pei Yan, tell me honestly. Do you like me?"

Seeing people coming and going, he tried to push the drunken woman away.

But she went further, rose onto her toes, and kissed him.

Only after their breathing grew ragged did she reluctantly let him go.

"Pei Yan, I'll give you one more chance."

"A Yu, I've been in love with you for a long time."

With her great enemy vanquished, the biggest weight on her heart was finally lifted.

That night, the lamplight flickered in the room.

She wore only her inner robe, nestled in Pei Yan's arms.

Pei Yan left a light kiss on her temple.

"A Yu, shouldn't we start thinking about marriage now?"

Reader's Guide:

1. Both leads speak their minds. The early story focuses on romantic tension, and it's very sweet.

2. There are four cases in all. This is a lighthearted detective story, so don't scrutinize the logic too closely~

3. 1v1, with a rivalry over the heroine.

Theme: Women should be self-reliant.