---- (Slow burn at first, marriage before love, coercive pursuit begins in chapter 56)
To save her childhood sweetheart from prison, Su Wanli sought help from the chief minister, a man the world regarded as noble and upright.
Though still young, Xiao Zhiyu already held a high position. The emperor relied on him, and he was a pillar of the court.
He was refined and distinguished, the ideal match for any woman in the capital. Yet he was aloof and dispassionate, and kept his distance from women.
But when she asked him to reopen her childhood sweetheart's case, he demanded that she marry him in exchange!
Su Wanli agreed, thinking she would become a caged bird in his hand, a mistress hidden away from the world.
But after their wedding, Xiao Zhiyu observed every propriety, treating her with respect and consideration. Apart from forcing her into marriage, he accommodated her in every way.
After many days of marriage, they were at least a respectful couple.
Su Wanli gradually fell for him. A chief minister of his standing, gentle and refined, kind to everyone: a husband like that was impossible to find, even with a lantern. She had no reason to remain dissatisfied.
It wasn't until her childhood sweetheart rose through the ranks and exposed the truth behind his imprisonment that Su Wanli finally saw the deep scheming hidden beneath Xiao Zhiyu's clear and untroubled facade.
A marriage founded on coercion and deception from the very beginning was unacceptable to Su Wanli, no matter how beautifully it was dressed up!
She calmly planned her escape, but the capital was full of Xiao Zhiyu's informants, and she was eventually caught and brought back.
If she could, Su Wanli would rather never have seen through the facade Xiao Zhiyu wore.
The chief minister admired by all for his nobility and integrity had a side of ruthless depravity that only Su Wanli had ever witnessed.
The vast Xiao estate became her prison. Fine golden threads became the measuring tape binding her feet, and the life of her childhood sweetheart became the leverage used to force her into submission...
Xiao Zhiyu had coveted her for years. He waited for her to come of age, drove away her childhood sweetheart, and destroyed her engagement. At last, he had his wish.
He played the gentleman, patiently laying his plans.
His gaze was filled with obsession whenever he looked at her. Countless nights, he dreamed of holding her in his arms.
He struggled to suppress his filthy, sordid desires, disguising all his violent impulses and pretending to be a refined, noble young gentleman, all in the hope that she might spare him a glance.
Su Wanli took the bait.
As his obsession of many years was finally about to come true, he gently caressed her face and reverently kissed her. No one knew what raging waves lay beneath his seemingly calm exterior.
He was willing to hold her hand. Even if he had to wear a mask for the rest of his life, he would gladly do so...
But when she learned the truth behind her childhood sweetheart's imprisonment, all the tenderness of the past vanished for her!
Terrified, she still managed to calmly prepare travel papers and plan her escape from him.
If no amount of care can win your heart, then I'll tear off my mask completely and make sure you can only be by my side, day and night!
On a stormy night, he waited in ambush along the only route she could take to leave.
Lightning illuminated his sharply defined face. Though his features were handsome, they were twisted with malice. He gave a slight tug at the corner of his mouth, and his mocking laugh curled on the howling night wind into her ears. In the silent night, his voice sounded like a ghost's wail. "Where are you going, my wife?"
Please add my upcoming novel to your reading list 🥹 My Sister, My Longing
Que Chengqi didn't like his younger sister.
But at some point, that feeling began to change.
The soft, cloudlike fabric of her skirt brushing his hand as they passed. The sweet fragrance lingering in his nostrils. Their eyes accidentally meeting in his field of vision. And the innocent, pure calls of "Brother," which made his body tremble with uncontrollable excitement...
It all became a strange, fantastical dream in the dead of night.
Brother...?
Que Chengqi rubbed his fingertips together, his gaze dark as he stared at her parted red lips. He sneered inwardly. It won't be that way for long...
Theme: Women should stand on their own!
The Third Year of Being Forced
Who Said You Could Get Close to My Aunt?
After the Brother I Forced to Love Me Lost His Memory
A Ghostly Encounter
After Becoming the Powerful Minister's Widowed Sister-in-Law
Rotten Bones
Rage in the Mortal World
Did the Chancellor Rehearse with the Noble Consort Today?
She's Just Pretending to Be Good
Mistakenly Stained by Spring Begonias
Haunted by Evil Spirits
Being His Concubine
Can you tell me the ending? Did it collapse? I don't understand what it is like for those who want to take power by force, and they can also knock out sugar from the glass slag and taste the sweetness. I can only admire them deeply! It is said that this kind of male protagonist is not only top-notch in power and wealth, but also first-class in thinking and skills. How can you think that simple and crude possession will make an arrogant and undisciplined female protagonist accept her fate? Even if they are the delicate type, most of them are in their late teens or early twenties, which is the most rebellious period. Wouldn't this arouse greater resistance? Unless they are only pursuing physical satisfaction, the key point is that every male protagonist fantasizes that the female protagonist loves him wholeheartedly. He is purely seeking to torture and add to his troubles. He is very miserable [rolling eyes]. To put it bluntly, he feels that women are men's accessories and not worth the trouble. If the partner is a man, I am afraid he will be more patient.
[Covering face and laughing and crying] She is really a dank female ghost, and the male protagonist has become trembling.
Looks good! I just love watching the male protagonist fall in love and can't help but go crazy!
Goddess is good at writing. I feel so happy when I read it. I didn't expect that there is even after-sales service for lock seals 🙏🙏🙏
Why is it over? 5555 😭 I hope the extra chapter will come as soon as possible!!
Finished spreading flowers! I'm so reluctant to leave 😭
It's over!!! Finished spreading flowers!!! I want to watch the extra episode about Tiantian!!!
Can you mention it? I want to see Qing Miao's scenes 🥺
Ah ah ah finally reconciled. I want to see Tiantian.
Cui Geng, please forgive him quickly.