Lin Xuancheng thinks his Alpha husband doesn't like him.
They've been married for a year, but no one outside knows what his husband looks like.
His husband probably thinks this arranged marriage is just as ridiculous as he does, so he never talks about it.
As agreed, Lin Xuancheng is supposed to bear his husband a child.
But he's a beta. He can't even smell his husband's pheromones, and he doesn't have an omega's body, which is suited to childbirth. It's common knowledge that a beta has a hard time bearing an Alpha.
It's an extremely difficult ordeal. Lin Xuancheng does his best to cooperate, but he still often ends up in tears.
Fortunately, Lin Xuancheng gets pregnant. His belly slowly grows, and his husband starts coming home more often.
It seems to mean that the day he'll complete his task is drawing ever closer.
Lin Xuancheng thinks that once the baby is born, he'll get a divorce. He wants to end this loveless marriage.
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Lin Xuancheng gets the baby to sleep, sets down the divorce papers he's drafted, and gets ready to leave.
The housekeeper stops him, asking him to wait patiently until his husband comes home.
Before his husband arrives, he gets word that his younger brother has been kidnapped.
Terrified, Lin Xuancheng hurriedly calls his Alpha husband.
His husband soon returns, gently embracing Lin Xuancheng. Calmly, he tells him not to worry and promises everything will be all right.
Perhaps the kidnappers are unusually powerful. A week passes, and even his husband's immense influence has yielded little progress.
Lin Xuancheng is miserable. He cries himself to sleep in his husband's arms, and the divorce is naturally put on hold.
Until Lin Xuancheng takes the baby to the hill behind the house...
He sees his younger brother, who has been "missing" for so long.
The nanny takes the baby away. His husband walks up to him and, as usual, reaches out to put an arm around him, but Lin Xuancheng stiffly pulls away.
He looks up, trying to find guilt and remorse on his husband's face.
But his husband only gives a soft laugh, then reaches up and presses down on his own trembling wrist.
As if nothing has happened, he calmly asks what's wrong and why Lin Xuancheng looks so upset.
A chill runs through Lin Xuancheng, leaving him horrified.
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From the first moment Jiang Zhaoran saw Lin Xuancheng, he wanted to make him his wife.
It took him a little time and a few tricks. It was a bit of a hassle, but it worked well.
After getting a taste of success, Jiang Zhaoran thinks there's no harm in doing it again.
Unfortunately, his wife is too clever to be easily fooled.
Jiang Zhaoran sees this as one more part of their romantic love story.
But he never expected his beloved wife to go straight to the police.
2026/9/19
Theme: People can grow
