Three Years After the Wrong Marriage

To avoid earning a reputation for ingratitude, the Zhang family forced their eldest son, Zhang Huaifeng, to marry a merchant's daughter.

Zhang Huaifeng had placed third in the palace examinations at the age of twenty. A favored son of Heaven with a bright future ahead of him, he also had someone he'd secretly loved for years, so of course he resented the woman forced on him.

Their marriage was cold. Aside from sharing a bed, he never spoke to her more than necessary.

She had enough self-awareness to know he didn't like her, so she kept her head bowed, quiet and gentle in his presence.

Three years passed, and a physician diagnosed her as pregnant.

He thought that since she was gentle and sensible, and would bear him an heir, he could spare her a little more attention and let her stay by his side for the rest of their lives.

Even when her emotions became unstable during pregnancy and she asked for a divorce, he refused. He even made the rare effort to spend a few days patiently by her side.

But disaster struck without warning. While she was out visiting a temple, bandits attacked. Her carriage plunged into the water, and her body was never found.

He felt some sadness, but he wasn't overcome with grief. He arranged a grand funeral for her, fulfilling the duty of a husband after three years of marriage.

Yet after his first wife died, he had the chance to rekindle his relationship with the woman he loved, but he no longer felt the same way.

Then one day, while away on official business, he stopped in a picturesque little town and unexpectedly saw her again.

She was radiant and even more beautiful than before. She held the hand of a three-year-old boy who looked remarkably like him.

The usually aloof, unsmiling man lost control in public for the first time. With bloodshot eyes, he demanded to know why she had faked her death and left while carrying his child!

Master Wei called in a favor and married off his daughter to the Zhang family.

Wei Zhiyi liked warm, cheerful young men, not cold, taciturn bores.

After learning that her husband had someone he loved, she started thinking about leaving.

She had everything prepared and formally asked him for a divorce, but he refused.

She was discouraged, but didn't give up. She planned to bring it up again after some time.

But disaster struck without warning. Bandits attacked on the road, and she was kidnapped.

When she woke up, she had forgotten her past and married another good man.

Three years later, she met a strange man. He grabbed her wrist and demanded that she take their child home with him.

She frowned and shook off his hand. “Please behave yourself, sir. I'm already married.”

Notes:

1. When the heroine asks for a divorce, she doesn't know she's pregnant.

2. This isn't your typical run-away-with-the-baby story.

A frail little white rabbit VS a cold, abstinent dog king

He's called a dog king because the male lead is a real dog early in the story.

Theme: Cherish the person before you