My Cousin's Wife and I

[Male ghost × married woman]

Su Wantang thought Xiao Yanzhi was strange.

But Xiao Yanzhi thought his cousin's wife was the strange one.

When he tried to die, Su Wantang rescued him from the snow and tied a crooked knot over his wound, saying it was a butterfly.

Later, Su Wantang insisted on teaching him to write. His handwriting was awful, and she covered her mouth to stifle a laugh.

Hearing her laugh, Xiao Yanzhi put down his brush and pretended to leave. Su Wantang stopped him, took his hand, and guided him through each stroke.

“Don't go, don't go. Look, that's much better.”

Xiao Yanzhi gave a cold snort, but obediently went back to writing.

Later, when Xiao Yanzhi was driven out of the household, Su Wantang stood in front of him, her frail frame shielding him from every cruel remark.

“Yanzhi, from now on, we'll depend on each other. We'll never be apart.”

He buried his face in the crook of Su Wantang's neck. She held him close, unaware of his gaze growing hot and his breathing turning deep.

Su Wantang wanted him to be a good boy. He suddenly decided that pretending to be one wasn't so bad after all.

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But in the end, Su Wantang personally gave him a cup of poisoned wine and sent him to his death.

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Xiao Yanzhi survived and became the Minister of Justice, a favorite of the emperor.

Su Wantang became a widow, and the Xiao family sold her to a sixty-year-old widower.

Xiao Yanzhi brought the wretched Su Wantang back to his home. Bearing no grudge, he continued playing the well-behaved boy in her eyes.

Until one night, Su Wantang woke suddenly to find Xiao Yanzhi leaning over her, wearing an infatuated expression.

Xiao Yanzhi smiled faintly against her ear. “So you've found me out...”

A chill ran down Su Wantang's back. Only then did she realize that every night in the household, he had slept right beside her.

She got up to flee, only to discover that the doors and windows were locked.

The next moment, her back met Xiao Yanzhi's solid chest. “See how well I listen to you?”

“Depend on each other, never be apart.”

Reader's Guide:

# The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is.

# Completely fictional setting.

# There is more to the heroine poisoning the hero than meets the eye.

# The story may start slowly, with plenty of everyday interactions and a romance that gradually warms up.

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Theme: Be independent and strong