After Faking Her Death and Leaving the Child Behind, She Was Found by Her Abstinent Uncle-in-Law

Yun Chu married Pei Huai Jin, the second son of the town's richest family, to bring him good luck. Her mother-in-law was kind, and she lived in comfort. Her only worry was that the Pei family's eldest branch had no heir, and she needed a child to secure her position as the young madam.

The Pei family's younger son, Pei Huai Jin, was handsome and graceful, as gentle as jade, and a scholar preparing to sit the imperial examination in the capital. He was the perfect choice to help her secure her status.

Pei Huai Jin never imagined that the figure who had appeared in his dreams countless times would one night push open his door of her own accord.

He knew it was a trap, yet he fell into it all the same.

Years later, Pei Huai Jin had risen to the highest ranks of the court. Among the powerful guests who came to congratulate him was the woman he had thought about for three years.

By then, Yun Chu was a wealthy merchant supplying tea to the imperial family, but she avoided him as if she had forgotten their reckless affair all those years ago.

Pei Huai Jin cornered her inside a carriage. His eyes were bloodshot with near-madness. "Does your offer from back then, to 'borrow' a child, still stand?"