After Three Years of Widowhood, I Remarried, Only for My Mad Late Husband to Return

[Forced marriage, a groveling chase, reconciliation, both leads remain faithful, pregnancy and escape]

Meng Yihuan transmigrated into the body of a widow. To continue her husband's family line, she was tricked into the bed of Xie Cenzhi, her husband's illegitimate younger brother.

The young man was gentle as jade. Every night, he pressed close to her ear and murmured hoarsely, "Suishui, don't leave me. I'm begging you."

But she knew that if she became pregnant, her mother-in-law would sink Xie Cenzhi in the river.

To save Xie Cenzhi's life and force him to flee while there was still time, Meng Yihuan suppressed her heartache and mocked him scornfully. "Shen Cenzhi, know your place. You're nothing but the son of a lowly servant. What riches and splendor could you possibly give me?"

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When they met again, Xie Cenzhi had become the ninth prince, abandoned among the common people by the current emperor.

His family had been convicted and thrown into prison, and she had become his personal maid. "How does it feel to be the maid of a maid's son like me?"

By day, he could barely be bothered to spare her a glance. Even when he saw someone else confess their feelings to her, he merely smiled.

But at night, he would press her down and lock her to the headboard, gripping her waist as he sneered, "So many people want you? Then I'll lock you up here for good, as my maid for the rest of your life."

-

In the end, unwilling to let things between herself and Xie Cenzhi reach such a point, Meng Yihuan simply disappeared with their child.

Xie Cenzhi's hair turned white overnight. He swore he would search the entire city until he found Meng Yihuan.

When they met again, the man who had always held himself above everyone else bent his knee for the first time. He waited in the snowy night for three days and three nights just to see her once.

Then he looked at the boy beside her, eyes red. "Suishui, whoever his father is, I'll accept him."

"I'm only asking you, begging you, to come back to me."