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Chapter 8 After a long while, Su Wan spoke. Her voice was rough and hollow. "Yuru. It is my fault. I am useless." She had never given her husband a son. She lived every day in quiet terror of being cast out, and if she were cast out, the shame of it would leave her with nothing. She had spent her whole life walking carefully and keeping small, with only one wish: to make sure her daughter found a way out. And now here they were. She knew how much Liu Yuru had put into reaching the Ye family. She…-
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Chapter 7 "You need not worry about that," Zhang Yue'er said immediately. "I have already sent someone to speak with Old Madam Ye. The Gu family's proposal came without any warning, and no one could have anticipated it. The Gu family's position is too powerful to refuse. Old Madam Ye will understand." Liu Yuru had nothing left to say. Zhang Yue'er had planned for everything, and left her no room at all. In that moment, she wanted nothing more than to tear the mask from her own face and take this…
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Chapter 6 When the news of her confinement reached Liu Yuru, she was genuinely surprised. Zhang Yue'er had never been kind to her, but for Liu Xuan's sake, she had always kept up the performance of a warm and dutiful stepmother figure. She was a concubine, but she had never let herself look like one in terms of conduct or dignity. Over the years she had never gone out of her way to help Liu Yuru, but she had never actively restricted her either. To confine her to her rooms over something as trivial as…
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Chapter 5 Liu Yuru stood there holding the rouge case for a long time before her mind caught up with what had just happened. The other young women in the shop were all busy making their selections, and no one had noticed the exchange between her and Gu Jiusi. Yin Hong had picked out a case of her own and came back to find Liu Yuru standing with rouge in hand. "Miss, are you not going to choose another one?" "Yes." Liu Yuru lowered her eyes. With everyone else occupied at the counter, it would…
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Chapter 4 Most of what Gu Jiusi knew about Ye Shi'an came from his father, Gu Langhua. His father was a merchant, but one who loved poetry and classical literature, and who had always wanted his son to study hard and earn a title through the imperial examinations. Gu Jiusi had never had any interest in studying. He had been restless since he was small, always looking for something better to do than sit with a book. To motivate him, Gu Langhua had frequently held up Ye Shi'an as the example he should be…
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Chapter 1 Chu Shuangye was jolted awake by excruciating pain. She fell sitting on the floor, the cold temperature of the marble tiles seeping through, bringing bone-chilling, piercing pain. Hiss… what’s going on? She looked up in confusion. A handsome but unfamiliar man was looking down at her condescendingly, his expression filled with contempt. He must have just finished showering, wearing a dark gray bathrobe with water droplets still hanging from the ends of his hair. “What are you…-
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Chapter 3 Zhang Yue'er was the one who held authority over the inner quarters now, so Liu Yuru needed her approval before going anywhere. Yin Hong did not understand why her mistress gave the instruction that way, and could not help gently pointing out: "Should you not tell the Madam first? About the marriage proposal?" Liu Yuru paused, then let out a quiet sigh. "You are right. I should tell Mother first." She went to Su Wan's room. It always smelled faintly of medicine. Su Wan was lying on her…
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Chapter 2 Liu Yuru was jolted awake by the crowing of a rooster. When she opened her eyes, it was already morning. The sun had just risen, its light falling gently into the room. Her maidservant Yin Hong came in carrying freshly picked balsam flowers from the courtyard, arranged them into a vase, and looked over at Liu Yuru with a smile. "You are awake, miss?" Liu Yuru drew a slow breath and did not answer. Her mind was still full of that pair of desperate, anguished eyes. Yin Hong frowned and came to…
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Chapter 1 — Prologue In the dream, the night was pitch black. She felt her way along the road, holding a lantern, walking in urgent haste. Moonlight fell across the narrow winding path, casting the shadow of her slender figure alongside the swaying lamplight, like a messenger from the underworld, walking by night with a light in hand. Not far ahead, at the end of the alley, everything was ablaze with torchlight. Many people stood gathered there, their murmuring voices tangled with cries. Men's…
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Chapter 2: Seeking Money Liu Yuzhi felt even more uneasy and hurriedly said to her younger son, "Naihan, release your mother-in-law." Chen Pandi also quickly added, "Yes, let go of me. I really didn't realize this child was An'an." Her tone was awkward, tinged with an attempt to please. Bai Naihan looked at her sternly, and upon hearing Liu Yuzhi's words, he obediently let go, but his tone remained chilly, "From today on, if I see you bullying anyone from the Bai family, I won't easily let…-
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