Kim_Li_0078

#DARK ROMANCE 
Lin Yueyao spent five years of her youth married to Shen Xiao, a man whose heart was as cold as steel. She believed that her gentleness would eventually melt his indifference, but the only thing that melted was her own dignity.

Every night, she endured his cruel touch, his words like blades, and his silent disgust. But no matter how much it hurt, Yueyao clung on – for the sake of their son, Xuanxuan, and for the sliver of hope that someday he might see her.

That hope shattered completely when his first love, Bai Zhi, returned from abroad. The very night Bai Zhi came back, Shen Xiao left Yueyao alone to dine with her. His gaze, once cold and dismissive, turned tender only for Bai Zhi.

Then, just as Yueyao discovered she was pregnant again, Shen Xiao handed her divorce papers. Abandoned while carrying his child, betrayed by her husband, and discarded like a stain on his life, Yueyao’s world collapsed.

Even their son, Xuanxuan – the little boy she’d nearly died giving birth to, the one she raised with unwavering devotion – rejected her, clinging instead to Bai Zhi with innocent adoration.

But fate was crueler still.

Kidnapped straight from her hospital bed by men demanding ransom, Yueyao realised no one was coming to save her. Her husband hadn’t even noticed she was missing. As she lay in that abandoned factory, trembling in pain, all illusions crumbled.

She was done waiting for love from a man who treated her like dirt.

This time, she would save herself. And when she returned, it wouldn’t be as the pitiful Mrs. Shen, but as a woman reborn from ashes – with a heart no longer beating for Shen Xiao.

But will he realise her worth only when it’s too late?

Love After Divorce: Her Second Chance

She was seriously hurt, lying in bed, and still, it looked like a joke to him, and he didn't miss a chance to bring up 'Auntie Bai's' name! What a joke!

Bai Zhi, who stood elegantly at the foot of the bed in a cream designer dress, quickly stepped forward.

Her face was painted with false concern, though her eyes glimmered with concealed triumph.

"Yueyao, Xuan was so worried about you," Bai Zhi said softly, placing a gentle hand on Shen Xuan's shoulder protectively, "You shouldn't push him away. He's just a child… he doesn't know anything... Don't hurt him, please, and if he did anything wrong, I apologise..."

Bai Zhi walked over to the bed and wanted to hold her hand, but Yueyao swatted her hand away..

"Don't touch me... It's you... You are the one..." She roughly slapped her arm away. She couldn't mistaken that voice, it was her.

"Yueyao, what are you talking about? What are you trying to accuse me of? Yueyao, don't be like that, while you were out there playing, I was taking care of your child..." With her gentle and innocent voice, she curiously queried, and Yueyao knew, without evidence, no one was gonna believe her, not even her husband.

"Yes, Mommy... Auntie Bai has been taking good care of me and Daddy, and we had a fantastic time while you were away! You should be grateful!" Shen Xuan nodded his head in agreement clinging to Bai Zhi.

Yueyao's glassy eyes were fixed blankly on Shen Xuan, her chest heaving with shallow, ragged breaths. How could she have given birth to such a kid?

Every second she saw him, all she could remember was Shen Xiao's cold voice calling Bai Zhi 'Mommy Zhi' in front of him, their family portrait glowing under golden chandeliers as her blood soaked the marble floor.

She had lost all hope and no longer wanted to be his mother.. She shut her eyes tightly, feeling bile rise to her throat.

Even if she accused her of the kidnapping, she didn't have any evidence! Even if she explained things to Shen Xiao, he still couldn't believe her, he wouldn't care, and wouldn't do anything.

At that moment, the door swung open. Shen Xiao walked in, his tall figure casting a dark shadow across the sterile room.

His black suit was immaculate as always, his handsome face expressionless. Only his obsidian eyes flickered faintly with suppressed emotions as they landed on her fragile form.

Shen Xuan turned to him immediately, tears streaming down his small face.

"Daddy… Mommy doesn't want me… she pushed me away… I don't know why…" he whimpered, wiping his wet cheeks with his tiny hands.

Shen Xiao frowned, his gaze returning to Yueyao, "What's wrong with you?" he snapped impatiently. "He's your son... Why are you acting like this?"

"What were you doing in such a place?"

Yueyao didn't respond. Her cracked lips trembled as she stared at her bloodied hands resting limply on the blanket.

She had suffered several injuries, cuts, and even her surgical wound!

Memories of the club, of sticky floors and cold metal handcuffs, flooded her mind in suffocating waves. Her shoulders trembled violently.

What could have become of her if that man hadn't saved her that night? Where would she be? Her eyes unknowingly broke down like a dam...

She has paid too much to have fallen in love with this man! She could never forgive herself! Ever!

Seeing her silence, Shen Xiao's scowl deepened, "Answer me... What the hell were you doing there that night? Shouldn't you be in the hospital recovering? Why were you running up and down?"

Chapter 30; Answer me...