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

The small suitcase she had packed sat at her feet, its zipper half-open, revealing a few folded clothes, her ID, and a sealed envelope labelled "Final Will."

She stared blankly at the locked door, her chest rising and falling with shallow, controlled breaths.

Outside, faint murmurs of the household staff filtered through the quiet corridor.

Every now and then, she heard Shen Xuan's childish giggle echo from the living room downstairs, mingling with Bai Zhi's soft, affectionate laughter.

She closed her eyes as bile rose in her throat.

Bai Zhi sat gracefully on the ivory suede couch, peeling an apple for Shen Xuan. Her elegant fingers worked slowly, the blade glinting under the chandelier light.

Shen Xiao sat across from her, reading company reports on his tablet. His brow was furrowed in silent concentration.

Suddenly, Bai Zhi's soft voice broke the calm.

Chapter 48; She didn't stop