The First Year After Their Divorce

Both Leads Are Inexperienced | Powerful Man Bows His Head | Strong Male Lead × Gentle Female Lead An Honest Country Girl × A Dangerous, Unhinged Young Nobleman The year Yun Ni met Shen Tinglan, she was of marriageable age but still innocent and inexperienced when it came to love. Shen Tinglan did not mind that his bride was lame, while Yun Ni did not mind that her husband came from a poor family. And so, the two were married. For the first year of their marriage, they were deeply devoted to one another, living peacefully and lovingly as husband and wife. Until the day the cold blade of Shen Tinglan’s sword pressed against Yun Ni’s neck. Only then did she realize— Everything between them had been nothing but an illusion. Shen Tinglan had been suffering from a Love Gu, a deadly mystical parasite that tormented his heart. The only way to ease the pain was to be intimate with her. Every bit of kindness he had shown Yun Ni was merely a source of amusement during his idle days. She was nothing more than a lame orphan girl from the countryside. How could someone like him ever truly keep her in his heart? Yun Ni finally faced reality. She stopped clinging to Shen Tinglan’s tenderness and made an agreement with him. “In half a year, the Mother Gu inside my body will die, and you will no longer suffer from the Love Gu. When that happens, you can return to being the head of your prestigious family, while I go back to my hometown in Xuzhou. From then on, we’ll owe each other nothing.” Shen Tinglan was a powerful regent and marquis, a man who had always stood above others and never bothered to lower his eyes toward the common people. If not for the Love Gu tormenting him, why would he ever care about a woman from the countryside? She was nothing more than a speck of dirty mud that had stained his clothes. Once wiped away, she would be forgotten. Half a year later, Shen Tinglan’s Love Gu was finally cured. Yun Ni left without looking back, abandoning him completely. But on the rare occasions when Shen Tinglan glanced toward the empty bed, he would find himself lost in thought… As though he had somehow lost something important. After leaving Shen Tinglan, Yun Ni’s life gradually began to improve. She led a little horse by the reins and carried a bow and arrows as she looked around the long-abandoned little courtyard in the mountains. She could build a chicken coop over there. A sheep pen could go over there. And perhaps she should raise a little dog to guard the house. She imagined all sorts of things. But none of those dreams included Shen Tinglan anymore. Yun Ni had barely begun enjoying her peaceful new life when, one day, the man who was supposed to never cross paths with her again suddenly appeared at her door. Shen Tinglan still held that cold sword in his hand. His icy eyes lifted slightly as he reached out and gently stroked Yun Ni’s cheek. Meeting the terror in his wife’s eyes, he lowered his voice and coaxed her softly. “Yun Ni, this heart ailment is difficult to cure… I’ll need a few more nights with you before the pain will stop.” — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The First Year After Their Divorce — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠