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However, Chu Yanhan hadn't anticipated that reality could sometimes be even more powerful and cruel than he had imagined.
The ducal family he was about to take over was on the brink of collapse, and he could only rely on the support of other noble families to sustain it, not to mention Xuan Yu's pregnancy from their affair...
The distance between the two countries was not too far, but this trip caused the two of them to waste half a lifetime.
The moment he married Xuan Yu, he knew he had lost the woman he loved.
Love, when extreme, turns into a demon.
He did something which made her hate him even more in the days to come—
He secretly returned to China, not mentioning his marriage, shared intimate and lingering moments with Xia Tingxuan, until he was compelled to return to his country.
Those were the happiest days of his life, and also the most tormenting.
It continued until Tingxuan learned the truth and, pregnant with his child, avoided him.
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