After a Flash Marriage to a Stern Daddy, I Can’t Get Divorced

Before the age of fifteen, Yun Yao was the golden boy of Yun City; after fifteen, he became someone even a dog would shun.

Following his mother’s passing, his father openly favored his illegitimate brother. His so-called friends, ever the opportunists, quickly jumped ship to flatter the new favorite. Even the childhood sweetheart who used to dote on him abandoned him without a second thought.

It wasn’t until his eighteenth birthday, when his father tried to give him away as a business favor, that Yun Yao finally realized he was nothing more than an expendable pawn to his family.

That night, Yun Yao smashed a wine bottle, fought back with everything he had, and fled to the penthouse covered in blood, begging the prominent Xi family for protection.

Little did he know, he was stepping right into a trap meticulously laid out just for him.

Fast forward a few years, and Yun Yao has shot to stardom.

He’s also landed himself a boyfriend a Hong Kong-style “Daddy” who is absolute perfection in the bedroom. Sure, the guy is a bit older and his background is shrouded in mystery, but who cares when he’s gorgeous, attentive, and incredibly good with his hands?

Yun Yao genuinely thought he just got lucky in love.

Until one night at a gala, he overheard people gossiping about the legendary Xi family of Hong Kong.

“I heard Mr. Xi has been obsessed with someone for years. Anyone who dared to touch that person met a miserable end.” “Talk about ruthless… protecting someone to that extent.”

The Xi family? Out of pure curiosity, Yun Yao squeezed into the crowd to see which tycoon they were talking about.

But when the gossipers noticed Yun Yao, their expressions turned incredibly bizarre.

“…You seriously don’t know?”

Yun Yao blinked, completely bewildered. How was he, a minor celebrity, supposed to know the dirty secrets of high society?

Someone pulled up a Baidu Baike page, showing a photo of the new head of the Hong Kong Xi clan.

“His name is Xi Yucheng.”

Smash. The wine glass slipped from Yun Yao’s hand, shattering into pieces on the floor.

Wasn’t that his gorgeous, incredibly attentive boyfriend?

In a flash, memories rushed back. He remembered the exact smile on his boyfriend’s face the night Yun Yao had impulsively agreed to go out with him. It was the smug satisfaction of a hunter watching his prey step into a trap, slowly pulling the noose tight.

That very night, a panicked Yun Yao packed his bags, ready to make a run for it. But just as he reached the front door, it swung open from the outside.

The hunter arrived, silhouetted against the light. Every step he took toward Yun Yao felt like a heavy heartbeat.

Later, when Yun Yao was carried back to the master bedroom, he felt a cold weight around his ankle.

Trembling from head to toe, his eyes rimmed with red, he sobbed out a curse: “You liar… you psycho…”

Xi Yucheng simply smiled, leaning down to kiss the delicate chain wrapped around his ankle.

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