Sea-Barren Spirit

Elite family / younger man / top-tier star / painful romance / bittersweet ending Heroine: Appears to be a devoted wife and mother, but really just wants to work and bring down her father Protective of her family / doting on her younger brother / kind and quietly resilient / deeply devoted / workaholic “You ruined the lives of all four of us. How could I ever love you?” Hero: Before he had a wife: a wickedly charming, top-tier superstar After he had a wife: a gentle gentleman who knows how to run a household Secretly in love for years / devoted pure love / becomes foolish midway through / spends the rest of his life making amends “My wife reunited with her first love and wants a divorce. Who wouldn’t go crazy?” Synopsis: Her parents favor boys over girls, but under the protection of her eldest brother, Wen Mian grows up freely. She chooses to study finance, dates the boy she has liked for years in high school, and plans to study abroad with him after graduation. But it all comes to an abrupt end when her eldest brother dies. Her father wants to use Wen Mian’s marriage to secure the family’s interests, so she agrees to a sham marriage with a childhood friend. At the engagement party, however, he flees in front of everyone, leaving her a laughingstock. In the end, among a crowd of suitors, Wen Mian chooses the Xie family’s young master, the superstar Xie Xiyan. For five years of marriage, she plays the part of a good wife, caring for her family and doting on her son while working tirelessly to wrest control from her father. Her feelings for her husband grow stronger, but then her first love returns from abroad, the truth behind her friend’s flight from their wedding comes to light, and her younger brother attempts suicide for love before fleeing the family. As one crisis after another unfolds, their marriage is plunged into turmoil. Where will they go from here? Note: The heroine’s first love is gentle and wonderful, and loves her until death. Some supporting characters have BL storylines, so readers who mind should stay away.