My Husband Just Won’t Die

After dying suddenly from overwork in the twenty-first century, an ordinary office worker named Li Mingzhu was reborn as the third daughter of the Li family, a scholarly household in the Xia Dynasty. A wealthy home, loving parents, no need to work, and a smooth road through life. Who could have guessed that an imperial decree would pair her with Shen Yannian, the icy beauty of the capital who was famous for not living past twenty? The decree could not be disobeyed. To keep the Li family from getting into trouble, Li Mingzhu obediently married him. But then she discovered that her new husband spent every day wearing a sour expression and making her angry. Li Mingzhu hoped Shen Yannian would kick the bucket soon so she could become a happy widow with power and money. But… “Weren’t you supposed to die before you turned twenty?” “Why is my husband still alive?” Shen Yannian just wouldn’t kick the bucket! Whenever Shen Yannian had an episode, Li Mingzhu eagerly hoped to hear “good” news. Unfortunately, the good news never came… Main characters: Clear-eyed, easygoing woman (Li Mingzhu), lecherous but self-possessed VS aloof, obsessive, reserved man (Shen Junjian, also known as Yannian), whose mouth says the opposite of what he means An ancient marriage romance with no revenge or inner-courtyard schemes, exploring the clash between a feudal man’s thinking and a modern, clear-headed woman’s.