I Picked a Male Favorite While Drunk, and Now the Brooding Tyrant Wants a Commitment

[Secret Crush] [Mutual First Love]

Xu Yan Miao has spent five years as a wife in name only. Now her scummy husband hands her a divorce letter and tells her to make room for his pregnant childhood sweetheart.

Her best friend, the Eldest Princess, tries to comfort her: "Don't cry. You can take your pick of the new male companions at my residence."

She chooses the most handsome man. "Can you dance?"

The man frowns.

This male companion won't do. She decides to pick someone else.

The man she's rejected says, "I... can learn."

He's eager to improve. She'll take him.

The next morning, she wakes to find the man's dark eyes damp and heavy with emotion. "It's my first time. When will you give me a proper title?"

-

The Eldest Princess sobs, tears in her eyes, and says her royal brother has confiscated all twelve of her male companions.

Xu Yan Miao takes her to the private residence where she keeps her own male companions to cheer her up. "The one you gave me is still here."

Seeing the handsome man scrubbing women's underwear, the Eldest Princess's eyes go wide.

My cold, ruthless, merciless royal brother, the emperor who has no interest in women and prefers men, has been kept for thirty taels of silver?

-

Several years into their marriage, His Majesty gradually reveals his true nature, getting jealous at every turn.

"You smiled at someone else today, but not at me."

"You held the child today, but not me."

"You didn't even want to kiss me today. Have you fallen for someone else?"

Xu Yan Miao rubs her forehead, utterly frazzled.

He was supposed to be a tyrant. How did he turn into such a clingy husband?