Middle Age, and My Marriage Is an Empty Shell

Name: Middle Age, and My Marriage Is an Empty Shell
Author: Miss Wanqing

人到中年，婚姻只剩空壳

by Miss Wanqing (晚晴姑娘)

Status: Completed
Length: 406k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Workplace & Marriage
Updated: 3mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

From innocent young love to an unexpected pregnancy before marriage, she blundered into a marriage she’d never truly wanted. Before the wedding, her mother-in-law schemed constantly and was stingy, refusing to give even a penny in bride price. From the moment she entered the family home, she felt wronged and began to harbor resentment. After the wedding, her husband proved to be a complete mama’s boy: mediocre, unambitious, and incapable of taking responsibility. He did whatever his mother told him and never once considered her feelings. The daily grind, her in-laws’ favoritism and coldness, and her husband’s indifference and dismissiveness gradually wore away whatever affection remained between them. Worn down by life, she grew quieter and quieter, trapped in a marriage that left her with no freedom and no way forward. Years into the marriage, her husband stopped touching her altogether. Had he grown cold and lost interest, or was there something else on his mind? Full of questions, she could only speculate in silence, until she eventually stumbled upon the painful truth. Living under the same roof, they settled into a marriage of silence, their days cold and distant. Forced to stand on her own, she kept up a polished appearance in public, but behind closed doors she was exhausted, haggard, and forlorn. She remained in a marriage that existed in name only, enduring lonely nights no one understood. Years of neglect and distance had left her heart in pieces. In the end, amid the endless years of loneliness, she quietly succumbed and went down a path of no return. How much longer could she endure this hollow, middle-aged marriage?

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