After Leaving With My Child and Nothing Else, My Ex-Husband's Family Cried in Regret

[Clearheaded, independent, stunning chef VS taciturn, protective, rugged hunter]

[Historical romance + farming + making a fortune + raising children + food + putting scoundrels in their place + love that grows over time]

With a letter of divorce and two taels of silver, Shen Qinghe is driven out with her two sickly, adorable children.

Her ex-husband sneers with his hands behind his back. “Take those two money pits with you. Let's see how many days you last! Don't come crawling back to me on your knees!”

Shen Qinghe smiles instead of getting angry, then turns around and promptly registers herself as a woman-headed household. A modern master chef isn't going to give up! Starting with a pot of braised pork rice, she sets up a stall and opens an eatery, turning her shabby life into one that brings in money every day.

When her ex sees that she has become a wealthy proprietress, he regrets everything and kneels at the entrance to her eatery, weeping bitterly. “Qinghe, I know I was wrong. Come home with me!”

Before he can finish speaking, a gleaming hunting knife is pressed against his neck.

The cold-faced hunter, usually a man of few words, shields Shen Qinghe behind him and sneers down at her ex. “She's got me. You don't get to come flirting with her. Get lost!”

Her ex collapses in fear, while Shen Qinghe looks at the tall, imposing man beside her and feels her heart skip a beat. Why does the rugged man who sneaks into her courtyard every night to bring firewood and fix the house look at her more and more like...