The Wooden Lady's Inner Thoughts Are Wild, and the Heir Is Madly Flirting with Her

[Dignified, fiercely protective drama queen noblewoman vs. abstinent yet insatiable mind-reading marquis]

[Historical romance with a fresh premise + mind-reading + contrasting personas + household scheming and face-slapping + marriage before love + intense romantic push and pull + satisfying wish fulfillment]

Wen Xiyun wakes up inside a historical romance novel as a wooden, neglected heir's wife, doomed to a life of widowhood in all but name.

Her husband, Pei Jiyue, seems cold and aloof, but is secretly afflicted with a hidden ailment. Her cousin Wen Baozhu returns with a bamboo slip that makes everyone adore her, stealing Wen Xiyun's husband and even plotting her death at a country estate!

Wen Xiyun decides to play the dignified, virtuous wife while secretly saving enough money to divorce him and run away.

But when Pei Jiyue hands her divorce papers, their fingertips brush, and he suddenly hears her thoughts:

[That narrow waist and broad shoulders... What a waste!]

[Divorce sounds great. With the settlement money, I'll head to Jiangnan and hire ten handsome young men!]

Pei Jiyue's gaze darkens. He tears up the divorce papers on the spot and pins her against the couch. "Since my wife has such refined tastes, tonight I'll personally see to your needs."

Wen Xiyun: "???"

Three months later, Wen Xiyun has just managed to climb out of bed, rubbing her aching waist, when a scorching hand clamps around her ankle and drags her back under the covers.

The man's voice is hoarse and dangerous. "You wanted to try the swing yesterday, madam. Why are you running?"