The Grudge-Bearing Husband

Zhuang Huaian and Ji He have been married for three years.

No sweet words, no surprises, no passion.

Their life is bland, quiet, and lifeless, like plain water. Even sex has become a matter of going through the motions, and the days ahead seem to stretch endlessly in the same way.

Zhuang Huaian planned to cheat, but Ji He beat him to it.

She really did.

*

Qi Changfeng had a girlfriend. While they were giving each other the silent treatment after a quarrel, he had to leave the country for family reasons.

He made up his mind to stand his ground and never be the first to back down this time.

One year, then two, then three. His girlfriend never came after him. In fact, he couldn't get any word from her at all.

Qi Changfeng went to great lengths to find out what had happened to her.

It hit him like a bolt from the blue!

She had actually gotten married?!

Qi Changfeng: ???

Did she think he was dead? They hadn't even broken up!

*

"Don't you love me anymore?" Zhuang Huaian asked with a smile.

The woman on the sofa was fast asleep, her brow lightly furrowed, as if he'd disturbed a pleasant dream.

After a long while, he shook his head to himself. "You never loved me."

The crease between her brows deepened.

Zhuang Huaian leaned closer and murmured, "But we're already married... We're already married, darling."

"You should love me."

My wife doesn't love me. That's okay. A good husband takes the initiative to turn plain water into soda.

PS: The female lead has previous experience, the male lead does not.

Blurb written on: 2025.9.22

Theme: A happy, fulfilling life