Memoirs of My Late Husband

My dearest Xiaoying, I have never forgotten you.

Xiaoying died

in the second month after I awoke, one month before Xiaoying's birthday.

My family helped me take a second husband.

He was a good man, the illegitimate son of a prefect. With a background like his, he could never have been considered a suitable match for me.

But ever since I narrowly escaped death, my legs have been weak, leaving me nearly paralyzed. I am sickly and keep myself alive with medicine.

I spend my days clutching my late husband's memorial tablet, unable to pull myself together.

I was surprised anyone would agree to marry me at all.

I thought this new husband must have some reason of his own...

The first time Song Chao saw Bai Yunsheng,

she had just been promoted again and had married a worthy husband. She was enjoying the height of her success.

Now it was spring, and he had become her second husband.

The once-celebrated prodigy, said to have been shattered, sat quietly all alone in a wheelchair.

He seemed to be enduring the bitterest winter, like a withered tree about to collapse beneath the weight of heavy snow.

Suddenly, she looked over. Her empty, unfocused eyes curved into a smile as she smiled gently at him.

His heartstrings stirred, making up for the beat his heart had missed the first time he saw her.

Reader's guide:

The female lead is not a virgin, while the male lead is.

Nearly half the story consists of flashbacks, with two storylines running in parallel.

There are many author-created settings, which may differ from traditional matriarchal fiction. Please don't nitpick the forms of address, official titles, or other worldbuilding details. The author has the final say.

Women with typical female physiology hold higher status (women don't have male anatomy, and they aren't muscular).

Not a wish-fulfillment story.

Synopsis finalized on August 14, 2025, and saved.

Theme: People have to keep moving forward