After Our Separation, I Found Out My Husband Was Pregnant

Character setup: A transmigrated top who is gentle off the bed and a total madman in it & a stunning, delicate bottom who seems aloof but is actually clingy and a little spoiled (The top swears) Jiang Jiu, a country farmer, married a young master from a wealthy county family. The young man was frail and fair-skinned, clearly worlds apart from the people of the countryside. In their three years of marriage, Jiang Jiu never let him work in the fields or take care of the household. He kept him safe and pampered him at home, too afraid even to touch him. He thought that even the coldest heart would have warmed after three years of his devotion. But after one argument, he hadn't been able to comfort the other man right away, and that was enough for him to doubt Jiang Jiu's sincerity all these years. The other man had brought up divorce countless times. This time, Jiang Jiu finally didn't try to stop him. From then on, they would go their separate ways, owing each other nothing. A year later, a matchmaker in the village mentioned Jiang Jiu's divorced husband while trying to find him a new match. She'd heard that something had happened to his family and he'd been sold to the county's infamous brothel. After all, they'd once been husband and husband. Jiang Jiu couldn't bear to leave him there, so he decided to buy him back. Ming Yuci was the legitimate young master of a wealthy county family. After an accident ruined his reputation, he had no choice but to marry a rough country bumpkin. The mountain winds were harsh, and they made him sick every so often. The bumpkin treated him wonderfully in every way, except… he wouldn't touch him. During their three years of marriage, on countless lonely, restless nights, Ming Yuci held himself back from seeking out a man. But when he once caught the scent of powder on his husband's clothes, all the grievances he'd endured for three years came rushing out. He could put up with his husband not touching him, but he couldn't put up with him going out to find someone else. He'd said the word divorce countless times, thinking his husband would comfort him as always. After all, in their three years of marriage, the man had never once left him to cry alone through a long, lonely night. But to his surprise, this time his husband actually agreed. After the divorce, his father blamed him for bringing shame on the family, and his mother had a newborn son to care for. Later, when the creditors came calling, the family really did choose to offer him up to settle their debts. Only then did he wake up to the truth: the three years he'd spent with that man had been the happiest of his life. He'd rather die than be sold to a brothel and abused by strangers, so he decided to end his life with a strip of white silk. Later, when the misunderstanding was cleared up, that man sweet-talked him in such a cloying voice that Ming Yuci could feel it in his ears. As he clung to his husband in bed, calling him over and over, Jiang Jiu regretted everything so much his teeth hurt. “If I'd known you were like this, I'd have fucked you senseless three years ago!” The usually dignified, aloof young master gently bit his index finger, eyes full of affection. “It's not too late to do it now…” Content warnings: One-on-one romance, emotionally and physically faithful. The first two chapters are about their reunion. Chapter three goes back to the past, and the past and present aren't interwoven. The flashback ends in chapter 26. After their reunion, the top swears a lot at the bottom!!!! The author's tastes are weird. I like tops taking care of bottoms during postpartum recovery, doing everything themselves, including washing their wife's butt. If that squicks you out, don't blame me. Read with caution. One more thing: the author is a feudal-minded relic who loves melodrama. This is a self-indulgent work, so seriously, read with caution! Next novel opens in October: Reborn to Dote on the Wicked Young Master, top's POV On the day Gu Chengye got married, he already knew his husband was trouble. And sure enough. After moving in, Liu Xia either fought with Gu Chengye's sister-in-law or argued with his mother. Sometimes even his five-year-old nephew got beaten until he wailed. Gu Chengye gritted his teeth and put up with him for three years, but he couldn't take it anymore. In those three years, Liu Xia had not only driven a wedge between him and his parents, but also made their whole family unwelcome in the village. One day, they had an argument like no other. Liu Xia called Gu Chengye a foolish pushover anyone could kick around. Gu Chengye called Liu Xia vicious and mean, and said no wonder his former fiance, a scholar, had dumped him. That did it. Liu Xia went berserk and clawed several bloody scratches into Gu Chengye's face. Gu Chengye cursed him as a madman and told him to get back to his parents' home! Not long afterward, the court's conscription order arrived. Before leaving, Gu Chengye flung a divorce letter in Liu Xia's face. Four years later, Gu Chengye returned with a lame leg. None of his family wanted to look after him. Only his former husband came to see him every day without fail, basket in hand. Gu Chengye watched him coldly. That man had always enjoyed kicking people when they were down. Gu Chengye wanted to see what he was after. He waited and waited, but Liu Xia never kicked him when he was down. Instead, the man awkwardly said, “You don't have anyone to take care of you now anyway. How about we join forces and make a life together?” He said they could make a life together, but what could Liu Xia get from a cripple like him? Once they put their past behind them, the two of them really did build a good life together. Gu Chengye gave all his government benefits to his husband, but after that day, his husband disappeared. Gu Chengye searched for him for years. It wasn't until he was old and bedridden that his nephew finally told him the truth. It turned out that Liu Xia had been pregnant back then. Afraid Gu Chengye would have a child of his own and refuse to leave him the family fortune, the nephew hired someone to kidnap Liu Xia and drown him in the river. After decades of misunderstanding his husband, Gu Chengye finally went mad when he learned the truth. He set a great fire, killing himself and his nephew. When he opened his eyes again, it was the winter of his third year of marriage, just after he'd flung the divorce letter at Liu Xia. Liu Xia was crying and cursing him for being heartless. Gu Chengye thought he was right. He'd been blind and foolish, and his husband and child had died in the icy river, their bodies never even recovered whole. How could he call himself human? He was worse than a beast. With red-rimmed eyes, Gu Chengye pulled his husband into his arms and kissed his dry lips fiercely, ignoring his cries. Thank goodness he hadn't come back too late. There was still a chance to make things right. Core theme: Love should be spoken aloud