My Wife Lord Always Wants a Divorce

In the eyes of others, Shi Yurong was undoubtedly very lucky.

On the day she passed the highest imperial examination, the Marquis's household took notice of her as she rode through the streets in celebration. Before long, she had married the most distinguished and beautiful young lord in the capital. Two joyous occasions came at once.

Her career after marriage also soared smoothly to great heights.

Only she knew the hardships and joys behind it all.

Her husband was spoiled and domineering, and her in-laws had far-reaching connections. The marriage others could only dream of was, to her, a duty she could not refuse. After they married, she was powerless to deal with him, and their cold war went on and on.

So later, when she encountered bandits on the road and lay near death, the thought of her tangled domestic life made her feel strangely relieved.

And so, reborn, she understood her own heart and resolved to do whatever it took to divorce him.

But this time, the husband who had once been willful and unreasonable had become cautious, gentle, and considerate. He clumsily learned to cook for her, doing his best to treat her well.

When she proposed a divorce, he did not use his power to force her to stay. Instead, his eyes reddened as he quietly asked whether she had grown tired of him, even offering to find her another husband.

Shi Yurong was unable to pull free as he held her hand, utterly bewildered.

Could she still get this marriage... divorced?

* My take on a matriarchal setting, BG, male pregnancy (but no pregnancy)

* A morally upright, steady, gentle, health-conscious nerd-flavored heroine x an insecure, intensely possessive, gloomy yandere widower-flavored hero

* From the heroine's perspective, it's a marriage of convenience that starts with marriage and turns to hate (not quite); from the hero's perspective, it's love at first sight and a coercive marriage (also not quite)

* A story of resenting the bright moon hanging high above, shining on everyone but him; divorce fiction, also known as Second Chance Love (enough already)

* Romance-focused, with a fictional world setting. The plot logic may get watered down by the author, drunk, and then flow away like *.

* Possible trigger warning: The heroine is dense, so the hero will have unrequited feelings for a long time | Come to think of it, does this count as a groveling-after-the-wife-leaves story? | They might really get divorced, but the ending definitely won't be a bad ending | The hero isn't perfect, but the heroine... the heroine is pretty perfect, right? Who could possibly not love her? (looks away)

Theme: Follow your true feelings.