Turns Out My Wife Really Doesn't Love Me

The young marquis Xue Liujin had been pampered since childhood. Proud and unruly to his very core, he had only ever been thwarted in one thing:

Being forced to marry a man.

On their wedding night, Xue Liujin said to Su Yu, "I will never fall in love with a man, and I could never love you. Make the best of it."

Su Yu had been about to say nothing, but when he got a good look at Xue Liujin, he paused, then slowly replied, "All right."

*

Some time after they married, Xue Liujin found Su Yu more and more irritating.

They slept far apart, yet woke up with Su Yu curled in his arms.

He had said he didn't need Su Yu's concern, yet Su Yu still prepared delicious meals every day to please him.

Su Yu's neck was so slender and fair, yet he left it exposed every day, driving Xue Liujin to distraction.

One night, Xue Liujin asked Su Yu why he treated him so well.

Su Yu smiled and said, "Because I love you, my husband."

The man's smile made Xue Liujin's heart skip a beat.

He rolled over and pinned Su Yu to the bed, saying in a low voice, "Then let me see that love of yours."

*

Xue Liujin slowly fell in love with Su Yu, until he couldn't pull himself free.

But he could never understand why Su Yu would love him, and became increasingly insecure, asking over and over whether Su Yu really loved him.

Su Yu accepted all his cruel teasing. His misty eyes seemed to look right through Xue Liujin, as if he were seeing someone else. "I love you."

To prove that Su Yu loved him, Xue Liujin kept picking fights.

If Su Yu didn't smile at him before he left, it meant he didn't love him anymore, and Xue Liujin would demand a divorce.

If Su Yu didn't put his heart into making pastries, it meant he didn't love him anymore, and Xue Liujin would demand a divorce.

If Su Yu wasn't enthusiastic enough at night, it meant he didn't love him anymore, and Xue Liujin would demand a divorce.

At times like these, Su Yu would always smile gently and say, "Xiao Jin, don't be mad. I love you most of all."

Xue Liujin thought Su Yu would put up with him forever, until one day Su Yu fell silent for a moment, then agreed to the divorce.

After they divorced, Xue Liujin was utterly dejected. He said they should each go their own way, but secretly had people follow Su Yu every day.

One day, his attendant told him Su Yu had been seeing a man quite often, and that the man looked a lot like the marquis.

Xue Liujin was furious, yet secretly pleased. Su Yu still had feelings for him. It had only been a month since their divorce, and he was already looking for a replacement.

But the attendant continued, "Su Yu has known him since they were children, and they're very close. He was serving as an official elsewhere, and only returned to the capital recently."

Xue Liujin froze, cold to the bone.

It turned out he was the replacement.

[An arrogant, tsundere top who turns into an unhinged lovesick fool x a naturally airheaded, pure-hearted bottom with the feel of a married man]

* Blurb written on August 9, 2026. Screenshot saved.

[Reading Guide]

1. Told from the bottom's perspective.

2. One-on-one, both virgins, happy ending. The bottom really does love the top, but there are misunderstandings.

3. The top is extremely difficult and terribly insecure. He's all bark in the beginning and will suffer, then loses it later.

Theme: Love can overcome every hardship