The Ex-Wife in a Story Where an Old Flame Rekindles

[A short story to get back into the groove, around 100,000 characters (possibly less)]

After seven years of marriage, Qi Xinzhu stood alone in their empty home, looking back on the less than three hours she and her husband had spent together over the past two weeks. With their relationship so distant, there seemed little point in staying married.

That night, she dreamed she was the ex-wife of the male lead in a story about an old flame rekindled.

The male lead and his ex-wife had married because society expected it. To outsiders, they were a perfect match, but their marriage was as stagnant as a pool of dead water. After years of this, they parted amicably and with dignity.

A few years later, the male lead met the female lead, a woman who was both innocent and alluring.

The old flame caught fire, and there was no stopping it. The two went at it from the office desk to the floor-to-ceiling windows, from the conference room to the break room...

Qin Tang felt his relationship with his wife growing colder by the day, but he had no idea what to do about it.

Seeing how troubled he was, his best friend offered a suggestion: "Get a young, pretty secretary for the office, then make sure your wife happens to see her. Let's find out if she gets jealous."

Qin Tang scoffed.

He wanted to improve his marriage, not bring it to an end.

The next day, as soon as he got to the office, the new intern spilled coffee all over him. Qin Tang tamped down his anger and went to the break room to change. When he came out, he found his wife standing outside, staring at the intern.

The intern: young, innocent, and flustered.

Him: disheveled, adjusting his tie.

Qi Xinzhu: "...Let's get a divorce."

Qin Tang: "Honey, let me explain!!!"

*

His best friend swore on his life that he would help explain everything.

Jin Jiaming: "Don't worry, bro. I won't let you take the blame. I'll get down on my knees and beg her if I have to."

When Qin Tang got home, he found his best friend really was on his knees, beside the sofa. One hand was on his wife, who was sprawled across it, gripping her waist. It looked like something was about to happen.

Qin Tang: .

Qin Tang: "I remember getting a gun license when I was studying abroad. Jiaming, didn't you say last time that you wanted to come on a business trip with me?"

Jin Jiaming: "Bro, let me explain!!!"

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1. Planned as a 100,000-character short story. I'll decide the exact length as I write.

2. This is not a transmigrate-into-a-book story. That will be explained in the novel.

3. I'm not sure whether to write different endings. I'll decide when I get there.

Theme: Marriage and love both need to be nurtured with care.