The Real Estate Lover

[The main story is complete. Please scroll down and read the content warnings before deciding whether to read it. Thank you! w] Fu Yao was divorced by her in-laws, who said she hadn't managed to have a child in the three years since she got married. She wasn't worried about how she'd get by, or exhausted from caring for her mother, who had a nervous disorder. That's because she soon got together with the lawyer who had helped her and her ex-husband with their divorce case. Fu Yao curled up around a cushion. "I'm broke." Shao Li looked down at the case files. "I know." Fu Yao: "I have no connections and no job, either." Shao Li: "Mm. I know." Fu Yao: "So why do you still want to marry me?" Shao Li looked up. "What does marrying you have to do with whether you have money, connections, or a job?" Fu Yao shook her head, flustered. "I guess... it doesn't. So is there anything you need me to do?" Shao Li lowered his eyes and continued reading the case files. "All you need to do is get ready to be a bride, enjoy a free and unrestrained life, and have a child for me when the time is right." That would be enough. Fu Yao: "..." Well, that really did sound simple. A dry little bonus scene: "Real estate" means immovable property, such as land, buildings, and things attached to the land or buildings that cannot be separated from them. Shao Li: "For example, you." An inseparable part of my heart. [Announcement: This story entered its completed, paid-release status on 11/19. Writing isn't easy, so please support the official release by spending a few dollars. Thank you!] * Warm, capable foodie heroine vs. cold, doting divorce lawyer; * First-time couple, one-on-one romance, happy ending; * Still going for a light, sweet romance. Please leave comments and add it to your favorites! (And please add my author page to your favorites, too, sob sob w) * Updates with each submission before the paid release, then daily updates afterward. There are lots of bugs. Suggestions are welcome, but no bad reviews, or I'll cry for you, hmph. ▼Please read the content warnings!! * The heroine is weak, weak, weak in the early chapters. Her marriage to and divorce from her ex-husband, as well as the revenge plot later on, are part of the story. (Please don't judge the author by the characters' actions. If you can't accept that, please don't read. Thanks for understanding!) * The author is an amateur, and all the legal cases in the story are completely made up. There are lots of bugs, so please take it all with a grain of salt. The foolish author highly recommends this upcoming story: Uncle, Oh Uncle. A domineering CEO who enjoys putting his wife down but ends up chasing her to the crematorium vs. a troublemaking, unstoppable little superhero who can take on five people at once~ =Story Preview= One-line summary: A CEO like you? I could beat up ten of you at once! Tang Yunyou wakes up one morning to discover that she's become a young lady of the Tang family who has the same surname and name as her! Her father is a tycoon, her older sister is a domineering CEO, and even her husband is... Huh? Who's this uncle? The old man always looks at her with contempt, as if to say, "Tang Yunyou, what kind of scheme are you up to now?" Little does he know that every night, after he gets drunk, he hugs a pillow and gazes at her with a dazed, pitiful look... Tang Yunyou: I think I just stumbled onto a secret I shouldn't know. What do I do? Will I be silenced if I tell anyone? In the first half of the night, the black-hearted, sharp-tongued CEO comes home from the office and mocks her, saying she's flatter than a washboard. In the second half of the night, the old man, his handsome cheeks flushed, knocks on her door. "Honey, it's so cold under the covers. I want to hold you while we sleep." A male lead who embodies the trope "It's fun to mock my wife until I have to chase her to the crematorium" vs. a mischievous sprite who's a professional at wrecking her own image. * Highly recommended: This Is My Wife. Captain Lu: Dignity is precious, but a career is more valuable. If winning my wife back means giving up both, then so be it. Doctor Zhou: Get lost. =Story Preview= After an old injury in his left leg flares up, Lu Qingcai is sent to the hospital. His attending doctor is a woman whose striking presence is impossible to conceal, even under a white coat. She's just like she used to be. No, she's even more beautiful. Zhou Xinglan: Name? Lu Qingcai: Lu Qingcai. Zhou Xinglan: What's bothering you? Lu Qingcai: Nothing bothers me once I see the doctor. Zhou Xinglan: ??? Then why are you here? Lu Qingcai: To take my wife home. Zhou Xinglan: ...Your wife? Lu Qingcai: Right in front of me, within... Zhou Xinglan: Pah. Every officer at the station who's worked with Captain Lu describes him the same way: aloof, exacting, cold, and distant. Aside from matters related to work, he rarely ever lets anyone see a genuine smile. But ever since Doctor Zhou showed up, Captain Lu has worn a smile on his face almost all the time. Everyone has been privately speculating about their relationship, until the two people involved unexpectedly caught them at it. After that, Captain Lu addressed the matter in front of everyone. "We're not dating." Zhou Xinglan smiled calmly, but before her smile reached her eyes, Lu Qingcai's next words made it freeze on her face. "She's my wife." Theme: