The Weight of the Eaves

"You can never wake a husband who's pretending to be asleep, unless you leave your four-year-old daughter with him." Tang Yaqi dumped the man who treated her like a nanny and felt fantastic. She was fed up with being invisible in her marriage. She'd given up her career for the family for four years, only to end up exhausted and hear him say, "What's so hard about looking after a kid?" She divorced him without hesitation and left their daughter with Zhou Yi. Back in the workforce, she threw herself into her career and shone in an environmental protection project, while her ex-husband Zhou Yi, who had treated their home like a hotel, was forced to become a full-time dad. From burning the kitchen while frying eggs to turning a simple hair braid into a battlefield, he finally experienced the despair and breakdown she'd endured for four years. Later, he begged her to come back, eyes red. "I was so horribly wrong... It's not our daughter who needs you. It's me. I can't live without you." But her eyes held no affection anymore, only clarity and distance. "Mr. Zhou, we're long since even." One-sentence summary: A workaholic husband who believes in "money above all" is forced to take responsibility for childcare after his wife walks out. Caught between work and family, he comes to understand the true meaning of marriage, responsibility, and love. #TheInvisibleLaborInMarriage# #AFreeTrialOfBeingDad# #DepressionIsNotJustBeingDramatic# #WomenReturningToWork# Currently serializing "Green Plum Days" A soft, delicate little tigress vs. a rebellious, unruly big bad wolf A powerful man humbles himself for love | The hero fights tooth and nail to win her and stays unwavering | Childhood sweethearts, with affection growing day by day | First love for both, both pure Shen Niannian has been cherished all her life by her maternal grandfather, the prime minister, her father, a minister, and her childhood sweetheart, the marquis. Before her coming-of-age ceremony, her mother had already prepared a list of eligible bachelors, letting her choose from the finest young men in the capital. The list included: A refined and elegant lecturer at the Imperial College. A promising new top graduate of the imperial examinations. And the son of a prince from the imperial clan. But before she could choose, her childhood sweetheart, who commanded the army, had one candidate after another removed from the list. The top graduate became a princess's consort, the Imperial College lecturer disappeared, and even the prince's son left the capital... Later, the childhood sweetheart whom every noblewoman in the capital was desperate to marry only showed off for her, lowering himself to the dust and letting her choose. Shen Niannian had clung to her childhood sweetheart since they were little, sharing a bed with him and calling him "Brother Heng" for fourteen years. She thought he only saw her as a little sister. Then she caught him changing clothes: broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and clearly defined muscles. She fled in a panic, then realized belatedly that she was falling in love and ought to find herself a man, just not a "brother." Later, after she and Brother Heng stumbled upon a pair of wild mandarin ducks playing in the water, she dreamed that night of pinning him down and kissing him. She woke up, covering her face. It was over. She was desperate enough to go after anyone, so she needed to hurry and find a man, just not a "brother." After finishing a book of erotic poses, she drank some liquor for courage, ready to battle him in her dreams until dawn. But then Lu Zhiheng paid a midnight visit to her boudoir. Instead, she pinned him against the door, rose onto her toes, and kissed him by force while drunk... When she woke up, he was already leaning over her, his voice dangerous. "Be good, Niannian. Tell Brother Heng: who is that bastard who kissed you?!" She was terrified. She'd just told him that all her experience kissing him came from dreams he'd taught her. She hadn't expected him to be so insatiable. By the end of the night, her whole body felt like it had fallen apart, and her waist was nearly broken from how he'd held her down. Theme: Family responsibility