The Wonderful Marriage Syndrome

Cold, brooding top x pitiful, devoted husband bottom

He marries a woman he met through a matchmaking service. In despair, he tries to jump off a building, but by a twist of fate, the tall, cold man upstairs saves him. His marriage is unhappy, and so is his life. What is controlling the fate of a man who is good for nothing? How many more cruel jokes does God intend to play?

Threats, intimidation, manipulation, deception.

That hysterical man, in the name of "love," deceives him, coerces him, and tries to possess him, going so far as to stop at nothing.

"Qiu Ye, can I pull you out of this unhappy life?"

"Everything I do is for you, Qiu Ye. Even if one day I do every wicked thing there is, I won't betray you."

"The day I fell for you, I became a sinner, so I don't mind adding another sin or two. So, Qiu Ye, don't feel guilty toward her. Let me bear it all..."

A desperate, intoxicating love surges like a storm, tearing apart everyone caught in its vortex. Beneath the bitter, torturous romance of two people chasing each other, where can they go from here...?

A friendly warning:

The story begins when the married protagonist happens to meet the designer who lives upstairs, and starts an utterly sordid affair. Since this is a post-marriage NTR story, it is not recommended for minors. Also, there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand readers' eyes. Whether the protagonist cheats is a matter of personal interpretation, and no definitive judgment is made.

P.S. The original title was Wonderful Marriage Syndrome, but all my friends collectively demanded that I change it QAQ.

P.P.S. My first Japanese-style urban danmei novel, If This Sweet Shell Is Destined to Be Peeled Away by You, the second, Let's Get Divorced! I Want to Keep You, and the third, You Shine Brightly Like a Star, are all complete. I'm currently updating the third and working hard to build a stockpile for the fourth, which is set in the entertainment industry. Follow me if you're interested.

Bonus: The first letters of all the chapter titles spell out a lyric by the Apple Queen.

Theme: The constraints of convention, worldly values, and happiness