The Beautiful, Confused Ex-Wife

[Click my author profile for the upcoming novel, Becoming My Ex's Father's Beloved Consort] Four years ago, Yu Huiyu, the beloved only daughter of the Marquis's household, married Shen Chaojue while still in the bloom of her youth. Shen Chaojue's ancestors had been high-ranking ministers. The Shen family's reputation was spotless, and its descendants were all paragons of refinement. But his grandfather was too upright and was framed, resulting in the entire clan being exiled to the borderlands. Everyone laughed at Yu Huiyu for foolishly marrying beneath her station. Yu Huiyu didn't think much of it. She fell in love with Shen Chaojue at a palace banquet and wanted to claim that noble, steadfast treasure of a man, as pure as a snowy mountain. That feeling came quickly, and vanished just as fast. When Yu Huiyu heard Shen Chaojue discussing her with a colleague, the colleague lamented, "She used her family's power to force you apart from your cousin. What a bully." Shen Chaojue neither agreed nor disagreed. The colleague was right. Yu Huiyu had used her power to force Shen Chaojue to marry her, and she used it again to force him to divorce her. When they divorced, Yu Huiyu struck first. "Your low rank makes you unworthy of me." Shen Chaojue was stunned. He couldn't believe those words had come from the wife whose heart had been entirely his. * After the divorce. Yu Huiyu lived freely, with countless suitors, and occasionally ran into that annoying ex-husband of hers. In just one year, Shen Chaojue rose to the highest ranks of the court, wielding immense power. People laughed at Yu Huiyu again, saying she had been foolish to divorce him. Shen Chaojue was exceptionally gifted in both looks and talent, yet he still hadn't taken another wife. A colleague asked him why. Standing on a terrace, Shen Chaojue saw his beautiful ex-wife smiling at a man below. His gaze turned dark and fierce. //"They married young, then went their separate ways as they grew up." 1. Both leads have only ever been with each other. The male lead has never loved anyone else. 2. Chao (zhao) Jue (jue) * * * * Upcoming historical romance in my author profile: Becoming My Ex's Father's Beloved Consort Xu Nuo came from an ordinary family, but she was born alluring and charming, and was fortunate enough to catch the emperor's eye. The day she entered the palace as a consort was the very day the Crown Prince returned from his victorious campaign. They met along the way and entered the palace together, but the Crown Prince never even looked at her. Crown Prince Helian Jin excelled in both letters and arms. He had the face of a scholar and the build of a warrior, and was peerlessly handsome, but his temperament was violent and cold. He had once openly beaten up a high minister's son at the academy. A few months earlier, Crown Prince Helian Jin had been heading to the battlefield in person. With blades and arrows flying, Xu Nuo had wept bitterly, begging him not to risk his life. All he said in response was, "Don't wait for me." She had worked so hard to draw his attention, and she was so close to becoming Crown Princess, but he insisted on putting himself in danger. Xu Nuo cried in frustration. Whatever. He might not even become emperor. Instead of listening to him make empty promises, Xu Nuo might as well marry his father directly. She used the same seductive tricks to attract his father's attention. * When Helian Jin returned from the battlefield, he learned that Xu Nuo had married his father. So the moment he left, she couldn't wait to... Not only that, she even said she would have a child to compete with him for the position of Crown Prince. 1. Both leads have only ever been with each other; both are villains. 2. The male lead is Helian Jin. + Upcoming novel next door: Evil Jade. Click to check it out. ////////////////// Upcoming modern romance: Chasing the Hot-Blooded Manga Theme: Stay sunny and positive