The Dangerous Ex-Husband

[Third-person narration, a touch of mystery and Mary Sue, not a female-lead-power-fantasy novel] Yu Lian was once the Cinderella Shang You brought home as his wife. She came from a poor family and had a quiet, awkward personality. Only her face was exceptionally beautiful. It was enough to get her an internship at an elite aristocratic high school before she had even graduated from university, and to make Shang You, a rich second-generation heir, fall in love with her at first sight and insist that she was the only one for him. Even the most passionate love eventually cools. Only it was Yu Lian who grew cold, not him. In the second year after they met, she was willing to break with Shang You for an ordinary student, and even wanted to leave him for good. Then, on the day of their divorce, Yu Lian was in a car accident and fell into a coma. When she woke up, she remembered no one. All she remembered was that she was the teacher in this book who was "misunderstood" by her husband while trying to save the male lead. The only difference was that after losing her memory, she no longer had her ex-husband's protection, and her life became difficult and impoverished. One man after another appeared around her, each claiming to be her "ex-husband" and wanting to remarry her. Yu Lian thought that it didn't matter which one was the man she'd really married. She wanted to return to the life she'd once had among the upper class. Shang You loved Yu Lian. He knew she came from a poor background and had approached rich heirs, including him, only to break into high society, but he still fell helplessly in love with her. He carefully planned each step for her sake, defeated everyone who coveted her, and successfully brought her home. He did everything he could to please her, but he never expected his wife to give him a special "gift" on their wedding anniversary. Suppressing every impulse, Shang You remained composed as the wife he loved plotted with someone else and foolishly, clumsily tried to get rid of him. She staged a car accident, trying to send him to meet the King of Hell, but never expected to be the one who suffered first. At last, when she woke up and looked at him with a bewildered expression, he smiled in satisfaction. She had lost her memory. There was nothing standing between them anymore. They could start over. The only problem was this: Someone wanted to take advantage of Yu Lian's amnesia to steal her away from him, take his place, and marry her? Cover used with permission from the author San Zhi of Yi Ye Shu Inspired by the film Gone Girl [Reading Guide] Includes many settings such as exceptional men falling for a beautiful Cinderella heroine, scheming to eliminate rivals, competing men, a heroine who is not a virgin paired with a virgin hero, and an aristocratic academy. The heroine is wicked, and the dark tone is stated upfront. There are no good people. The heroine has countless unrequited admirers. There are many male supporting characters, with plenty of love rivals and unrequited love. It's an absolute melodrama, probably the sort of thing you'd find in a bargain-bin paperback. The heroine and her ex-husband are a pair of monsters to each other, constantly plotting against one another (in a good way). I'll work out the rest as I write. Blurb dated November 25, 2022. Theme: Both marriage and divorce call for sincerity. Keep your eyes open.