1.
Lin Ci had been married to Lu Shiwen for two years, but they had appeared together in public only a handful of times. She had become a laughingstock among the socialites of Nancheng, yet she didn't care in the slightest. She was living it up: Paris this month, New York the next, snapping up every fashionable luxury item in sight until she became a top fashion buyer.
People said Lin Ci was using all this to hide her heartache. In private, surely she cried herself to sleep every night. Everyone assumed the couple's relationship had long since fallen apart and that divorce was only a matter of time.
When a friend asked Lin Ci what she thought of all this, she gently swirled her wineglass, a seductive smile playing on her red lips.
"I've got a husband who's just a walking credit card, and I don't even have to fulfill my marital duties that often. I couldn't be happier."
"Divorce? Sure, why not? Aren't handsome young guys way better?"
Even a tenth of Lu Shiwen's fortune would be enough to let her live in luxury. Who wouldn't want the life of a rich woman? It would be much freer and happier than her life now.
2.
After playing the mindless, sweet, innocent type in front of Lu Shiwen for more than two years, Lin Ci had had enough. She tossed him the divorce papers herself, hoping to get ahead of him.
Who knew Lu Shiwen would tear the papers to shreds and glare at her with a frosty expression, without saying a word?
Later, the media broke a huge scandal: Lu Shiwen had pinned a mysterious woman against his car and kissed her in the middle of the night. His marriage to Lin Ci was on the brink of collapse.
The socialites laughed at Lin Ci for being spectacularly cuckolded, but then Lu Shiwen personally came forward to clear things up.
"It was just a little game my wife and I play from time to time. Sorry to make you all worry."
[Cold and aloof is fun until the consequences come back to haunt you]
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The blurb for The Joy That Slipped Away:
1. Lu Ting is a celebrated playboy in Jincheng: handsome, rich, aloof, and chaste, with no interest in women whatsoever.
When he reached the age to marry, the old master of the Lu family arranged a fiancée for him: the Song family's second daughter, who had studied abroad for eight years. She was beautiful and graceful, the very picture of a refined society lady.
At first, Lu Ting didn't care. But gradually, he realized that his fiancée did nothing but hit all his nerves.
He hated women who spoke in sugary, affected voices, but she deliberately put on a coy tone. She dressed up like a high schooler every day, pretending to be innocent. He didn't like being asked about his schedule, but every time she saw him, she asked what he was busy with lately and what he was doing tomorrow... And so on. The list went on.
Lu Ting couldn't stand it and broke off the engagement. But just a few days later, he ran into his ex-fiancée at a yacht party, dressed in a sexy, sizzling outfit.
Holding up her glass, she told her girlfriends, "I've finally dumped that old man Lu Ting. Puppy boys are so much better: cute and affectionate. Who wants to spend all day looking at his cold, old face?"
Old Man Lu Ting strode over and wrapped an arm around Song Chumian from behind. "I've got some bad news for you: you may have to look at this old face for the rest of your life."
2. After Song Chumian married Lu Ting, some of the socialites waited for her to become a laughingstock. They thought he'd neglect her and leave her alone in their bedroom every night. But...
At a charity event, Lu Ting made a lavish bid on the most expensive jewelry to give to Song Chumian. At a business summit, he ditched his usual stern, serious look for a white suit that matched hers, and flaunted their love in public.
Later, Lu Ting was photographed several times strolling through the streets with Song Chumian and taking her to eat every one of her favorite foods.
3. Song Chumian thought marrying Lu Ting would be the beginning of her life's tragedy. Instead, this man cherished her with all his heart.
When his company ran into trouble, he actually leaned against her and acted coyly. "Your husband doesn't want to work hard anymore. Mianmian, will you support me?"
[Clingy, fake innocent sweetheart x scheming, genuinely proud man]
[Marriage first, love later]
[Seven-year age gap]
Theme: Be independent and strong.
Hot Wind Circulation
After Becoming the Foil on a Parenting Variety Show
Cherished Love [Pregnant First, Love Later]
Love Like Still Water
How to Tame a High-and-Mighty Beauty
Summer's End
Spoiled Rotten
Capturing a Beating Heart
CEO Dad, Hired Without a License
Gale
Love Grows Cold
Falling Into Your Arms
The novel is a society ruled by law, but it actually restricts personal freedom? Get a divorce, living like this is meaningless
What kind of virgin heroine is this? How can she not get divorced even though she is like this? She blames herself for not helping her sister. She is awesome. What the hell? This is so damn hard that I want to give up the article.
After all this, why don't you get divorced? The heroine, please be firm, even if you are a wealthy family, there is no reason to imprison you for a trivial matter! I didn't feel that the male protagonist liked the female protagonist at all!
Is this a script with a Virgin heroine, a vampire family, and an evil mother-in-law!
Is there an article about his eldest brother? This novel gave me a feeling of déjà vu
Spread the flowers, spread the flowers, spread the flowers, spread the flowers, spread the flowers, spread the flowers~
What did Mr. Lu just ask? Sisters are of course more important than husbands.
It made me feel so sad and I wanted to beat up the male protagonist so that he would feel the beatings from society.
What a piece of shit, you spend money and you can't see the end
Congratulations to Mr. Lu for your wish coming true!