After the Cousin Miss Fell and Became a Fool

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A cousin who seems untouched by worldly concerns lives at the General's residence. Rumor has it that she drinks the dew and eats flower nectar, which is how she came by her fairy-like beauty and figure. Unfortunately, even a flawless gem has a flaw: the cousin hit her head and became a fool.

The General's third son, Yan Jue, is a madman. He went mad after returning from the blood-soaked battlefield, and anyone who comes near him either dies or gets hurt. He has lived alone in the back hills to recuperate for years, rarely seeing another soul. They say anyone who meets him ends up dead by his blade.

Through his feverish haze, Yan Jue caught a scent, one he hadn't smelled in years, a fragrance that awakened a longing in his heart.

He opened his eyes and pointed his blade at the delicate young woman before him. But to his surprise, she was teary-eyed and didn't so much as glance at the blade in his hand. Instead, she reluctantly offered him a mouthwatering, fragrant roast rabbit. "H-here. For you."

Should he obey his murderous impulse and kill her, or take the roast rabbit? Yan Jue narrowed his eyes and considered.

A moment later, he put away his blade. Never mind. He wouldn't kill her today.

Everyone at the General's residence was stunned. The third young master no longer resisted people coming near him. Perhaps he only stopped resisting Shangguan Yue.

They stared as the cousin carefully bandaged the wound on the third young master's hand. He sat quietly, not the least bit impatient. He even let her tie the bandage into a bow. A butterfly knot?

A little tip: The heroine is only temporarily foolish (she hasn't forgotten how to cook), and the hero is only temporarily mad (when he goes mad, he even hits himself). They'll both get better.

Content warnings: The author's writing, plot ideas, and style are all pretty average. The over-the-top, melodramatic tone is my own problem. If you don't like it, please click the X in the upper-right corner. Thank you!

Blurb for My Husband Lost His Memory

In the third year of her marriage to Shen Yu, Wen Yu wrote a divorce petition and asked to be dismissed from her marriage. But before she could hand it to Shen Yu, he was attacked and lost his memory. His personality changed completely, and he could remember only her. He needed her by his side at all times to feel at ease.

Wen Yu turned back helplessly and looked at Shen Yu, who clung to her sleeve, his eyes fixed on her. In a gentle voice, she explained, "My mother is ill, so I'm going home to care for her. I'll be back by evening."

But Shen Yu held on to her sleeve even tighter. "No. If I don't see you for even a moment, I'll miss you sick. I'm coming with you."

Wen Yu couldn't help wondering how an illness could make someone so clingy. She could almost see a fluffy tail wagging behind him.

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Wen Yu is the perfect woman in everyone's eyes.

When she was unmarried, she showed filial respect to her elders, cared for her younger siblings, and managed the household in every respect.

After marrying into the Shen family, a household full of troubles, she got along harmoniously with her difficult sister-in-law, ill-tempered mother-in-law, and sisters-in-law who fought for power. The family grew more peaceful by the day.

Even the picky Empress praised her again and again.

She was wholeheartedly devoted to her husband, Shen Yu, a frail, sinister man with a deep and calculating nature.

She was always gracious and considerate to his secondary wife and illegitimate son, never making things difficult for them.

Shen Yu thought she must love him deeply to treat him this way.

With her by his side on his thorny path to power, he didn't feel so alone.

After a long dream, Shen Yu awoke to find Wen Yu wiping his hand. His feelings were deeply conflicted.

In the dream, he was killed by an assassination plot. After his death, he thought Wen Yu would cry for him, but she didn't shed a single tear. Once the mourning period ended, she brought out the divorce petition she had written long ago and asked to be dismissed from the marriage. Then she married her childhood sweetheart, and they lived in harmony until they grew old together.

He felt bitter in every way. They had been husband and wife, yet she had no place for him in her heart. Was all the love he thought he saw just an illusion?

He refused to let her have her way.

He would weave a sweet web to ensnare her, make her unable to pull herself away from him, and then give her a divorce letter, telling her that he was the one who had cast her off first.

A story about weaving a web only to get trapped in it first.

P.S. A heroine who loves fluffy things × a proud, awkward big dog of a hero (not really).

The hero is reborn and gradually learns how to love someone.

They are both sexually inexperienced (the hero had no actual relationship with his secondary wife or illegitimate son).

Theme: Life always brings setbacks. Don't be afraid. Keep moving forward.