My Wife Is Cold-Hearted

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Xie Xuanying was born into wealth, handsome as a jade tree, and talented in both letters and arms. Later generations summed him up perfectly:

Those who could outfight him were less learned. Those who were more learned were less handsome. Those who were more handsome hadn't been born yet.

And yet, for all his extraordinary advantages, there were three things in life that defeated him.

First, he met the woman he loved, but they couldn't marry.

Second, after overcoming countless hardships, they married, but she didn't love him.

Third, at last she loved him, but she loved her career more.

Xie Xuanying: My lifelong wish is to win one woman's heart and stay by her side until our hair turns white.

Cheng Danruo: I want cowpox, quinine, and penicillin.

The female lead transmigrates, has a golden finger, and the story is half researched (badly) and half fictionalized, with a reasonable amount of wish fulfillment.

Reading advice: [I don't recommend the modern-day extras for now. I'll rewrite them once I've improved as a writer.] [The bonus extras are set in ancient times and are fine to read.]

[The female lead's career progression]: Orphan -> adopted daughter of a great Confucian scholar -> female official (lowest rank to fourth rank) -> Shuren (third rank) -> Furen (second rank) -> First-Rank Furen -> Lady of the State -> Imperial Regent -> ennobled as a marquis -> remembered in the history books

* This is not an invincible, wish-fulfillment story about a powerful female lead. It's a slow-burn coming-of-age story, from orphan to a figure remembered in history.

* The female lead is fairly rational, but has emotional hang-ups. Her relationship with the male lead develops gradually, and he has a one-sided crush on her at first.

* The plot has a serious historical-drama tone, with many locations. It includes a bit of palace and court intrigue, power struggles, infrastructure-building, and household affairs.

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