Lu Qingqu's greatest wish in life was to divorce Princess Changyang.
If not for that absurd night forced upon him by her, Lu Qingqu, a favored son of Heaven and Left Censor-in-Chief, would have had a life without a single flaw.
Then she appeared.
Princess Changyang Qin Xiao was wild and wanton, the woman Lu Qingqu detested most.
He had always regarded their ill-fated marriage as a stain on his life, loathing it with all his heart.
Throughout their years of marriage, Lu Qingqu's heart remained as cold as ice. He waited only for her to realize she had no chance and give up.
But Qin Xiao kept drawing close without a care, smiling brightly every day and saying the most improper things to him.
Lu Qingqu never responded.
He only thought to himself that he despised this woman.
Qin Xiao, however, didn't care in the least.
She merely made a bet with him: if he still wanted a divorce three years later, she would agree.
So for three years of marriage, he never once took the initiative to say a single word to her.
Later, her maternal family became embroiled in a serious case, and her mother was gravely ill.
For the first time, the brightest and most bold Princess Changyang in the Jiang Kingdom had tears in her eyes in front of Lu Qingqu, begging him to investigate again.
Lu Qingqu merely furrowed his brows. He offered no words of comfort, only saying coldly, "Your Highness should avoid any appearance of impropriety."
Then he tossed the divorce papers in front of her.
"The three-year term is over. I've drawn up the divorce papers. Please review them, Your Highness."
Qin Xiao stared at him for a long time, then finally smiled.
"Lu Qingqu, you never loved me, did you?"
Lu Qingqu thought the question absurd.
How could he possibly love her?
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After divorcing her, Lu Qingqu lived a carefree life.
He thought he would go on being carefree forever, until he saw her, pregnant, holding another man's arm.
Only then did he realize that Qin Xiao was truly gone.
For the first time in his life, he swallowed his pride and begged someone not to leave.
But she answered in a calm voice:
"Lu Qingqu, you once made me feel like I was the most worthless person in the world. So please let someone this worthless go."
On a rainy, bitterly cold night in late autumn,
Lu Qingqu stood outside the residence of her and her new husband all night.
It was in the year he lost Qin Xiao that he began, too late, to regret it.
One-on-one, scum male lead, no changing male leads, groveling to win back his wife.
Theme: Sincerity deserves sincerity
