The Second Husband

Xu Linxiu transmigrated. The Xu family was wealthy and influential. As its only son, he was treasured like a precious jewel, with a beauty like one of the Nine Immortals and a gentle nature as soft as water. Xu Linxiu and Ren Qingsong, the husband to whom he had been betrothed since childhood, were a match made in heaven. After their marriage, their life together was the envy of everyone. * Later, the Emperor of Yan Jing was replaced, and the bustling city changed hands. The Xu family fell into decline, and Ren Qingsong also had a marriage arranged for him by his family. * With the whole city in turmoil, Xu Linxiu wandered the streets clutching a divorce agreement. In a daze, he walked into a brothel to “learn to be wicked.” The first time Xu Linxiu tried to be wicked, he was met with ridicule. The man reclining in a place of honor was handsome and distinguished, like the proud, mysterious king of wolves on a frozen wasteland. His eyes held a hint of disdain as he sneered, “So this is the Xu family’s precious treasure? In my view, he’s worse than a prostitute.” * After the divorce, Xu Linxiu did not meet the end everyone expected, fading away like a dying flower and becoming a useless ornament. He led the Xu family out of its troubles and resolved an urgent crisis involving the generals at court. The canary who had once been docile, as though kept in a cage, shone anew like a pearl emerging from the dust. Then came the rumor that Xu Linxiu was getting married again. His former husband, whom he had divorced, arrived with a lavish bridal procession stretching ten li, sincerely seeking his hand and hoping to rekindle their relationship. Later, Zhong Fei pinned Xu Linxiu by the ankle like a wolf defending its territory. “I wield immense power and have a strong, well-built body. How am I inferior to that other guy? You’d choose someone else for your second marriage, but not me?” P.S. An old-school melodramatic novel. The bottom is a sickly beauty and a universally adored charmer, with the bonus of knowledge from another world. Influenced by the circumstances he grew up in, the protagonist initially turns the blame on himself, but after his divorce he gradually gains confidence and begins to shine. New love interest, second marriage. The ex-husband is not just a background character and can’t stop thinking about him. A self-indulgent story written to satisfy my own cravings. I know some readers may love it and others may hate it. To head off objections: If you’re basing your argument only on the blurb and those two isolated lines, then about the words “worse than a prostitute”: Xu Linxiu was in turmoil, mentally and emotionally, and for once he set aside his usual restraint and propriety, allowing himself to let go. The love interest could tell that Xu was not normally like this, yet was deliberately letting himself go. That’s why he commented teasingly on Xu’s out-of-character behavior. He thought Xu was doing a poor imitation of something he wasn’t, and that if he wasn’t that kind of person, he shouldn’t do such things and debase himself. What he meant was, “If you don’t like it, don’t do it.” A formidable, loyal, dog-like top, the Marquis Who Guards the Nation X an elegant, sickly beauty bottom Blurb finalized on August 23, 2022 Theme: Divorce can also be a new beginning. Stay true to who you really are.