Yu Tingyu, the youngest legitimate son of a duke's household, grew up surrounded by luxury and adoration. One day, he accidentally fell from his horse and landed inside a book set thousands of years in the future.
And not just any character: he had become a cannon-fodder extra who didn't survive past the book's halfway point.
In the story, the cannon fodder went to great lengths to marry the main character gong's older brother, all to bully the main character shou, whom he couldn't stand.
After the wedding, the cannon fodder tried to seduce and curry favor with the main character gong's older brother, while using every vicious trick in the book against the main character shou.
The main character gong's older brother was the mastermind behind everything, and he watched it all with cold indifference.
The cannon fodder's eventual fate was so gruesome that even Yu Tingyu couldn't bear to look.
Yu Tingyu arrived on the night of the wedding.
Without permission, the cannon fodder had slipped into the master bedroom and was waiting in bed for the main character gong's older brother to come in.
Yu Tingyu had just poked his head out from under the covers when he met the gaze of the stern-faced man in the doorway.
Yu Tingyu: qwq
Waaah, he's so scary.
He wanted a divorce!
*
Qi Zhaoyuan had only been back in the country for a few days when the elders in his family arranged a marriage for him.
He hated people who schemed behind his back, and felt nothing but disgust for the wife he'd never met.
After they married, Qi Zhaoyuan discovered that his little wife was not only timid, but a little dim, too.
The housekeeper came home with milk tea, and his little wife brought it over to him, blinking as he asked how to drink it.
Qi Zhaoyuan expressionlessly put a straw in the cup for him. “Put your lips around it.”
Yu Tingyu nodded as if he understood, parted his pale pink lips, and obediently wrapped them around the straw.
Qi Zhaoyuan pressed his thin lips together, his Adam's apple bobbing almost imperceptibly.
Hmph. A clumsy attempt at seduction.
*
At first, Yu Tingyu heard people say that his engagement to Qi Zhaoyuan would last only a year.
He spent that year anxiously keeping his head down, then carefully hinted to Qi Zhaoyuan that they should get a divorce.
Qi Zhaoyuan took out the English version of their contract with a cold expression and pointed to a line. “Our marriage contract is permanent. Whoever files for divorce will be considered in breach of contract.”
Yu Tingyu took it and stared at it, but couldn't make heads or tails of it. He immediately puffed up in indignation.
Why was Qi Zhaoyuan picking on him for not understanding bird language?
*
When people heard that the neglected young master of the Yu family had married the head of the Qi family, they all thought Yu Tingyu had sent himself straight into a blazing furnace.
Who knew what would become of him?
Even the Yu family, worried they'd be caught in the crossfire, cut ties with Yu Tingyu completely.
But at a banquet one day, everyone saw the infamous head of the Qi family holding Yu Tingyu's hand and never leaving his side.
The Yu family tried to approach them, but the man didn't spare them so much as a glance. He simply lowered his head to feed the young man beside him dessert, then brushed the crumbs from the corner of his lips with his thumb.
Everyone was stunned.
So much for being thrown into a blazing furnace!
A pampered, sweet, and obedient shou who's a little illiterate × a slightly scheming, possessive older gong
◇ A sweet 1v1 romance with a happy ending
◇ Age gap and size difference
Theme: Stay true to yourself