The Madam Wants a Divorce

Male substitute romance / chasing his wife to the crematorium / the aloof flower of the high mountains turns into a lovesick ghost * Feudal, abstinent family patriarch vs. young madam with her heart set on someone else Amid the jeers of the world, Cui Yin married into the prestigious Yuan family, becoming the wife of Second Master Yuan, a man as refined as a jade tree and as unattainable as a distant peak. After the wedding, she compromised at every turn, doing her best to please him. She learned to be gentle and virtuous, and mastered every rule expected of the mistress of a noble household. Yet after five years of marriage, her husband remained cold toward her. They lived in separate rooms, and he even disliked the child she had risked her life to bear. · The Yuan family was a distinguished clan of ministers and nobles, with a strict and honorable household. Yuan Yun had been the model of a noble-born gentleman since childhood, upright in conduct and disciplined in accordance with the rites. He should have married a refined young lady of equal standing at the proper age, but instead he was forced to wed Cui Yin, a frivolous woman with no regard for propriety. After their marriage, he watched everything Cui Yin did with cold indifference, letting her be ostracized and isolated in the manor. He watched her bring misery upon herself, leaving her disheveled and humiliated. Day after day, he gradually grew accustomed to her presence, and to the frank affection she showed him. Later, he thought that for the child’s sake, perhaps they could live together in harmony after all. When did the truth come to light? Probably that day, when his wife got drunk and lost control. In the confusion of passion between the sheets, she kissed his face, but called him by the wrong name. “Zhao Lang...” The Yuan family patriarch, a man who had risen to the highest rank in the court, slowly opened his eyes. His flawless, cool-jade face stiffened and shattered, inch by inch. That day, Yuan Yun finally learned that his wife had never loved him. She loved only the face he shared with the man in her heart 【Female lead’s perspective】 After the man she had pledged her life to died, Cui Yin tried countless ways to follow him in death. Then she met Yuan Yun. If the person you love most is dead, marry someone who looks most like him. Here’s a preview of the upcoming story I’m hoping to write, “Letting the Wolf In.” If you like it, please add it to your favorites from my author page! 【Blurb】A Zhen had two husbands, one after the other. Her first husband was the love of her life, a gentle and refined man. Sadly, he died young in an accident, and his body was never found. Her second husband was a royal prince. He rescued her amid the rebel armies after her first husband’s death, when she was frail and ill, with nowhere to go. Prince Yan, Ji Xun, was of the imperial bloodline, possessing the bearing of a dragon and the grace of a phoenix. After rescuing her, he took her into his military camp to shelter her from the war. He gave her gold, silver, and clothes, and searched for renowned physicians to treat her chronic illness. When A Zhen was bedridden, Prince Yan even deigned to come in person and feed her soup. A Zhen felt too uneasy to accept such kindness, but Prince Yan said it was only repayment for a debt of gratitude. As it turned out, during a rebellion years ago, he had been ambushed. A Zhen had hidden him and taken him in, concealing him from her husband in the woodshed. She tended to him at night, fed him medicine, and gave him old clothes. A life-saving kindness deserved to be repaid a hundredfold. It would not do to keep eating and drinking at his expense, so with nowhere else to go, A Zhen did what she could, mending and washing his clothes and taking care of his meals and daily needs. She muddled through the days, hoping to return to her hometown once the war ended, rebuild the house burned down in the fighting, and make a grave marked with her husband’s clothes and hat. Then she could spend the rest of her life quietly keeping vigil there But things never go as expected. 【Male lead’s perspective】 Ji Xun did many things for love. He killed many people, too. He even changed his habits and the way he dressed. Day after day, he finally coaxed her into making room in her heart for him, at least temporarily. But a secret can only stay hidden for so long. The moment his wife learned the truth, the deep affection in her eyes slowly turned cold. One by one, she forced his fingers off the hands he used to hold her back. She hated him. She hated Ji Xun, the liar who filled his mouth with falsehoods, the sinner who defiled her night after night, and the executioner who had killed her husband with his own hands. She hated herself even more. Why had she let a wolf into her home and saved him? 【Content warnings】 Coercive possession, a male lead with no sexual experience, and a female lead with a former husband The perspectives are biased. The male lead is a shameless liar who has been plotting for a long time and uses underhanded methods. He has done many terrible things. Theme: People should have the courage to escape hardship and persevere.