My Husband Is Old-Fashioned, but Handsome as Can Be

【A stoic, abstinent old-fashioned man VS a looks-obsessed, lazy, pampered sweetheart】 Yu Xi was born into wealth and had a fiancé who would lift her skirts and wipe her shoes for her. Unless something unexpected happened, she was sure to spend her whole life swaddled in luxury. But unexpected things have a way of happening without warning. When Yu Xi saw her fiancé taking his mistress out for a romantic stroll, she fainted from shock. After she came to, Yu Xi sobbed and wailed. She had become the laughingstock of her entire circle of friends, for one thing. And though her fiancé was a scoundrel, he was devastatingly handsome. She was afraid she would never find another fiancé so good-looking. Just as Yu Xi was utterly heartbroken and even considering spending the rest of her life in a convent, Lu Zhi appeared before her, coming to apologize on his younger brother's behalf. One look at the man's outrageously handsome face, and Yu Xi's hope reignited. Her former fiancé's older brother was an absolute beauty! · Before turning thirty, Lu Zhi had risen to the Grand Secretariat, becoming a trusted minister of the emperor and the foremost among the officials. He was famed as the Jade-Faced Grand Secretary, a figure countless people could only admire from afar. He had seen his younger brother, Lu Ping, fawn over Yu Xi in every possible way and indulge her without limit. He had also seen Yu Xi smack his brother on the head with storybooks more than once. Lu Zhi did not want such a spoiled, overbearing woman marrying into the family and damaging its reputation. He had privately advised his younger brother several times to choose a more virtuous wife. Then his brother betrayed Yu Xi, and the marriage between the Lu and Yu families fell to him instead. On their wedding night, as he gazed at Yu Xi's lovely, bashful face, Lu Zhi solemnly explained that he was busy with official duties and had never wanted to marry. He only hoped they could treat each other with respect and stay out of each other's way… But before he could finish, Yu Xi struck a pretty pose and beckoned him with a finger. “Why are you rambling? Hurry up and consummate the marriage.” · A year into their marriage, Lu Zhi noticed that Yu Xi was no longer as passionate about him. He did not take it to heart. After all, aside from the pleasures they shared at night, he had given her nothing. If she had grown tired of him, he would simply let her go. That evening, after finishing work, Lu Zhi went to bring Yu Xi home, intending to have a proper talk with her about a divorce. Then he heard Yu Xi slap the table inside. “I really can't get through to you people! My husband is so handsome, I'd be fine with doing it the same way for a whole year! I really would!” Lu Zhi: … · Back home, Lu Zhi picked up one of Yu Xi's treasured storybooks for the first time: My Abstinent Tutor, The Handsome Monk in the Mountains, The Flirtatious County Magistrate Who Interrogates Me at Midnight… The more he read, the darker his gaze became. Before long, Yu Xi returned home. She had not even stepped inside when she saw her old-fashioned husband waiting for her with a ruler in hand. “Why are you so late?” Yu Xi: …Wait, something isn't right! That night, for the first time in her life, Yu Xi was a model student. All she could say about it was: Hehe… Reading Guide: 1. A lighthearted, sweet story about life after marriage. Single-couple romance, and the story is complete. 2. Click to enjoy the downfall of a stuffy, feudal male lead. Warning: the male lead is traditional and feudal. Please don't read this and then leave a bad review insulting the author or the protagonists. 3. Nine-year age gap, 17 and 26. The former fiancé's mistress was not encouraged by the male lead. He's an old-fashioned man and would never do such a thing. 4. There are face-slapping scenes involving the former fiancé and others, but the blurb was already too long, so I didn't include them here. 5. The heroine simply likes the male lead because he's handsome. The male lead is the ultimate abstinent, nurturing daddy type. (Drooling.) 6. Paragraph comments are open, so everyone is welcome to comment! This is an attempt at a different writing style, so it may differ quite a bit from my work in previous years. It's a light and easy read, so just have fun with it. My next book, My Little Sister Is So Bad, is coming soon. See my author page for details 【A bad man and his even worse little sister】 Not long after Bai Zhuzhu got married, she was sent back to her family home for beating her husband. She threw herself into her stepbrother's arms and burst into tears. “I only gave him a light slap, but he couldn't take it! I'm divorcing him!” As Bai Chen comforted her, he told someone to write up the divorce papers. “Don't cry, Zhuzhu. I'll find you ten men. You can beat them every day if you like.” Lying against her stepbrother's broad chest, Bai Zhuzhu thought miserably that her brother was the only good man in the world. Unfortunately, none of the ten men Bai Chen found pleased Bai Zhuzhu. One was too ugly; another had a chest that was too small. Bai Chen listened to all her complaints and remembered every one. Then he sent people to find even better men. After all this, even Bai Chen's fiancée couldn't stand it anymore. She said Bai Zhuzhu was unruly and unreasonable and needed to be properly disciplined. That night, Bai Zhuzhu lay on Bai Chen, eyes brimming with tears. “Brother, she insulted me. I want to sleep with you and make her furious.” Seriously, the whole Bai family belonged to Bai Zhuzhu. Whether Bai Chen was her ox, her horse, or her donkey was entirely up to her! · Bai Chen was the Bai family's stepson, born with an exceptional gift for business. In just a few years, he had made the Bai family the richest in Yangzhou. Even after Bai Zhuzhu's parents passed away, he continued to spoil their only daughter. He would put on her shoes and wash her face, doing whatever she asked without question. Some people laughed that the Bai family had raised him like a dog. But only Bai Chen knew that what he wanted was to lift Bai Zhuzhu high, then let her fall, so that he could claim everything the Bai family owned without a hitch. He watched Bai Zhuzhu grow more and more wicked, and saw more and more people come to resent her. He only smiled and watched coldly. Even when Bai Zhuzhu complained that she was unhappy with the men, Bai Chen mocked her inwardly while picking out all sorts of men for her, telling her that if she wanted something, she had to obtain it by any means necessary. It was only when Bai Zhuzhu's innocent, guileless yet possessive gaze fell on him that Bai Chen realized the girl he had raised might have turned out a little too wicked. Theme: Be kind to yourself and love life. You are the protagonist of your own story.