Please, Please Don't Get Divorced

Childhood friends || Peacock-like man x wooden, slow-witted woman

[Blurb]

Chun Ying fancied herself the best matchmaker in the capital. She hadn't yet turned twenty, but she'd arranged dozens of happy marriages for people in the capital, perhaps even over a hundred.

Recently, Chun Ying had landed a big job: finding a suitable young gentleman for the little commandery princess of the Cheng Commandery Prince's residence.

She had just pulled out her treasured List of the Capital's Most Eligible Young Gentlemen when she heard that the little princess's eldest brother, the heir of the prince's residence, was in the middle of a divorce dispute with his wife.

Chun Ying was so alarmed she couldn't even stop to eat. She hurried to the prince's residence, first to persuade the heir, then his wife.

Please, don't get divorced! You two are my "living advertisement."

If you really divorce, I'll lose my title of "the capital's best matchmaker" to someone else.

The heir took her words to heart and prepared to win his wife back.

But his wife packed up and went back to her parents' home.

To protect her reputation, Chun Ying had no choice but to visit her sworn enemy's home and try to make peace again.

That's right, the beloved younger brother of the heir's wife, Hua Weilan, was her sworn enemy since childhood. He was a wastrel who dressed flamboyantly and attracted admirers wherever he went.

The heir's wife's "divorce letter" was already written, and Chun Ying was sweating with anxiety.

Hua Weilan offered Chun Ying an idea. "My sister says she doesn't believe in love anymore. You have to find a way to make her believe that love still exists in this world."

Chun Ying asked, "How do I do that?"

Hua Weilan said, "Why don't you marry me? My sister knows we're sworn enemies. If we get married, she'll definitely believe in love, and then she'll get back together with my brother-in-law."

Chun Ying thought he had a point. For the sake of her reputation as the "best matchmaker," she was willing to go all in.

"Fine. Come propose to me."

Hua Weilan raised an eyebrow at his sister, hiding nearby.

Sis, your little brother's about to find happiness for the rest of his life!

"A lighthearted, sweet romance about a pair of bickering enemies"

Side couples: a straightforward heir and his haughty wife, a spoiled little princess and a sincere young gentleman...

Added June 2026:

The story of the main characters' children is in the companion novel, She Says She Loves Me.

Featuring: Hua Weilan and Chun Ying's daughter Hua Xiangnong; Xianyu Chun and Song Yuanqing's son Xianyu Zheng and daughter Xianyu Rongrong; and Hua Jing and Zhou Xuzhi's son Zhou Shuo.

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A goofy, innocent, love-struck emperor | A delicate flower who pretends to be weak to escape her toxic family

[Blurb]

I've fallen in love at first sight with a woman!

With my status, bringing her into the palace would only take a word.

But her identity makes things a little complicated.

Let me start at the beginning.

I have a close friend who's deeply in love with his wife.

Sadly, his wife died after giving birth to their daughter.

Missing her, my friend drank himself into a stupor and tried several times to abandon his daughter and join his wife in the afterlife.

I advised him to listen to his parents, marry a kind woman, settle down, and raise his daughter.

My friend took my advice and married his wife's younger sister, with his family's help.

That's where the problem began!

His wife's younger sister is the very woman I fell in love with at first sight!!!

Sigh. I'm so frustrated. If only I hadn't advised him.

I'm going mad!

On one side is my friend, and on the other is the woman I love.

I can't let go of either one. I'm truly at a loss.

But I still couldn't accept it.

I issued an imperial edict naming my friend's daughter a commandery princess and bringing her to live in the palace. That way, the woman I love would come to the palace to look after the little princess.

After several chance meetings and heartfelt talks, I finally learned that she hadn't married my friend willingly. Her stepmother had forced her by threatening her birth mother's life.

I asked her if she liked me.

She said she did.

She said she liked me!!!

The one who isn't loved is the true interloper in a relationship.

My friend, I'm sorry.

I've decided to save her from her misery.

*The main story is told from the heroine's perspective. Both leads are virgins.

*Yes, the emperor is a hopeless romantic.

*But he's a wise hopeless romantic, so don't criticize him.

Theme: Live as yourself, be independent and strong, and don't accept your fate