The Stubborn Male Lead Finally Got Divorced

Also known as: I Won't Be This Wealthy Family's Wife Anymore

My mother-in-law asked me to persuade my sister-in-law to accept an arranged marriage. She never expected that her words would persuade me to get a divorce instead.

I had been married to Huo Mingqin for seven years. I was my mother-in-law's favorite daughter-in-law, and the most sensible daughter-in-law in the Huo family.

She said she thought of me as her own daughter. I never imagined she would say this behind my back.

"If I hadn't asked the Qin family to send Qin Yi to Mingqin's bed back then, forcing him to forget that woman overseas and marry into the Qin family, we still wouldn't have a grandson. What's so bad about an arranged marriage? Aren't the two of them doing just fine?"

The woman my Qin family once separated Huo Mingqin from has returned. As she lay dying, she asked to borrow Huo Mingqin for a year, hoping to make up for the mistake my family made when we broke up two people in love.

I said, "There's no need. I don't want him anymore. I hope you have a happy life together."

Please read the following content warnings.

Notes: 1. This story has two endings, one where she remains single and one with Huo Mingqin. They are clearly labeled, so please make sure you pick the right one. The main story is 170,000 characters. Reading the whole thing costs 1 to 2 yuan. Thank you for supporting the official release.

2. The groveling-after-the-divorce storyline appears from Huo Mingqin's perspective, not the female lead's. But judging by the comments, readers still feel the male lead hasn't suffered enough and find him infuriating.

Warnings:

1. This is written in first person, and the viewpoint follows the protagonist's experience. During the female lead's chapters, everyone wants to strangle the male lead.

During the male lead's chapters, everyone still wants to strangle him, because he remains an overbearing CEO who sees everything from his own perspective. His idea of treating the female lead well is completely different from hers. For instance, when it comes to the child, before the divorce he was an absent father. After she divorced him, he finally realized he should be a good dad, but then he was too good to the child, making it seem like he had stolen the female lead's precious little darling. Even in his own chapters, you'll want to reach into the screen and strangle him.

2. The male lead has an ex-girlfriend with terminal cancer. He visited her without telling the female lead. It doesn't even occur to him that she might care. He thinks it is unimportant and that since he has no feelings for his ex, there's no need to mention it. Absolutely infuriating. I revised this part, but no matter how I changed it, he still felt maddening, so in the end, even when he shielded the female lead in a moment of danger, I was still thinking, "I hope a horse tramples him to death."

3. The two families schemed to get the male and female leads married. As a result, after the wedding each of them thought the other was in love with someone else. The male lead also believed he was in the wrong, so he tried to ease the tension, only to make countless more mistakes.

4. The male and female leads are never on the same page. The female lead clearly doesn't want children, but the male lead thinks she misses the child and wants him to give her another one.

The male lead really is that infuriating. Of course, if he weren't, she wouldn't have divorced him.

Please make sure you read the warnings above. If you can still accept them, here's one last thing: After marrying the female lead, the male lead loves only her, and no one else. There is no premarital sex, and his ex-girlfriend is long in the past. The female lead is the moon that will always shine in his heart.

Currently serializing: My Foolish Wife Is a Paranormal Streamer

Romance novel coming soon: I Had No Idea He'd Make It Big, also known as The Crane's Shadow Crossing a Cold Pond

I never imagined that the man I dumped back then would one day become a top-tier star.

I never imagined that the man my father scolded as a "toad dreaming of eating swan meat" would become a rising tycoon.

I never imagined that I'd go from being a top-tier star to a D-list actress.

My father never imagined that he would go bankrupt and end up deeply in debt.

It all came down to that saying: You reap what you sow. Retribution comes, sooner or later.

If only I had known that back then, I wouldn't have... Sigh.

He's back, and he's bought out our family business, bought back the villa we used to own, and even bought me. Every day, I put on a maid outfit and bow when he comes home: "Welcome home, young master!"

His face twitches, because on set, he's supposed to call me "Mother."

I play his mother in his TV drama. What can I do? I'm only good enough for these D-list roles.

Danmei novel coming soon: I Look Like His Dead Wife

An unconventional stand-in story: I look like his dead wife, so He Changzhi marries me.

Si Nian was blacklisted. To make a comeback, he accepted He Changzhi's unspoken demands.

He Changzhi's wife died in a car accident. He and his four-year-old son both miss her terribly, so this marriage serves their separate needs, and they come to an agreement.

His agent asked Si Nian, "You know he's treating you as a stand-in, right?"

Si Nian nodded. "I know. He has someone he truly loves. I don't have to feel pressured."

He Changzhi has his beloved late wife, so he doesn't need to give Si Nian his heart. Because he doesn't have one to give.

He Changzhi marries Si Nian for the benefits it brings to everyone involved. He isn't an emotional person, but now that they're husbands, they should be faithful to each other. He can wait for Si Nian to fall in love with him, but Si Nian must never have anyone else in his heart.

Theme: Love can melt any ice. Believe that respecting the other person is what true love means.