What's Wrong with Flirting with My Husband? [Reborn]

In his previous life, Yun Ye devoted himself wholeheartedly to his family, only to discover in the end that he was merely an adopted son.

His parents had never truly cared for Yun Ye. No matter how hard he tried, they took everything he did for granted. His only purpose was to pave the way for his younger brother, who spent his days indulging in life. Once Yun Ye had made the family business bigger and stronger, his brother would reap the rewards and take his place, while Yun Ye was cast aside.

They even wanted to squeeze every last bit of value out of him, forcing him into a marriage alliance with the Qin family.

Qin Lie was obsessed with racing, but a car accident ruined his career and cost him his right leg.

Rumor had it that he was gloomy and cold, mercurial in temperament, and had lived alone in a villa halfway up the mountain for years, never venturing out.

By then, Yun Ye was already ravaged by illness, weak and powerless. He gave up resisting and was taken to meet Qin Lie.

It wasn't the first time Yun Ye had seen this powerful man. He had once seen him full of youthful ambition, not like now, leaning on a cane with nothing but an empty trouser leg where his right leg should have been.

Even so, his back remained straight, his pride undiminished.

Yun Ye had assumed a man like him would look down on a sickly person like himself, but Qin Lie's response was unexpected. "If you want to marry me, then we will. If you don't, I'll respect your choice."

After they married,

Qin Lie and Yun Ye treated each other with courtesy. Qin Lie took thoughtful care of Yun Ye, allowing him to finally feel what it was like to be cherished.

Everything between them was good, except there was no love.

That was what Yun Ye had always believed.

Until the day he died, when Qin Lie held him and wept hysterically, kissed the countless needle marks on the back of his hand, then sat alone beside his corpse, motionless on the bed's edge, like a withered tree.

Yun Ye suddenly understood that he had been wrong. Qin Lie simply didn't know how to express his love.

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Reborn during the summer vacation after the college entrance exams, Yun Ye no longer listened to the Yun family's demand that he stay and study locally when filling out his university applications. He resolutely enrolled at Shangcheng University, where Qin Lie was studying.

At the time, Qin Lie was already a campus celebrity.

After enrolling, Yun Ye heard the rumors about him:

"Brother Lie is a spoiled, unruly guy. He always smokes the harshest cigarettes, drinks the strongest liquor, and drives the wildest cars. Who would dare mess with him? They'd be asking for death."

Yun Ye: "..."

Where had his gentle, reserved, steady, and composed husband, who didn't smoke or drink, gone?

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Lately, rumors had been flying around Shang University that Qin Lie had a first-year underclassman clinging to him. The kid followed him to bars, street races, and even the bathhouse.

His roommates, who knew him well, scoffed. "Brother Lie hates clingy people most of all. If that kid weren't so frail, he'd have beaten him up already."

Not long afterward, while the roommate was having dinner with Qin Lie in the cafeteria, Yun Ye walked over and returned Qin Lie's necklace. "You left this at my place last night."

A wave of astonished murmurs rippled around them. The roommate was still reeling when Qin Lie, beside him, lowered his airs and asked, "Won't you stay and eat with me before you go?"

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One afternoon, while Qin Lie was smoking on the sports field, Yun Ye suddenly came over and pinched out his cigarette. "It's bad for your lungs. Smoke less."

That night, Qin Lie had a terrifying dream.

In the dream, he had only one leg and knelt submissively before Yun Ye, kissing him passionately and leaving burning marks on his fair skin.

After that, Qin Lie quit smoking.

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A seemingly sweet and obedient, secretly rebellious bottom x a seemingly arrogant and haughty, secretly imaginative and jealous top

The previous-life storyline takes up very little space. The top and bottom have very different personalities in their two lives, and the Reborn storyline focuses mainly on romance.

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Coming soon: "I Don't Need This Husband Anymore [Reborn]"

With her family on the brink of bankruptcy, Jiang Yao was forced into a marriage alliance with the Lu family's notorious rebellious young master.

Lu Cheng had always defied convention, yet he was the family's favorite.

It was only after marrying him that Jiang Yao learned that, beneath his carefree and dissolute exterior and apparent lack of interest in power, Lu Cheng had been quietly biding his time. He watched the family members fight each other to the death over the inheritance, then struck with precision and ruthlessness to claim the highest position.

In Jiang Yao's eyes, Lu Cheng was a cunning, sinister wolf.

So even after three years of marriage and having shared every kind of intimacy, Jiang Yao remained cold and distant, keeping his guard up for fear of being manipulated.

Jiang Yao thought their marriage was a matter of mutual benefit, as false as the personas they both wore. He would simply live out his life as it came. He had never thought about divorcing Lu Cheng, but neither had he thought about spending the rest of his life by his side.

Until one day, Jiang Yao suddenly received a call saying that Lu Cheng had been ambushed and gravely wounded, and was on the verge of death. Only then did he realize that deep down, he was afraid of being separated from Lu Cheng.

Jiang Yao rushed to the hospital where Lu Cheng was undergoing emergency treatment, but it was too late. He never even got to see Lu Cheng one last time...

Around the winter solstice, a cold wind swept through the hallway at dusk. Jiang Yao sank helplessly to his knees, tears streaming down his face.

He remembered something Lu Cheng had once said: "Jiang Yao, you're polite and courteous to everyone else. Why do you look at me as if I'm your enemy? You look so good when you smile."

Jiang Yao regretted that he had never smiled at Lu Cheng even once.

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At the funeral, relatives and friends murmured among themselves, saying Jiang Yao had hit the jackpot: he'd married into a wealthy family, only for her husband to die right away.

Jiang Yao listened numbly to the gossip, his disgust with the world reaching its peak.

If he could, he would trade everything he had now to bring Lu Cheng back...

Only after Lu Cheng was gone did Jiang Yao belatedly realize that his prejudice had made him overlook so many of Lu Cheng's good qualities. Lu Cheng remembered his birthday and their wedding anniversary, and no matter how busy he was, he always came home to celebrate. Back then, Jiang Yao had believed Lu Cheng only did those things to impress his grandfather and win the old man's trust.

Later, Jiang Yao opened Lu Cheng's computer and found many photos of himself in a hidden folder. Lu Cheng had labeled it "Angel."

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Jiang Yao never expected that he could really be Reborn and return to the past.

That year, he was twenty-one and a college junior, and his family was not yet on the brink of bankruptcy.

As for Lu Cheng, he was still the same unruly playboy, spending every day indulging himself, with no one wary of him.

Jiang Yao thought that perhaps, in this life, they could start over, get to know each other, and make up for the regrets of their previous life.

But...

One time they met, Lu Cheng was dead drunk and had gotten into a fight, leaving his face bruised and bloodstains all over his collar. Unable to bear it, Jiang Yao stepped in to stop the fight. Lu Cheng immediately ducked behind him and complained pitifully, "Boss, they're picking on me..."

Before Jiang Yao could react, Lu Cheng shoved him forward and ran off, calling back, "If there's a problem, take it up with my boss."

Jiang Yao: "..."

Who understands the urge to grab a knife right now?

How could a Lu Cheng barely in his twenties be such a jerk!!!

I don't need this husband anymore :)

Theme: Be confident and self-reliant