Hidden Joy

In the fourth year of her marriage to Chen Yue, Tang Xiu asked for a divorce.

Chen Yue asked why. Was it because he'd kept her up too late the night before? Tang Xiu didn't say so, but privately found the whole thing tiresome.

A woman could only take so much of the same face every day. It was time to find someone more interesting.

Tang Xiu was determined, and Chen Yue didn't try very hard to stop her.

Only when he watched her leave the marquis's residence without a backward glance did his eyes redden.

That night, Tang Xiu called for a man.

But in the dim light, he felt strangely familiar. When she lit a lamp, it turned out to be Chen Yue, just as she'd suspected.

Tang Xiu was speechless. "Shouldn't you be busy serving as a commander? What are you doing here?"

Chen Yue said quietly, "Don't look for anyone else. Come to me. No one else can satisfy you. I'm the one you're most familiar with."

Tang Xiu thought about it. He had a point.

So they hit it off. Her former husband, who had once wielded power over life and death in secret, transformed into a lover who quietly scaled walls and tapped on her window to meet her in private.

It turned out she really did favor Chen Yue.

And she really did like this kind of life.

Tsk.

Couldn't he just be a good lover who made her feel good? Why did he keep trying to get her back to the marquis's residence? What a nuisance.

* A fictionalized Ming setting. Don't worry about historical accuracy.

* Warm, sweet romance, indulgent and satisfying, with some spicy scenes.

* 1v1, happy ending.

* The cover is a template. The author knows that chest-high skirts don't fit this story's setting, but can't afford a new cover.

* Screenshots archived on Weibo on 2023.04.26, @A Nai Nai Nai Nai

Theme: Weather the storm together, lean on each other like pine and ivy