Did You Miss Your Husband Today?

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Wen Chengxu returned to his residence looking utterly dejected. At court, the Vice Minister of Personnel, Chu Yue, had dressed him down without mercy.

On his way in, he happened upon his bright and charming half-sister playing pitch-pot with the maids. Ever since this half-sister had returned to the Wen family, there had been no peace in their household.

He had secretly asked someone to calculate her fate. They said she was born under an ill star, and that her bad luck would affect her family and the man she married. In short, she was the Wen family's jinx. But his wife had urged him to keep her, lest he earn a bad reputation for mistreating his half-sister.

To vent his resentment, he began devising a plan that would solve both problems at once. So every few days, he arranged for his half-sister to cross paths with Chu Yue. Heaven rewards the diligent, and at last he got his chance.

It turned out the mighty Vice Minister was not quite the flawless gentleman people made him out to be. He, too, could be so captivated by a beauty that he forgot how to walk. Wen Chengxu had always enjoyed bringing people together, so he went with the flow and accomplished two "good deeds" at once.

Wen Hanyu was invited back to the capital. Since she had inherited her maternal grandfather's immense fortune, her greedy sister-in-law tried every way she could to keep her there. Wen Hanyu knew her elder brother disliked her and had no intention of staying long. But one day, Wen Chengxu suddenly changed his tune. He took her to all the best places in the capital, and at a grand banquet, she met the cool, dignified Vice Minister, a man with the bearing of a crane and the grace of a pine.

Wen Hanyu was very pleased with him, and married him with a joyful heart. Only then did she discover that his refined manners were just a facade. Once the doors were shut and the bed curtains drawn, his true nature emerged. He often kept her trapped in his arms, gripping her slender waist as he asked, "Did you miss your husband today?"

When Chu Yue went to Xuzhou to provide disaster relief, he saw a beautiful, kindhearted woman handing out porridge. He watched her from afar for a long time. But when he finally worked up the courage to approach, he saw a man beside her take off his cloak and drape it around her shoulders. They were a perfect match, a pair of jade figurines.

He stopped in his tracks, believing they were never meant to be. Little did he know that one day someone would personally deliver her to his doorstep. Who could understand the feeling of getting back what you thought you had lost?

Wen Chengxu never expected that the jinx in his family would become a lucky star in the Chu family. He had not seen his shrewd and decisive brother-in-law fall from power. Instead, he became the Grand Secretary. Working under him, Wen Chengxu grew more and more anxious, and the man who had hoped to skim off a little for himself was forced into becoming an honest official.

Below is the blurb for Are You My Husband?

Wen Xi lost her memory by accident while searching for her family. A woman traveling with her on the boat had quarreled with her and had long wanted revenge. Seeing that Wen Xi had amnesia, she made up a story that Wen Xi was going to the capital to find her husband. She even secretly slipped a portrait of the capital's most notorious tyrant into Wen Xi's luggage, looking forward to laughing at her when they returned.

The moment Wen Xi set foot on shore, she spotted the man in the portrait. She really did have a husband, after all. Otherwise, why would he be waiting here for her?

Her husband had brows like ink paintings and sideburns as sharp as a blade. He was gentle and considerate toward her, a man of virtue and integrity. With such a fine husband, what more could she ask for?

While investigating a case at the docks, Xie Jin encountered a young woman holding a portrait. Beaming, she asked, "Are you my husband?"

The girl was so soft and sweet, even the strands of her hair were just to his liking. For the first time in his life, he lied to a woman. "I am!"

After spending days inseparable from Xie Jin, Wen Xi suddenly remembered everything. Everyone in the residence had deceived her during that time, and the culprit still wanted to continue their ill-fated relationship built on lies.

Since they had never been formally betrothed, she had no desire to remain by Xie Jin's side in such an insubstantial, ambiguous relationship. She left him a letter and departed without a second thought.

That night, Xie Jin turned the capital upside down, but still couldn't find her.

Meanwhile, Wen Xi found her uncle, and her life became peaceful and carefree.

Then one day, her uncle nervously ushered a man inside. Only then did Wen Xi realize she had provoked someone she shouldn't have. Their relationship couldn't be ended with a farewell letter. The Xie Jin she had thought gentle and considerate was, in truth, the capital's most ruthless official, with exceptionally cruel ways of punishing people.

She was ready for Xie Jin to take revenge. No matter what, she would never give in.

When they met again, Xie Jin spoke softly by her ear as he always had. "If you're willing to come back with me and be a good wife, I'll do anything you ask."

"Impossible."

"Then I'll stay here and marry into the Wen family."

"You can't even be a watchdog."

He stormed out in a fury, unaware that once outside, the man's eyes had reddened. For all the anger in his heart, he couldn't bring himself to be cruel to her.

Xie Jin had never expected one lie to bind him for a lifetime. At first, he had only been captivated by her beauty. How had he ended up giving her his heart, too?

Theme: Be self-reliant and strong.