Marrying Up

At a poetry banquet, Ji Xingzhi made a casual remark that brought about his marriage to Lin Shuyue, despite the vast difference in their status.

Though Lin Shuyue came from a humble family, her parents had doted on her since childhood, and she'd always been free-spirited. Once married into a prestigious household, she had to follow its rules and live as if walking on thin ice.

After the wedding, she was careful in everything she did, always keeping her head down and living cautiously.

Only when Miss Chen arrived in the capital did she learn that Ji Xingzhi had hastily married her because he already had someone else in his heart. He had only married her to placate his family, who kept pressuring him to wed.

Lin Shuyue felt nothing at all. She was even a little happy, and became more attentive than ever in caring for Ji Xingzhi's meals and daily needs.

Only now and then, in the quiet of night, would she secretly count her private savings. She thought happily that if she saved up a little more, she could divorce him. Then she could find herself a handsome, gentle young man who would know how to care for her.

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Ji Xingzhi was peerlessly handsome, the most favored official of the new emperor. When he married a woman from a humble family, everyone was stunned.

After the wedding, he spent most of his time at work. In his impression, his wife was gentle, sensible, and unobtrusive. She managed the household and showed filial respect to his parents. She seemed like a capable and proper wife.

One day, remembering it was her birthday, he made an exception and left work early. But as soon as he entered the garden, he heard carefree laughter coming from inside the room. "How could I possibly fall for that cold, wooden block? I like elegant, refined, handsome young men..."

The usually decisive and far-sighted Young Master Ji tossed and turned all night.

So she had never liked him at all...

Both leads are inexperienced in love. One-on-one romance, with a small ensemble cast.

Theme: Peaceful, happy days.