My Ex-Husband Is About to Become Emperor

Twenty red envelopes drop at random every day. New chapters come out at 8:30 a.m.

The first time Jiang Tang and Xie Zhao married, Jiang Tang schemed and struggled to become his wife.

The second time Jiang Tang and Xie Zhao married, Xie Zhao moved heaven and earth to wed her.

A friend asks Xie Zhao: You announced to the world that she is your wife, gave her the rank of a princess, changed the laws for her, and even went so far as to pressure the Imperial Medical Academy into developing male birth control. You've done all this for her as the Crown Prince's eldest son, yet she still won't agree to marry you. Aren't you angry?

Xie Zhao: Why would I be angry? I've known since she was ten what she went through to grow up. She's struggled so hard and fought so fiercely to live. If she agreed to spend her life with me so easily, she wouldn't have made it to the day we first met.

Friend: What if she never agrees to marry you?

Xie Zhao: I'll give her status, power, and everything she wants. Once she's fully secure in herself, she'll naturally give me her heart and marry me again.

Reading notes:

1. The heroine is the hero's unattainable dream, whom he's secretly loved for years.

2. The hero isn't gentle or composed. He's neurotic, switching between wolf-dog and lovesick-puppy mode at any moment. He's possessive, petty, jealous, and powerful and capable all at once.

3. This isn't a second-chance romance or a groveling-for-forgiveness story. The heroine likes the hero too, she's just not ready to marry him yet. So while it looks like a story of him trying to win her back, it's really just a sweet romance about a couple dating.

4. The side plots tackle many issues women face, such as painkillers for menstrual cramps, rumors that sexually shame women, male birth control, and eventually women's access to the imperial examinations.

Core theme: Always love yourself