After I Was Forced to Marry the Cold-Faced Young Master

My new novel, "My Playboy Husband Is Acting Strange," is now out! Please add it to your favorites~

Also known as "Sorry, I'm Great at Hurting My Former Employer"

Jiang Li, a modern-day office drone, suddenly transmigrates into the foolish eldest daughter-in-law of the Tan family, the richest family in the capital of Tianyi.

Outsiders mock her, and the servants look down on her. Her original self was also a pawn used by the second branch to humiliate and control Tan Mingyuan, the orphaned son of the first branch.

From the start, she's in a desperate situation, but Jiang Li knows this may be her rare chance to get rich overnight!

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At the third watch of the night, she clutches her little bundle, ready to sneak away, only to run right into Tan Mingyuan, who's been waiting for her.

Jiang Li gives an awkward but polite smile. "What a coincidence. Are you here to admire the moon too?"

The young man looks at her bundle, his gaze cool. "Admire the moon? With your luggage?"

That night, the two agree to deal with the scheming Second Master Tan together.

Just as everything seems about to go their way, Jiang Li heads into the storeroom to pick out the treasures she plans to take.

Tan Mingyuan follows, shuts the storeroom door, and corners her on the couch he'd had placed there in advance, tempting her with his good looks.

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One day, after several rounds of drinks, Tan Mingyuan gently slides a sheet of paper across the table to Jiang Li. The first two words on it read "divorce agreement." He leans toward her, looking completely innocent. "Wife, what is this?"

Jiang Li's drunken eyes struggle to focus. She points at the two large characters. "Divorce... a divorce agreement?"

Tan Mingyuan: "Who is divorcing whom?"

Jiang Li's bleary eyes move to the signature. "Me... and you."

At that, Tan Mingyuan stands and helps the tipsy Jiang Li to bed, drawing the curtains.

"You want to divorce me, but I only want to spend my life with you."

※ Reader's guide:

1. The setting is entirely made up. Please don't overanalyze it.

2. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first.

3. A cold, uncaring, scheming young master x a transmigrated office drone who puts money first. In a way, they're both strong characters.

4. Plenty of chapters in reserve, so the story is guaranteed not to be abandoned.

Edited on 2026/01/29

Blurb for "My Playboy Husband Is Acting Strange." Please add it to your favorites~

Everyone says Shen Yusheng, daughter of a Directorate of Education professor, is gentle and sensible, the perfect young lady. Unfortunately, poor health has kept her living in the countryside.

Only she knows the truth: after transmigrating into this world years ago, she has had only one goal: lie flat, eat her fill, and wait for death.

Then she returns to the capital, catches her stepsister meeting a man in secret, and nearly drowns in the lake. Just after she escapes with her life, her stepmother whispers in someone's ear and tries to marry her off to a fool.

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Lu Jingyuan, heir to Prince Jin, is the capital's number-one playboy. He spends his days chasing cats and dogs, and raising birds for fun. Now that he's of marriageable age, the noblewomen of the capital avoid him. At a loss, Prince Jin and his wife threaten to make him settle down by marrying him to the chubby daughter of a wealthy merchant, but he doesn't take them seriously.

At a brothel, Lu Jingyuan happens to hear that Shen Yusheng has returned to the capital and is being forced to marry a fool. His brow furrows.

The next day, he invites her out.

Lu Jingyuan looks at the lovely woman before him, holds his breath, and raises his cup, trying to stay calm. "Let's divorce after three years. You can take your pick of anything in Prince Jin's residence."

Shen Yusheng smiles. "Agreed."

But an imperial edict arrives, and the two are married before long.

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On their wedding night, Shen Yusheng accidentally discovers that Lu Jingyuan has a beloved woman he can never forget. She proactively lays down three rules and even has him write the divorce agreement in advance. After the wedding, she abides by their agreement and never crosses the line.

One day, she catches a cold and, while unconscious, hears someone whispering.

"Young Master, the Young Madam is unconscious right now. She probably can't drink the medicine on her own. Why don't you try feeding it to her mouth to mouth?"

After a brief silence in the room, Shen Yusheng relaxes a little and lets her consciousness fade.

Just then, warm lips press against hers.

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While cleaning his study, Shen Yusheng accidentally triggers a mechanism and enters a hidden chamber. The walls are covered in portraits of her. Before she can get a closer look, she hears a faint sound from the large bed behind the screen. "Yusheng... Yusheng..."

She approaches quietly. In the dim light, it takes her a long moment to make out the person calling her name.

It's none other than her playboy husband, who should have been out enjoying himself!

Theme: The most important thing is to be sincere