The Older Man-Younger Wife Trope

Jiang Tingxue woke up to find she'd transmigrated into a book.

Her biological father was forcing her to marry a powerful man much older than her.

Jiang Tingxue had two choices:

First, run away from the wedding.

Second, marry the powerful man.

In the novel, the original Jiang Tingxue chose to run away and died in a conspiracy.

Jiang Tingxue sensibly chose to marry the powerful man and use his influence to keep herself alive.

Once she caught the conspirator, she'd divorce him amicably. In return, she'd do her best to save him from his destined death.

But once everything was settled and Jiang Tingxue was ready to leave, things started to go wrong.

Jiang Tingxue: Thank you for protecting me, sir. I'm off now (happily spinning in circles inside).

The powerful man (smiling): All right.

From that day on, everything started going wrong for Jiang Tingxue. She had bad luck in everything she did, and life became harder and harder.

Jiang Tingxue: ??? Why does this plot feel so familiar?

After figuring it out, Jiang Tingxue cautiously returned to the powerful man's side. "Sir, I'm back."

The powerful man said with surprise and disapproval, "You should be with the person you love."

With tears in her heart, Jiang Tingxue told him how she felt. "No, you're the person I love."

The powerful man looked surprised, then enlightened. "So I'm the one you love. All right, then. Stay by my side."

Jiang Tingxue: :)

P.S. [1] The leads are flawed. The heroine is a genius, but worldly, shrewd, self-centered, and pragmatic. The hero is scheming and gloomy, and forcibly takes what he wants. He's selfish toward the heroine.

[2] An older man and younger wife, with an age gap of twenty years.

[3] The era has been completely changed.

Theme: Love life