Don't Call Me Sir, Call Me Husband

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[Money-loving, pleasure-seeking little miser vs. two-faced head of the family]

[Marriage first, love later / older, paternal type / gentle husband / identity reveal and pursuit of his wife]

Ji Ling'er sold herself for ten taels of gold, agreeing to marry in place of Miss Song.

She failed to slip away on her wedding night. Their eyes met, and she was struck like a bolt of lightning! The old man Miss Song had described as good for nothing but money turned out to be the very teacher who had taught her how to do business!

In the warm, fragrant bedchamber, Qin Shao watched her huddle against the wall and laughed. "Are you afraid of me?"

Ji Ling'er was a free-spirited girl who had been punished plenty while studying under him. How could she not be afraid, now that her teacher was watching her day and night?

When his students made mistakes, Qin Shao hesitated for a long time before punishing her. Under the little girl's veiled threats, he gritted his teeth and brought the paddle down.

He used only a third of his strength when paddling her, but that night he put in twelve times the effort to soothe her.

Being married was wonderful, but being married in secret was not.

Ji Ling'er decided to reveal her true identity and become his proper wife, only to discover that she was the one who had been deceived all along, kept in the dark!

It turned out Qin Shao knew everything!

He knew she wasn't the real bride when they married, but said nothing.

He knew she was a woman when she became his student, but said nothing.

He had even known her much earlier as the "godfather" she had never met, yet he never breathed a word of it.

Feeling thoroughly deceived, Ji Ling'er walked away. Before leaving, she gave him a parting gift. When they met again at the school, she called him "Godfather" in front of everyone.

Later, a figure appeared in the little house she had bought and refused to leave, clinging to her night after night.

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Male Lead's Perspective

Qin Shao entered the merchant guild as a young man. The price of becoming its youngest leader was devoting all his time and attention to the guild and his family. To him, it made little difference whether he married or whom he married. It was enough if they could live together in harmony.

Instead, he married a wife who was more trouble than anyone, and everything spiraled out of control.

Qin Shao had been entrusted with taking care of her. Before the wedding, he had already decided to let her choose whether to stay or leave when the time was right.

So, right up until he went along with the flow and signed the divorce papers, he thought everything was still going according to plan, just as controllable as anything else he handled.

Later, alone in his empty bed, he found himself unable to control how much he missed her, from his mind, to his heart, to his body...

So uncontrollable that, for the first time in his life, he gave in to desire.

Reading Guide:

* The female lead's perspective, with romance and personal growth. The plot serves the romance.

* The male lead is twelve years older than the female lead. Both are virgins. Happy ending.

* "Godfather" is only a false identity, with no actual relationship.

* The setting is loosely based on reality, in a northern region. Details are researched with care (heart).

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[Amnesia | brothers competing for the same woman | second chance romance | melodramatic romance]

[Spirited, mischievous princess vs. cold but obsessive widower vs. gloomy, scheming younger brother]

Xiao Congyin's death took ninety percent of Bai Zhao's light. The remaining ten percent was the son she left behind, their child.

Three years later, the Duke of Dingguo brought home his younger son, who had been raised elsewhere. Everyone said the boy had come to compete with Bai Zhao for the heir's position. Bai Zhao didn't care, and could barely be bothered to look at him.

But his gaze was drawn to the beautiful figure beside the young man, and he could no longer look away.

It was his wife, his A Yin!

But she didn't seem to recognize him. She gave him a distant curtsey and called him "Heir Apparent."

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Xiao Congyin had lost her memory.

She didn't remember ever being married or having a son.

All she knew was that she liked Xie Qian, especially his warm, smiling eyes. The man who often appeared in her dreams had a similar pair of eyes, though his gaze was colder.

Xie Qian said she was his wife.

Xiao Congyin had believed him without question, but whenever they were intimate, she felt an inexplicable sense of unfamiliarity.

It wasn't until Xie Qian was welcomed back into his ancestral family and she accompanied him to the capital and entered the Duke's residence that things changed.

During the formal greetings in the hall, she met a pair of bloodshot eyes.

Later, they met again beneath the covered walkway. Those eyes, that man, held her fast and trapped her in a corner. Their longing burned between them as their breaths mingled.

"A Yin, I won't let you go again..."

"My name isn't A Yin."

Xiao Congyin slapped him. Behind her, Xie Qian's voice rang out.

"Brother, are you going to force yourself on your younger brother's wife?"

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Reading Guide:

* One-on-one ending, female lead is not a virgin, male lead is. Happy ending.

* The female lead returns to the capital at the beginning, setting off a love triangle showdown.

(Blurb excerpted; details subject to revision.)

Core Theme: Break down prejudice and carve out a place for women in business