A Survival Guide for the Cast-Off Husband of a Wealthy Family

Dog-training romance / Chasing-the-wife-to-the-crematorium / Extremely attentive service

Xu Yingzhuo can't stand Li Yuan's spoiled ways, while Li Yuan can't stand his womanizing.

To meet their families' KPIs, the two are forced together.

1.

Miss Li needs someone to wait on her every day. After they get married, she actually makes Xu Yingzhuo kneel down and wash her feet.

Young Master Xu resists. "What are you doing? I'm your husband, not your servant!"

Li Yuan smiles lightly and puts her feet right into his hands, as haughtily as if she were granting him a favor.

Her red lips part. "Not just anyone is qualified to wash my feet."

2.

Xu Yingzhuo is furious. He's the eldest young master of the Xu family, yet he's living such a pathetic life!

Divorce! They absolutely have to get divorced!

The next day, Xu Yingzhuo specifically arranges for a few actresses to go sing karaoke. When they leave, he makes sure the paparazzi get a picture.

Only after the photos are trending does Xu Yingzhuo show up in front of Li Yuan, deliberately provoking her.

"I cheated on you."

Li Yuan doesn't even look up. "Okay."

Xu Yingzhuo can't believe it. "I said I cheated!"

Li Yuan: "I know. I'll let it slide this time. Don't do it again, okay?"

Xu Yingzhuo: ???

3.

Life goes on as usual. Xu Yingzhuo goes from coming home just before curfew every day to waiting at home for Li Yuan to finish work, like a lovesick husband turned to stone.

He gets lonely and wants to get a little dog.

The man keeps trying to persuade Li Yuan, holding the puppy and pleading pitifully:

"It keeps wagging its tail at you. Look, it really likes you."

Li Yuan curls her lips, giving him a pointed look. "Lots of dogs like me."

Xu Yingzhuo: Why do I feel like I just got insulted?

4.

Only after Li Yuan finally conceives an heir do their families stop forcing this couple, who are united in appearance but estranged at heart, to stay together.

Li Yuan gently holds their daughter, then turns and tosses Xu Yingzhuo a divorce agreement with disgust. "Get out."

Xu Yingzhuo is nearly in tears. Unwilling to accept it, he asks, "Then what about all these years of working hard without complaint, serving you every day like a servant? What was that for?"

Li Yuan: "Bad luck."

Content warnings:

* When the male lead deserves a beating, the female lead really does hit him...

* The female lead is rather hard-hearted, and the male lead suffers early on. Male lead fans, read at your own discretion.

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Top-tier heartbreaker / Love polygon / Female lead is the only one with a clean romantic history

Shi Xueyao is the youngest CEO in Jiangzhou. Once a woman takes power, romantic opportunities spring up all around her like mushrooms after rain.

*

A man has just come of age. After their date, Shi Xueyao drives him home.

The man is touched. "Sis, I could have gone home by myself."

The woman locks the car door assertively.

"It's so late. I'm a little reluctant to let you go home alone."

"Huh???"

*

The second man prides himself on his dignity, putting on airs all day. "If you keep this up, I can't promise I'll love you for the rest of my life."

Shi Xueyao sighs with relief. "Great. I can't promise that either."

"???"

*

The third man is pretty clever. He knows how to act meek and how to play the victim.

Shi Xueyao sees through his tricks. Gripping his chin, she mocks him. "You deliberately made yourself look so pathetic to make someone feel sorry for you, didn't you?"

The man smiles, rubbing his handsome face against her palm.

"So, President Shi... Do you feel sorry for me?"

*

The fourth is the man she's fallen for most recently. He's a bit difficult, neither giving in to force nor persuasion.

Fortunately, his little white moonlight works for her.

Shi Xueyao pins him against the wall. His Adam's apple bobs nervously, and his gaze is furious but restrained. The more she looks at him, the more she likes him.

"You wouldn't want her to lose her job, would you, sir?"

Pei Chaoyue glares at her with red-rimmed eyes. "You wouldn't dare!"

Meanwhile, his inner thoughts:

[Hehe, A Xue took the bait.]

Note:

They don't all happen at once. Each man has his own stage, not all at the same time!

The male lead is Pei Chaoyue.

Theme: A guide to nurturing a married couple's relationship