Moonlight Out of Reach

After graduating, Lin Yi followed her family's arrangements and went on a blind date. They married in a whirlwind, and treated each other with polite respect afterward.

Her husband was tall, handsome, refined, and gentlemanly. He was often clueless about romance, but he was considerate toward her, and they were reasonably compatible in bed.

As time passed, Lin Yi became mostly satisfied with the marriage.

Their uneventful life was stirred up when her ex-boyfriend suddenly returned from abroad.

After getting drunk at a class reunion, Lin Yi woke up the next day naked in the same bed as her ex, with ambiguous marks covering her neck and shoulders.

Lin Yi began an affair with her ex behind her husband's back.

Until one night, she was kissing her ex passionately in a hotel corridor when her husband, who was supposed to be away on a business trip, walked past.

Pinned in her ex's arms, Lin Yi was breathing unevenly. Her glistening eyes met her husband's deep gaze across the dim corridor.

The man's gaze on her was turbulent yet restrained. His knuckles clenched, then relaxed.

Ten minutes later, Lin Yi received a text: "Lin Yi, I'll wait for you to come home. We can pretend none of this happened."

Her ex kissed her from behind, his voice seductive. "Baby, divorce him. I'll marry you."

The day she finally laid everything bare, Lin Yi bit her lip and made it clear that she couldn't choose between the two of them. They could either stay together, or both leave.

Her husband's face turned livid. "Impossible. I've already reached my limit by putting up with your temporary wandering from this marriage."

Her ex gritted his teeth. "Don't even think about it. Love has an order of precedence. I met you first."

Lin Yi left each of them a letter and walked away.

Three months later, her husband and her ex arrived at the house Lin Yi had rented at the same time.

Heavy curtains blocked out the daylight.

On the oversized bed, her husband and her ex each occupied one side.

Her husband leaned down and kissed her lips, gentle and restrained. "Honey, I'm sorry I made you wait so long."

A soft moan slipped from Lin Yi's red lips, and her snow-white waist trembled.

Her husband frowned and scolded the man behind her. "Yiyi is delicate. Couldn't you be a little gentler?"

Stuffy daddy-type husband, 28 x cool, unattainable first love, 24 x rebellious ex-boyfriend, 26

Reader's guide:

1. This is pure wish fulfillment, written for love. It's free and won't be serialized behind a paywall. All the red flags are in the blurb, so don't read if you're not into it.

2. Both the husband and the ex love the female lead deeply, and they're both sexually inexperienced. The female lead has no moral compass in this respect. She does as she pleases in her relationships, wanting everything while still acting like she's above it all. This isn't a realistic story about a traditionally "good" girl. The blurb and guide make that clear, so if you criticize the female lead, expect it to come back at you.

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