My Husband, Please Lose Your Memory

Zhang Jingran, the eldest grandson of the Imperial Censor's family, could recite the classics backward and forward from childhood. He excelled at poetry and prose, and his business calculations were accurate to the last fraction. A refined young gentleman, he was adored by his whole family.

Song Youbai, the youngest son of a Grand Secretary, spent his days fighting crickets, chasing dogs, and idling about, utterly neglecting his studies. He was the prime bad example among his peers in the capital. Whenever he got into trouble, Grand Secretary Song would chase him from East Street to West Lane, brandishing a feather duster.

The two met by chance, married, and have been deeply in love for eight years.

The man who once dreamed of a carefree life in the countryside is now the Minister of Revenue, highly valued by the emperor. The playboy whom nobody thought much of rose to the rank of general on the strength of his hard-won military achievements. It is hard not to marvel at how much marriage and a career can change a person.

Only Zhang Jingran knows how troublesome his respectable-looking general can be in private.

One day, Zhang Jingran unexpectedly loses his memory. When he wakes up, he mistakenly believes Song Youbai is the lover he has been keeping behind his husband's back.

Song Youbai is seized by a fit of mischief. He plays along, pretending to be obedient and pitiful to win affection. His performance is so convincing that Zhang Jingran feels guilty, tormented by his conscience, and unable to sleep. He even writes a divorce agreement giving up all his property, until his memories return.

Zhang Jingran: ^^

That very day, Song Youbai is forced to drink medicine and lose his memory. When he wakes up, Zhang Jingran tells him with a beaming smile, "There, be good. You're merely the lover I've been keeping behind the general's back."

Song Youbai wakes up after being forced to drink the memory-loss medicine a second time

Zhang Jingran: "Alas, I am merely the lover you've been keeping behind the Minister's back, General."

Song Youbai wakes up after losing his memory for the third time

Zhang Jingran: "Sigh, you're the general's man, and I'm the minister's man. Though we are in love, in this vast residence we're merely two poor souls."

Song Youbai: "..." Jingran has learned to be naughty.

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Song Youbai: "My husband is brilliant, peerless in grace, and unmatched in this world..."

Zhang Jingran: "My husband needs a beating every three days, or he'll climb onto the roof and tear it apart."

Song Youbai: "Ahem, don't make things up."

Reader's Guide

1. An old married couple's little games. O.o

2. I'll add more if I think of anything.

Theme: Harmony and honesty between spouses are the keys to a lasting relationship.