All-Rounder Mixed-Race Househusband vs. A Miser Who Just Wants to Lie Flat
Marriage First, Love Later | Beijing Socialite Circle | Mutual Love | Secret Identity Revealed | Height Difference
1. After several disastrous matchmaking attempts, Zhong Yi finally gave in to her best friend's enthusiastic recommendation and downloaded "Peach Blossoms Everywhere," a dating app designed specifically for unmarried men and women.
And she actually found someone she liked.
His profile read: Height: 190 cm. Weight: 82 kg. Chinese-American mixed race. Doesn't smoke or drink. Comes from a good family, can cook and do housework, honest and hardworking.
Looking for: A local Beijing girl, ideally 163 cm tall, preferably with a two-character name, born in the Year of the Rooster (a fortune-teller said we'd be good for each other's finances).
The conditions sounded like they had been made just for her.
She couldn't let the opportunity go to waste. Zhong Yi sent him a private message with her basic information. When he seemed interested, she promptly arranged to meet him in person.
They met at an upscale French restaurant. Zhong Yi sized up the man across from her. He had an effortless air of refinement, a striking mixed-race face, and clear amber eyes that looked almost tender in the light.
She quickly tried to steady her racing heart. Then he told her his name, and she was dumbfounded.
The good news: She'd run into her former high school classmate and secret crush.
The bad news: He'd forgotten all about her.
Her long-dormant girlish feelings surged back. Zhong Yi admitted she was a sucker for a handsome face, and found herself falling for his flawless looks all over again. She decided to get straight to the point and proposed marriage.
"As it happens, my family has been pressuring me to get married, too," he agreed without hesitation.
They were on the same page. With their gleaming marriage certificate in hand, Zhong Yi couldn't help thinking that this year, she'd really lucked out in love.
2. After they married, Tu Yu dutifully became a househusband, doing the laundry, cooking, and cleaning.
His wife praised him for being hardworking and considerate, but didn't seem very interested in getting close to him. With no idea what the problem was, Tu Yu secretly went online to learn how to win his wife's affection.
With help from some enthusiastic netizens, he came up with a few key points: "To win a woman's heart, a man must: One, provide her with plenty of money and material comforts. Two, stay in good shape. Three, improve his skills in bed. These are the keys to building a relationship."
Zhong Yi began to wonder if she'd brought home a God of Wealth.
Her husband hardly ever seemed to go out to work, yet she regularly received huge transfers from him. Her once-empty dressing room was now packed with designer goods, and the rare pink diamond in her ring was so hard to find that it was worth tens of millions.
But Tu Yu never told her he loved her. He only seemed to love her body.
He had endless stamina in bed and was rough enough to leave her with sore legs and an aching back every time. When she was swept up in passion, he would deliberately lean close to her ear and whisper all sorts of filthy things in his magnetic, seductive voice.
As time passed, Zhong Yi realized something was off about her husband. The usually self-disciplined Tu Yu had become inseparable from his phone, and increasingly went out of his way to avoid her gaze.
3. In the dead of night, Zhong Yi unlocked her husband's phone.
It turned out she'd misunderstood. The person he was chatting with was a friend of his from abroad, and their conversation was about marriage. More precisely, Tu Yu was the only one bragging.
(My wife bought me a present today. It's a peach-blossom-shaped brooch.)
(Married life really is wonderful.)
Friend: (If your wife finds out you pretended to be a female netizen and have been deceiving her since high school, you'd better get ready for a divorce.)
Back in high school, anonymous online journals were all the rage. She followed the trend and signed up for one, posting a few of her worries along the way.
Luckily, she found a wonderful listener: someone who knew how to keep a respectful distance, was funny, and got along with her very well.
She never asked about their private life. Their profile said they were a woman, so Zhong Yi simply took that for granted.
Reality hit her hard.
There had never been any female netizen. From beginning to end, it had all been a prank by this ill-intentioned foreign devil.
Reader highlights:
1. Marriage first, love later; secret crush comes true; one-on-one romance; happy ending.
2. The male lead is Chinese-American and occasionally makes mistakes in Chinese due to cultural differences. A sweet romance at heart.
3. The romance develops slowly, and the male lead has been plotting for a long time.
4. Romance-focused, no real-life inspiration. Please don't overanalyze it.
Blurb written on October 20, 2026
Theme: Love you without hesitation.
