After Getting Married, I Learned I Was the Supporting Female Character

On the night of her wedding, the eldest son of the Pei family was urgently summoned by the emperor to the palace on official business.

Wen Yin, left alone in the bridal chamber, had a strange dream.

She dreamed that she was in the world of a book.

It was not exactly a proper book, but neither was it all about romance.

In the book, her husband, Pei Wenjin, was devilishly clever and ruthless. Before he even turned thirty, he had risen to a powerful position and become a man of great influence.

He also had a tender, understanding, and affectionate female lead. They loved each other deeply and had sworn eternal vows, but circumstances forced them to part for a time.

Of course, she was not that female lead. She was merely his insignificant ex-wife, a stepping stone on his path to proving his unwavering devotion to the woman he loved.

He would treat her coldly and ignore her, denying her even a scrap of affection, then give her a fortune in cold, hard cash after their divorce.

...A fortune in cold, hard cash.

Wen Yin: Excellent!

Since he would not care anyway, she could finally drop the prim and proper facade she had painstakingly maintained for over a decade.

His elders had chosen Pei Wenjin a wife, said to be graceful, considerate, and virtuous.

She was a little young, but as his wife, he would naturally honor and respect her.

But he soon discovered that reality was nothing like the matchmaker's glowing praise.

When it came to socializing, she said she was tongue-tied and awkward.

When it came to managing the household, she said she had never done it before.

Even when asked to sew a sachet, she dodged the task by claiming she knew nothing about needlework.

Pei Wenjin kept a cold face as he managed every matter inside and outside the household himself.

That much he could tolerate, but as for her idea of following her elders' wishes and taking a few concubines to ease his burden,

he would never agree to it.

* The dream is only partly true. Newlywed life, light and sweet.

* Age gap. A laid-back, optimistic heroine x a power-hungry hero with no interest in romance who gradually turns into a cold-faced underwear-washing husband.

Blurb written January 9, 2025.

Theme: No matter when, you are the protagonist of your own life