Blurb:
Arranged by the matchmaker and ordered by their parents.
Under the weight of those words, Meng Chengyu married a man she considered shameless and wanton.
In the confines of their mansion, she treated him as if he didn't exist, letting him suffer endless spite and hardship, from paying his respects at dawn and dusk to clashing with his sisters-in-law.
Until he grew more and more haggard, his carefree, flamboyant self from their wedding day nowhere to be seen.
After their divorce, they met again at the very kind of decadent banquet she despised.
He sat on a raised platform beside a royal cousin, impeccably proper, a gentleman as handsome as a jade carving.
His slender neck was wrapped in a plain white robe, fastened at the very top with a pearl, giving him an austere, chaste air.
The world called him debauched, and she too had despised him for failing to remain chaste.
That day, one fleeting glimpse and a hurried conversation were enough to kindle her desire.
Her propriety and self-restraint had been nothing more than a paper-thin screen, collapsing at the slightest touch from him!
Lu Xiuli was born into nobility. Though he wasn't the slender, willowy beauty currently in fashion, he was tall and handsome, with a face beyond reproach.
Cherished by his elders and indebted to the Meng family, he was married to the person he had once admired from afar. He reined in his arrogance and carefree nature, devoting himself to managing her household.
But he gave his heart to the wrong person and waited a long time in vain for her affection.
Forced into a divorce, he grew more and more despondent.
The Princess of Zhangtan, who treated him like a younger brother, couldn't bear to see him like this. She left her entire garden of male companions behind, shared her secrets for seducing one's wife, and often threw lavish banquets to arrange opportunities for them to meet.
With passion ignited between them, the two of them somehow made Lu Xiuli's dream of being a groom every day come true.
This is the story of a man, misjudged by his wife as debauched, who became meek and timid, then found himself again after their divorce.
It's also the story of a woman who learns that even a good horse can return to its old pasture, and that she really does like a wanton man after all.
PS: The hero's bad reputation is all rumor, and the heroine misunderstands him.
One-on-one, happy ending. Male pregnancy. Don't read if that's not your thing.
Theme: Find yourself again. Confidence and openness are what make you beautiful.