My Husband Is Acting Again Today

Marriage first, love later | Young married couple | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | One-on-one, happy ending

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[A seemingly dissolute playboy who's secretly a patient, gloomy romantic x a seemingly cool and gentle woman who's actually a brave and resourceful career woman]

[Heroine's perspective]

Because Liang Yirou was sickly, she spent her childhood studying at a temple.

After ten years of secluded cultivation, she returned home, only to receive an imperial decree that unexpectedly made her the Princess Consort of His Highness Prince Yu.

His Highness told her that she was graceful and beautiful, and that he had fallen for her at first sight.

Until their wedding night

Zhang Chengjin handed her a nuptial cup and asked with a smile, "Aren't you afraid there's poison in this wine, Princess Consort?"

Sure enough, he still didn't trust her.

She had assumed this marriage was simply a matter of mutual benefit, since they were both hiding their own agendas.

Yet after they married, they lived like an ordinary couple, supporting each other and treating each other with respect.

For a while, everyone in Chang'an said she had married a good husband.

But only Liang Yirou knew the truth.

In public, they seamlessly played the part of a loving couple who would never part.

In private, they could draw their swords against each other without mercy for the sake of their own interests.

She never expected that the usually arrogant, high-and-mighty, dissolute Prince Yu would cry like a helpless child when she was on the verge of death.

Looking at him like this, Liang Yirou could only think, My dear husband, are you overdoing the act today?

[Hero's perspective]

Zhang Chengjin had mastered both literature and martial arts, and offered his talents to the emperor. He was every inch the favored son of Heaven.

Few knew, however, that he carried a deep blood feud.

His dissolute, arrogant playboy persona was merely a facade to hide his true nature.

Even his marriage had become a bargaining chip in his revenge.

He had no feelings for Liang Yirou. All he needed was for her to behave herself and be his wife.

He was willing to offer her a little affection and play the loving husband in front of her parents.

He prided himself on being able to plan for every contingency and keep everything under control.

But when he discovered that Liang Yirou had dared to scheme against him, he sneered inwardly. She was just one more obstacle to remove on the road to revenge.

Yet when Liang Yirou collapsed from poison, barely breathing, Zhang Chengjin's eyes grew damp despite himself. For the first time, he sensed an unfamiliar emotion.

Liang Yirou, don't be afraid. Through the endless night ahead, I'll be here to hold a lamp for you.

[Before You Read]

1. Every element of the setting serves the plot, so don't take it as historical fact.

2. This is a romance-focused sweet story. The hero falls first.

3. A little court intrigue and a little mystery.

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Possessive love | Old-school melodrama | The hero chases his wife to the crematorium | One-on-one, both leads are each other's first

[A resilient, cunning transmigrator x a deranged, obsessive hypocrite]

Huai Ying transmigrates into the body of a maid in the household of the eldest madam of the Duke of Xinguo's residence.

She does her work properly, and the eldest madam thinks highly of her, sending her to serve in the eldest master's residence.

Pei Min holds a fourth-rank official post. He's a refined, self-controlled gentleman who follows proper etiquette, so surely he won't make things difficult for her.

At last, the day she is to leave the residence arrives, only for her to discover that the eldest madam intends to make her the eldest master's concubine.

Huai Ying feels as if she's plunged into an icy abyss.

She looks up and sees Pei Min standing in the depths of the covered walkway, clad in blue robes, radiant as a god, smiling at her gently.

*

Pei Min comes from an illustrious family, enjoys the emperor's favor, and is a man of deep cunning.

He devotes himself to fame and power, is indifferent to worldly feelings, and regards romance as a burden of the mortal world.

While visiting his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors, he unexpectedly sees a woman reclining on a couch in a beautiful room, with a lovely face, red lips, and a graceful figure.

When he approaches, she meets his gaze without flinching, languid and uninhibited, like a floating flower on the waves.

A woman like that is fit only to be a concubine, not a wife.

Later, Pei Min falls from a cliff, gravely injured and unconscious, but Huai Ying walks away without looking back.

[Bonus Scene]

Six months after Yutan ran away, Pei Min was sorting through old belongings when he happened upon a yellowed piece of paper.

It held just three neat characters: "I have no intention."

Pei Min's gaze turned icy, his knuckles white from gripping the paper. What a heartless little liar.

Back then, she'd pretended she couldn't read, so he taught her to write "mutual affection" by holding her hand. Yet she only scribbled nonsense to fool him.

Tan Niang, you'd better pray... that I never find you.

Theme: In a world of treachery, let the heart be a lamp.