Diary of a Clingy, Frail Plastic Husband

Down-on-her-luck noblewoman vs. sickly heir from a prestigious family (on the surface)

After her family is disgraced and executed, Xiao Zhiwei goes from the only daughter of a military family to an orphan on the run. To uncover the truth behind her father’s wrongful conviction, she takes the place of a tea merchant’s daughter and marries into the Shen family. Knowing the family is a ravenous pit that devours people without blinking, Xiao Zhiwei has already resigned herself to burying her own happiness.

On their wedding night, red candles flicker.

She puts on a shy, demure act, but he sees right through her.

Shen Suli lifts her veil, and they drink the nuptial wine together. Then he says:

“You don’t have to pretend you love me.”

Yet, even as he insists he doesn’t care, he helps her remove her hairpins, stands up to his stepmother’s bullying, and makes her a promise.

He even throws aside all restraint and decorum to actively seduce her, just to make her show him a genuine smile.

When Shen Suli was young, his stepmother poisoned him. While fleeing for his life, he stumbled into Xiao Zhiwei’s courtyard. She helped him with a cold expression, and he let down his guard.

He liked sitting beside her with his injuries, watching her brew cup after cup of tea, then hand one to him.

They first met over tea, and met again because of tea.

When they met again, she became his bride, but under a different name.

Watching her endure humiliation for the sake of her goal, even pretending to love him, Shen Suli couldn’t bear it.

He could accept that she didn’t love him, but he couldn’t accept her wearing a mask in front of anyone.

“Jiaojiao, if you want revenge, take it. I’m the blade in your hand.”

“Jiaojiao, this time I’ll teach you how to trick your savior into coming home with you.”

Both leads are each other’s first and only. The male lead is four years older than the female lead.

Theme: Trust brings happiness