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[Female Lead's Version]
Zhu Lingshuang dies suddenly and transmigrates into a book, becoming a useless county princess who dies young in a matriarchal novel.
An imperial decree is about to force her into marriage, and her life hangs by a thread.
She rushes to seek out the future emperor, offering him money, grain, and intelligence. She coasts to victory and rises three ranks in nobility.
Along the way, she happens to pick up Chi Yan, the male lead of a business-warfare novel, who has also transmigrated into this world.
The male lead? Perfect, come work for me!
With nowhere else to go, undocumented Chi Yan is forced to enter a fake marriage.
By day, he diligently plays the part of a well-behaved secondary husband. At night, Zhu Lingshuang works him to the bone, keeping him up by lamplight to help manage her trade guild.
In less than two years, Zhu Lingshuang has lazed her way into becoming the richest person around.
She knows Chi Yan only stayed by her side because he had no choice.
So, when their two years are up, she prepares a divorce agreement, ready to retire after a job well done and set Chi Yan free.
But the usually aloof and self-possessed man clutches the divorce agreement and chokes out, "Could we... renew it for two more years?"
[Male Lead's Version]
After dying and coming back to life, Chi Yan falls into a matriarchal world.
He is tied up and taken to a brothel, locked away in a private room, and spends a month learning how to please women.
When his escape fails and a whip is about to come down, someone buys him out with three silver notes.
"A fake marriage. Help me make money for two years, then we go our separate ways."
He lowers his eyes and replies, "All right."
Business and conquest are his only weapons, and now they are also his only way to survive.
Over the next two years, he helps her crush her rivals and make a fortune, and learns to tuck her in at night.
On the second spring, she hands him the divorce agreement right on schedule.
The ink is not yet dry when his eyes grow misty. He lowers his gaze, loosens his clothes, and puts into practice the ways of serving a husband he once learned.
"Besides keeping the books, over these two years I've also learned to make soup, embroider, sew clothes, make incense, and... a few other things."
"I mean, I've learned all the things men here are supposed to know how to do."
He leans down, burying his face against her neck, his breath burning hot.
"So, could we renew our marriage for another two years?"
Reader's Guide:
1. One-on-one romance
2. The female lead can bear children
3. Childbirth won't be part of the story; it won't get that far
Theme: Cherish the present
It's very beautiful. Why didn't the author write [glasses]?
Hahahahaha, after a man passes 25, he becomes 60