The Wicked Wife Arrives on the Island Pregnant, and the Research Genius Falls for Her

[Set in the 1970s + island life + raising children + everyday family life + foil characters + marriage before love + weight-loss comeback] When Shen Xia was heavily pregnant and arguing for a divorce, she fainted in a fit of anger and had a nightmare. It turned out she was merely the ex-wife who served as cannon fodder in a novel about a stepmother. Her only purpose was to make a scene at every turn, leaving her promising husband and well-behaved children to the heroine who came along later. And the heroine of that stepmother novel was none other than Song Qingqing, the goddaughter whom Shen Xia’s saintly father had supported for years. When they were children, Song Qingqing had to use only a little trickery for Shen Xia’s well-meaning father to make her give her new clothes to the orphaned girl. Who would have thought that, once they grew up, Song Qingqing would try to steal her job and even her husband? After getting married, Shen Xia was constantly manipulated by Song Qingqing and grew suspicious that Xie Changzhou was cheating. She and her husband drifted further and further apart, and she eventually died in childbirth. After her death, her promising husband was brought together with Song Qingqing, along with the gifted children Shen Xia had nearly died giving birth to. They became one big happy family with Shen Xia’s well-meaning father. After seeing her future, Shen Xia silently tore up the script. There was no way she was going to be anyone’s doormat! Her husband was a highly educated graduate and chief engineer at a machinery factory. He handed over his salary on time every month, was handsome, and had an eight-pack. She must have lost her mind to ask for a divorce! So what if he was clueless about romance and had no sense of occasion? As long as she kept the money in her own hands, raised the kids, and occasionally got to feel those abs, that was enough. But now that she had finally stopped making a fuss, why was her aloof husband looking at her with a gaze that grew hotter by the day?