My Husband Is Heartless? The Dashing Heir Spoils Me Rotten

[The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + Older Woman/Younger Man Romance + Secret Crush + Male Rivals + The Ex-Husband's Road to Regret] [Gentle, Reserved Noblewoman Fallen on Hard Times vs. Arrogant, Aristocratic Playboy] After the Ruan family falls on hard times, Ruan Lingyi marries into the prosperous Ji family on the strength of a childhood marriage contract. Years into their marriage, despite her husband's cold nature and his improper relationship with his niece in all but name, Ruan Lingyi remains dutiful, playing the part of a proper madam in the grand household. But when her husband once again abandons her for his young niece and then comes to accuse her while she's ill, Ruan Lingyi finally sees the truth. So, amid the gossip and the in-laws' mockery, she stubbornly takes her divorce papers and leaves the place that has wasted years of her life without looking back. · The moment Ruan Lingyi steps out of the Ji residence, she sees the Marquis's carefree heir celebrating her departure with his lackeys, complete with gongs and drums. “Sis, choose me for your second marriage! I'm younger, sweet, and know how to treat you right!” From then on, the outrageous, reckless heir in everyone's eyes becomes Ruan Lingyi's little shadow. Ruan Lingyi says she doesn't like playboys. He replies, “If you like cultured men, I can always take the imperial examinations.” Ruan Lingyi says gossip can ruin a person. He replies, “Anyone who dares say a bad word about you, I'll throw into the lake!” · What goes around comes around. When the once-prosperous Ji family falls into poverty, her ex-husband finally remembers how good Ruan Lingyi was to him. In the freezing cold, Ji Mingyu says earnestly, “Lingyi, I wronged you in the past. Now I only ask that you look at me once more.” Fu Yunjian draws his wife into his arms and looks at Ji Mingyu, who is kneeling and begging for forgiveness, with a faint smile: “If I have you exiled to Lingnan, you won't be able to bother the mistress of my household again, will you?”