As the head of the Chu family, Chu Yize has wealth, power, and status at his fingertips.
His life has seemingly been perfectly planned out from the beginning, smooth and untroubled—including his marriage to Jiang Qiyan.

To outsiders, Jiang Qiyan is graceful, gentle, and elegant—a stunning beauty.
Her nearly 20-year marriage to Chu Yize has appeared respectful and harmonious, a model couple in their social circle.

But no one knows that this “treasured wife” was once headstrong and defiant, completely unwilling to marry him—
And it was only through certain underhanded means that Chu Yize forced the marriage to happen.

Over the years, wracked with guilt, Chu Yize showered her with love.
They raised a son and a daughter together and appeared to have a happy home.

Who would have thought that one day, this model couple would hit a midlife crisis—

The always gentle and obedient Jiang Qiyan suddenly dropped the act and initiated a divorce,
claiming a completely ridiculous reason:

Jiang Qiyan: “Back then, I had no choice but to accept an arranged marriage. Now I just want to live for myself!”

At first, Chu Yize thought she was just being emotional and could be coaxed or tricked into staying.

That was until one day he caught a college boy—barely 18—taking his wife out to dinner.
The two sat face to face, the young man looking at her with admiration and adoration.

Furious, Chu Yize kissed her forcefully and growled,

“So this is why you want a divorce? You’re into this type now?”

Jiang Qiyan taunted back,

“I just want to try something new. At least he’s not like you—overbearing, controlling, dictatorial.”

That night in bed, the always-restrained Chu Yize buried his head in her shoulder, his voice hoarse and low:

“Master—is that what I should call you now?”

Before she brought up the divorce, Jiang Qiyan thought her husband was boring.
After she brought up the divorce, she realized—he was just a repressed freak!