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Rebirth of the Film Emperor's Beloved Wife

Title: Rebirth of the Film Emperor's Beloved Wife

Type: Chinese Novel

Author: Mei Ye Shui Cao

Chapters: 180 + side stories

Description:

Su Yanyi was the president of Resplendent Entertainment, the legendary Entertainment Queen, and the support pillar every artist wanted. She lost everything to one scheme, and only then did she realize that the man she had always treated with coldness and indifference was actually deeply in love with her. At the end of her life, she was left with endless, irreparable regret.

"If I am given another life, I will make every single person who owed me pay me back a hundredfold, and I will do everything within my power to ensure you a safe and happy life!"

Maybe her persistence was simply too impressive, because in the blink of an eye, she returned to a time three years ago and obtained a very special system - The Virtuous Wife System. Was it telling her that she had been the Entertainment Queen for too long, so she should try something new and become a virtuous wife instead?

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Qin Jiran was handsome and domineering, the new generation Film Emperor, and a lofty male god in the eyes of countless fans. For his entire life, he only ever loved Su Yanyi. It was a pity that she did not love him back, and even after three years of marriage together, it was all still just a contractual transaction to her.

"Yanyi, do we have to divorce?" Hidden within the man's cold, hard expression was deep sorrow and despair.

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In both her past and present life, their fates intertwined. Su Yanyi was reborn back to the day they were supposed to divorce. Will she adhere to the choice she had made in her past life, or will she embark on a different path?

With the help of the Virtuous Wife System, the dense and stoic Su Yanyi set out to pamper her oblivious husband, stumbling over her own inexperience as she tried to convince him that no, he was not having auditory hallucinations and she was not feeling ill!

Just why was her first task, to make him smile genuinely ten times, already so difficult?

Thoughts: (all thoughts contain spoilers)

One of the main reasons why I liked this was because it reversed the gender roles I often see in chinese novels. FL is the CEO while ML is the artist. Though it has the cliche seeking-revenge-for-her-past-life trope, I liked how that wasn't the main focus. 

Tbh I don't blame FL for not noticing ML's feelings when he didn't show any indication he felt so. She's not a mind reader so how was she supposed to know?

It has fluff. It has development. I liked the way FL didn't immediately fall for ML when he treated her well, instead she just wanted to return the favor. She tried to understand him, treated him better, then gradually fell in love.

Tbh the system was just, there. It kind of disappeared along the way. I don't like it nor dislike it, so yeah. 

I liked it but there were some parts that was kinda meh. Still try it!