Thorns and Roses

[Both leads are devoted to each other + historical fantasy + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + doted-on heroine + happy ending]

[Sharp-tongued, ruthless, and wicked hero vs. sweet, gentle, and alluring heroine]

In a daze, Gu Ting saw a godlike man appear before her. Confused and miserable, she threw herself into his arms, sobbing and murmuring.

Su Cheng never expected the gift someone had sent him to be a soft little temptress. With red-rimmed eyes, she burrowed into his arms, flirtatious and alluring. The room was thick with desire until a loud sneeze from him shattered the mood. Su Cheng's composure crumbled, while the woman, still oblivious, kept squirming and nuzzling against him, whining softly.

“Little thing, you brought this on yourself.”

Later, Su Cheng said, “Help me secure my inheritance, and I'll let you go.”

Gu Ting replied, “Fine. It's only an act. Once you get your inheritance, let me go.”

Later still, everyone knew that Su Cheng had a sweet and beautiful wife by his side. Delicate and soft, she was gentle with a sting: cool as an orchid when she was aloof, and like a rose when she smiled. She bewitched Su Cheng until he was beside himself. He'd kneel and beg his wife to love and spoil him, offering to pluck every star from the sky for her.

Su Cheng said, “You're as delicate as a fragile orchid, yet you happen to love vibrant roses.”

Gu Ting said, “The roses in this garden suit you perfectly. They all have thorns, after all.”

He was ruthless and decisive, yet doted on her alone. But somehow a pervert and three big brothers-in-law showed up, constantly trying to whisk his wife away. How was he supposed to live like this?

P.S. The heroine isn't a ditzy sweetheart. She's just frail and prone to illness!