Married First, Fell in Love Later: Spoiled to Tears by the Unhinged Mr. Bo

Tearjerker romance / groveling pursuit / the “substitute” storyline begins in chapter 63 / both leads are chaste * A spoiled, domineering heiress and a refined scoundrel who hides his true nature Pei Xiaoman spent ten years pursuing Bo Sihan, only for him to stand her up on their wedding day, making her a laughingstock throughout the capital. When she returned to their residence, she saw him in his study with his little secretary in his arms, discussing how they would humiliate and torment her next. Every bit of resolve she had crumbled in an instant. “Bo Sihan, I don’t want to love you anymore.” / But it was already too late. He had leverage over her and forced her to atone to him for the rest of her life. “You owe me this. You can repay me with a lifetime of happiness.” But though he swore to take revenge on Pei Xiaoman, he softened again and again. He had never wanted to be with her. He only wanted her to stay alive. / But in the end, he lost her. He could only watch as she took her fiancé’s arm and introduced him: “Mr. Bo, long time no see. Let me introduce you. This is my fiancé, Song Heng.” 【Content warning: The male and female leads are enemies because of a family murder, but the ending is happy.】