Raising a Pampered Lover

【Cold-hearted heir × frail daughter of a disgraced official, both virgins + one-sided crush + love grows over time】 At ten, Lu Yuanhe went from a daughter of a noble family to a prisoner, and nearly became someone's plaything. On a night of raging winds and snow, with disaster closing in, she met him. The De'an Prince's mansion held power over all under heaven, and its heir, Qi Yu, was of the highest rank. From that day on, Lu Yuanhe ceased to exist in the world. Yet people found it strange that a little girl had appeared at Qi Yu's country estate. Some even said she was the mistress he kept there. Holding a book, Lu Yuanhe asked, “What is a kept woman?” Qi Yu replied without changing expression, “Pay no heed to such nonsense.” Years later, on a rainy night, she got drunk, held him, and tearfully poured out her heart. The little girl of the past had grown into a beauty of incomparable grace. He calmly pushed her away. “A-He, I have no such feelings for you. Do not entertain such delusions again.” After that, he avoided her at every turn, and she was consumed by pain. Not long afterward, Qi Yu went to war with his father, leaving her in the care of his former mentor before departing without a backward glance. When word came from the battlefield that father and son had been killed, everyone feared she would lose her mind. But for three years, she dressed well, ate well, and seemed utterly unconcerned. She even intended to become engaged to the son of Qi Yu's mentor. No one expected Qi Yu to return from the dead. Amid the turmoil, the De'an Prince ascended the throne, and Qi Yu became a prince overnight. When they met again, he cornered her against a wall. “A-He, are you really going to marry Su Lanzhang?” She smiled. “What does that have to do with you?” - Qi Yu picked up a little girl. He meant to raise her as a child, never expecting to fall into the forbidden depths of an immoral relationship. He did everything he could to pull away, while she pursued him relentlessly. Three years apart, longing that grew more intense by the day, and their reunion finally shattered all of Qi Yu's self-control. He thought, this time, he would not let her go. Since she was the one who lured him into the abyss, she could not blame him for going completely mad.