Luring the Green of Desire

Male lead's perspective: marriage first, love later / Female lead's perspective: secret crush comes true / Three-year age gap / Both are each other's first / Sweet romance Radiant, aloof oil painter vs. elegant, distinguished heir to a powerful family At eighteen, Mu Zhaoyuan fell for Lu Huaijin after he stepped in to get her out of trouble at a banquet. Even Lu Huaijin couldn't explain why he'd helped her. He had never liked getting involved in trouble. Independent and aloof by nature, he went out of his way to avoid disputes at social gatherings. But when he saw how helpless Mu Zhaoyuan looked, a voice inside him told him that she was a princess who ought to be cherished by the person she loved, not someone who deserved to be treated so unfairly. Before he knew it, he had reached out to help her. Later, with his family pressuring him to get married, he saw her on a blind date and asked, "Mu Zhaoyuan, would you marry me?" One day after they were married, Lu Huaijin found an old book of poetry in his study. Tucked between its pages was a letter containing her love for him. As he stared at the yellowed sheet of paper, an unfamiliar ache welled up in his chest. That night, drunk, he pinned her against the wall. "The person you love," he asked hoarsely, "is it him?" Mu Zhaoyuan looked up at him, six years reflected in her eyes. "It's always been you," she whispered.