[Marriage first, love later ✘ sweet romance ✘ devoted to each other ✘ a rakish, carefree heir ✘ a cautious merchant’s daughter]
The day Lin Wan was divorced, the whole capital waited to see her make a fool of herself.
Instead, she turned around and married the capital’s number-one playboy.
Who would have guessed that the playboy, usually only interested in cockfighting and dog racing, would wash her feet and warm her bed every night?
When her rakish husband passes the imperial examinations with top honors at every level, when the palace brings her an official title by imperial decree, and when her scumbag ex cries bitterly on the road to exile, she grabs the man in front of her by the chin. “What happened to all that drinking, gambling, and womanizing you promised?”
The man grabs her wrist in return. “My lady, a night of passion is worth a thousand pieces of gold. It’s time we consummated our marriage...”