[Neither has been with anyone else + clear-headed heroine + tsundere hero + folksy historical romance + the hero suffers in pursuit of his wife]
Shi Lan had served her adoptive parents since childhood. She had looked forward to coming of age and marrying her childhood sweetheart, Zhang Yuchen, and hoped to give her adoptive mother a peaceful old age. She never imagined her adoptive parents would fall out over the betrothal gifts, then turn around and treat her like a cash cow.
Her childhood sweetheart's eyes were full of calculation. “Your father went back on his word. If we want a future together, we have to sleep together first!”
Her adoptive father was even more heartless. “I raised you to sell you for money. If the Zhang family can't pay, go earn it in a brothel!”
Just as Shi Lan's heart was breaking, she stumbled upon a shocking truth: she wasn't their biological daughter, her adoptive mother's illness had all been an act, and all those years of affection had been fake!
She had given her whole heart to the wrong people, so she decisively walked away. In a single stroke, she reclaimed her true identity: she was Gu Yanlan, the only daughter of the richest man in Xiaoyang City!
But the Gu family mansion was full of intrigue. Her uncles and cousins eyed her warily, coveting the family fortune and constantly plotting against her. On top of that, an arranged marriage hung over her head.
To protect the family fortune, Gu Yanlan kept a clear head and decisively rejected the marriage in front of everyone, declaring that she would take a husband into her family!
Chu Suizhou had also been planning to call off the engagement, but when he heard this, he changed his tune on the spot and pressed her at every turn, his gaze intense.
“If you want a husband to join your family, it can only be me!”
The heroine is clear-headed and rational, with a cool, perceptive heart. When she meets the wrong person, she walks away. She protects herself and her family, and never plays the self-sacrificing saint.
The hero is proud and noble. At first he looks down on her, but once he falls for her, he's hopelessly addicted. He suffers through a long pursuit of his wife, and jealousy turns him into a walking storm!
The romantic tension is off the charts, and one melodramatic twist follows another. Amid the bustle of everyday life, watch a clear-headed heroine handle her tsundere live-in husband, protect her family fortune, claim a deep love, and shine brighter with every step!
Progressing step by step, all the cool points, good book