Xu Xu Returns the Courtesy

[Extra-sweet romance + one-on-one + long-planned love + secret crush becomes mutual + slow and steady + an old flame reignited]

[Unconventional, mischievous two-faced heiress x self-disciplined, decorous head of a distinguished family]

“If I have to marry into the Xie family, then I'll only marry Xie Fuli!”

At the meeting to discuss the wedding date between the Xie and Jiang families, Jiang Xusheng pointed at the man seated at the head of the table on the left.

Xie Fuli, the uncle of Jiang Xusheng's fiancé.

The man was as clear and bright as a gentle breeze and a shining moon, as immaculate as the white jade cup in his hand.

“Outrageous! Absurd! Go kneel in the ancestral hall right now.”

Before Jiang Xusheng could get a good look at Xie Fuli, her grandfather sent her off to the ancestral hall.

Jiang Xusheng was born into a family of scientists.

Both her parents were physics professors at top universities.

Her older brother and sister were outstanding members of the new generation of physicists.

She alone had been rebellious and unruly since childhood, always stirring up trouble.

The only thing she had going for her was her engagement to the Xie family, a clan with a thousand-year history.

The Xies looked down on her, yet they dared not defy the marriage agreement made by their ancestors.

In that case, she might as well make a big scene.

Outside the ancestral hall, a man stood under an umbrella, every bit the picture of restraint and propriety.

“Have you made up your mind?” he asked.

Jiang Xusheng looked toward him at the sound of his voice.

In an instant, the man settled into her heart, accompanied by the hazy drizzle.

A little extra:

On a show interviewing outstanding entrepreneurs, the host said, “There's a saying in business: ‘Mr. Xie is the very picture of restraint and propriety; Mr. Xie is also the very picture of honesty and integrity.’”

Mr. Xie, the very picture of restraint and propriety, smiled faintly and looked toward the director's camera. In a gentle voice, he said, “I can't claim to be honest and aboveboard. At least when it came to making my wife marry me, I wasn't.”

What you think is rebellious was all part of my long-planned scheme.