A Red-Hot Capital Wedding

[Marriage first, love later|Two straightforward hearts tugging at each other|Older man, both devoted to each other|Sweet everyday romance]

[Illegitimate daughter × family’s golden boy|Bright, straightforward, highly sensitive heroine × gentle older man with a hidden side]

Xia Nanxing was born with striking, breathtaking beauty. As the Xia family’s illegitimate daughter, she was never taken seriously.

After a mishap at work, she got involved with her older sister’s arranged-marriage match: Gu Beiyan, the most powerful man in the capital, feared by all.

Xia Nanxing thought she was in serious trouble and prepared to run away, only for the situation to take an unexpected turn: Gu Beiyan wanted to marry her.

Xia Nanxing: “Brother-in-law, are you really that vindictive?”

Gu Beiyan: “Mm.”

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No one knew that Gu Beiyan had remembered this fake goody-two-shoes ever since their first meeting at a masquerade ball.

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Bonus scene

Gu Beiyan was taking Xia Nanxing to a party. He asked, “I can’t come?”

Xia Nanxing said, “You’re not invited. This is a ‘private party,’ and you’re not private.”

Gu Beiyan: “?”

Xia Nanxing: “When you become someone’s illegitimate child, I’ll invite you.”

Gu Beiyan: “...”