You Said You Couldn't Care Less, So How Come You Got Married?

【Coercive romance: an outwardly composed and restrained scion of a noble family with an intensely possessive nature × a gentle, resilient commoner girl】 After her former husband dies, Gu Shu is brought back to the capital by one of his friends, who agrees to look after her. At first, the refined and self-possessed young nobleman treats her coldly, only warning her in a chilly voice to behave herself. Later, he pins her against the bed and murmurs coaxingly, “Just one kiss.” Pei Rong rose to the highest ranks of the court at a young age. He is the undisputed head of the Pei family. Before his friend passed away, he asked Pei Rong to take care of his wife. Remembering how his friend had caused a citywide scandal over that commoner woman a few years ago, Pei Rong scoffs. He is sure she's a schemer who knows how to latch onto the powerful, and decides to bring her back only to ensure she has enough to eat and wear. He never expected to fall for her, step by step. Whenever he thinks of the clingy girl his friend once described, yet finds that she keeps him at a careful distance, jealousy drives him nearly mad, and he can only struggle to keep himself in check. Until one day, he decides he can't hold back any longer.