After Faking a Marriage with My Ex's Brother, I Fell for Him for Real

[Sharp-Tongued, Proud Man × Money-Grubbing, Theatrical Woman + Combative Couple's Ultimate Push-and-Pull + Contract Marriage + A Moment of Stubbornness, a Lifetime of Regret + Love Grows Slowly Over Time]

The female lead's name, Shen Moli, comes from jasmine rain.

Shen Moli thinks Pei Yue is arrogant and condescending, and full of prejudice against her. She can't stand him.

There's no way she'd ever fall for him. She only agreed to a contract marriage with him for the money.

Pei Yue thinks the same way.

Shen Moli is just a lovesick gold digger.

Only a shallow scumbag like his younger brother, who cares about nothing but looks, would like her.

If Shen Moli were the last woman on earth, he'd rather use his own hand.

So marrying her under a contract is no risk at all. She can be sent on her way with a little money, without any worry that their act will become real.

*

After moving in together, they shared a bed. Seeing Shen Moli looking wary, Pei Yue sneered: [Relax. I'm a germaphobe. The thing you're worried about won't happen.]

But the thing Shen Moli worried about still happened: she got drunk and accidentally slept with Pei Yue.

It was his first time.

She couldn't afford to pay the penalty for breaking their boundaries, so she had to play dumb.

But he got hooked.

*

The day their contract was discovered, Shen Moli had just found out she was pregnant.

They got divorced.

On the day they parted, Pei Yue spoke cruelly: [You asked for the divorce. I won't try to stop you.]

Later, he begged to get back together, kneeling with practiced ease: [I can let the child take your surname.]

Shen Moli: [You said you'd be a dog if you came crawling back.]

Pei Yue: [Woof.]