Sweet Temptation: My Sly Husband Spoils Me Rotten

[Love after marriage + seven-year age gap + older guiding lover + slow-burn romance + both devoted only to each other + mutual pining]

[Sweet and obedient + refined scoundrel]

When Jiang Ruan married Shen Qingyu, everyone said she was marrying above her station.

He was the new head of the Shen family, seven years older than her, seemingly refined but quietly intimidating.

Even on their wedding night, he was gentle and proper: "There's no need to rush into anything."

She lowered her eyes and swallowed all her girlish feelings.

No one knew that her encrypted photo album had quietly held fifteen years' worth of memories of him.

She thought that protecting her meant he loved her.

But he told her, "If you ever want to leave, I'll set you free."

She understood that without the betrothal arranged by their grandparents, she would never have had the chance to get close to him.

Then one night, she got up for a glass of water and saw him leaning back in a wide leather chair, eyes closed, long fingers holding the intimate garment of hers that had been missing for ages...

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No one knew that the gentle and refined head of the Shen family had long since developed feelings for his young wife.

Proper by day, depraved by night.

He wanted to kiss her, to touch her, but he didn't dare.

Only when he discovered her encrypted photo album did he realize he had pushed away the woman he loved most with his own hands. Regret ate at him.

Then an even deeper panic followed.

His timid, rabbit-like wife had actually eloped with someone!

He turned around and dragged her back.

Late at night beneath the warm red bridal curtains, he held his terrified wife captive in his arms, kissed away the tears at the corners of her eyes, and spoke in a hoarse voice, shedding every trace of his refined disguise:

"Why did you run? Am I not good enough?"

"You want to be friends with benefits?"

"Ruanruan, won't you be gentle with me?"

"I'm great in every way, inside and out!"

Wasn't he supposed to let her go?

So why did he drag her back?