[Spoiled Noblewoman x Icy Crown Prince] [Marriage First, Love Later + Daily Face-Slapping of an Arrogant Man in Power + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium]
When Liu Qixiu hated the heir to the throne most, the ruler personally bestowed a marriage decree on them.
Others envied her for marrying into a powerful family. She only thought of Li Qi as a hot potato, and even agreed to a secret wager proposed by the queen to get rid of him.
He had no interest in opening his heart to her, and she had no intention of getting entangled with him.
Was it really so hard to pretend to be an ordinary married couple and live among the common folk for a year?
After a year, they could go their separate ways and never have anything to do with each other again. Couldn't be better.
At first, Li Qi couldn't wait to break off his engagement to Liu Qixiu.
She slept until well past sunrise every day, loved to chatter endlessly at mealtimes, and attracted the attention of men wherever she went. Apart from being able to make a few strokes with a wolf-hair brush, she was completely useless.
But at some point, he began picking up her conversational threads, buying her favorite late-night snacks on his way home from work, and helping put away her paints while she painted. He didn't even frown when paint stained his fingertips.
With the end of their year together approaching, they were about to go from "pretend spouses" to "true strangers." Fortunately, the Mingyue House, which she had worked so hard to establish, was finally about to open.
He seized the perfect opportunity to make his feelings clear. "Since we've played husband and wife for a year, we can't break off the engagement. We owe it to each other to preserve our good names."
To his surprise, she remained calm. "You're mistaken, Heir. How can something fake be taken as real?"
Through gritted teeth, Li Qi said the words he would regret for the rest of his life. "What about Cheng Zheng? Were your feelings for him real?"
Liu Qixiu looked utterly bewildered and took a bite of the sweet cake he'd personally queued up to buy for her. "So what if they were?"
Tips:
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.
2. Sister story: Her Beloved Insists on a Divorce. The two heroines are the closest of friends, and this book takes place a year earlier.
3. There is a prequel about what happened before they pretended to be married. Readers who don't mind a slower pace can treat it as a bonus.
Theme: True love requires overcoming prejudice and arrogance.
The new author is already very good~~The story is very smooth, without showing off the writing style or being pretentious, and the plot is innovative. Okay, okay 💪 💪 💪