Stealing Fragrance and Jade

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Feudal overlord, heavenly dragon x curvy peach, fake socialite | Size and skin tone contrast | Angsty, sweet indulgence

On a rainy spring day, Cui Jingshu thoughtfully brought an umbrella to her fiance.

She only waited a little while outside the Prince Mi's residence and met a pair of deep-set eyes for a fleeting moment.

The man who came to the Cui residence to ask for her hand changed from Prince Mi's aide to Prince Mi's heir.

A match between the heir of a top aristocratic family and a refined beauty of the Cui clan seemed destined by heaven.

But Cui Jingshu was a fake socialite who had taken the place of the real one.

Cui Jingshu's family had been merchants for generations, and she was best at calculating exchanges. She never made a deal at a loss.

The day before yesterday, Wei Mingyan defended her in front of everyone at the prince's residence, earning a light kiss.

Yesterday, Wei Mingyan turned away a concubine sent by an outsider, earning a night of cuddling.

Today, Wei Mingyan helped her cover up the Cui family's slander and accusations against her. That counted as saving her life.

Cui Jingshu wrapped her slender arms around his neck and calculated that this time he deserved to be rewarded with a child of their own.

But Wei Mingyan turned his face away, his features stern and resolute. His voice, clear and musical as clinking jade, was cold as ice.

"For the heir's wife of the dignified Prince Mi's residence to be a merchant's daughter is a disgrace beyond measure."

"Miss Cui, you really do have a way with people."

It turned out that not everything in the world could be assigned a price.

Cui Jingshu couldn't calculate the value of her own false affection for Wei Mingyan, either.

There was no clear sum in gold or silver, only endless bitterness and pain.

The newly prominent scholar who had once been her love rival sent the Prince Mi's residence a wedding invitation, too.

Wei Mingyan looked at it and scoffed inwardly: He had lost Cui Jingshu, but his love rival was marrying someone else, too.

He humbled himself to attend, intending to mock the man to his face for proving that his love for Cui Jingshu had been nothing special.

But the name Cui Jingshu, clearly written on the marriage certificate, became an obsession in Wei Mingyan's heart.

Theme: Cherish the person in front of you.