The Beautiful Widow Loved by a Scumbag

A Bad Boy and a Sweet Girl [Sweet Romance and Push-Pull Tension Early On + Coercive Love Later, He's Chasing His Wife the Whole Time]

The eldest son of the Pei family, Pei Ruozhen, died unexpectedly. His grand funeral left behind only his beautiful new bride.

Xue Ying knelt with everyone before the funeral altar.

After the firecrackers went off, everyone stood. A few hushed voices came from outside.

"Lord Shen."

Hearing the name, Xue Ying suddenly began to tremble.

The young gentleman lit three sticks of incense and knelt beside her without hesitation. His face was almost identical to that of her dead husband. His lowered eyes could not hide his defiance, but his voice was calm.

"Sister-in-law."

"Kneeling beside you like this, don't we look as if we're at our wedding?"

Xue Ying's pupils contracted. Her face turned even paler against her white mourning clothes, and she couldn't utter a word.

Someone nearby noticed something was wrong and helped her up, their eyes full of sorrow. "You're carrying Ruozhen's posthumous child. You must take care of yourself."

"That's right." Shen Yixiao lowered his eyes and, as if no one else were there, stroked her slightly rounded belly with a soft laugh. "Madam really should be careful. After all, this child is mine."

Reader's Guide

1v1; both leads' first time; happy ending; a scoundrel with a sincere heart;

You might think the male lead is awful early on, but he'll be redeemed later. He's not a bad person.

Theme: Better to rely on yourself than on heaven or earth