After Being Coveted by a Dark, Obsessive Madman

Powerful man brought low / Long-planned pursuit / Stealing her from another man / 9-year age gap

Just as Xu Xitan and her boyfriend are about to get engaged, her family is struck by disaster. With nowhere else to turn, she is approached by the man she used to address respectfully as Uncle.

She suddenly remembers her boyfriend once telling her with certainty, "He's got his eye on you. Xiaoxi, he wants to steal you away from me."

A chill runs through her. She raises her eyes, trembling, and meets the man's calm, gentle gaze.

He says softly, "Even though this is a marriage of convenience, I'll fulfill all the duties and responsibilities of a husband. Leave the family matters to me. Don't worry."

Xu Xitan spends the night thinking it over, then finally gives in. Early the next morning, her eyes red from lack of sleep, she heads straight to the marriage registry with him.

But married life turns out to be better than she expected. He treats her with tenderness and care, looking after her in every way and almost always doing as she asks.

Except that he can be insatiable in one particular regard, and sometimes his need for control goes too far.

Xu Xitan tries to negotiate, but the man only curls his lips and coaxes her softly, "It's a duty married couples owe each other. There's no need to be shy."

Then she unexpectedly learns that he may have been involved in the disaster that struck her family. After much anxious deliberation, Xu Xitan draws up a divorce agreement.

The man comes home early and finds it. She is about to speak, but looks up and is frightened by the sudden menace in his eyes.

As if the mask he wore has fallen away, his expression turns cold and terrifying. He tears the divorce agreement to shreds right in front of her, yet his voice remains calm.

"Are you planning to divorce me and go back to him?" He gives a soft laugh, but his voice is so cold it makes her shiver. "Keep dreaming."

Suppressing her every attempt to struggle, he holds her captive in his arms and presses his thin lips to her ear, his breath burning hot. "You're mine. Don't even think about leaving me in this lifetime."

He begged for two lifetimes for the chance to stand by her side as her lawful husband. He was careful, planning every step, and used every means at his disposal to make it happen.

The only way to make him let go is for him to die.

The male lead is reborn. He spent two lifetimes begging for her love and has died once, so he has very little sense of morality. He's a pervert.

The male lead is pure. His chastity and devotion to being a good husband are his finest bride-price.

Theme: Love is something you have to fight for yourself.