Falling in Love

Don't read if you don't want to see my embarrassing past. Pei Mu is naturally carefree and unruly, with a pair of sparkling, flirtatious eyes that make every socialite in their circle secretly fall for him. He can patiently chat with you about anything, but he'll also sneer coldly at anyone who confesses their love to him. Everyone knows he once had a fiancée arranged for him in infancy. They grew up together, but unfortunately, she went missing. Pei Mu used his missing fiancée to turn down countless confessions, and everyone came to believe in his devoted-lover persona. Pei Mu often sighed, "What a handy shield." Who knew that his missing shield would be found, and the two of them would still have to get married? Pei Mu: ...Damn. His best friend was the first to send him a mocking message, only to get a wedding invitation in return. His friend thought he'd wait and see: wait for the young master to lose patience and his devoted-lover persona to fall apart. Instead, he watched in disbelief as Pei Mu bent over backward for her... The ever-flippant young master brushed aside a strand of hair falling over Fu Mingyao's shoulder, lowered his head, and kissed the back of her hand. "Whatever my wife says goes." His friend: ??? You really fell for her, buddy. 2. Fu Mingyao went missing as a child. When she was finally found, she became the eldest daughter of the Fu family, and somehow wound up with a fiancé: a man rumored to be so proud he'd never bow to any woman, yet devoted to her alone. Fu Mingyao claps expressionlessly. "Wow, what a huge surprise." Forced into an arranged marriage, the two tie the knot. But behind everyone's backs, they sign a marriage contract. A loving couple in public, out of each other's way in private. Before she can even decide what she thinks of marriage, Pei Mu suddenly changes his tune. He doesn't play by the rules at all, closing in on her step by step. When she asks for a divorce, Pei Mu spends a fortune at an auction to buy her a gift. She's afraid of the dark, so once Pei Mu finds out, he keeps the lights blazing every night. She... Fu Mingyao: What is this supposed to be? Pei Mu smiles faintly. "The part where the contract doesn't count." Tips: Marriage first, love later. A marriage-averse novelist X a carefree young master Theme: Love and responsibility