CP: Cold, ruthless, stingy constable gong x sweet-looking but secretly ruthless village beauty shou
An Cuo jumped into the river. His greedy parents planned to sell him as a concubine to a landlord over fifty, and the scholar who had pledged himself to him turned cold and heartless.
As he choked on the water, he was filled with the satisfaction of getting revenge, imagining how they would regret it and weep bitterly.
But the next moment, someone grabbed him by the hair and pulled him out. An Cuo had been rescued...
He hadn't yet decided whether to curse his rescuer for meddling or mourn the hair he'd lost when he looked up and realized his savior was the newly appointed head constable.
He'd heard the man had lost his parents young, owned a house in town, had no betrothal, and was handsome!
Shen Shiran glowered. "Hey, you. I lost my money pouch while saving you. You ought to pay me back."
An Cuo: "...You're shaking me down! I don't have any money. Why don't you throw me back in?"
He left the man so furious he was speechless, his stern face even turning red. Once An Cuo had calmed down, a plan suddenly took shape in his mind.
Wasn't this just a chance sent from heaven?
A major scandal soon hit Peach Blossom Village: the An family's young man had been touched in public, and by an official from town, no less!
Shen Shiran, the cold and ruthless man assigned by his master to go undercover in a backwater town, couldn't understand how saving someone had ended with that person latching onto him.
Afraid of arousing suspicion, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and take responsibility.
Faced with the An family's outrageous demands, Constable Shen clutched his precious saber, his face ashen. "Either I take him away, or you pay me back the ten taels of silver he made me lose."
Afraid their young man would be ruined if his reputation was destroyed, the An family chose the first option without hesitation.
But An Cuo wasn't satisfied. His greatest wish was to be married off in style and become the envy of everyone.
Shen Shiran said coldly, "Then pay for it yourself."
An Cuo had only a few old clothes for a dowry. He said nothing, merely gazing at the man with tear-filled eyes.
Shen Shiran broke out in goosebumps.
Remembering his master's advice that enduring a little would bring peace, he gritted his teeth and dug into his savings. "Fine!"
That was his coffin money, all spent on a young man who had nothing going for him except his looks!
Everyone envied Constable Shen for bringing home the most beautiful flower in Peach Blossom Village as his darling husband. They couldn't imagine how happy he must be.
But no one knew that this flower really was expensive, and it had thorns. You couldn't offend him or even criticize him, and the flower in his heart wasn't Shen Shiran.
Shen Shiran felt his veins throb as he touched the cold side of the kang. Even a turtle couldn't endure this much! He didn't want to put up with it anymore!
The next second, An Cuo smiled bashfully and called out, "Dear, I want some hibiscus cakes."
Shen Shiran: "...I'll go buy some..."
Theme: Work hard and keep your feet on the ground!
