You Said You Were a Simple Country Boy, So Why Are You a Scheming Rich Guy?

[I just wanted an excuse to write about the difference in their builds and skin tones, okay... (Faux) rough-and-tumble romance]

[Has more money than he could ever spend, pretending to be an honest, strong-willed country guy x gorgeous, rebellious, cool city boy with a sharp tongue]

The Chi family had a rural marriage match lined up for one of their own.

Everyone else in the family wanted nothing to do with it, but Chi Ye agreed to the marriage.

At their first meeting in a high-end restaurant, the other man showed up in a sleeveless shirt.

Muscular, broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, with a healthy wheat-colored tan, he said simply, "I usually live out west. I went to school for a few years. In my spare time, I climb mountains and tend the fields. Every summer, I go out to sea with my family."

Chi Ye was silent for a moment, then said, "Mm. Sounds nice."

No one had told him his intended was a man.

Or a miner.

Chi Ye became the laughingstock of their social circle. Everyone was waiting to see him make a fool of himself, but he didn't care.

The man looked honest and straightforward, but his eyes always seemed...

Aggressively domineering.

He was gradually crossing the line.

Chi Ye didn't like feeling out of control.

All he could think about was how to make his honest, straightforward betrothed sick of him and call off the engagement.

Maybe acting like a spoiled, materialistic, overbearing rich kid would be the quickest way.

*

Chu Yi had been privately educated at home since childhood. He didn't start attending school until he got into a top university at sixteen.

He lived on a rural estate in an affluent neighborhood on the west coast of the US. He loved rock climbing, owned a private yacht, and occasionally helped his family, who loved growing vegetables, tend their garden.

Then he found out he'd been saddled with a betrothed. A man, no less.

"He'd better call off the engagement himself," Chu Yi said on the phone to a friend, heading toward the arrivals exit without much interest. "Otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" his friend asked excitedly.

There was no reply from the other end. A few seconds later, the call was cut off.

Friend: "?"

Chu Yi leaned casually against a pillar, his eyes fixed on his target.

A striking young man with fair, clear skin stood quietly at the agreed meeting spot, unaware of Chu Yi watching him.

Chu Yi gave a low whistle.

That waist is really slim.

*

The head of RW Group is about to retire, and the mysterious, sole heir will make their first public appearance at a banquet.

Countless people are waiting for a chance to get close, going to every length just to exchange a few words with him.

They watched as the lofty heir strode over to a corner with a dark expression, snatched away the glass of strong liquor someone was forcing Chi Ye to drink, and downed it in one gulp.

"I've had too much to drink to drive. Take me home. I still have to take care of you, so don't be mad at me." They saw the heir lean shamelessly against the stone-faced Chi Ye, coaxing him softly. "Wifey."

#OtherwiseI'llJustGoForItAndMakeHimMyWife

#OtherwiseI'llStartTakingCareOfHimRightAway

April 11, 2026

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