When the Coldhearted Heir Falls in Love

(Complete) [Marriage first, love later; a male lead who says one thing but does another gets his comeuppance; he chases his wife to the crematorium]

The heir of the Duke of Wei's mansion was born into high status, handsome, and destined for a brilliant future. Countless women admired him, but he had been betrothed to the Jiang family from an early age.

The eldest daughter of the Jiang family was known as the most beautiful woman in the capital. She and the heir, Lu, were a perfect match in both talent and looks.

Everyone thought this match made in heaven would marry without a hitch and make others green with envy. But Miss Jiang died unexpectedly during an outing, and in the end, the heir, Lu, married the little-known second daughter of the Jiang family.

Unlike the dazzling, outstanding eldest daughter, the second daughter, Jiang, was quiet and reserved, so low-key she seemed almost invisible. She fell short of her cousin in every way and was unworthy of the heir, Lu.

After their marriage, the heir, Lu, did indeed dislike his wife, the second daughter, Jiang, and treated her far less warmly than he had once treated the eldest daughter.

Jiang Daiyuan knew that Lu Yunzheng had married her only because she had dressed just like her cousin that day. Still, she was gentle and obedient to him, practically granting his every wish.

No one knew she had liked him for a long time. Back then, in his eyes and in everyone's, it was her cousin who was meant to marry him.

Jiang Daiyuan loved Lu Yunzheng humbly, believing that with enough time, she might claim a small place in his heart.

No one had expected her older cousin to return alive one day.

It turned out that even the most passionate love could be worn away until it vanished.

Everyone could see that Lu Yunzheng did not love his wife, Jiang Daiyuan. He had married her only because he was bound by the marriage agreement between their families.

In truth, Lu Yunzheng really did dislike his wife, Jiang Daiyuan. He often crossed her boundaries. Later, when her cousin returned alive, the two families discussed having the cousin become his secondary wife, and he coldly watched Jiang Daiyuan suffer humiliation and injustice.

He thought she would endure it forever and never leave him.

He never imagined that the once-compliant woman would one day leave him so decisively.

Jiang Daiyuan also never imagined that Lu Yunzheng, who had always treated her coldly, would toss and turn sleeplessly and grow red-eyed because she had left.

Both are C.

Marriage first, love later; he chases his wife to the crematorium; the male lead says one thing but does another, then gets his comeuppance.

The male lead has only ever truly loved the female lead.

The male lead was betrothed to the female lead's family, not to her cousin personally. The female lead's family favored her cousin for various reasons and originally wanted the cousin to marry him.

Coming soon: "She Was Reborn After Their Divorce". What should he do when his wife no longer loves him?

"Provoking the Beauty": He will be a 'big bad guy' in the future.

"Reborn After Her Husband's Bad Ending": He chases his wife to the crematorium.

When Li Xunying brought her marriage contract to the Pei residence, the Pei family gave her two choices. The first was to break the engagement, take the large chest of silver in front of her, and receive the protection of the Pei family's influence if needed.

The second was to honor the engagement and have Pei Yiyan marry her.

Li Xunying chose the second option without a moment's hesitation. In her heart, Pei Yiyan was a man of noble character, a young gentleman from a prestigious family who had carefully looked after her when they were children, and the person she had loved for so long.

But she had ignored the fact that Pei Yiyan was no longer the person she had known as a child. She had used their engagement to force him to marry a girl from a fallen family like her, so of course he resented her. If not for her, he would have had a loving, well-matched marriage.

His wife should not have been her, a woman from a small town who did not fit in at all in the capital.

Li Xunying was cautious and did her best to be the wife Pei Yiyan expected, but after years of marriage, their relationship remained distant.

Later, even while injured, she remembered to check on him after he had spent many days busy with official duties. Then she heard him coldly describe her as “uncouth and vulgar, unfit for respectable society.”

Li Xunying felt as if she had fallen into an icy abyss and collapsed in the street in utter disgrace.

Li Xunying was unexpectedly reborn on the day she had brought her marriage contract to the Pei residence. She regretted her decision and no longer wanted to marry Pei Yiyan.

Under the astonished gazes of everyone at the Pei residence, this time she chose the first option. With so much silver, couldn't she find a caring, considerate husband who would look after her in the future?

Pei Yiyan was handsome and accomplished at a young age. He had once been the ideal husband in countless women's hearts. It was a pity that he married Li Xunying, a woman from a small town who was unfit for polite society, breaking countless women's hearts.

Pei Yiyan was indeed not very pleased with his wife, Li Xunying. Fortunately, she was reasonably gentle and obedient around him. After being reborn, he had no intention of changing wives. He thought Li Xunying would choose to marry him again, just as she had in her previous life.

Instead, he watched Li Xunying accept the Pei family's terms for ending the engagement without hesitation. She left the Pei residence calmly and never looked at him once.

One-on-one romance. He chases his wife to the crematorium.

"What If My Half-Brother Bullies Me in the Future?"

In her previous life, the family fell into decline, and Lin Sangyao was forced to cling to Lin Wenyu. She completely lost the dignity of a noble family's daughter and eventually died a tragic death.

Unexpectedly reborn, Lin Sangyao was once again the pampered daughter of a prominent family, admired by countless talented young men.

At this time, Lin Wenyu from her previous life was still a concubine-born son of the Marquis's household. His mother had died, his father disliked him, and countless people bullied and looked down on him. Even the servants dared to trample on him.

No one could have imagined that his true identity was that of royal blood, lost beyond the palace walls.

After being reborn, Lin Sangyao thought of Lin Wenyu, her nominal older brother, grabbed a stick, and stormed angrily into his room.

Instead, she saw a handsome man standing in the courtyard, his clothes in tatters and his wounds bloody.

Feeling her presence, he turned his deep, shadowed gaze toward her.

Lin Sangyao's heart clenched. She instinctively hid the stick behind her and called out in a trembling voice, “Brother...”

She did not notice the man's gaze grow even darker and more inscrutable, filled with possessive, predatory desire.

During the darkest time of Lin Wenyu's life, Lin Sangyao barged into his world without warning. She would look at him awkwardly, her eyes full of fear and loathing, yet she would also shield him behind her slender frame.

She made him swear that he would repay her someday, that no matter what happened, he would treat her, his younger sister, well and never bully her. Lin Wenyu played the part of a gentle older brother and obediently went along with her.

Later, when his true identity was revealed to the world, she still called him “Brother” tenderly. She was even more dazzling and radiant than before, spared the tragic fate she had suffered in her previous life.

One day, she smiled and confided her girlish thoughts to him. “Brother, there's someone I like. I'm getting married soon.”

Her once-gentle “brother” changed expression. He pinned her between himself and the wall, his eyes filled with menace and possessiveness. “Tell me, Sangyao. Who is the person you like, and who is the person you want to marry?”

The male and female leads are not blood-related. They both know they are not siblings.

Theme: In marriage, learn to understand and respect each other