* Married first, love later / five-year age gap / Beijing social circle
* Spoiled, overbearing big girl x scheming, chaste, daddy-like man
* Sweet romance / both leads are each other's first and only / happy ending
Zhao Jiyue is the apple of the Zhao family's eye, showered with love by everyone around her. It's only natural that she's spoiled and overbearing.
The only thing that has made her feel wronged in her twenty-two years is marrying a man she doesn't love, Ji Youlin.
Rumor has it that Ji Youlin is ruthless, dull, old-fashioned, and never smiles.
Zhao Jiyue wholeheartedly agrees. She thinks he's good for nothing, except that she rather likes his face and figure.
After discovering his only two virtues, her post-marriage goal changes from "you stay out of my way, and I'll stay out of yours" to "get this man into bed."
Unfortunately, her plans keep falling through!!!
After washing up, Zhao Jiyue slips into his study and, for the first time, calls him softly, "Honey."
Ji Youlin's temples throb. He scoops her up around the waist, deposits her back in the bedroom, and reaches for her ankle.
Just as Zhao Jiyue thinks she's about to succeed, Ji Youlin raises an eyebrow and warns her, "Don't cross the line."
Zhao Jiyue: ?
Zhao Jiyue has never doubted her own charms. Could it be that...
It suddenly dawns on her: could her convenient husband be frigid, or have some sort of problem in that department?
Zhao Jiyue pounds the bed in indignation and complains to her best friend. As expected, cheap goods are never any good.
After the New Year, Zhao Jiyue goes back to her parents' home and turns the tables, preparing to get a divorce.
She sits on the sofa with her legs crossed, her delicate little hand pretending to cover her face as she complains, "Second Brother, he bullied me."
Ji Youlin sees her wink at him with those foxlike eyes: smug, alluring, provocative, and mocking.
That night, when they get home, Ji Youlin pulls off his tie and advances step by step, cornering her against the wall. "Go on, tell me, when did I bully you?"
Zhao Jiyue's mind races. Seeing his terrifyingly stern expression, she wonders if he's about to hit her.
She steadies her breathing, straightens her back, braces a hand against his chest, and says with righteous indignation, "You didn't share any of that fruit cake with me."
Ji Youlin suddenly smiles. He lifts her chin with a fingertip and kisses her. "Isn't our Yueyue allergic to mangoes?"
A blush spreads to Zhao Jiyue's ears. Swayed once more by his good looks, she loops her arms around his neck. "Kiss me again."
Ji Youlin scoops her up around the waist and pins her down on that thirty-eighth parallel. "Mrs. Ji, shouldn't we settle our accounts?"
"But what I said was true. You really didn't share the cake with me."
Ji Youlin gently bites her earlobe. "Who said I was cheap? Who said I was frigid? Hmm? I'll prove it to you tonight."
A little reading note:
A lighthearted, brain-off sweet romance! Our goal is sweetness!
A wealthy-family marriage alliance, the male lead comes down from his pedestal for love, they bicker in bed and make up in bed, with some strange points that might only excite the author.
Readers who dislike the spoiled-wife trope, read with caution!!!
Theme: Live well
