After Being Forced to Marry My Cold, Ruthless Young Uncle

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Jiang Yan had been spoiled by her family since childhood, growing up fearless of everyone except her fiance's younger uncle.

Her younger uncle never went easy on the younger generation. If they deserved punishment, he punished them. Once, he caught her climbing over a wall to sneak out, grabbed her by the neck, dragged her home, and gave her a sound beating.

So she had always disliked him.

She never expected that after her father disappeared, a villain tried to force her into marriage, and her fiance fled the capital, she would be driven into a desperate corner.

And then she accidentally ended up alone with her younger uncle, where someone saw them.

Everyone said she had improper intentions and was trying to seduce Shen Ye, who now held immense power at court.

The look Shen Ye gave her was cold and sinister, devoid of affection. She thought he must believe the same things about her.

But no one expected the aloof Shen Ye to marry her.

She toned down her temperament, deciding to become the gentle, kind mistress of the household in everyone else's eyes, and especially the one Shen Ye would approve of.

That's right, she wanted him to fall in love with her.

She just never expected that no matter how hard she tried, Shen Ye still didn't seem to like her.

Shen Ye had been cold-hearted and calculating since childhood, never making a misstep or softening toward anyone.

His only miscalculation was the wife he unexpectedly married.

In his eyes, Jiang Yan was simply someone who schemed and plotted to use him.

If he hadn't needed to uncover the truth, why would he have married such a ruthless, calculating woman?

In their daily life together, she spoke gently to him and cared for him attentively.

He thought the grudges between their elders had nothing to do with her, and that it wouldn't be so bad if they continued living together for the rest of their lives.

By chance, Shen Ye saw her standing beside his nephew. Her red lips were vivid, her smile dazzling. The sight of the handsome pair made his eyes ache.

He walked right over and tenderly adjusted Jiang Yan's tightly fastened cloak. "My wife, let's go home."

He led her around the corner, pinned her against the wall, and kissed her fiercely, overcome by a fury he had never felt before.

She seemed to have no idea just how much he liked her.

Theme: Married first, in love later; the male lead falls hard, and the female lead is independent and self-reliant