Why Hasn't My Wife Taken Me Yet?

On the eve of her wedding to Shen Linchun, Lu Zixuan was so bewitched by a scholar that she insisted on breaking off the engagement. To save face, the two families agreed to have Xi Mu, who had been taken in by the family, marry Shen Linchun instead. That way, everyone would be happy. It didn't take long for Lu Zixuan to discover she was only one of the scholar's many lovers. Enraged, she left him, and began to think of how good Shen Linchun had been. She went to Shen Linchun's home and asked to become her concubine, but the moment she opened her mouth, Shen Linchun sternly refused. Unwilling to give up, she followed her inside. Through the window, she heard Shen Linchun's usually nonchalant voice filled with a tenderness she'd never heard before. "Why are you crying so miserably?" Through the crack in the door, she saw Shen Linchun pull a man into her arms and gently pat him, soothing him. "There, there. If you cry any more, your eyes will hurt tomorrow. Don't come complaining..." "I'll complain anyway. It's not like you love me anymore." It was the voice of her cousin, Xi Mu, carrying a possessiveness Lu Zixuan had never heard from him before. "What nonsense are you talking about again!" Shen Linchun took a handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from his face, then kissed his eyes tenderly and soothed him. "My heart has always delighted in you." Lu Zixuan turned away, distraught, not seeing Xi Mu's gaze flicker past through the crack in the window. Xi Mu had lived under another family's roof since childhood. When his cousin Lu Zixuan broke off her engagement, he was sent in her place to marry Shen Linchun. He had brought a dagger with him, because he didn't trust women. On their wedding night, as he gazed at Shen Linchun holding his face in her hands, Xi Mu's heart suddenly grew confused. He told himself: Women can't be trusted! Some time later, Xi Mu gritted his teeth as he looked at Shen Linchun asleep beside him, his heart full of turmoil. Why hasn't my wife touched me yet? A sweet, post-marriage romance. Also known as *Withered Wood Meets Spring*. Warning: This story takes place in a matriarchal world where women can bear children! Women can bear children! Women can bear children! Please skip it if that bothers you! 70% piracy protection ------- Coming Soon ------- *My Wife Thinks I'm a Coward* Ming Jin, the second prince of the current dynasty, was a notorious little tyrant in the capital. Jiang Yiqing, the son of a commandery prince, was aloof and otherworldly. Ming Jin liked Jiang Yiqing. All her friends knew it, and so did Jiang Yiqing. But as the son of a commandery prince, he'd been doted on by everyone since childhood. Ming Jin's affection seemed too casual to him. He thought it wasn't enough. He wanted Ming Jin to like him a little more, and wanted everyone under heaven to know it. So he pretended not to notice. Jiang Yiqing treated the things Ming Jin gave him as worthless, and was neither warm nor cold toward her. Ming Jin didn't mind. She kept giving him gifts and always attended any banquet Jiang Yiqing was at. People secretly placed bets, wondering when the little tyrant would finally pluck the flower from its lofty heights. During a hunting expedition, Ming Jin ran into Jiang Yiqing's younger half-brother. He looked six parts like Jiang Yiqing, but their personalities were completely different. Jiang Yiqing was aloof and otherworldly, while his brother was burly and rough. Jiang Yiqing was proud and bold, while his brother was timid as a mouse. Most laughable of all, whenever thunder rumbled, he covered his ears and hid in a corner, curling his tall body into a ball that made people laugh. A man like that was hard to take seriously. That was what people said... Ming Jin patted Jiang Hanchuan on the back and said helplessly, "The rain's stopped. Haven't you had enough of hugging me?" She had a polo match scheduled for that afternoon! The person before her looked at her with a pair of bright, ink-black eyes, lips pursed and silent. Ming Jin clicked her tongue. "Fine, then. A little longer, a little longer!" An imperial edict of betrothal arrived at the commandery prince's manor. A faint blush colored Jiang Yiqing's usually cool face. No wonder Ming Jin hadn't been around him much lately. She'd gone to ask the emperor for permission to marry him. He'd decided that when he received the edict, he would have to look a little angry. Even if she liked him, she should have asked what he thought first. But when he heard the names Ming Jin and Jiang Hanchuan in the imperial edict, his heart suddenly sank, and he couldn't hide his astonishment. A sweet 1v1 romance where secret love comes true. Theme: Treasure what you have.