The Little Ancestor of Beijing's Elite Circle

Spoiled heiress vs. gentle, fatherly husband

Beijing elite circle | Two wealthy families | Marriage first, love later | Sweet and satisfying

Tie Zhenzhen was born into one of the most powerful families. She was pampered from childhood and had always had everything go her way.

If there was one unexpected turn in her life, it was secretly registering her marriage to the only son of a family friend, a man she'd barely met.

Everyone said Xie Duanruo was refined and noble, gentle and dignified, like a moon in the heavens untouched by the mortal world.

Only Tie Zhenzhen knew he was actually anything but proper. He got jealous over nothing, was obsessive about rituals and details, nagged like a male housekeeper, and at least knew how to take care of her.

"Tell me, who's your master?"

Xie Duanruo let her grip his neck, looking at her with tender eyes. "You're my master."

"No, no." Tie Zhenzhen picked up the script to go over the scene with him. "Remember your character! You're playing a chaste, strong-willed man. You're supposed to resist me!"

Xie Duanruo nodded. With the grace of a man untouched by worldly concerns, he took off his tie and handed it to her. "If we're really following the script, you'd better tie me up properly."

Tie Zhenzhen: "..."

She shouldn't have gotten the sudden urge to rehearse a scene with Xie Duanruo.

Acting is a whole different field. She should stop nitpicking and get back into character.

Just as she was getting into the scene, the man suddenly grabbed her by the waist and pulled her against him. His voice was so hoarse it barely sounded like him. "Sitting on my lap in my shirt, wriggling around like that, Mrs. Xie, do you really think I'm a chaste, strong-willed man?"

Tie Zhenzhen realized she'd made a grave mistake. She'd overestimated him.

Having gotten a taste for it, Xie Duanruo let her have her way with him every day. But once she'd mastered the script and joined the production, she learned that he'd long since used his influence to rewrite her scenes.

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At eighteen, Xie Duanruo learned that he had an arranged marriage. From then on, he always thought of himself as Tie Zhenzhen's fiance.

He remembered that little tyrant as someone who insisted that anything belonging to her had to be hers completely and utterly.

So he waited for years, watching her from afar and loving her in silence, until Tie Zhenzhen finally said yes.

At the time, Xie Duanruo thought he wouldn't mind spending his whole life playing house with her. He'd underestimated himself.

He was determined to keep Tie Zhenzhen submerged in this romance with him.

[Reading guide]

* Both are sexually inexperienced, five-and-a-half-year age gap, a variety pack of sugary Mary Sue romance

* The heroine was born with a pampered princess constitution. A rich heiress with a smooth, satisfying life. She relies on her dad every step of the way (not really... lol)

* The hero isn't cold or aloof. He speaks his mind and makes the first move. He's sly and flirtatious, has bouts of chuunibyou, and always has a stash of sweet nothings. His daily hobby is teasing his wife, and when he gets carried away, he goes from refined gentleman to shameless seducer

* No real-life inspirations. Please don't associate the characters with real people

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