Stolen Beauty

☆Scheming powerful official X sweet, gentle young woman, ten-year age gap, possessive pursuit

Lü Shu was betrothed from childhood to the sixth young master of the Pei family of Longxi. After her father died, she and her mother went to Luoyang to seek refuge with their relatives by marriage.

Her fiancé treated her wonderfully, but Lü Shu was always uneasy.

All because of the man she met that day while shopping for makeup on the east side of town.

Tall and imposing, muscular and rugged, he strode into the shop with a riding crop in hand as though no one else mattered. His piercing gaze fixed on her as he asked whose daughter she was.

Lü Shu thought he was just a lecher, but the next day, when she went to pay her respects to the Pei elders, there he was among them.

“Lü Shu, this is my third uncle. Say hello.”

“So you're my nephew's wife.” The man's eyes rested on her with an amused look, but his calm features were hard to make out against the light.

Only then did Lü Shu learn that he was Pei Yan, younger brother to the head of the Pei family and the Grand Commandant of the court.

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Her wedding day drew near, yet that man still refused to leave her alone. He shadowed her like a wolf, leaving her frightened and helpless.

On Mid-Autumn Night, she happened to overhear her fiancé pouring his heart out to his distant cousin: “Once I marry her, I can take you as my concubine. Lian Fang, just wait a little longer. You're the only one in my heart.”

She wandered aimlessly away, walking through the torrential rain.

At some point, a paper umbrella appeared behind her. Half the man's shoulder was soaked, but his elegant features were unchanged. “How much longer do you plan to walk? Aren't you going back?”

She ground her teeth. “You lured me here, didn't you, Third Uncle? You've gotten what you wanted.”

He stopped abruptly and seized her trembling shoulders. The next moment, his cold fingers easily gripped her chin, and he smiled. “Not yet.”

Her soft pink lips trembled against his fingertips. At last, he could restrain himself no longer. He lowered his head and kissed her fiercely.

Theme: Pursue freedom and be true to yourself.