A Sweet Romance [Original Title: Desire in a Wet Night]

● Wealthy older man | The celibate falls hard | Marriage first, love later | Dream material

◎ Fake-sweet little money-grubber x unexpectedly doting, fatherly big baby

When Xin Jian was sixteen, she was sent to the Xie family to be brought up and married off at a later date.

The Xie family of the capital was one of the most powerful and prestigious families, with a long heritage and a wealth of rules. Xin Jian was a little spoiled and not well-liked.

But then her arranged match turned out to be even more difficult. He eloped with a maid, causing a scandal of epic proportions.

The Xie family summoned their patriarch, Xie Zhiyun, from the Buddhist hall in the middle of the night. He was a formidable man, known as "the Buddha in his shrine," who spent all year fasting and burning incense, and was desireless and unfeeling.

Under the bright lights, he pressed his sandalwood prayer beads and looked down at everyone, his jawline cool and proud, his voice hinting at anger. "Then I'll marry her. Do not disturb the Buddha."

"What? I'm supposed to marry Fourth Uncle?" That sudden promotion to a whole new generation made Xin Jian want to die.

After that absurd incident, they tacitly avoided each other. Why did he want to marry her?

Xin Jian didn't like Xie Zhiyun. He was old-fashioned, impossible to warm up, and incredibly boring!

Later, Xie Zhiyun gave her an antique family heirloom as a token of their love, 9,999 grams of gold for her dowry chest, and a rare Pink Star diamond for her wedding ring...

Xin Jian became a moderately famous rich woman overnight. A big baby who spits out gold coins is so cool!

*

The day her former fiance, Xie Tingzhou, came home, Xin Jian was clearly in a bad mood. A busybody told Xie Zhiyun, who was overseas.

Xie Zhiyun rushed back overnight, and the first thing he did in front of everyone was beckon to him.

"Xie Tingzhou, come over and call her Fourth Aunt."

Xin Jian: ???

That night, Xie Zhiyun saw his little wife with damp lashes and suddenly paused. His voice was dark as he asked, "Who are you thinking about?"

Xin Jian smiled seductively and hooked her arms around his neck, sometimes coquettishly calling him "Uncle," sometimes sweetly calling him "Big Baby." Of course, she was thinking about money.

"That's all?" The man lowered his hips, no trace of his abstinent demeanor remaining as she teased him.

A few days later, Xin Jian received a private island and danced with joy.

*

Someone once saw Xin Jian throwing a fit in a luxury boutique, insisting on buying a short skirt. Xie Zhiyun wore a dark expression and held it high out of her reach.

Afterward, rumors of marital trouble spread.

Xin Jian posted a photo on her personal account, [Today I Have to Spoil Big Baby Again]. She was wearing that pretty little skirt, kneeling on his chest and holding his face as they kissed. The dignified Buddha Xie Zhiyun was disheveled and tied to a chair, his head thrown back as he kissed her, his neck covered in love bites.

Xie Zhiyun liked the post and commented: [Had enough fun, my darling?]

-Inspiration date: 2024.2.8

-If you're going to chase thrills, see it through to the end.

[Xie Family's Forbidden Love Diary]

On a damp night during the plum rains, Xin Jian had just arrived at the Xie family home when she pulled a stranger along to eavesdrop.

Behind the artificial hill, her fiance was whispering sweet nothings with someone else.

The bamboo leaves cast interwoven shadows, the rain pattered, and her heart thumped wildly as she listened.

Only when she looked up did she realize she had dragged along the Buddha of the Xie family, her fiance's Fourth Uncle.

In the narrow space, their bodies were so close she could smell him, and she could barely breathe.

He raised his eyes, his breath hot, and pressed down on her shoulder. "Don't move."

1. They are each other's one and only, in body and heart. Eight-year age gap.

2. Marriage first, love later from the heroine's perspective; a long-planned romance from the hero's.

3. The leads are already crossing a line before they marry.

4. Sweet everyday romance, spending money, showing off their love, and spoiling her husband.

(This is a reminder to myself not to write angst, QAQ.)

Theme: If you want to love someone, love yourself first