[Blurb]
Everyone in the capital knows that Yuan Xuefan, the Third Miss of the Minister of Personnel's household, married Tong Mian, the youngest top scorer in the imperial examinations of this dynasty.
In the third year of her marriage to Tong Mian, Yuan Xuefan summed up three things:
First, he was really handsome.
Second, he had way too many rules.
Third, she couldn't stand another day of this life!
He dictated when she got up and what she ate. He even recorded how long her cat was allowed to play in the Rules for Keeping Pets.
He cut down the roses covering her walls, saying they were "an eyesore."
He was always filling page after page of his sandalwood-colored notebook with rules and regulations.
At last, Yuan Xuefan couldn't take it anymore and asked the emperor for permission to divorce.
The entire court pricked up its ears, waiting for Top Scholar Tong to agree.
Instead, the aloof, jade-like top scholar gathered his robes and knelt, his voice steady:
"I, your servant, refuse."
*
Later, at a family banquet at the Yuan residence, Tong Mian got drunk and collapsed into Yuan Xuefan's arms.
The usually proper man had reddened eyes and clutched her sleeve, refusing to let go.
"I was wrong. I wrote an apology, five whole pages. Do you want to read it?"
"I'll change. The cat can play for another fifteen minutes, and I'll plant the roses again..."
"All those things you said make you happy, why... wasn't there a single one I did?"
[Reading Guide]
1. Marriage first, love later. Exclusive couple. Happy ending.
2. The male lead is a walking embodiment of rules, a deeply devoted and restrained top scholar. He hides all his love in his writing and regulations.
3. The female lead is lively and radiant, free-spirited all her life, and a young lady who knows how to deal with anyone who tells her what she should do.
4. This is a story about "her thinking he wanted rules and order, when really, all he wanted was to draw circles around her."
Theme: Love is learning to protect someone in the way they need.
It's quite strange for a sister from the same mother to behave like this.
"Two people are like two fires, burning in..." This is a big bug for the author ~ there are too many commas [make me healthy]
Come on, I'm greedy when I see this title 😍 😍
Come on, come on, come on, come on 😍