Powerful heir x vixen
Marriage first, love later / size difference / mildly coercive romance / a melodramatic mishmash
Blurb:
Rumor had it that the Zhong family's new head was about to marry a woman who was nothing but a pretty face, an empty head, and a walking bundle of schemes.
Everyone was certain the Zhong family would never truly accept Wen Wei, and that sooner or later they would drive her out. They were all waiting to enjoy the spectacle.
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Wen Wei was slender yet curvaceous, radiant as a lotus. She had been blessed with an exquisite face, and although she came from an ordinary background, her mother had raised her strictly as a proper young lady of a prestigious family.
Relying on an exceedingly distant connection between their families, Wen Wei used clumsy tricks to deliberately get close to him, becoming a laughingstock in their social circle.
Some called her a vixen and looked down on her behavior. At the same time, they resented the little patience Zhong Woxue showed her, and often made things difficult for her in private. Wen Wei had no friends at all, so all she could do was act pitiful in front of Zhong Woxue.
Only Wen Wei knew how difficult that man was to please.
To outsiders, Zhong Woxue was a refined gentleman, but he always looked at her coldly, brow furrowed as if she had committed some terrible offense, and kept his distance from her at all times.
But Wen Wei didn't care. She was determined to climb into his good graces, and could always make herself appear delicate and beautiful in front of him.
Until someone sneered at her, "The Zhong and Li families are about to form a marriage alliance. The eldest Miss of the Li family is beautiful and noble. Some people would be wise to stop indulging in wishful thinking!"
The Zhong family was enormously powerful, and its eldest grandson of this generation, Zhong Woxue, was exceptional: a true gentleman, aloof and self-possessed.
Yet no woman could get close to him.
Power and wealth were all within his easy reach. All he needed was a suitable, respectable wife.
Zhong Woxue was about to marry a woman whose face he couldn't even remember. It didn't matter, because everything was proceeding according to plan. Until
A deliberate scheme, and a pregnancy test placed before him, were enough to make the cool, dignified man lose his composure.
The woman before him was delicate and beautiful, like a parasitic vine.
After years of knowing her, Zhong Woxue understood better than anyone how timid Wen Wei was. He didn't suspect her too much, and simply thought it was an accident.
At the crucial moment, the bride was replaced. Though the guests were shocked, they smiled and offered their congratulations to the newlyweds.
Looking at the dazzlingly beautiful Wen Wei, the fallen woman they had once dismissed, they saw that she had truly risen to become the mistress of the Zhong family, climbing a branch no one could have dreamed of reaching.
Wen Wei secured her position in the Zhong family by getting pregnant.
But nobody liked her.
Faced with mockery and scorn, both open and covert, Wen Wei didn't care at all. She had eyes only for her golden ticket!
Until... her lies were on the verge of being exposed. Anger finally colored the eyes of the man who was always so calm, and Wen Wei panicked at last. She had no choice but to use every trick in the book...
Only Wen Wei knew that Zhong Woxue was a complete beast.
√ Both leads are physically and emotionally devoted to each other, HE
√ Blurb archived on 2024.10.22
Theme: There is no such thing as being mismatched. Love helps people grow
