■Fox in rabbit’s clothing VS dog in wolf’s clothing
The Xiang and Meng families had an engagement agreement, and Xiang Yimo had always known she would marry Meng Tingxiao when she grew up.
Until one day, she caught Meng Tingxiao with another woman at a hotel. Everyone thought their engagement would be over.
But Xiang Yimo only smiled faintly and said, “Tingxiao just made the same mistake all men make. I don’t blame him.”
Everyone stared at her in shock. Just as the rumors said, this Xiang girl was a spineless coward with no backbone.
Even he, who was usually aloof and indifferent in the corner, paying no attention to worldly affairs, raised his eyes to look at her.
Meng Tingru was Meng Tingxiao’s older brother. Even though the Xiang family wanted to attach themselves to the Meng family, no one would dare set their sights on him.
He never got involved in such trivial matters, but today he happened to be sitting nearby, listening to the farce.
Just as everyone thought Xiang Yimo and Meng Tingxiao’s engagement could still be maintained, he stood up.
“Didn’t you say the Xiang and Meng families have an engagement agreement? I’m a Meng too. I’ll honor it.”
Everyone was shocked again.
How could Xiang Yimo’s gentle nature handle someone like Meng Tingru? They feared even a word from him would make her tremble.
That was what everyone thought. But the well-behaved rabbit, who had just so understandingly forgiven her boyfriend for making an ordinary mistake, suddenly changed her tune. “If Brother Tingru wants to honor the engagement, that works too.”
Everyone was shocked for the third time. She was that... casual about it?
Xiang Yimo only wanted to keep her engagement to the Meng family. She didn’t care who she married. If she could marry Meng Tingru, why would she need Meng Tingxiao?
On their wedding night, Xiang Yimo hugged a blanket and said to Meng Tingru, “Brother Tingru, I’ll sleep on the couch.”
Meng Tingru looked her over and nodded.
One day, the couch in the bedroom was gone.
Xiang Yimo clutched her blanket and asked in dismay, “Brother Tingru, why did they take the couch away? Where am I supposed to sleep?”
“Sleep with me.”
From the heroine’s perspective: married first, love later.
From the hero’s perspective: he’d been plotting this for a long time.
[Blurb written on 2025.2.22]
Theme: The right person may arrive late, but they do arrive.
