The Sickly Scholar's Dark, Obsessive Love

[Scheming, lovesick top scholar x lazy beauty who loves good looks] Jiang Qingyao transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of the magistrate of Fuyang County. As he watches his daughter grow more beautiful by the day and prospective suitors wear a path to their door, the magistrate is at his wit's end. His superior has hinted that he should send his daughter into the palace. Unwilling to do that, the magistrate thinks it over and swiftly arranges her betrothal to the young scholar next door. At least he'd watched the boy grow up, and his character seemed decent. That was better than wasting her youth in the palace. To avoid further complications, the two are married before long. - After their marriage, Shen Guan is considerate in every way. There's only one problem: he has a strange quirk. Everything must come in pairs. So on their wedding night, after they consummate the marriage, Jiang Qingyao says, “Thank you.” Shen Guan replies, “You're welcome. Let's do it again.” What's more, he always wants to cuddle and embrace Jiang Qingyao. Lazy people hate trouble most of all. Jiang Qingyao puts up with it. Fortunately, Shen Guan still has to take the imperial examinations, so Jiang Qingyao often uses the excuse of pushing him to study to get him to sleep elsewhere. She's happy to enjoy the freedom, sleeping in until late every day. Every so often, just before Shen Guan heads to the academy, she says, “I want osmanthus cakes from the end of East Street.” The young man lowers his eyes and answers softly, “All right.” Jiang Qingyao's eyes turn mischievous. “I also want the crispy roast duck from West Street, the wontons from South Street, and something from North Street...” Shen Guan frowns. “Jiang, Qing, Yao.” His handsome brows and eyes clearly disapprove. Jiang Qingyao says pitifully, “But you promised me last night.” Last night... He really had pushed her too hard. Shen Guan's ears turn red, and he gives in. “Fine. I'll bring them back tonight.” - Until one day, Jiang Qingyao finds a thick stack of letters she'd written to her childhood friend and cousin in Shen Guan's study, along with a kite she'd flown when she was ten and lost, and even some underclothes she'd misplaced... Jiang Qingyao falls into deep thought. Uh... Is my husband a lovesick obsessive? Reading Guide: * The heroine's perspective is marriage before love; the hero secretly pines for her, and his longing comes true. * 1v1, both are virgins, and the heroine was transmigrated into her mother's womb. * The hero has a physical-touch compulsion toward the heroine. * The hero's secret identity is revealed, and there's a “I'm jealous of my own secret identity” plotline. * Weibo: @Rong Shiqi sweet [The Delights of Marriage]: The heroine's perspective is marriage before love; the hero's perspective is secret pining fulfilled. Please bookmark this upcoming story~ ovo Blurb: Qi Tanyu never expected to marry a dog that bites. She's delicate and soft-tempered, and prefers elegant gentlemen. She only wants to enjoy marital harmony, brew tea and admire the snow, and live an elegant life together. But one day, her family falls into ruin. Her father offends a powerful figure, and no matter where he goes to plead for help, he meets a dead end. Everyone who had planned to ask for Qi Tanyu's hand in marriage backs away. Only one powerful family braves the turmoil and comes to propose. Qi Tanyu once saw the man from afar. He was tall and imposing, with a stern face. He was nothing like the elegant gentleman she'd hoped for. She is told that she is only marrying him to bring him good luck, and that her future husband is gravely wounded and near death. Only then does Qi Tanyu reluctantly agree. * But on the first day after the wedding, Qi Tanyu feels that life has lost all hope. The man shows no sign of dying from illness. He pins her down until the middle of the night and is still full of energy. Even when he hears Qi Tanyu trying to stifle her sobs, he only eases up a little. Like a dog that bites, he gets a taste of the meat and refuses to let go. Qi Tanyu looks at the red marks he left on her snow-white skin, close to tears, and counts the days, wondering: Wasn't he supposed to be so sick he was nearly dead? Theme: A love that lasts must be lived day by day