After Being Ordered to Have an Heir with My Archrival

[Marriage first, love later; falling in love without realizing it] #Rivals-to-lovers couple# The highly decorated young general Xie Yunshuo, the foremost young nobleman in the capital, was forced to marry his sworn enemy, Jiang Si. Jiang Si was anything but virtuous and gentle. When it came to being willful and domineering, no one could beat her. And when she was with someone she didn't care for, especially him, her tongue was as sharp as a blade and her heart as cold as ice. They had been at odds since childhood, and Jiang Si was his nemesis. Now sworn enemies turned husband and wife, they could barely get through three sentences a day without trading barbs and tearing into each other. Unfortunately, the Xie family was given the important task of quelling unrest along the border. Less than two months after the wedding, Xie Yunshuo had to set off with the army. The young couple, who couldn't stand each other, had to conceive a child before he left, so Xie Yunshuo would have an heir. Their first attempt: To avoid making their mutual dislike worse, they extinguished the candles in the inner chamber, letting the fragrant darkness surround them. In the dark, Xie Yunshuo accidentally pinned Jiang Si's belly with his elbow. She kicked him out of bed, and the attempt ended in failure. Their second attempt: To avoid repeating the same mistake, Jiang Si took the initiative, but accidentally split Xie Yunshuo's lip, drawing a bright red drop of blood. Disgusted, Jiang Si called it off, and the attempt ended in failure. Their third attempt: Their marital squabbles grew more complicated by the day. Jiang Si used Xie Yunshuo pinning her hair as an excuse to kick him out of bed again, and the attempt ended in failure. And so it went, through countless more failed attempts... With a soft beauty in his arms who was prickly at every turn, Xie Yunshuo, a man tempered in fire, finally reached the end of his patience. Outside the bedchamber, he could indulge her willfulness, let her thwart him at every turn and walk all over him, without shedding a single tear. But within these bed curtains, she would pay him back for all of it. Unfortunately, Jiang Si responded to softness, not force. Amid the languid springtime scene in their bedchamber, her supple waist softened like water, her cheeks flushed and tears glistening in her eyes, yet she still stubbornly refused to give in. "Xie Yunshuo, practice your martial arts properly and build up your waist." Xie Yunshuo: "..." In this life, he had no equal in the world, except for this one little tyrant. +++++++++ Now updating: Before My Chaste Husband Dies Again (Dual Rebirth) Male Lead's Perspective: This was Song Siting's sixteenth time being reborn. No matter how careful he was, in every life he died young at twenty-four for one reason or another. He was twenty-two this year. The green-tiled roofs and red eaves, the warm bed curtains, all were just as before. Except for his wife Yan Tang, sleeping beside him. She reached out from beneath the raised quilt, her pale wrist trembling, but still managed to clutch his sash. "What are you doing?" Song Siting asked coldly. Because his life was short, Song Siting never gave his heart to anyone, lest he leave them with nothing but grief. Especially his wife, Yan Tang. Reborn again and again, Song Siting had remained cold and unfeeling, never touching her and making her think he had no affection for her. Song Siting couldn't give her a child, afraid that after his death, she would find it difficult to remarry. But in this life, timid and mild-mannered Yan Tang overcame her fear and drew close to him again and again, awkwardly trying to tempt him. She danced in sheer robes and made soups and meals for him. Her behavior was so unlike her old self that Song Siting understood: Yan Tang had been reborn too. He secretly knew her secret, yet still restrained himself and stayed chaste. But she had been his wife for more than a dozen lifetimes. He had once tasted and touched her to his heart's content, then personally cherished her ever since. Yan Tang flirted with him every day, which was like adding fuel to the fire. Female Lead's Perspective: Yan Tang had unexpectedly married above her station. Her husband was a powerful court official, and his family was flourishing, so she lived in luxury, yet no one loved her. She spent most of her life a widow, lonely and forlorn. Reborn, Yan Tang wanted to leave this prosperous but cold noble household, have a child for company, and live in seclusion in the countryside. She took advice from far and wide, determined to become a bewitching, alluring beauty who could ensnare a man's heart. She danced for Song Siting in sheer robes, only to twist her ankle. She tried to cook for him, but mistook coptis root for ginseng. A few things went wrong, but the outcome was good: she successfully seduced Song Siting several times. A little problem, but everything was under her control. She'd gotten the seed, saved enough money, and had already secured a house and land for her plans. Yan Tang fled far away to Shu. When she opened the door, Song Siting, as composed as a gentle breeze and bright moon, was sitting in her humble home. "My lady, I'm not dead yet. Why are you running?" Supporting her growing belly, Yan Tang had actually forgotten that Song Siting had died at twenty-four in her previous life. This year, he was twenty-five. She bashfully caught hold of his sleeve, stammering for a long time without finding an excuse. Song Siting supplied one on her behalf: "The scenery in Shu is beautiful, there's plenty of good food, and it's a fine place to raise a child." Yan Tang said, "Exactly! I came here to raise the baby." She was full of holes, and he was used to patching them up. #You don't have to do any of this. I've loved you for a hundred years# Theme: Only time reveals a person's true heart