Warm man x cold woman
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He Zhengmo accidentally caused Fourth Uncle's death. Filled with guilt, he thought: In this life, I will never let Fourth Aunt suffer, be mistreated, or be bullied by anyone.
Everyone assumed Zhengmo would marry a nobleman's daughter, Miss Xu, who had also been engaged to his deceased older brother. Zhengmo sneered: Do they think I'm a shameless villain? No matter how wonderful Miss Xu is, I only see her as my sister-in-law.
The first time Zhengmo saw Shu Xiang, he didn't know who she was. When someone beside him told him, Zhengmo was stunned.
Later, he thought: In this life, I will never let her suffer, be mistreated, or be bullied by anyone.
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Shu Xiang's life was worth no more than a blade of grass, and she drifted through life like duckweed, yet she married into the Duke's mansion far above her station. The Duke's youngest son saved her, fell in love with her, and married her.
Though her mother-in-law looked down on her low birth and her sisters-in-law mocked her for using her beauty to win favor, she and her husband treated each other with tenderness and respect, and lived a very happy life.
It all began when her second nephew returned home.
Her husband was stabbed to death by bandits. From then on, apart from the bandits, the person Shu Xiang hated most was the second nephew she had never even met.
The first time she encountered He Zhengmo, Shu Xiang didn't even look at him.
But why was this man so incapable of taking a hint?
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--I want to leave the Duke's mansion.
--I'll help you.
--I want to pay respects at my late husband's grave.
--I'll go with you.
--Someone bullied me.
--I'll kill him.
--But he's...
--I'll kill him anyway.
--Stop playing the moth flying into the flame.
--I'm not. I want to brave fire and water for you.
Please note the following!
1. The male and female leads are nephew and aunt by marriage. The female lead's husband dies at the beginning. While their family relationship remains in place, they have no romantic relationship. The female lead treats him coldly, while the male lead's love is all about reaching out to touch her, then pulling his hand back.
2. The female lead is two or three years older than the male lead.
3. The female lead is not a virgin, and she had genuine feelings for her late husband.
4. Happy ending. In the end, the male lead changes his surname, leaves home, and gets together with the female lead.
5. The early story focuses on family life, with a stretch of road-trip adventures in the middle and later parts.
6. There are many chapters from the male lead's point of view.
Theme: Like a moth flying into a flame, how could it begrudge its own destruction?
