[Aloof Thorny Rose x Self-Disciplined, Proper Professor]
Nan Yu followed her parents' arrangements and married a man she'd met only three times.
On their wedding night, she was busy entertaining guests and left her husband alone in the bridal chamber. Her parents lectured her until she agreed to take a month off to build a relationship with him.
*
Nan Yu didn't even know her husband's name.
When she saw the man walk out of the kitchen wearing a pink apron, with broad shoulders, a slim waist, and a casual white shirt, he gently handed her a soup spoon.
Nan Yu froze, at a loss for what to do.
That night, water poured in the bathroom.
Distracted, Nan Yu dried her hair and returned to the bedside. Her husband had his eyes half-closed, water dripping from the hair on his forehead. Hearing her, he looked over, his bathrobe hanging just open enough.
His gaze was deep behind silver-rimmed glasses, and his handsome, thin lips moved.
"President Nan."
Nan Yu's throat went dry. She gripped the man's chin with her slender fingers, wedged one knee between his legs, and looked down at him.
The man obediently closed his eyes and lifted his neck to kiss her.
*
Nan Yu had actually met He Xun before.
The first time was at a friend's bar.
He Xun had a cool, distant air about him. Looking down at the woman in the booth, he gently advised her to go home, but she mocked and tormented him, ordering him to finish a whole bottle of liquor.
Nan Yu paused, hearing her friend's teasing voice.
"His name is He Xun. He's married."
"President Nan, have you taken a liking to him?"
The second time, He Xun was publicly humiliated by his wife.
The man said nothing, meekly waiting for the woman to calm down before leaving the banquet with her.
This was their third meeting.
*
He Xun was a professor at A University, refined and courteous, self-disciplined and proper. He was also an asset the He family had groomed since childhood to curry favor with the powerful.
To save the He family from bankruptcy, he was forced to agree to an arranged marriage.
After Nan Yu stepped in to help him once, rumors spread that the newly appointed president of the Nan Group had set her sights on a married man.
As soon as He Xun divorced, the He family eagerly turned its attention to Nan Yu. After testing the waters several times, they bundled him up and married him into the Nan family. A twice-married man was bound to become a woman's plaything and a target for her humiliation.
Everyone was waiting for Nan Yu and He Xun to divorce.
*
Like everyone else, Nan Yu thought her husband was gentle, reserved, self-disciplined, and proper, until...
One stormy night, she came back to the villa after a business engagement, dead drunk and stumbling.
The villa was pitch-black, lit only by a few scattered flames.
Nan Yu caught a faint scent of tequila.
The next moment, the man grabbed her wrist and pinned her against the cold front door. In the darkness, countless sinister emotions churned in his eyes.
He licked the side of her neck, sounding jealous. "Is that man better than me? Is he better at taking care of you?"
Nan Yu looked up and saw the obsessive, deranged look in his eyes.
Reader's notes:
1. The hero is completely chaste in both body and heart. He has only ever loved the heroine. His first marriage was an arranged business alliance with his ex-wife, and they never had any intimate relationship.
2. The hero is devoted to serving the heroine and puts her pleasure first. She earns the money to support the family, while he is a househusband with an exceptionally strong devoted-husband vibe.
Theme: Nurture flowers with love.
