So Beautiful

· Pretty airhead x domineering old-school patriarch

· Republican-era setting

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Zhuang Meixi was a pretty ornament. Her favorite thing in life was dressing herself up to look gorgeous, then going out to find some rich, handsome sucker to spend money on her.

Unfortunately, there wasn't a single sucker in all of the capital who perfectly fit her requirements. So she settled for fleecing the coal barons and dating foreign-educated male students.

Even her beauty couldn't hide her shallow mind. Before long, everyone knew she was a gorgeous, big-breasted airhead who did nothing but hustle money and chase rich men.

Zhuang Meixi was so upset that she burst into tears, frail and utterly inconsolable, disturbing Qin Congyue, who had come there to enjoy some peace and quiet.

The Qin family was powerful and influential. Qin Congyue's background was a little complicated, but no matter what, he had become the one in charge. During the years Zhuang Meixi buried herself in her studies and paid no attention to the outside world, he had taken over the whole area.

Zhuang Meixi had no choice but to swallow her pride and go apologize to him, holding back her thoughts that he was rude and ill-mannered, tall enough to block a doorway, and completely lacking in gentlemanly warmth.

It didn't go well.

Qin Congyue was the vindictive sort, and he remembered exactly how Miss Zhuang had criticized him back then.

But he was also good at putting on an act, and he loved watching this fashionable woman appease him against her will.

He was the very definition of a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Lazy Zhuang Meixi soon discovered that she could get plenty of perks by sticking close to Qin Congyue.

This was so damn satisfying!

Leaving aside the other shortcomings of this military brute, he could handle trouble and give her anything she wanted. Zhuang Meixi thought she could live like this.

But before Zhuang Meixi had had her fill of being the center of attention, trouble struck.

Qin Congyue sensed that something was about to happen to him. Worried that it would drag the pampered young lady down with him, he sent Zhuang Meixi ahead of time to hide out in the Gobi Desert, where one of his trusted men was stationed.

After drinking a bowl of medicine, Zhuang Meixi remained in a daze for half a month before she finally came to. Her teeth were grinding with rage.

Once everything had settled, Qin Congyue appeared before her.

Zhuang Meixi's palm landed on the man's face as she cursed him out, followed by two hard punches to his chest that thudded loudly. "You good-for-nothing! You dragged me out to this godforsaken backwater while you stayed in the capital enjoying yourself!"

Qin Congyue had come all the way there despite his injuries, worried something might have happened to her. He said nothing, his eyes red.

He thought: I should have sent her to the water country instead. How did a trip to the Gobi make her hands so rough? Her palm scraped my face raw.

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[Before You Read]:

* Republican-era setting, sweet romance, both leads are each other's only partners, happy ending.

* The leads aren't perfect people [especially the male lead, who is very domineering and old-fashioned]. Read with caution.

* The male lead's image is from the female lead's perspective.

* Blurb screenshotted and archived on 2025.08.02.

Theme: I treat you well, so just accept it