Marrying into Power: The Third Master Is Wild and Untamed

Shen Xiuwan knew Fu Jincheng didn’t love her.

After spending ten years studying abroad, he had mastered Western medicine and mechanical physics. Arrogant and unruly, he believed in free love. She, however, was the bride his family had arranged for him, a conservative young lady from the old era.

To win Fu Jincheng over, Shen Xiuwan traded her qipao for curled hair, but he thought she looked ridiculous. She put aside poetry and books to learn English, but he scorned her as an embarrassment. Even the embroidery she was proudest of, he dismissed as a relic of the feudal dynasty.

The night she miscarried, he was spending a fortune to reserve the Yanjing Grand Hotel, celebrating the birthday of his beloved, who had just returned from overseas after getting divorced.

Heartbroken, Shen Xiuwan took the initiative to divorce him. Their seven-year marriage came to an abrupt end.

Fu Jincheng thought he had finally gotten what he wanted, but after she disappeared, he felt as if he’d lost his soul. He discovered that the ancient artifacts she had protected were historically valuable, that the Suzhou embroidery she excelled at was an artistic treasure, and that the Kunqu opera she loved was no less impressive than Western drama. Her resilience, independence, and eagerness to learn had long since taken root in his heart, like a lilac flower.

Fu Jincheng traveled all the way to Jiangnan and found that Shen Xiuwan was running the Shen family embroidery house very well. He also saw her in a qipao, smiling like a flower as she chose a ring in the company of a man.

On the day she announced her remarriage, Fu Jincheng’s old illness flared up, and he was admitted to the hospital.

Later, he finally bowed his proud, noble head and pleaded with red-rimmed eyes, “Wanwan, please...”