Claiming the Emerald Hues

After living with the Helian family for eight years, Xu Xingfei had perfected the act of being sweet and obedient. She went along with everything and let her fiancé-to-be carouse outside. Someone sneered at her, “A fallen phoenix is no better than a wild pheasant.” Xu Xingfei didn't get angry. She calmly lit a fire and burned the marriage agreement in front of everyone. Then she turned and threw herself into the arms of the Helian family's powerful patriarch, complaining in a soft, sweet voice, “Hubby, they're all laughing at your wife, saying she's no better than a wild pheasant.” Helian Qiangyi, the seventh young master of the Helian family, took control of the family at a young age. He was naturally aloof and cold, with nothing in his eyes but the family's enduring legacy. No woman dared approach him. Except Xu Xingfei, who brazenly knocked on his door every night. Her excuses were different every day. The day before yesterday: “Brother Qiangyi, the thunder is so loud. I'm a little scared.” Yesterday: “Brother Qiangyi, the shower in my bathroom is broken. Can you fix it?” Today: “Brother Qiangyi, there's a strange noise under my bed. Can I sleep on your sofa for one night?” After a while, Helian Qiangyi finally lost patience and carried her onto his bed himself. “If you want to sleep with me, just come right out and say so. Stop making up lousy excuses.” Xu Xingfei: “…” Who said he had no desires? * Helian Qiangyi × Xu Xingfei [A powerful tycoon sitting on mountains of wealth × A little sparrow down on her luck, living under someone else's roof]