A Proud Husband Hides His Bride

Sang Guo, the least favored second daughter of the Sang family, was dogged by scandals and gossip. Compared with her sister Sang Shuya, she was a rat in the gutter. But lately, rumors had been flying around their social circle that Sang Guo would stop at nothing to curry favor with the powerful, and was even willing to marry an old, ugly, short-tempered man for money and advantage. On their wedding night, forced into the marriage, she laid down three rules in no uncertain terms: keep the marriage secret, don’t touch her, and sleep in separate rooms. She thought she would anger him, but the old man of the rumors turned out to be handsome and refined. Not only was he unbothered, he gazed at her with utter adoration, saying she was especially cute when she got mad. Sang Guo was completely undone. How was this man old?! He was clearly a lunatic who would devour her without leaving a bone behind! After they married, Xiao Jihuai spoiled Sang Guo rotten, indulging her every temper. “You can curse me or hit me, but you can only be mine for the rest of your life.” No one knew this marriage had never been a transaction. It was the result of years of careful plotting, a trap laid all around her, all so he could coax the girl he had long cherished into his arms and finally have his wish granted.