Who Says Xizhou Doesn't Understand?

When they first met, Gu Xizhou smiled coldly, with a hint of frivolity.

"Miss Xu, your waist is slender and soft. I wonder if it would break easily..."

"You cad!" Xu Zhiyi was furious.

Later, he underestimated her and lost.

"Of all the women I've met, Miss Xu is the most cunning, the most vicious, and the least appreciative of a good thing."

He gave her one last look, then disappeared into the vast snowstorm.

After many twists and turns, she eventually became his wife.

After they married, he said, "My wife is the kindest and most sensible woman I've ever met."

So said the man kneeling on the washboard.

[Before you dive in: This is a fictional era of chaos, with both sweet and angsty moments. The male and female leads are both morally gray. Don't judge them by modern standards when they live in such turbulent times.]