Married My Arch-Nemesis First, Then Fell in Love

From being mutually disgusted after a marriage of convenience to becoming a doting husband.

Song Siyun had always disliked Gu Yanzhou, a fact known throughout the capital. She openly declared: "He's a jinx; whoever gets involved with him will have bad luck." Unexpectedly, an imperial edict bound the two most incompatible people together.

At the palace gate, Song Siyun stopped Gu Yanzhou, who wore a white robe, had stern eyebrows, and a faint smile playing on his lips. Gritting her teeth, she said, "I won't marry you, go and annul the engagement!"

The bright yellow imperial decree slipped from her hand, only to be picked up by the man who chuckled with narrowed eyes: "An imperial marriage cannot be defied." It was the expected answer.

Song Siyun curled her lips, her eyes filled with undisguised mockery: "Since you're such a coward, keep your tail tucked in after marriage. That way, we might at least save face."

"Couldn't wish for anything more," Gu Yanzhou replied, those four words all he left as he departed.

But later, within their bed curtains, the young woman's slender fingers poked his nose, and she teasingly whispered, "Is this what Deputy Minister Gu meant by 'couldn't wish for anything more'?"

The man raised a hand, gathering her fingertips to his lips, and vaguely denied, "My wife also once said we wouldn't bother each other.".