“Bride, do you take this man to be your husband?”
The first sound Yao Yao heard as she regained consciousness was this slightly hurried and flustered question.
Her pure yet alluring eyes lifted lightly, meeting a pair of calm and unruffled ones. Yao Yao’s heartbeat suddenly quickened—what a handsome man! She wanted to sleep with him!
Her direct stare made the man frown slightly. The few seconds of silence felt like an eternity until a light cough broke the awkward stillness.
Snapping back to reality, Yao Yao quickly scanned her surroundings. Seeing herself in a pristine vintage wedding dress, she realized the situation and responded in a clear, captivating voice:
“I do.”
This man suited her taste perfectly—she was very willing!
Finally hearing the bride’s response, the host breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone present were influential figures from the capital and Shanghai—not a single mistake could be tolerated.
The wedding proceeded according to schedule. “The groom may now kiss the beautiful bride,” the host announced passionately, making Yao Yao’s emotions surge with excitement.
Binding with the system had definitely been the right choice!
This was a real kiss!
As the most beautiful maiden of the fox tribe, Yao Yao had been adored since childhood. After her coming-of-age ceremony, she’d received countless advances from male foxes—yet who would have thought she’d never even held a man’s hand!
All because young Yao Yao had an ambitious mother! Her mother’s goal was to cultivate Yao Yao into the first Fox Demon to attain Celestial Rank.
Poor Yao Yao, who longed for dual cultivation with the opposite sex, couldn’t overcome her mother’s suppression. She could only abandon romance and focus on cultivation.
Unexpectedly, through a twist of fate, Yao Yao bound with a system and finally got to experience human life. Now that she was about to get her kiss, how far could dual cultivation be?
Yao Yao marveled silently at fate’s wonders!
Early in her system binding, Yao Yao had received comprehensive training—from ancient to modern history, clothing to lifestyle habits—covering every aspect.
The man before her was her husband, and also the virtue child she needed to conquer: Shen Yu.
Again came that familiar, captivating gaze—her sparkling eyes filled with delight, as if urging him to hurry up and kiss her. Just thinking about it nearly broke Shen Yu’s controlled gentle expression.
Having held power for years, Shen Yu quickly stabilized his emotions. He stepped forward half a pace, one hand encircling his new wife’s slender waist while the other gently supported the back of her head to secure the position.
Ahhhhhhh… Yao Yao was screaming internally like a groundhog.
To escape those brilliant eyes, Shen Yu chose to accelerate the process. When his thin lips touched her unexpectedly soft red ones, his heart jolted. Just as he planned to withdraw, a smooth, tender little tongue pressed forward. Shen Yu instinctively opened his mouth, and the nimble tongue followed inside.
The angle of Shen Yu’s tilted head happened to shield them from the audience below. No one saw the faint fluster flash through his eyes.
The moment the groom kissed her, Yao Yao demurely yet swiftly grasped the corner of his suit jacket. Parting her red lips, her agile little tongue darted out—her senior sister had said kissing involved using tongues!
Oh right, there was also sucking and biting. Following the steps her senior sister had described, Yao Yao proceeded methodically while secretly complaining about how clumsy her new husband was—he didn’t even know how to kiss properly!
If Shen Yu knew what his wife was thinking, he would surely cough up three liters of blood.
Where was the aloof, rigid, and emotionally clueless young lady he was promised?
“Ouch…” Shen Yu gasped softly as he was bitten. The haphazard, dog-like nibbling was pure torment. Unwilling to endure further, he took control, his tongue entwining with hers in a lively dance.
Their breathing grew increasingly heavy until teasing voices rose from below the stage. Only then did Shen Yu release the delectable treat before him. As their lips parted, a silvery thread stretched between them.
Yao Yao’s eyes were dazed, intoxicated by the sweetness of the kiss. Reluctant to pull away, her voice dripped with honeyed sweetness: “I want more kisses~”
In an instant, Shen Yu was stirred by her coquettish tone, his body reacting instinctively.
“Be good~ Wait until tonight,” Shen Yu said, though he wasn’t sure whether he was comforting his young wife or himself.
Yao Yao also heard the teasing from below. Her fair, delicate cheeks flushed a rosy hue, further igniting the groom’s fervent desire.
Next came the newlyweds’ toast round. Yao Yao was taken to the hotel suite to change into her toast attire. It was only then that she found time to review the memories and plot of the original host sent by the system.
The original host, Ji Yaoyao, was the daughter of the Ji family in Shanghai. Her arranged marriage partner was Shen Yu, the wealthiest heir of the Shen family in the capital. The union of two powerful families should have been a celebrated match, but in this world, they served merely as foils to the male and female leads’ true love.
The male lead, Zhao Yan, was Shen Yu’s childhood friend. Both were heirs to wealthy families, and both had been betrothed through arranged marriages. However, their choices diverged.
Zhao Yan was cold-natured and rarely smiled—a classic male lead archetype. By chance, he met Chen Ke, a lively and cheerful company employee. Drawn to her, they engaged in a push-and-pull dynamic, experiencing all the classic tropes of pursuit and escape. Through their relationship, Zhao Yan grew more humane, and their mutual devotion earned widespread admiration.
Shen Yu, in contrast, was affable yet cunning like a smiling tiger. His gentle smile never left his face, though the chill in his eyes remained unmistakable. Unlike Zhao Yan, who broke off his engagement, Shen Yu chose to proceed with the arranged marriage. To him, career ambitions far outweighed love, especially since he had no beloved of his own.
Shen Yu and the original host shared a strained relationship. Both guarded their secrets, maintaining only a superficial marital bond. The novel offered few details about their marriage, mentioning them only to contrast the male and female leads’ romantic interactions.
For instance, during one friends’ gathering, the female lead called Zhao Yan in the early hours to check on him, while Shen Yu received no such concern. At various social events, Shen Yu always appeared alone.
While Zhao Yan and the female lead flaunted their affection at parties, the married Shen Yu drank in solitude.
When Zhao Yan and the female lead married, Shen Yu and the original host produced an heir.
When Zhao Yan and the female lead had children, Shen Yu and the original host divorced.
As the female lead became the darling of high society, the original host succumbed to depression and passed away.
When Zhao Yan and the female lead’s child grew up to become a happy female protagonist, Shen Yu and the original host’s child ended up as the devoted male supporting character.
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From beginning to end, the original host and Shen Yu were the foils.
Characters in the book constantly compared the original host to the female lead, Chen Ke, labeling the former as unlucky and the latter as blessed with fortune.
What exasperated Yao Yao the most was that the female lead’s best friend had a crush on Shen Yu. Even after Shen Yu’s marriage, Chen Ke repeatedly brought her friend to Zhao Yan’s gatherings under the guise of broadening her horizons, while actually trying to set her up with Shen Yu.
In the female lead’s perspective, Shen Yu and the original host were forced into marriage with no genuine love between them. Seeing Shen Yu drinking alone in his solitude, her sympathy overflowed, and she wanted her best friend to rescue him from his unhappy marriage.
Despite the female lead’s persistent efforts to set them up, Shen Yu showed no interest whatsoever. When he noticed his friend also trying to play matchmaker, he chose to distance himself from the couple. This made Yao Yao quite relieved.
The novel was lengthy, spanning two generations. In the end, the male lead and female lead happily watched their daughter get married, while Shen Yu and his son sat alone at the wedding banquet, silently observing other families’ joyful lives, wordless in their shared solitude.
The current plot had reached the point where Shen Yu and the original host were married. The male lead had already announced the termination of his arranged engagement and publicly confirmed his relationship with the female lead Chen Ke. The two were now seated together at the wedding banquet.
After reading this, Yao Yao was so furious she wanted to curse. What trashy novel! Her husband Shen Yu and son would never end up so miserable!