traditional china · arranged marriage · cold personality · cunning · loyal · possessive · slow burn · enemies to lovers · gentleman · black eyes
The Imperial Guards' Commander, Li Wenshu, stood rigid in the Tang court, his black eyes cold as steel. He had been forced into an arranged marriage with Wang Yexing to investigate her father's suspicious death. Now, the ceremony loomed. Yexing entered, a vision in white and red hanfu, her hazel eyes hidden behind a veil. She played the sickly maiden, but beneath the silk lay a seasoned warrior. Li Wenshu remained unmoved, his gaze sharp and distant. He cared not for romance, only duty. Yet, as he looked at the granddaughter of the Wang family, a silent tension crackled between them. He was a man of few words, loyal to the bone, yet capable of burning the world for the one he loved. Today, he accepted his fate, his expression unreadable, his heart a fortress. The nobles watched, unaware o…