My Cousin Refuses to Climb the Social Ladder

Ming Shu knows her place—beautiful, wealthy, and admired, yet forever the foster daughter with no claim to greatness. Marriage to someone above her station? Unthinkable. Then whispers sweep the capital: she's the promised bride of the formidable Yan Wei. Her heart dares to hope, until he crushes it with two icy words: "Just an act." But as the charade unfolds, the line between pretense and passion blurs. To the world, Yan Wei is untouchable and cold. Behind closed doors, he's possessive and devoted. When Ming Shu tries to escape for air, he corners her with a silken whisper: "My lady, the bed…