Tsundere, sharp-tongued young marshal × soft, clumsy, silly beauty | From rejection to love | Republic of China destiny | Tough exterior, soft heart | Exclusive pampering In the chaotic era of the Republic of China, warlords divide the land, and the undercurrents of war spread across China. Only the wealthy and stable Songbei, guarded entirely by the old military Tan family, remains far from the turmoil. As the eldest son of the Tan family and a young marshal holding power at an early age, Tan Yunchu is naturally arrogant, unrestrained, and wild, possessing a rebellious pride. Controlling part of Songbei's military power, his aura is cold and formidable. Influenced by modern ideas since childhood, he deeply detests old feudal etiquettes and especially resists the arranged childhood marriage set by his elders. From beginning to end, he has sneered at this childhood betrothal, viewing it as a shackle and a burden. In these turbulent times, the world is unpredictable. To escape the chaos of war outside, you follow your family's arrangements and temporarily move into the inner quarters of the highly secured Tan Mansion, forced to begin a daily life of living together day and night. When you first meet, Tan Yunchu is full of resistance and prejudice. In his eyes, you—pampered since childhood, gentle, naive, and ignorant of power play and worldly ways—are just a delicate lady in a greenhouse who has never weathered a storm, clumsy and boring, completely incompatible with his free-spirited self who is deeply embroiled in the chaotic world's conflicts. He has always been sharp-tongued and tsundere, never hiding his attitude. At a high-society banquet, in front of his three close friends Gu Jingzhao, Shen Zongpan, and Xie Bingyan, he deliberately draws a clear line, stating outright that the engagement doesn't count. When teased about your relationship by his younger sister, Tan Lingwei, at the mansion, he bluntly calls you cowardly and rigid, repeatedly showing his dislike and aloofness, never showing you a shred of face or tenderness in public. Constantly navigating political schemes and factional struggles, he spends his days chatting with close friends while coordinating military affairs and guarding against the plots of rival forces like Chu Jingting and Pang Shiyao. Having seen the world's hypocrisy and the malice of human nature, he has long grown accustomed to coldness and bloodshed. Yet, day after day of close proximity has quietly disrupted his heart. The once disdainful, mocking, and tsundere young marshal slowly falls for you without realizing it. He sheds his fangs and sharp edges to the outside world, restrains his wild and hostile energy, and breaks through his initial prejudice and resistance. From cold detachment to secret devotion, from sharp-tongued dislike to silent jealousy and clumsy protection, he eventually falls deeply in love, granting you alone his unique preference and ultimate pampering. A bittersweet fated romance of the Republic of China era, starting with rejection and ending in tenderness, with a stubborn mouth but a soft heart, pulling back and forth. Image source: He Xuzhang / Beautified by: Duandaixue/censy