[Marriage first, love later + reunion after separation + a husband’s long road to winning her back + devoted couple, one-on-one romance]
An act of bravery brings Shen Chuyu into the life of Pei Jishen.
He is cool, refined, and far above her station. Shen Chuyu can only look up to him.
But one night, as he gives her a ride home, he suddenly asks her through the deep darkness, “Miss Shen, do you have a boyfriend?”
The next time they meet, he asks her, “Since you don’t have a boyfriend, would you consider me?”
Shen Chuyu hesitates and questions his intentions. He replies, “If getting married would put you at ease, then let’s get married.”
And so, in a daze, Shen Chuyu enters married life and becomes Mrs. Pei. From then on, she lives a dream: she has powerful connections and someone to lean on, and there’s always someone looking after and spoiling her.
She thinks her life is finally complete, but an unexpected turn of events brings their marriage to an end.
Shen Chuyu will never forget how cold Pei Jishen was when he told her, “You can’t wear clothes that don’t fit. A marriage that doesn’t fit should end as soon as possible, too.”
Unwilling to cling to him, Shen Chuyu readily agrees to the divorce and returns to her old routine. She eats, sleeps, goes to work, and comes home each day, living a quiet, monotonous life.
Just as she is preparing to start over and goes to meet a potential match, her ex-husband suddenly reappears and says, “Mrs. Pei, I want us to start over.”
Shen Chuyu looks at him in astonishment, then calmly replies, “Mr. Pei, you need to learn to move on.”
Mr. Pei shamelessly insists, “I can’t learn, and I won’t try.”
Actually it's okay, the male protagonist is very gentle