Feelings Too Deep to Hide

[Longtime admirer + marriage before love + age gap + the hero holds back at first, then reveals the true nature of a mature man]

Sang Ning lost her parents when she was young. After the Lin family adopted her, she endured a daily life of mockery and scorn.

At a chance meeting, the young heir of the Ling family took a liking to her, and their engagement was arranged.

Everyone assumed Sang Ning would never leave Ling Yi, but unexpectedly, when Ling Yi told her to get out of his life forever, she really did leave without a trace of reluctance.

At first, Ling Yi was utterly convinced she would come back.

But after their breakup, Sang Ning met a man who had coveted her for years. The very next day, they impulsively married and registered their union.

At the wedding of the head of the Shang family, one of Luocheng's most powerful clans,

Ling Yi, as heir to the Ling family, was also invited to attend.

Downcast and dispirited, he was so shocked when he saw the bride that he couldn't look away. His eyes turned bloodshot as he stared fixedly at the person onstage.

Sang Ning wore a pristine white wedding dress and a diamond crown symbolizing love as she walked toward the man in a custom-tailored suit.

“My wife looks beautiful today.” Shang Yu gazed at Sang Ning with eyes full of love.

For an instant as she turned, satisfaction and possessiveness flashed in his eyes.

He casually glanced at Ling Yi below the stage, then placed a wedding ring on Sang Ning's finger with his own hands.