Lured Deeper

[Quick marriage, slow-burn romance + secret crush + long-laid plans + healing + age gap]

[An emotionally restrained retired soldier and domineering CEO VS a timid-looking but strong-willed designer]

His perspective: He has planned this for a long time. Her perspective: She falls in love after they marry.

Pressured by her stepmother, she goes on a blind date with a divorced older man.

To her surprise, the “older man” who shows up is the aloof instructor who trained her during freshman military training at university.

She thinks he must have gone to the wrong place. Instead, he tells her, “You’re the one I came here to meet.”

Stunned and numb, she asks, “Why me?”

His tone is as cool as ever, though beneath it lies a barely perceptible tenderness: “You need a husband, and I happen to need a wife. I think we’d suit each other.”

…They register their marriage and tie the knot in a flash.

She assumes their marriage on paper is just a matter of each getting what they need.

But after they marry, he cherishes her with all his heart. He makes up for everything she missed out on as a child. When he catches her sneaking spicy snacks, she is mortified and afraid, but he says, “I’ll eat them with you.” At her graduation design competition, he models her collection on the runway and helps her win the championship. She loves traditional clothing, so he fills their entire walk-in closet with all kinds of custom-made Hanfu for her.

She wants the world to remember the beauty of Hanfu, so he joins her in building a business empire devoted to promoting traditional clothing culture. In a beautiful world of traditional dress, they share a splendid feast for the eyes…

Step by step, she falls into the tenderness he has woven around her…

She says, “I’ll love you forever.”

He smiles slyly. “I’ll love you four years longer than forever.”

[The girl who grew up starved for love has finally found a love beyond measure]

[Regrets and wounds will, in the end, be healed by love]