A Heartbeat in This Moment

Marriage Before Love, both leads have no prior relationships

Shen Qingzhi is a well-known heiress in the upper circles of the imperial capital, noble and aloof, beautiful and talented.

Lu Bailin, the next head of the Lu family, is cool and restrained, decisive, and a master strategist.

The two are among the most attractive and capable people in the capital’s social circles. The Shen and Lu families hit it off immediately and arranged a marriage between them.

But Shen Qingzhi and Lu Bailin put on an act in front of everyone. They were sweet as could be in public, but privately did their own thing without interfering with each other, playing the part of a married couple.

Neither Shen Qingzhi nor Lu Bailin expected their act to turn into real feelings. As they grew closer and spent more time together, they fell in love.

Love came fast, leaving them briefly confused. Then the melodrama began again: Lu Bailin’s “childhood sweetheart” returned from abroad, and the Shen and Lu families’ business partnership faced another shake-up. Shen Qingzhi decided it was time to leave this mess behind and get away from all the drama. She left Lu Bailin a divorce agreement and disappeared.

Later, Shen Qingzhi returned to the country as a rising designer to attend a gala, only to run into her “ex-husband,” Lu Bailin.

“Mrs. Lu, it’s been a long time.”

“Who’s your wife?”

“I never signed the divorce papers.”

Shen Qingzhi and Lu Bailin both thought they would spend their lives politely keeping their distance and taking what they needed from each other. But perhaps they were simply right for one another, destined to fall in love and stay together for life.

All places and events in this story are fictional. The author only has a limited understanding of the professional details, so please don’t scrutinize them.