A Marriage Contract as Bait
婚书为饵
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- Completed
- Length
- 453k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Billionaire CEO
- Updated
- 1y ago
- English
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Your writing is excellent; some of your phrases would certainly enhance your own writing. I also really enjoyed the romance between the male and female leads. Their significant age difference prevents them from being overly affectionate like younger couples; instead, they grow together like mentors and friends, standing on the shoulders of giants to see further and achieve greater heights. I'm just a novice writer, so please forgive any inaccuracies in my explanation.
It's so sweet! The female lead is a classic beauty, gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, and the male lead is a kind of old-fashioned, fatherly type. They're 18 years apart in age. The story begins with an arranged marriage, and the male lead gives the female lead freedom and special treatment. Their interactions after marriage are incredibly sweet.
Despite my lack of formal education and intellectual level, this is truly the best novel I've ever read. To me, it wasn't just reading a novel, but a story itself. The lives of the main characters and their friends touched me deeply. The words, sentences, paragraphs, and entire text resonated with me beyond words. It's ending, and I'm actually reluctant to see the story end.
I love this kind of daddy-like husband/boyfriend; he makes me feel so safe. Author, please update more often! Thank you so much, author! You work so hard, yet you still remember to write for us, and such a wonderful piece! Thank you!
This novel is wonderfully written! The author's writing is superb, their literary skills are top-notch! Thumbs up! 👍👍👍 I really love the male and female leads. The 18-year age gap between them is quite a "generation gap," but I think it's perfect! 😘 The 36-year-old Secretary Sheng is a political leader, incredibly talented, capable, mature, stable, and decisive.
This is a story of an old cadre's long-planned capture of a naive young woman. The 18-year age gap makes the female lead and the male lead successful. The male lead uses his achievements to elevate the female lead's glory, and the female lead, through her own hard work and sweat, completes her transformation from "Mrs. Sheng" to "Teacher An"!
I highly recommend it! This is a sweet and romantic novel about an older man and a younger woman, with a significant age gap. I enjoy the slightly literary language and poetic descriptions of classical things, ancient dances, and detailed movements. I love Sheng Huai'an's meticulous guidance, care, and genuine affection for An Nian.
It's super good! The female lead, An Nian, initially seems a bit withdrawn, but after things are exposed, their relationship becomes quite ambiguous. She also discovers the truth about her past, and through hardship, she's reborn. After that, it's a sweet romance. The male lead, Sheng Huai'an, is a real "old-fashioned" type—steady and reliable, yet incredibly doting on the female lead.
The language is beautiful, and the fire in the old house is deeply moving. Although the author positions the male protagonist in a high position, his use of that position to boss people around is not obvious; instead, the focus is on his care and love for the female protagonist.
I think the age difference is a little bit big, but the male lead really, really dotes on Zhizhi, and the female lead is strong, smart, and beautiful—she's also fantastic.