A Picture-Perfect Marriage: The Hong Kong Tycoon’s Calculated Indulgence

【Fake Marriage First, Love Later / Long-Planned Romance / Marriage Between Wealthy Families / Eight-Year Age Gap】 Clear-headed, headstrong angel vs. Chaste, calculating tycoon The second time they met after the wedding was at a banquet. The man wore a sharp black suit, his long, elegant fingers wrapped around a wineglass. He moved with ease in a room full of powerful people, his commanding presence enough to make others keep their distance. Someone beside her, unaware of their relationship, asked if she knew him. Shen Xuanjiu lowered her head. After a long pause, she finally replied, “We’re not close.” They really weren’t close. Before and after the wedding, they had only met once. Shen Xuanjiu had known her fate was already decided from the moment she was born. As far as social convention was concerned, she had agreed not to resist the arranged marriage, as long as her parents didn’t interfere in her life. Her husband was the head of the He family, a top family in Hong Kong City. They said he was ruthless, reserved, and the head of a business empire with global reach. Countless wealthy families coveted the position of Mrs. He. But on the very first day of their marriage, he left for overseas. People in their circle, with their false friendships, bluntly said she wouldn’t hold on to her position as Mrs. He for long. Shen Xuanjiu didn’t care much. After all, in a marriage without love, even managing to treat each other with respect was no small feat. She was happy to be the dutiful wife the He family wanted. She never imagined that the He family had offered her more than the position of young madam, or that the He family’s heir wanted more than a wife who knew her place. What he wanted, all along, was for her to sit on top of him. 【Mutual Firsts, a gentle slow-burn sweet romance.】