Desire in the Capital, Beauty in Bloom

[Marriage First, Love Later] [Mutual First Love] [Everyday Life] [The Powerful One Learns to Bow His Head]

[Wild Heiress Like a Rose x Cool and Restrained Scion of Beijing's Elite]

Meng Zhining watched the man at the next table in the cafe for three hours.

Every half hour, a new woman would sit across from him. Just three minutes later, each one would angrily grab her bag and leave.

It was as if the aloof, unattainable flower had never wavered for anyone.

"Is that Shen Conglv?"

"Judging by how often the women across from him leave, it's probably him."

Shen Conglv was like a solitary moon reflected in a frozen pool: cool, restrained, decisive, and ruthless.

At a young age, he had already secured the position of chairman of the group.

Yet the marital status section in his household registration booklet remained blank.

Meng Zhining rose at just the right moment and walked toward him.

"What are you going over there for?"

"To change his unmarried status."

--

At first sight, Shen Conglv found her strangely familiar, though he couldn't say why.

When he looked again, his mother had already taken her for his future daughter-in-law.

After weighing the pros and cons, marrying her was the best choice. In the end, it simply came down to being "a good match."

Over time, he realized his wife was always lukewarm toward him, keeping him firmly in the category of people she used for mutual benefit.

The man who had always been cool and self-possessed cornered her in the bathroom. His long, elegant fingers slowly covered that soft curve, as desire and hurt filled the air.

"You can use me, but can't you love me?"

--

One day, the steady, restrained man of Beijing's elite circle brought home a potted flower.

He cared for it with devotion, all for the day it bloomed.