After Three Years Together, You Schemed at Every Turn. Why Are You Crying Now That I've Agreed to an Arranged Marriage?

[Clear-headed heroine + mysterious, domineering hero] [A powerful man rises to the top + ex pursues her + substitute marriage + love after marriage, utterly doting] In their third year together, Ji Hanzhou proposed. Just as Ruan Youning was overcome with joy, she discovered it had all been a scheme by Ji Hanzhou, devised solely to get revenge on her. She watched as he carefully laid his traps and listened as he fooled her again and again with one lame excuse after another. She said nothing, watching coldly from the sidelines. Only after erasing every trace of their relationship and making sure he could no longer control her did Ruan Youning turn away and leave with unruffled grace. But at the engagement party, where the bride-to-be never showed, Ji Hanzhou learned the truth. His eyes went red with panic. “Youning, I called off the whole plan ages ago. I never really meant to hurt you.” “Ruan Youning, you've always been the only one I've loved.” * In Ruan Youning's eyes, Xie Yan was a powerful figure in Beijing's elite circles, a business magnate, aloof and too distinguished to approach. It wasn't until one night, after he'd had too much to drink, that the man dropped his mask and closed in on her, making her realize she was the magnate's one true love. They met at a banquet, and jealousy filled his voice. “Ruan Youning, I'm your husband!”