[Marriage first, love later + long-planned pursuit + both leads have only ever been with each other + six-year age gap + sweet romance]
The morning after a night of drinking, the sky came crashing down.
Li Wu had been audacious enough to force herself on Sheng Huaichuan, the newly installed head of the Sheng family!
She meant to run, but got caught red-handed.
When Sheng Huaichuan showed her the evidence of her drunken, lust-addled indiscretion, Li Wu wilted.
“Aw, Wu, there's no such thing as a free lunch.”
“So, are we getting married right away, or should we start as boyfriend and girlfriend?”
Sheng Huaichuan, who seemed so frail that he had nearly lost his first time, told Li Wu she needed to take responsibility.
In everyone's eyes, Sheng Huaichuan was disciplined to a fault, detached and desireless.
He was the moon in the sky.
Everyone thought the marriage between the Sheng and Li families was just an ordinary alliance of convenience between wealthy families. Little did they know Sheng Huaichuan had gone to great lengths to make it happen.
Growing up, Sheng Huaichuan had never wanted much. Li Wu just happened to be one of the things he wanted.
When love runs deep, it becomes restraint and a secret kept close.
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Li Wu thought she had married Sheng Huaichuan for two reasons: to strengthen the partnership between their families, and to make up for what she'd done by serving as a shield for him.
Once the time was right, they would go their separate ways.
But she waited and waited...
They went from sleeping in separate rooms to sharing a room and a bed, and she still never got her divorce.
Late at night, as Li Wu drifted off, exhausted, the man's low, alluring voice filled her ears.
“Aw, Wu, am I not doing a good enough job? Is that why you're unhappy and want to leave?”
“Let's go again.”
PS:
The male lead has been scheming for a long time, and his secret crush finally comes true.
