[Both leads are each other's only ones + marriage between wealthy families + marriage first, love later + sweet romance and a baby]
Cold on the outside, possessive and brooding CEO × sensitive, unloved, pitiful high school teacher
Ling Zhaoxi was the unwanted daughter of a wealthy family, unloved by her father and disliked by her stepmother. Growing up with little family affection, she became a pitiful girl with no one to care for her. Eventually, her family bundled her off to marry Wei Yaozhi, a wealthy rising star she'd never met before.
There was no bouquet or heartfelt declaration. Their elders simply said, “You're both good kids. Make a life together,” binding them firmly to each other.
She thought this marriage was just a mutually beneficial arrangement, a way to muddle through life. She never dared hope for anything more.
But she didn't know that Wei Yaozhi had never married her for the sake of profit. Years ago, her kindness had saved an old man, and years later, it would save her in turn.
When Ling Zhaoxi was trapped in a desperate situation, Wei Yaozhi used marriage as a way to rescue her from hardship. But he hadn't expected to fall for her first, obsessively wanting to keep her by his side and protect her for the rest of her life.
Outsiders were afraid of Wei Yaozhi. They called him cold-hearted and ruthless, a powerful family patriarch who always had the final say. But only Ling Zhaoxi knew that this decisive man was a clingy, brooding “gloomy ghost” in private.
He took the mess of her birth family off her hands. Even when people spread rumors that he was cheating and his company's stock plummeted, all he cared about was whether his wife at home would misunderstand and feel hurt.
Ling Zhaoxi had grown up unloved, a pitiful girl who didn't even dare to hope for warmth. Day after day, his utterly devoted love helped her let down her guard. She went from getting used to being cherished to greedily wanting to spend her whole life with him.
