A Passionate Marriage in Beijing

[Marriage first, love later | lighthearted daily life | sweet romance | the powerful hero loses control | seven-year age gap]

[Bright, haughty heiress X strict, fatherly business mogul]

The good news: Yan Yi is married.

The bad news: she only found out her husband was Wen Shaoan, the eldest son of the Wen family, on the day they registered their marriage.

She’d heard that Wen Shaoan was decisive and ruthless, with an iron fist. At thirty, he already held enormous power within the group, and no one in Beijing’s business circles dared cross him.

She’d also heard he was cold and dull, and that all his many blind dates had ended in failure.

In short, he was definitely not the ideal arranged-marriage partner Yan Yi had in mind.

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On their wedding night, Yan Yi clarifies, “I didn’t agree to this marriage because I like you.”

Wen Shaoan has no interest in digging into her reasons. He doesn’t need her to like him, either.

At a drinks gathering, a few friends raise their glasses and tease him.

“Congratulations, Shaoan. You finally won’t be sleeping alone anymore.”

Wen Shaoan’s expression remains calm.

“It’s just an arranged marriage. The old man set it up.”

As long as his wife can benefit the family, it doesn’t matter who she is.

He’ll play the part of a good husband.

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Wen Shaoan has long since gotten used to expecting nothing from anything.

He is used to following the same routine, day after day.

Then, somewhere along the way, he starts looking forward to going home.

As one suitor after another appears at her side, he, who has always been calm and rational, begins to lose control.

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Until one day, he learns the truth about why she agreed to the marriage.

Yan Yi is pinned beneath him on the soft bed.

Wen Shaoan’s eyes are as black as ink.

“Do you regret marrying me?”

No matter how much Yan Yi begs him to stop, he doesn’t relent all night.

Wen Shaoan has never felt such insane jealousy toward anyone.

Like parched earth waiting for rain,

he longs for her love, longs for her heart.