[A feisty, no-nonsense beauty vs. a reclusive tycoon who keeps odd hours]
A refreshing contract-marriage romance that turns the usual tropes on their head // face-slapping and falling hard // both devoted to each other // two beautifully unhinged leads // mutual healing, no helpless heroine
He’s three years older, worth his weight in gold; I’ll give my wife my whole heart
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On a whim, Xi Ji agrees to a contract marriage with the wealthy benefactor who hired her at a high salary to help him sleep.
Planning to use her husband as a pawn against her family of monsters?
Her naturally sleepless, pampered husband turns the tables and asks her to help deal with his clingy family, whose suffocating affection leaves him desperate to keep them at arm’s length.
And so the couple becomes partners in crime.
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Assistant He: President Huo is even-tempered and kind to people. He’s just a bit introverted, and a workaholic too.
A few days later, Xi Ji stands before the mirror, touching the vivid marks on her neck, and curses under her breath: “Even-tempered, my ass!”
Still, the man’s fingers are really long.
Assistant He: President Huo has never slept well since he was a child. They can’t figure out why. Miss Qi, please take good care of him. He’s had a hard life.
Later, Huo Yun Zhen says, “My mom ran away while pregnant. She died in childbirth when she had me. My dad never knew, and he married someone else.”
So he really did have a hard life.
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Huo Zhaozhao, the loudspeaker: My brother’s the pride of the school, forcing a ball to graze as a cow eats grass…
Huo Yunqi, lying in wait for his sister-in-law: Sis, help me rewrite the song.
Huo Yun Zhen, refined in public: I don’t like being around people, especially women.
A scoundrel in private: Baby, you sound so good when you cry in bed. Cry more. I love listening.
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The villains are here
The Xi family: This son-in-law looks so frail. Is he going to die in our house?! Get him out of here!
Xu Fangting: Huo Yun Zhen, you’re risking your life for a woman. You’re insane. Fuck!
