A Marriage That Becomes an Obsession in the Capital

Name: A Marriage That Becomes an Obsession in the Capital
Author: Agate Squire

京婚染瘾

by Agate Squire (玛瑙员外)

Status: Completed
Length: 431k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Billionaire CEO
Updated: 6mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[A true marriage-first, love-later story, with a guiding male lead, an older intellectual romance, and both leads inexperienced in love]

* A calculating, steady, fatherly boss × a beautiful, innocent secretary

Cen Ran and Song Siyue were engaged, but they barely knew each other.

To test his character, she used a fake name and dated him for a month.

What she didn’t know was that the person she was dating was Song Siyue’s nephew, Song Sheng, impersonating him.

Song Siyue himself had no idea.

Cen Ran complained to a friend, “Song Siyue is so fake. He’s obviously greedy and lecherous. I don’t know how he fooled my mom into thinking he was steady and dependable.”

“When we were on Aodao, he couldn’t even afford gas, so he tricked me into buying him a whole tank. Hahaha.”

Song Siyue, seated nearby, heard every word. Her friend teased him, “Since when does President Song have to trick young women into paying for his gas?”

Song Siyue was mocked for a long time over the incident.

When he learned what had really happened, he gave Song Sheng a good beating.

Cen Ran made it through one round of a secretary job interview after another.

At the final interview, she looked at the distinguished, aloof boss in front of her and couldn’t shake the feeling that he was deliberately giving her a hard time.

“I hear I’m greedy and lecherous, and that I tricked you into giving me money?”

Only when the man displayed the silver nameplate on his desk, clearly engraved with the name “Song Siyue,” did Cen Ran feel her scalp go numb.

“President Song, it was a misunderstanding. All of it was a misunderstanding...”

Damn it, she wanted to chop Song Sheng to pieces!

After becoming Song Siyue’s secretary, Cen Ran went to bed later than a dog and got up earlier than a chicken. The boss was meticulous at work and impossible to please.

Everyone bet she wouldn’t last two months. Then one day, someone spotted a hickey on President Song’s neck, and Cen Ran didn’t come to work either.

The next day, someone asked why she’d taken the day off. Cen Ran’s cheeks burned.

What else could it be for!

Other names

Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me My Marriage Partner Was a Big Shot?没人告诉我联姻对象是大老板啊Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

204Chapters

20.5kReads · 30 days

532.5kReads · all time

2.4kShelf adds, last 14 days

8.5Score

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Reader comments 57

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I love this kind of straightforward misunderstanding. The mistake of mistaking someone for someone else is exposed by Song Siyue in just a few chapters, which makes me feel very satisfied! Cen Qi is beautiful and intelligent, not love-struck or pretentious. Her return to Beijing is not only to annul her engagement, but also to inherit the family business.
33 likes10mo ago
It's so good, and there are only 66 chapters! Author, keep up the good work! It's super sweet! I'm really angry after reading the latest chapter. Please make the male lead suffer! He has absolutely no respect for the female lead. Is it so hard to have any boundaries? Is it so hard to refuse a friend's invitation? You think you can just take a few giggles?
17 likes8mo ago
Why is the rating so low? I think it deserves a higher score. I first knew the author from her novel *Green Hills Like Jade*, which I loved and read twice. *Green Hills Like Jade*'s writing is delicate and captivating, without melodramatic misunderstandings or mindless heartbreak, only the balanced testing of power between adults, the restrained yet passionate tug-of-war, and the deep, mutual…
13 likes6mo ago
I follow every single one of your novels chapter by chapter, and they're all incredibly good. Although this one has only just begun, I'm confident your writing won't disappoint! 😘😘😘
10 likes10mo ago
I rarely write book reviews, but I'm writing one quietly in the early morning. Ahhhhhh!!! It's really, really good 🥰, highly recommended, the author writes it super well 🥰!!! The author's portrayal of Ranran and President Song, both in terms of character design and their relationship, is very accurate, three-dimensional, and delicate 😆.
9 likes6mo ago
I finished reading it on and off, and Agate's writing style and setting are superb. Agate is really good at writing older man/younger woman relationships. The relationship between the male lead, Song Siyue, and the female lead, Cen Ran, develops gradually, with natural transitions and no abrupt misunderstandings or conflicts. The female lead, Cen Ran, has exceptional drive and ambition.
8 likes4mo ago
It's a really good read, sweet and romantic with a touch of playful sassiness. The stubborn male lead gradually falls for her. Both the male and female leads and their families are well-off, making it a strong-strong couple. Their love blossoms on equal footing, which makes the relationship even more enjoyable. The author's writing is excellent. I highly recommend it; missing out would be a real loss. Looking forward to quick updates ❤️
8 likes8mo ago
It's really good; the author's writing is excellent. I came from Chu Shuang's book. The atmosphere and tension of that arranged marriage-to-love story are described very meticulously. I hope the author can write more soon.
8 likes9mo ago
At first, I didn't like the male lead at all—his chauvinistic tendencies were so typical, just like the men I often see in real life. But the more I watched, the more I realized he actively reflected on his own problems, was willing to communicate, and was willing to change. This growth made the character much more three-dimensional.
7 likes4mo ago
I stayed up all night to finish the rest of the book. First of all, I must say that Agate's writing is still excellent. The introduction of each character is well-developed and not at all forced. The female lead is ambitious and driven, and she's not a weak, dependent little flower. She knows what she wants, which is why I really like Miss Cen.
6 likes4mo ago