[Marriage first, love later; mutual salvation; contractual marriage; both leads have only ever been with each other; the male lead’s secret crush comes true; the female lead falls in love after marriage]
[Cool on the outside, warm on the inside surgeon vs. cheerful puppy on the outside, brooding, ghostly CEO on the inside]
When she was eighteen, Luo Ning left behind a letter breaking off her engagement, gave up her inheritance rights, cut ties with her family, and walked away.
The noble, possessive billionaire CEO Gu became known to everyone as “the abandoned husband from a wealthy family.”
A joke everyone knew about.
Luo Ning felt guilty and avoided him like the plague.
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Eight years later, Luo Ning’s mother could no longer endure their straitened circumstances and pressured her daughter to offer herself in exchange for a life of luxury.
With no other choice, Luo Ning agreed to a whirlwind marriage of convenience.
The good news: her new husband had broad shoulders, a slim waist, movie-star looks, and an eight-pack.
The bad news: he seemed to be none other than her hapless former fiancé.
Worse still, he clung to Luo Ning like chewing gum and refused to let go.
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After the wedding, CEO Gu spent every night coming up with new ways to get her to acknowledge their relationship.
Luo Ning: “My family situation is complicated.”
Gu Baichuan: “You care about me.”
Luo Ning: “It’s dangerous.”
Gu Baichuan: “You like me.”
Luo Ning: “Family infighting is terrifying.”
Gu Baichuan: “You admit we’re family, and that I’m your husband.”
Luo Ning: ? Weren’t you supposed to be brooding, possessive, and bent on revenge?
Gu Baichuan: “I don’t care about anything else. Just don’t leave me again.”
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[Bonus Scene]
One day, Luo Ning came across a chart titled “A High-Energy CEO’s Day.”
She stared at it in disbelief. “Are you telling me my business partner, landlord, shareholder, project collaborator, fund founder, food delivery boss, and auction organizer are all the same person: you?”
Gu Baichuan: “Yeah. Every one of them.”
