[Marriage First, Love Later + Slow-Burn Sweet Romance + A Lover Who Takes the Lead]
Ji Xue received a wedding proposal from the mysterious, refined head of the Qi family. The conditions were simple: pretend to be the perfect couple in front of his parents, stay faithful, never fall in love with him, and never let the marriage become anything more.
She admired his wealth and clear-eyed attitude. After all, love only slows down your ability to make money, so she rushed to register their marriage the very next day.
Who knew that right after they tied the knot, he’d leave on a business trip? Ji Xue got so busy she forgot she was married. When she finally made it home, she was tangled up with a handsome young man, only for the husband she’d forgotten about to suddenly ring her doorbell...
After the wedding, Ji Xue kept things strictly professional and treated him with polite respect, never crossing the line. After all, everyone said Qi Yanjing was a snake behind a Buddha’s smile and completely abstinent.
In short, he was fierce, and useless in bed.
Except... things seemed to be getting stranger by the day.
When she slapped someone, he applied ointment to her hand. When she was in a foul mood, he obediently let her have her way. He was gentle, considerate, and knew just how to comfort her. There was nothing fierce about him.
As for being useless, she could only blame the rumor mill.
Ji Xue never wore her wedding ring and always presented herself as single in public.
The day everyone assumed she was in love with her longtime friend, Mr. Shen, the normally calm and self-possessed Qi Yanjing finally lost control. His slender fingers, which had worn his wedding ring for so long, unfastened his shirt buttons one by one. Eyes red, he begged her:
“Baby, please don’t fall for him, okay?”
When you date an older man, the shirt buttons come undone before the misunderstandings do :)
[Cool, long-lost heiress vs. gentlemanly family patriarch]
