A real marriage first, love later / marriage alliance between powerful families / 1v1 / sweet romance / they actually talk things out
Yu Niaoniao takes her stepsister's place at the altar after the girl runs away, marrying the most powerful man in Haicheng.
On their wedding day, the groom is nowhere to be seen, and all the guests laugh at her.
Yu Niaoniao calmly lifts her veil and enjoys an entire table of wedding banquet dishes all by herself.
After the wedding, she hands him a “Postnuptial Agreement” with three rules: they won't interfere in each other's lives. “Mr. Rao, it's a pleasure doing business with you.”
Rao Jinglv gladly signs. He married her to honor a promise, and a wife who knows how to keep things simple is ideal.
But later, he starts losing control.
Seeing her smile at someone else irritates him. Hearing her politely call him “Mr. Rao” grates on him.
She follows the agreement to the letter, yet keeps him shut out of her heart.
Then he accidentally overhears Yu Niaoniao chatting with a friend about her plans for life after divorce.
Yu Niaoniao looks forward to the future: “There's more to life than just getting by.”
That night, Rao Jinglv tears up the agreement and pins her between his arms and the door, his breath hot against her:
“Niaoniao, there's more to life than just getting by. There's also the wild side of you in bed.”
Marriage first, love later; the pretense turns real. She thinks theirs is a mutually beneficial arrangement, never realizing that from the moment he saw her enjoying the wedding feast alone, he had met his match, and his heart was no longer his own.
(A slow-burn, everyday-life romance)
It's really good! I read it in one go (not in one day, of course 🤭), I kept reading until it was over. The male lead, Rao Jinglu, is impeccable except for the first chapter, which is a little annoying. The female lead, Yu Niaoniao, doesn't care who she is. At the beginning of the story, the groom doesn't show up for the wedding, but no problem, she just uses a wedding photo booth picture.
It's very beautiful, I like it very much.
This is really interesting; it's the best novel I've read this year. Seriously, everyone should read it, and I want to read it a second time.
It's quite good. But could the author please update soon? It's been two days since the last update.