An Ke never thought she’d get married, let alone marry a stranger.
Her mother had a weak heart, and seeing her daughter married was her one wish.
Meng Yichen needed to marry. The family rule was that the heir had to be married.
They signed an agreement and got their marriage license, as if closing a business deal.
They agreed to stay out of each other’s way and part amicably after a year.
But when she worked overtime until the early hours, he left a light on and a bowl of congee for her.
He remembered the foods she casually mentioned wanting to eat,
and straightened the slippers she left lying around.
They were little things, so small she didn’t know whether she ought to care.
This is a story about “being afraid to love” and “learning how to love.”
Two people hurt by their families slowly grow closer in a marriage of convenience,
and finally realize that some love may come late, but runs deep.
[Marriage of convenience + marriage first, love later + devoted, caretaking boyfriend + whirlwind marriage + powerful male lead + age gap + cherished wife + difference in status + class gap]
