Weren't We Strangers? How Did the Young Master Get Hooked After Marriage?

[Radiant and proud × cool and restrained | Barely know each other before marriage × think they barely know each other before marriage]

[Marriage first, love later | Slow-burn romance | Devoted to each other]

Zhu Suiyi had met Wen Zeyan three times.

The first time was when she was sixteen and staying at the sprawling Wen residence, which covered thousands of square meters.

The young master returned home for the holidays. Through a curtain of heavy rain, she caught a fleeting glimpse of him beneath the eaves.

The second time was last month, when they impulsively married and registered their union.

The third time was on Valentine's Day.

Zhu Suiyi stood up for her best friend, slapped divorce papers against her scumbag boyfriend's face, and tore into him.

But she mistook someone else for the man and slapped his cousin, who bore a passing resemblance to the scumbag.

He was also her new husband, Wen Zeyan.

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Some busybodies set up a betting pool, wagering that this arranged marriage wouldn't last three months.

After all, the heir to the Wen family of Jing City was aloof, refined, and out of reach.

Zhu Suiyi wholeheartedly agreed, and even asked someone to place a bet for her.

When she learned Wen Zeyan had also joined the pool, she went to sound him out.

The man lowered his dark eyes, his handsome profile calm and unreadable.

“I bet you won't make me lose.”

But as the odds kept climbing, their act of being strangers in public quietly began to change.

-

Later, Zhu Suiyi went on a business trip to Haicheng.

By day, her restrained financial backer kept his distance. But late at night, he pinned her against the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window.

“Wen Zeyan, don't push your luck.”

Her lashes trembled as she raised a hand to shove him away.

A red mark appeared on the man's cheek, but he showed no sign of anger.

He tilted his head, took her soft fingers in his hand, and coaxed her in a low voice.

“Feeling better, Sui Sui?”

“The rain's heavy tonight. I don't want to go back upstairs.”