[Love after marriage + family alliance + both devoted only to each other + a slow-burn romance + age gap]
[Sweet and innocent on the surface, secretly a skilled actress vs. an older, puppy-like boyfriend]
On the day her adoptive mother’s funeral was held, relatives and neighbors came to pay their respects. Just as she thought she was about to become an orphan,
a stranger told her he was her biological father.
After the paternity test, he forced a marriage match on her, too.
When Shen Huaian first met Xu Suian, he thought she was far too well-behaved, so well-behaved that she didn’t even get angry when others took what should have been hers.
Only later did he learn that she had already gotten her revenge in secret.
Xu Suian’s wedding to Shen Huaian fell on her birthday. The wedding day was filled with clanging gongs and drums, and the guests came dressed in their finest. Xu Suian thought, what a two-for-one deal: celebrating her wedding and birthday at the same time.
Later, their rival spread rumors to strike at Shen Huaian.
Shen Huaian looked at the document on the desk, then at Xu Suian before him. His eyes reddened. “Xu Suian, do you still think so little of me?”
Xu Suian lowered her eyes and turned away, stopping herself from looking at him. “Shen Huaian, the whole city is talking. How can you expect me to believe you?”
Shen Huaian wanted to hold her. He raised his hand, then stopped halfway and finally lowered it.
“Suian, I promise you a lifetime of peace and happiness. Will you promise me a lifetime… please?” He paused. “Even if it’s only… for a little while, that’s fine.”
