[Marriage first, love later; a sweet romance that unfolds at a leisurely pace; a fatherly senior executive at a state-owned enterprise; 12-year age gap; neither has been with anyone before]
To save her entire department, Jiang Xi openly stood up to the new leader parachuted in from headquarters and delivered an ultimatum.
Moments later, the man leaned against the window, flicking ash from his cigarette. His voice was low and restrained. “You should call me your husband.”
Jiang Xi froze on the spot! Was this her husband in name only?
A year earlier, their families had arranged a marriage. Mu Heng was eager to take up an overseas posting, so he had casually married Jiang Xi, who had just been dumped and was being pressured into marriage.
He went straight to the airport after they registered their marriage. They lived apart afterward, like strangers.
When he returned to the capital and joined her company, he let her keep their marriage secret. They agreed to stay out of each other's way and treat each other with courtesy. That was the respectable arrangement he wanted most.
Until her ex-boyfriend draped a coat over her shoulders. The usually composed, restrained, and impeccably elegant Mu Heng pinned her against the back seat of a car, a storm brewing in his eyes. Gripping her waist, he demanded hoarsely, “Did you contact a divorce lawyer for him?” “Forget divorce. It'll only happen over my dead body!”
Jiang Xi frowned. He was the one who wanted a divorce, yet he was turning the blame on her.
Later, at the company gala, everyone watched as Mu Heng, who had always been so disciplined and aloof, dropped to one knee in front of the crowd and slipped a diamond ring firmly onto her finger. “Xi Xi, I don't want to keep us a secret anymore. I want to show the whole world how much I cherish you.”
The story is quite fast-paced and doesn't drag on. If you like the age difference, it's still worth watching.
Very beautiful, very classy