[Lin Mu & Qin Nian] [Lin Mu: cool and independent with a touch of pride, but softhearted; Qin Nian: cold on the outside, devoted to his wife on the inside, possessive yet adorably unexpected]
Lin Mu married Qin Nian with a clear purpose from the very beginning.
He bore a slight resemblance to the person in her heart. His family was her equal, and he was steady by nature, making him the perfect substitute for this contract marriage.
She treated him with polite distance, keeping him at arm’s length while taking his indulgence and affection for granted. She never imagined giving him her heart.
Until one night, after drinking too much, the liquor made his ears turn red. He gazed at her with adoration, his earnestness almost absurd.
Only then did she suddenly feel uneasy:
The man she had treated as a substitute had already laid all his tenderness, awkward devotion, and deep affection before her.
Only later did she understand: there was no such thing as a perfect substitute.
From beginning to end, the one she had fallen for was Qin Nian himself.
