A Delicate Melody in the Capital

【Flash marriage + burning passion + sweet romance + stand-in bride】 【Push-and-pull romance + two sisters + age gap】 Shen Yizhi had a head full of outlandish schemes, but none of them were any use. Xie Yanjing seemed cold and abstinent on the surface, but in truth he was a possessive man with an insatiable appetite. At a blind date arranged in her sister’s place, Shen Yizhi kept jumping into every rich-family minefield, throwing propriety aside, speaking without a filter, and shamelessly acting out. Yet Xie Yanjing didn’t get up and leave. Instead, he politely poured her a cup of tea. “Since you’re pretending to be someone else, you shouldn’t ruin her reputation.” Shen Yizhi frowned. This was going a little off script from the start, wasn’t it? Xie Yanjing got straight to the point. “I need a wife. The marriage will last three years, and you can name your terms.” After reading the agreement, Shen Yizhi gave him a thorough dressing-down, then left in a huff. Back home, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, so she packed her things and prepared to flee in the middle of the night. But when she vaulted over the wall, she landed squarely in the arms of Xie Yanjing, the decisive powerbroker of Beijing’s elite circles. Shen Yizhi squeezed her eyes shut and steeled herself. If she couldn’t escape, she’d face it head-on! After revising the prenuptial agreement, she became the one calling the shots, demanding separate bedrooms and no sex during the marriage! So how did he manage to kiss her until she cried on their wedding night? And what was with him sneaking into her bed? Her older sister, Shen Yinian, only wanted to build her career, not fall in love, yet somehow caught the attention of one of the country’s top lawyers. Pei Tingnan made the first move, blunt and to the point: “I want you!” Shen Yinian: “I refuse to be tied down.” And so begins a battle of wits, as two mature adults navigate the push and pull of love and desire. A clash of equals, a high-stakes game of love: who will be in control? Let’s see who wins by ending up in whose bed tonight!