A Long-Planned Scheme: Mrs. Gu, Let’s Get Our Marriage License

[Marriage first, love later + second male lead takes the lead + regretful pursuit of the wife] [Domineering CEO x headstrong designer | Two strong leads who dote on each other] At her engagement banquet, Shen Qingwan catches her childhood sweetheart of a boyfriend cuddling her stepsister, speaking to her in tender, loving tones. She doesn't cry or make a scene. Instead, she downs an entire bottle of whiskey, storms into a bar, grabs the mysterious male DJ onstage by the collar, and asks, “Do you dare to marry me?” The man removes his baseball cap, revealing a cold, strikingly handsome face. His obsidian eyes fix on her. “Are you sure?” Two in the morning, at the civil affairs bureau. Shen Qingwan stares at the marriage certificate in her hand, its warmth bringing her nearly all the way back to her senses. Only then does she realize the man she slept with last night isn't some ordinary DJ. He's Gu Yeqing, the legendary business magnate who runs the Gu Group, a man known for keeping his distance from women and being ruthless in business. “Three-month contract. We each get what we want.” He leans back on the sofa, speaking as casually as if discussing the weather. Shen Qingwan grits her teeth and agrees. What she doesn't know is that this man has been secretly in love with her for a whole year. That night at the bar was no chance encounter. He'd planned it all along. When Lu Jingchen comes begging to get back together, his eyes red, when her stepsister Su Nianyao weeps like a flower in the rain and pretends to be innocent, and when everyone calls her a gold-digger and a homewrecker who stole someone else's man... Gu Yeqing always stands behind her, cool and unwavering. “Shen Qingwan is my lawfully wedded wife. If anyone has a problem with that, come talk to me.” She thinks this is a cold transaction, but little by little, she falls for him and his long-hidden love. Until, at the brink of life and death, he grips her hand, covered in blood, and uses the last of his strength to say, “Shen Qingwan, I haven't had enough of this life with you yet...” A childhood sweetheart can't compete with a love long planned. This time