[Slow burn + forced love + devoted to each other + pursuing his wife + marriage first, love later + happy ending]
[Proud, scheming CEO with a hidden soft side x quirky, mischievous heroine]
Just after Xia Lingyuan is acknowledged by the Xia family, she's told she has a fiancé.
Gu Yan is a rising star in business, refined and distinguished, every inch the perfect son-in-law in the eyes of the elders.
She, too, thinks he's aloof and arrogant.
Until one day, while Xia Lingyuan is up late painting, someone says softly behind her, “Honey, it's eleven.”
Xia Lingyuan: “Oh. You can go to bed first.”
“No.” Gu Yan leans over, resting his chin on her shoulder. “I can't sleep without you.”
Xia Lingyuan: “? You're not like this during the day.”
Gu Yan: “Daytime is daytime, nighttime is nighttime. Pay attention to me, or I'll cry.”
Xia Lingyuan takes a deep breath and turns to look at Gu Yan. His eyes really are red.
She doesn't want to get married.
But he wants to marry her.
So she runs away from their engagement banquet.
He chases after her.
Gu Yan, eyes red, says, “If you run away one more time, I'll die right in front of you!”
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