[Slow-burn romance + powerful man lowering his guard + eight-year age gap]
The night before her engagement, Jiang Shiyun pretended to be drunk and knocked on Lu Xingzhou's door.
Squinting, she called him Lu Jingchen and pointed at him, cursing him as a “scumbag.”
Lu Xingzhou pulled her onto his lap and asked coolly, “Miss Jiang, are you here to settle a score or offer yourself to me?”
Caught out, Jiang Shiyun forced herself to call him “Uncle.”
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The next day, a contract was placed in Jiang Shiyun's hands.
The condition for the investment was that she marry Lu Xingzhou.
Marry a ruthless, cold-hearted big shot? He was her scumbag fiancé's uncle, and he wasn't even interested in women...
Lu Xingzhou said, “It's just to appease the old man. It's only a marriage. You won't lose out.”
That was true. Marrying anyone would be the same; taking control of the Jiang family was what really mattered.
She immediately caught on. “Don't worry, Uncle. I'll cooperate.”
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After getting their marriage certificate, Jiang Shiyun moved into a luxurious staff apartment and shared a roof with her investor. They talked only about work, never their private lives.
One day, Lu Xingzhou got drunk and pinned her against a corner, kissing her until her breathing grew ragged.
So the rumors had all been lies.
In public, Jiang Shiyun's acting grew more and more convincing, but Lu Xingzhou wasn't satisfied.
“Shiyun, could you put a little feeling into it?”
“Am I really not as good as Lu Jingchen?”
“Can we not get divorced?”
