A Marriage Gone Wrong, A Love That Lasts

[Long-planned marriage + marriage first, love later + his secret crush comes true + slow-burn romance]

When her older sister runs away from her wedding, Meng Chenxi is forced by her family to marry her prospective brother-in-law.

He is the head of the Gu family, one of the most powerful wealthy clans in the capital. They say he is a workaholic who keeps women at arm’s length and is ruthless and cold.

Meng Chenxi knows that whatever he may be like, it has nothing to do with her. She only needs to behave herself, keep out of his way, maintain good relations between their families, and wait for the day they return to what was rightfully theirs.

Late one night, the man who is always so restrained and proper pins her beneath him. His voice is hoarse. “Have you been plotting to leave me all along, hmm? Xixi?”

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But no one knows that this mix-up of a substitute marriage is exactly what Gu Fengzhou had been wishing for.

He had secretly loved her for twelve years, watching her grow from a naive young girl into a graceful woman.

Years later, he sheds his icy reserve and clasps her wrist, his eyes concealing an obsession that has endured for years. “Xixi, you’re the one I’ve been waiting for all along.”

A mismatched marriage, carefully plotted from the start, concealing a deep love that has endured year after year.