[Arranged marriage to true love / Marriage between wealthy families / Five-year age gap / Slow-burn sweet romance / The powerful one learns to bend]
Li Luo lost her mother at a young age. Before long, she had a stepmother and a stepsister.
From then on, she was the one person her family could do without.
When she was pressured into an arranged marriage, she happened to run into a powerful man from Beijing's elite circle, who was on a blind date with her stepsister. On a whim, the young heir took a liking to her and said he wanted to marry her.
Simply because she seemed obedient, sensible, gentle, and proper.
Rumor had it this influential man was indifferent to desire, kept women at a distance, and was an absolute ascetic.
Before the wedding, Lu Yunting and Li Luo signed a one-year agreement.
After they married, they would treat each other with respect, keep out of each other's business, stay out of one another's daily lives, and play the part of a married couple in public only.
If they both honored the agreement, they would renew it. Otherwise, they would divorce.
In return, he would pay Li Luo a regular monthly allowance as compensation.
As soon as they got their marriage certificates, Lu Yunting went abroad and stayed away for more than six months.
Li Luo faithfully kept to the agreement. The man never contacted her, and she never reached out to him.
She thought this arrangement was practically perfect.
She didn't have to deal with anyone, and she got a fixed payment every month. It was simply wonderful and carefree.
But little by little, the young heir's attitude changed completely.
The better she played the perfect wife, the more complaints he had.
He didn't like how polite she was.
He didn't like the way she addressed him.
He didn't like how distant she was.
He... wanted her heart.
He began shamelessly flirting with her every day and falling deeper every night.
He started picking fights and tearing up their agreement.
He lost control, his voice hoarse. “Li Luo, can't you just fall in love with me?”
