[Marriage first, love later + second chance at love + healing + both leads are virgins]
A dazzling, sharp-edged heiress who knows her own mind vs. a refined, venom-tongued beauty who shines like a lamp
When Lin Lan learns that her arranged-marriage match is Shang Wensheng, she feels as if she’s been struck by lightning.
Everyone in Xuncheng’s wealthy circles knows the frail young master is famously detached and easygoing, the Shang family’s mascot and a useless idler.
Marrying him means there’s no hope for her at all.
“We’ll get the marriage certificate next week. We can discuss the wedding later.”
Lin Lan flings the papers onto the table. “Fine. Even a ghost marriage is still a marriage.”
When she meets the legendary Shang Wensheng, his gaze is calm, as if he has been waiting for her.
Before Lin Lan can speak, he sees right through every excuse she had prepared. “We’re both sacrifices to our families. You’re being sent to the altar standing up. I’m being sent lying down.”
*
When the agreement expires, Lin Lan moves out of their marital home, signs the divorce papers, and leaves without hesitation.
Shang Wensheng says nothing. He doesn’t even look up, let alone try to stop her.
Everyone thinks Shang Wensheng is cold and heartless, and has discarded her like a pawn.
By then, the man has become the Shang family’s heir. His face is haggard, and he shuts himself in his bedroom, refusing to eat or drink.
At last, someone comes to beg Lin Lan to go home and see him.
Her fingers tremble as she sets down her glass of water. “Don’t die in my bed.”
He suddenly grips her wrist and murmurs, “Take care of me.”
