Can You Believe It? My Fake Spouse Is a Scheming Hopeless Romantic

On the day she was supposed to register her marriage, Qiao Xi was stood up in public by the man she'd hired to appease her grandmother. The marriage registry was crowded. She stood frozen in place, not knowing what to do. Her grandmother was seriously ill and longed to see her settled down, while her contract fiancé had run off. Just as the whole plan was about to fall apart, Jiang Su, her childhood rival who always traded insults with her and knew exactly how to get under her skin, appeared in front of her with his ID in hand. The man raised an eyebrow, looking utterly nonchalant. "Since we're already here, it would be a shame to go home empty-handed, wouldn't it?" "We both need to keep our families happy. What's the difference who we register with?" With no other way to comfort her gravely ill grandmother, Qiao Xi gritted her teeth and got a marriage certificate with the man she couldn't stand. She knew perfectly well it was only a marriage of convenience, with each of them getting what they needed. Once her grandmother's condition stabilized, they would part on good terms. But she never imagined that the moment they got their red marriage booklets, Jiang Su would post a photo of them on his social media, proudly announcing: [Officially on the job. I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you.] By the next day, everyone they knew had heard she was married. Qiao Xi was angry and exasperated. "Jiang Su! We agreed this was just an act, a partnership. Have you gotten so carried away you're taking it seriously?" Jiang Su lowered his gaze to her, hiding years of burning affection in his eyes. But his voice still had its usual flippant edge. "Sorry, I got into character. I won't be able to get out of it for the rest of my life." In other people's eyes, he was Jiang Corporation's aloof, distinguished, and ruthless CEO. Only Qiao Xi knew that in private, he was a scheming romantic who said one thing and felt another.