Liang Sui had a genius boyfriend who was always busy.
In seven years together, they had barely seen each other.
So her mother could pass away without regrets, she asked her boyfriend for a divorce.
All she got in response was:
“I’m away on business. We’ll talk when I get back.”
“Liang Sui, stop being unreasonable.”
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Liang Sui and Pei Xulin entered into their unequal marriage purely because each had something the other needed.
When they first met,
she had just broken up with someone, and he had just called off his engagement.
Liang Sui needed a husband to fulfill her mother’s dying wish.
Pei Xulin needed a wife who knew how to behave with tact and restraint.
He had only three requirements: don’t be unreasonable, stay faithful to the marriage, and don’t fall in love with him.
Break the agreement, and the marriage ends.
Pei Xulin was generous, steady, polite, and treated her with respect.
Liang Sui took the money and did the job, kept their agreement in mind, and treated him like her boss.
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To Pei Xulin, marriage was more like a business partnership.
All he needed was a partner who suited him.
After they married, Liang Sui was gracious and poised, always knowing when to advance or retreat. She was the perfect wife by his standards.
Gradually,
he began to want more than the status quo.
He wanted her concern, her attention, and her heart.
He wanted to be the only thing on her mind.
