[Marriage First, Love Later + Eight-Year Age Gap + Both Are Each Other's First: Fatherly Professor x Adorable College Student]
In a single day, Wen Nanyi's classmate Qi Xueqing stole both her job and the boyfriend she'd been dating for three years.
So she sought out the legendary Professor Qi Shuo, a master of ancient painting and calligraphy restoration, who was rumored to be Qi Xueqing's father.
She'd meant to demand justice, but instead walked right into a trap someone had set for him and spent the night with him.
Afterward, Wen Nanyi asked to pursue her master's degree under him.
Those two father and daughter had both picked on her. Was it really too much to ask him to help her secure a recommendation for graduate school?
But Qi Shuo refused.
He admitted his mistake and was willing to take responsibility, but he absolutely would not use academia as a bargaining chip.
Wen Nanyi laughed coldly to herself and deliberately made things difficult for him. "Professor Qi, if you won't help me get into grad school, then marry me."
To her surprise, Qi Shuo took her straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
"Wen Nanyi, you said you wanted to get married. You're not going to take it back, are you?"
Provoked into action, Wen Nanyi handed over her ID and got her red marriage certificate.
Fine. Qi Xueqing stole her boyfriend, so she'd become Qi Xueqing's stepmother. That seemed fair enough.
Then, at a banquet, Qi Shuo announced their marriage in front of everyone. Wen Nanyi proudly lifted her chin, ready to watch Qi Xueqing's embarrassment, only to find her linking arms with another Professor Qi.
Wait, hold on. Does Wen University have two professors named Qi?
Oh no, she'd mistaken him for someone else!
When Qi Shuo finally learned the truth, he said, "I'm thirty years old. How could I have a daughter in her twenties?"
Wen Nanyi tried to talk her way out of it, feeling guilty. "I thought she was your adopted daughter."
Qi Shuo: ...My wife is so adorably clueless.
