[Gentle, Clearheaded Beauty × Restrained, Old-Fashioned CEO]
Xu Si and Zhou Suzhi were betrothed by their elders as children, and their circle praised it as a perfect match between two powerful families.
No one knew that, despite her gentle and quiet appearance, Xu Si had secretly loved Zhou Suzhi for eight years. She never fought or competed for anything.
So, during their three years living together, she treated him with warmth and care, certain she would marry him and turn her secret love into a happy ending as his wife.
Until the year she turned twenty-five, when he said he had no plans to marry. Heartbroken and in tears, she decided to let go of her feelings for him.
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After the engagement was called off, Zhou Suzhi received a love letter written in a hand he knew by heart.
On the cruise ship, he pinned Xu Si against her cabin door. His expression was calm, but hidden in his eyes was a longing she couldn't see. "Why didn't you tell me you liked me?"
Xu Si looked at him calmly. "Would you have cared?"
She had thought her secret love would come true, only to discover she'd been imagining it all along.
Zhou Suzhi looked at her in silence. The answer was obvious.
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During the year after their engagement ended, Zhou Suzhi introduced clients to her under the pretext of caring for family, helped her handle public opinion, and even hurt someone on her behalf.
The whole capital was astonished. Zhou Suzhi, who had always been so disciplined and proper, repeatedly crossed the line of his principles for his former fiancée.
Xu Si didn't want to get involved with him. Politely, she asked, "Mr. Zhou, what are you after?"
Zhou Suzhi wanted to hold and kiss her. Now, he looked at her earnestly. "Would wanting to marry you count?"
He stepped closer, trapping her against the wall, and couldn't help kissing her. His voice was restrained and hoarse. "I care about you so much I'm going insane."
[Mutual First Love + Secret Crush on Him + Childhood Friends + A Little Bittersweet]
Theme: An unexpected spark of love before marriage
