Marriage first, "hate" later / Scheming and maneuvering / Saying one thing and meaning another
*Ambition vs. authority
1. At the Metropolitan Arts Center, the first time Huo Jiawei met Tan Zhaoxu's eyes, she thought he seemed like a good man: a steady, low-key tech company founder who had built his business from nothing and was passionate about charity and philanthropy.
Sure enough, he was generous, buying her painting for a high price.
Back then, she wasn't short on money, so his generosity didn't make much of an impression on her.
Only later, when her funding was cut off, her boyfriend cheated on her, and her visa was in jeopardy, did reality drive her to the edge. Then she received a payment from the arts center: a veritable lifesaver from out of nowhere.
They met again at a friend's graduation exhibition.
Standing amid the crowd, he looked tired and distant, as if nothing interested him. But when he heard her complain that the landlord planned to sell the apartment she'd been renting for years, he joked,
"How's the location?"
"Why don't I buy it and keep renting it to you?"
So solving the problem could be that simple... Huo Jiawei felt her heart stir. Of course, she knew that his motives for the marriage would be at least as calculating as her own.
So what? What she needed was a "tool" anyway.
2. At their first meeting, Tan Zhaoxu took some notice of Huo Jiawei.
She was wearing a full set of Han-style clothing, whose classical crimson and blue-green colors clashed with the exhibition hall's stark modern style. She was cheerful, showy, and used to being the center of her social circle.
At their second meeting, she quietly sought people out to network with. Between pleasantries, she energetically advertised her tutoring, driving-school practice, pet-sitting, airport pickup, and hand-painted nail art services... Her once carefree face now radiated ambition and determination.
He suddenly wondered what she had been through over the years.
"How about I introduce her to you?"
"No need. I'll handle it myself."
Before the wedding, someone warned Tan Zhaoxu that Huo Jiawei had a bad reputation. He thought, How bad can a girl who is focused on making money really be?
P.S. Six-year age gap. Both have exes. The male lead gets more page time starting around chapter 25.
Theme: May you grow strong wings.
Wow, I'm really happy ^_^ During this period, the comments I left before have been receiving likes from new readers one after another 🐰 The good works have really been seen by more readers! Speaking from the bottom of my heart, "One Meat and One Vegetable" needs to be chewed and savored repeatedly to slowly understand the big arrangements and ideas, and to realize how the two stubborn people walked out of the dead end and finally stayed by each other's side [Let me be healthy]
There is even a surprise extra. What a surprise!! Love you big
I must write more. I want to see more of the daily life of two people, even if they are a couple fighting each other 🙏
Looked again and left footprints. One of the reasons why I couldn't read novels before was that I liked to put reality into them too much. If I felt that I didn't believe it enough, I couldn't really read it with immersion. This book is undoubtedly outside this category. I can completely believe that Jiajia and Tan live in this world. The descriptions, emotions are so real, and the substitutions are so real. I also understand why there is almost no interaction with Tan in the first 25 chapters. The long preparation is just like the necessity of a second marriage. Sometimes, if you are too hasty, you will really miss the scenery. I hope we can all be more patient to wait and witness the joy, calmness, and light happiness that belongs to us! Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to the author for writing a particularly well-written book. I am very happy to read such a story (^◡^)
In fact, I feel that the ending is a bit rushed😭, as if the two people have not really understood each other's original behavior and choices (actually, I just want to see Jiawei and Lao Tan exchange some sweets🙏🙏🙏). The tug-of-war in the middle is very enjoyable, Jiawei's growth line is also very full, and Lao Tan has also grown a lot, but maybe there can be more daily bickering in the end [continue][continue]. No matter what, it is a novel that I like very much. I hope Jiawei, Lao Tan and Oak live a good life——
It's so beautiful. You must watch it when you are raising a baby, you must watch it when you are pregnant, and you must watch it when you are in love.
Wow, I just saw that I won! Thank you for the great luck ❤️
Isn't the bonus extra coming yet? 😭 😭 😭
Wow, I haven't seen you for a month and there's a new episode.
Waiting for it. Woohoo, the baby is so cute.