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Blurb:
Fu Ying is married.
Her arranged-marriage partner is Shen Queying, head of a top-tier wealthy family, renowned throughout Jiangnan for his cold, iron-fisted ways. Dangerous and difficult to approach, he is someone everyone keeps at a distance whenever possible.
When news of the marriage breaks, high society is in an uproar. Everyone thinks that she's gentle by nature and always follows the rules, so how could marrying Shen Queying possibly end well for her?
They place bets on when she'll get divorced.
Also hoping for a divorce is Fu Yanchao, Shen Queying's longtime nemesis.
On the eve of their moving in together, Fu Yanchao gives his younger sister Fu Ying a special warning:
"Shen Queying is an incredibly arrogant man. He hates women who devote themselves to him wholeheartedly and stick to him twenty-four hours a day. So you have to stay far away from him!"
"He's hard in every way, and his heart is the hardest. Even if you cry yourself unconscious in front of him, he'll just ignore you. A husband like that isn't a good match."
"Move in first. When the time is right, I'll help you get divorced."
Later, in the middle of the night, Fu Ying messages her brother: "My husband is the most tenderhearted man in the world. Don't you dare slander him like that again."
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For years, Shen Queying has kept his secret crush on Fu Ying hidden in the unspoken darkness of night.
Like a wild beast in a forest with an insatiable hunger, he wants to imprison her in his territory and keep her all to himself.
But in the third month of their marriage, Fu Ying accidentally discovers his secret.
Shen Queying is tall and distinguished. When he leans toward her, the sharp, sleek lines of his black suit with its peaked lapels seem to hold an explosive force.
It doesn't match his refined appearance at all.
"Did you know that when you're shy, you tend to turn your head to avoid my eyes? You did it in bed last night, and you're doing it now."
Fu Ying freezes.
Shen Queying lowers his gaze, revealing a red mole. "So now that you know I've had a crush on you for years, are you scared?"
"You are the only moonlight in my long, endless night."
Proud, haughty, sharp-tongued, a true schemer vs. kind-hearted, pretending to be a delicate flower
· A long night of unrestrained longing, feelings that can't be suppressed | A man whose secret crush comes true
· Sweet romance, marriage before love | Both are each other's first | Happy ending | Focused on daily life in a wealthy family and the romance | Set in the same Jiangnan as the completed series "Lingering Through Long Days": Chu Tianshu x Lin Xiguang
· Height difference, size difference
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"Fu Ying grows branches, where Queying may perch.
A heart has found its home, a marriage blessed by heaven."
Theme: Love is an eternal energy
