The day before they were supposed to register their marriage, Wen Wan's fiance cheated on her, and she decisively tore up their engagement.
Her ex-boyfriend flew into a rage and declared, "If I can't have her, no one else can touch her."
In ten days, Wen Wan will turn twenty-five. If she doesn't get married within that time, she'll lose out on her great-aunt's enormous overseas inheritance.
Meanwhile, her grandmother urgently needs a large sum of money for surgery.
With nowhere else to turn, her ex-boyfriend's half-brother coldly offers a solution:
He can enter into a marriage contract with Wen Wan. After the wedding, they'll stay out of each other's lives and part on good terms when the contract ends.
With no other way out, Wen Wan reluctantly accepts his proposal,
and becomes the wife in name of the ruthless business tycoon rumored to be cold as ice.
After the wedding, they keep their distance. Under the same roof, they live like strangers.
He comes home late after business dinners, and she never asks where he's been.
She spends time with other men, and he acts as if he doesn't notice.
But as they spend their days together, the walls around their hearts quietly crumble.
When someone harasses her, he silently steps in front of her. "You dare lay a hand on my woman?"
When his stomach condition flares up, she makes him a pot of soft, soothing congee and quietly leaves it outside his study.
He grows used to having her around.
She grows used to his protection.
Beneath the contract, feelings quietly take root.
Neither can tell anymore if they're just playing their parts or have truly fallen in love.
When the contract expires, she tries to leave, but he pulls her tightly into his arms.
He declares domineeringly, "The contract may expire, but for the rest of your life, you can only be my wife, Jiang Shizhou's."
This blurb was written on December 13, 2025, and has been screenshotted.
I have a completed historical romance, Happiness and Joy in Chang'an. It's a wonderful read, and you're welcome to check it out.
Theme: A marriage contract brings two people together for a heartfelt promise of love that has long been hidden in their hearts.
