Good Things Happen [Marriage Before Love]

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Marriage first, love later | Complete strangers before marriage | He falls first | Height difference |

At 26, Zhu Shian rushed into a marriage with Fu Yannian, the head of a top conglomerate.

He was tremendously capable and came from a powerful background. He married only to appease the public and their elders, not for love.

Zhu Shian knew this perfectly well. In public, she played along wholeheartedly, putting on a show of marital bliss. In private, she got along peacefully with him and tried to avoid any potential conflicts.

Their days passed without a ripple, and Zhu Shian was quite content.

But one day, after a night of drinking, she slowly came to on the bed and saw a man sitting upright on the sofa, looking as if he had come to collect a debt.

"Last night," he pointed to his lips, "you kissed me by force."

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Zhu Shian was so startled she nearly rolled off the bed.

So she had kissed him. Zhu Shian didn't think it was a big deal. They were legally married, after all. What was one kiss?

She reassured herself and went on with her life as usual, but gradually she noticed that Fu Yannian was acting a little strange.

For instance, he no longer changed clothes out of her sight, happily showing off his beautiful muscles. And he kept bending down to talk to her, then asking:

"Do you want me to carry you? Is that what you mean?"

Zhu Shian couldn't make sense of him. Finally, at a dinner with friends, when Fu Yannian called to hurry her home, she couldn't hold back any longer. "It's only nine. Why do you insist on making me come home?"

There was a three-second silence on the other end. Then Fu Yannian replied with utmost seriousness:

"Isn't it only natural for newlyweds to build a connection?"

Later, Zhu Shian never could have imagined that the man she'd once thought cold and taciturn would hold her by the waist and whisper over and over in her ear:

"I belong to you. In this life and every life to come."

Exclusive couple, happy ending.

Marriage first, love later

The leads barely knew each other before marriage

Height difference

Conglomerate head x publishing editor

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Ming Chao came to live with the Liang family when she was a little over ten, then left when she was a little over twenty.

The Liang family's biological daughter, missing for many years, had been found. As an adopted daughter who had only been brought in to bring the family good fortune, she naturally had to leave.

It was impossible not to feel sad about leaving the warm haven where she'd lived for over a decade. Just as she began wondering how she would start her life on her own, her elder brother Liang Youjin, whom she hadn't seen in two years, suddenly appeared by her side.

As the future head of the group, Liang Youjin had spent two years overseas expanding into international markets. He had become even more cold and intimidating, and a mere glance from him was enough to put everyone around him on high alert. But when it came to Ming Chao, his little sister, he was always gentle.

On an early autumn street, Ming Chao watched as Liang Youjin's large hand settled on her head. He gently ruffled her hair and smiled. "Don't worry. Your big brother will give you a home."

Ming Chao never imagined she would end up living with her brother. They shared a roof, ate meals together, and wished each other good night. Whenever Ming Chao was sad, her brother would hold her and gently comfort her. When she was happy, he would gaze at her tenderly, a faint smile on his face.

Ming Chao was happy with her life. She loved her brother so much that she wished she could see him sooner every day, until one day a friend asked her with some surprise, "You and your brother are really close, huh? Do you even want to sit on his lap?"

Ming Chao froze and brushed her friend off with a fake smile, but something inside her came crashing down.

After realizing her feelings had changed, Ming Chao began planning to leave one day.

No matter how reluctant she was to leave her brother, she couldn't ruin his life. It would be best if they each started a family and found their own happiness, slowly returning to their proper place as siblings. As for her own feelings, Ming Chao planned to keep them hidden forever.

But she never imagined that two days before she was about to leave, Liang Youjin would pin her against the wall. His gaze clung to her, obsessive and burning, as he spoke each word with intimate force:

"Ming Chao, you'll never escape my side in this life."

Ming Chao never knew that many years ago, when she was still a little girl in a white dress, Liang Youjin had already placed her at the very center of his heart.

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