The male and female leads' names will be changed later. To be decided.
A powerful, influential man bows to love / a groveling pursuit of his wife
A Beijing power broker x a newcomer in artificial intelligence
1
The first time she met Gu Tingzhi was on a cold autumn day.
She was being forced to drink by someone who was giving her a hard time. She hurried to escape and accidentally ran into his arms. He shielded her behind him and quietly talked the troublemaker down.
Shen Mingwei remembered the sharp look he gave her as he lowered his eyes.
One night not long afterward, a Maybach stopped beside her. The window rolled down, revealing Gu Tingzhi's indifferent face. “Get in. I'll give you a ride.”
Shen Mingwei clenched her fingers, but in the end, she got in.
2
People said that Gu Tingzhi was powerful and influential, kept his distance from strangers, and acted ruthlessly, never giving anyone a way out.
But Shen Mingwei had seen him patiently waiting outside her office at two in the morning. She had also experienced him guiding her through a project step by step and having her back. And one New Year's Eve, she watched him arrive at a remote mountain village, travel-worn, just to wish her a happy new year.
At the height of their relationship, she told him, “Gu Tingzhi, I don't want anything. I only want you, and I want to be the only one for you.”
He didn't answer. He only smiled at her.
Who could have guessed that news of his arranged marriage would come soon after?
3
To Gu Tingzhi, Shen Mingwei was no more than a bird he kept in his palm, easy to control. She had stirred a ripple in his otherwise placid life, but he never expected to be caught in that ripple, unable to escape.
The night Shen Mingwei told him she didn't want him, Gu Tingzhi gripped her wrist and stared at her. “Shen Mingwei, I've spoiled you too much. Take it back.”
His answer was the hand she pulled away and the deafening sound of the door slamming shut.
Later, on a rainy London night, Shen Mingwei dragged her exhausted body home from work, only to see a tall, lonely figure at the corner.
Gu Tingzhi walked up to her, his face weary. “Can we talk at your place?”
Shen Mingwei gripped the umbrella handle and refused. “My boyfriend is upstairs.”
Gu Tingzhi glanced upstairs and smiled faintly. “Then can I be your secret lover on the side? Can we go upstairs and talk now?”
· Both leads are virgins, happy ending, nine-year age gap
· Workplace setting: AI financial risk control and the medical industry
· All financial and medical cases and knowledge in the story come from online research, and sources are marked with *1, *2, *3
Theme: Be brave and keep striving. Always live with passion and freedom.
