More Than Marriage

Childhood Friends | Two Powerful, Well-Matched Families | Forbidden Feelings Between Friends | From Casual to Official

As the most doted-on heiress on Hong Kong Island, Wen He Ning is the darling of high society, pursued by everyone in her social circle.

Her beauty is bold and dazzling, and her pampered nature makes her hard to approach.

Yan Qi Jin, born into another top-tier old-money family, is someone no one dares to provoke.

The two grew up together, and their relationship was neither particularly good nor bad.

No one would ever suspect that they might be involved with each other.

Yet at a party, they nearly let the truth slip.

The man’s lips curved slightly, his dark eyes languid and alluring. “Is it your turn to pick the place tonight?”

-

Wen He Ning still remembered the day she took over the group. She drank a lot, then slept with Yan Qi Jin that very night.

He showed up at just the right moment, and he knew exactly how to please her.

To keep their relationship from getting out, they made three rules between them. They would act as if nothing had happened around their friends and carry on as usual in front of their elders. Whenever either of them was in the mood, they could arrange a rendezvous.

The night she accompanied her best friend to a date, Wen He Ning suddenly saw Yan Qi Jin’s reflection in the mirror of the elevator that had stopped on their floor.

“...”

For no reason, Wen He Ning’s heart tightened.

The instant the elevator doors closed, Yan Qi Jin pulled her into his arms and kissed her without a moment’s hesitation. His voice was low and husky as he murmured, “Did I not take good enough care of you, Miss?”

“Am I no good in bed? Did last night’s position not feel exciting enough?”

-

Several months later, Wen He Ning was getting ready to end their relationship unilaterally. She laid out a long list of reasons in front of Yan Qi Jin.

After she had finished listing them one by one, Yan Qi Jin’s hand remained at her waist. He brushed his nose against the hollow of her neck. “You’re not me, so how do you know I haven’t had my eye on you for a long time?”

Things were clearly not going the way she had imagined. The heat of his hand on her waist felt like a branding iron, pinning Wen He Ning in place.

Then the man’s deep voice lingered by her ear: “Since the premarital trial period is over, when are we going to get our marriage license?”

“The thought of marrying you has never left me.”

*Three-year age gap. The male lead has only ever had eyes for the female lead, with no special relationships with any other women!

*The male lead carefully holds back until he finally drops the act!

*The female lead does not go bankrupt. No melodramatic twists, and everyone she meets is a good person!

Blurb drafted on 2026.8.20

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