Song Qingning first met Shang Yan at the celebration banquet for the opening of her solo art exhibition. He was there as the exhibition's backer.
From afar, Song Qingning thought the man seemed distant and noble, someone utterly out of reach.
The second time she saw him, her manager had run off with all her money, leaving her mired in lawsuits while everyone watched her become a laughingstock.
Shang Yan suddenly appeared and swiftly resolved every crisis she faced.
Song Qingning promised Shang Yan she would pay him back as soon as possible.
Leaning back in his leather chair, Shang Yan looked up at her, the corners of his thin lips lifting slightly. His voice was flat. "Money? I don't need it."
"Then what do you need?"
"Marry me."
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Many people said Song Qingning and Shang Yan's marriage was nothing more than a business arrangement. Even Song Qingning believed they were simply getting what they needed from each other.
Song Qingning needed Shang Yan to clean up her mess, and Shang Yan needed a famous wife to accompany him to events.
But.
At a banquet, when someone deliberately snapped Song Qingning's heel, Shang Yan bent down and changed her shoes himself in front of everyone.
At night, Shang Yan held her waist and clung to her with tender passion, refusing to let her go.
Everyone thought Shang Yan doted on her.
Even Song Qingning began to waver.
Until she discovered that the room she was forbidden to enter held a photo album about another woman.
In the photos, the woman smiled at the camera while Shang Yan held her by the waist, gazing down at her tenderly.
And this woman looked exactly like Song Qingning.
Only then did Song Qingning realize that she was nothing more than that woman's replacement.
She didn't cry or make a scene. Calmly, she left the divorce papers behind, took her suitcase, and walked out of the villa.
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Shang Yan was cold-hearted, ruthless, and decisive, always in control of everything.
He had a beloved fiancee, and the two were deeply in love. But just before the wedding, she cut off contact and disappeared. He searched the world over without success.
Who could have known that two years later, his long-missing fiancee would appear before him again, cautiously raising a wineglass to toast him?
"Thank you, Mr. Shang, for funding my exhibition and making it possible."
Her smile was just as it had been at the beginning. But her gaze was completely unfamiliar.
Shang Yan knew this was his last chance to keep her by his side.
He carefully laid his plans, waiting for the bird in the cage to fall into his net, where he could bind her in the name of marriage.
Until one day, he came home to find the bedroom in disarray and divorce papers on the table.
The precious gift in his hand hit the floor with a crash. For the first time, he panicked.
Gentle, resilient female painter x cold but devoted man in power
Blurb dated 2026.3.11.
Theme: Being reborn in love
