Drowning in Cold Air

1/

The day after Li Anni returned home after a breakup, she found herself with a husband.

Her "stranger" of a fiance of five years was now Hua Jingchi, the man in charge of Huasheng Group.

Li Anni couldn't figure out what had gotten into President Chi.

In other people's eyes, Hua Jingchi was flamboyant and outgoing, a social butterfly who flitted among countless women and treated life like a game.

Li Anni thought so too. But since they were each doing their own thing, neither of them had any right to restrain the other.

She hadn't expected marriage to bring restrictions so quickly.

When they registered their marriage, the man said, "Move into our home within a week." Li Anni promptly forgot about it.

Then, when she returned from a business trip, she found her apartment empty, with a note on the door: Remember to come home, honey.

Li Anni laughed in exasperation. "What, President Chi? Are you breaking into my home now?"

The man stood up and came toward her with a smooth, practiced grace, beaming. "Just a way to get my wife to come home."

Later, the Hua Jingchi in Li Anni's eyes completely shattered her usual assumptions about him.

All he did was chase after her every day, asking, "Are you planning to sleep with me tonight, honey?" and "That's just what married couples do." He even... had to use his medical checkup report to prove his innocence.

A husband, huh? Li Anni had wanted him from the very first time she laid eyes on him, a man who made her look twice from head to toe.

After just a few nights, she impulsively took the lead.

She only saw him as a legitimate sleep partner and intended to enjoy his body without getting emotionally involved.

She had no heart to give, anyway. Love meant nothing to her. She only cared about herself.

2/

Later, she only wanted him as a partner, so she laid down "three rules" for him.

It fell apart so quickly. What kind of "old" man was this? He talked nonstop every day, meddled in everything, and even wanted to control how many bites she ate and how much water she drank!

Li Anni couldn't take it anymore.

"I said we're not suited to living together." Only to sleeping together.

The man nodded, using his usual line: "Married couples are suited to living together."

Li Anni sighed. "Then let's get divorced first. We won't be a married couple anymore."

"Divorce isn't part of my tradition."

"You can't have a tradition until you've divorced."

3/

Li Anni thought this marriage would amount to nothing more than "each getting what they wanted."

Only later did she realize that wasn't right, not even remotely :-)

It wasn't until Lake, the only "online confidant" who had listened to her vent and helped her work through her problems every day, accidentally revealed his identity.

To her, this marriage was a huge net that had been spread over her all along, deceiving her.

*

Hua Jingchi got his wish and married Anni, and his love for her grew deeper and deeper.

Making Anni desire me is the first step, getting her interested in me is the second. Her falling in love with me is the inevitable result of marriage.

There was no deception, only what the heart desired :)

🍧 Both are virgins, 1v1, five-year age gap // The heroine is allergic to cold and has emotional detachment // May be extreme

🍨 The heroine has an ex and has truly loved before / a little jealousy and romantic rivalry / may get melodramatic for the plot

🍰 Emotionally detached animation studio founder x warm-faced older group chairman

Theme: Love makes the emotionally detached follow their hearts.