She thought it was a transaction.
A one-year contract, each getting what they needed. She would help him stabilize the board, and he would give her access to Chenxing's legal resources so she could investigate her father's case from five years ago. No strings attached. Divorce when the year was up.
Wen Yining was Shengting Law Firm's youngest junior partner. She thought she was the only hunter in this marriage.
Huo Sichen even knew the brand of towel in her apartment. When he signed the agreement, he didn't even read the additional clauses.
On the third day of their marriage, she found a due diligence report in his study. Subject of investigation: Wen Yining. Investigation conducted: three years ago.
She heard him say on the phone, "It's only a year. Don't take it seriously."
She began to be afraid. Not of any of that. She was afraid she was starting to get used to things: someone remembering that her gums bled and replacing her toothbrush; someone slipping medicine and a note under the door when her coughing kept her awake.
She asked him, "Which am I supposed to believe, the agreement or the marriage certificate?"
He didn't answer. He placed the marriage certificate in her hand.
"Believe this," he said. "I've never locked it away."
She said, "Let's end this here."
He smashed a glass.
She crouched down, picked up the shards one by one, and set them beside the marriage certificate.
"You smashed this," she said. "You were the one who shattered us first."
But the hair clip in his pocket brushed against his car keys with a faint little sound.
Like something had broken.
Theme: A sincere heart held in check lasts longer than any vow.
