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Marriage first, love later | Reconciliation | Long-planned pursuit | Contract marriage | Secret crush
Rich, handsome, sharp-tongued guy x tough on the outside, soft on the inside, silly girl
They were the famously quarrelsome couple everyone in Xijing knew about.
Chen Shiyi and Lian Wu were as passionately in love as they were undignified when they broke up.
1.
Without a word, she blocked him on every platform and threw away everything he'd given her. They never spoke again.
When people asked about it, she stiffened, her face turning pale, and pretended to be carefree.
"I stopped liking him, so we broke up."
Sometimes she'd run into him again on the campus of Xijing University. He was still as spoiled and arrogant as ever, still as ill-behaved. When he saw her, he glanced at her as casually as he did anyone else and walked away without a care.
As if they didn't know each other.
2.
She thought she wouldn't have to see him again for the rest of her life. It would save them both the trouble of getting sick of each other.
But she never imagined that one day, her name and Lian Wu's would be printed together on the same marriage certificate.
Chen Shiyi felt like disaster had struck and wanted nothing to do with him.
To meet their basic needs, she laid down three rules for him. Just like a few years ago, Lian Wu agreed without a fuss.
Chen Shiyi couldn't tell what he really thought.
3.
They spent an unknown amount of time living a quiet, uneventful life, fooling each other by acting loving during the day and fighting at night. Then one day, she could no longer put up with his arrogance and demanded a divorce.
But the night she made up her mind, her divorce agreement suddenly vanished without a trace.
Just as she was at a loss, Lian Wu appeared shirtless, struggling to stuff a ball of paper into the toilet. He stared at her expressionlessly, as if he were angry.
"Chen Shiyi, you've got some nerve."
"Don't cry when we go to bed later."
She blinked, completely confused.
"..."
"There's a kind of despicable love that desperately wants you to know."
Tips:
* Marriage first, love later. The quarrelsome couple get back together.
* They fight and trade barbs. Neither character is perfect.
* A gentle story, bittersweet and sweet.
* Any content warnings will be included in the author's note for chapter one when the story opens.
* The first version of this blurb was screenshotted and saved on June 3, 2026.
* The second and final version of this blurb was screenshotted and saved on September 10, 2026.
In red: The blurb has been revised, the heroine's characterization has changed, and the plot has changed too. But the core is still marriage first, love later. Please be aware: this is a gentle story. I'm grateful to everyone who stayed.
Theme: Marrying the one you love feels like winning a battle.
