An Atypical Pursuit of a Wife

Cheng Xi went from a poor student living on eight-yuan boxed meals to buying a high-tech tower in the Third Ring for 1.7 billion without batting an eye. It took him only five years.

The print media called him the most conscientious entrepreneur.

His peers admired him as the hardest-working pioneer.

Online, people said he was the hottest hot nerd on the internet. Whenever he appeared in public, someone would dig up the one clean, passionate love story in his past:

His girlfriend of six years had cruelly dumped him, and he had thrown himself into work with a broken heart until he made a name for himself.

Two years after leaving Cheng Xi, Liao Zhen was still a small-time director, occasionally taking on a few commercials. She was content to live simply and keep to herself.

When she saw Cheng Xi again, a friend at the bed-and-breakfast nudged her arm. "The new guest is handsome, huh? You know him? He's been looking at you for ages."

Liao Zhen smiled coolly. "I don't know him."

The man paused behind her, then slowly walked away.

Later, at an awards ceremony, the monitors were small and the room was packed with people.

Liao Zhen stood in the center. The camera pulled back, revealing a row of gold lettering: "Golden Coconut Award for Best Director."

The camera refocused on Liao Zhen's stiff smile. The next second, Qiao Yu's warm arm landed on her right shoulder.

Before Liao Zhen could turn around, the large bouquet in her hand tilted to the left. Someone wrapped an arm around her waist. She tried to pull away, but wasn't strong enough and was instead caught by the hand.

The cameraman raised his hand to get everyone's attention. When the calls were over, the picture was taken, and the crowd dispersed.

"Director Liao, isn't it inappropriate to get this close to an actor?" Cheng Xi still had his fingers tightly interlaced with hers as he looked down at Qiao Yu's carelessly draped arm.

"President Cheng, isn't it inappropriate for an investor to do this?" Qiao Yu gritted his teeth as he looked at their joined hands.

"Dad, what are they doing?"

"Fighting over a wife. Don't look, kid." Liu Huanwen covered his child's eyes.

A cold, stiff hot nerd x a strong-willed, determined artsy woman

1. Slow burn.

2. The main plot begins in Chapter Three.

Theme: When in doubt, communicate properly. If you can't communicate, just run away.