【Rising media mogul × rookie reporter on probation】【Marriage Before Love】
1
Chen Shuyuan has a twin sister, a writer who became famous at a young age.
The blurb on the dust jacket of her sister's debut novel reads, “If young love is a cloud or a mist, then taking it away is an aesthetic of cruelty.”
Her sister became famous for it.
Everyone knows her sister. Everyone says she's lucky to have such a wonderful older sister.
But what they don't know is that the novel was based on real life, and the person her sister took away was the one she loved.
Her sister is their mother's pride and joy.
On the day Chen Shuyuan got married, her mother told her, “In the end, you won. You married a man everyone envies.”
The man signed the marriage application, then walked away.
Chen Shuyuan doesn't know why he treated her so differently before and after the wedding. But she knows he's the man her sister has loved for years.
That's enough.
2
That day, Chen Shuyuan's sister went to see him.
Only then did Xu Jiangshu understand that the sweet smiles and brief, heartfelt letters had all come from Chen Shuyuan imitating her sister.
An hour later, Xu Jiangshu showed up outside the marriage registry as promised.
He signed his name.
The woman beside him, still smiling sweetly, had no idea she was a little bird perched on a shotgun.
3
At a society ball, he hurried over through the rain.
Chen Shuyuan was talking to one of his investors.
Xu Jiangshu pushed the man away from her and drew her into his arms.
Their carefully concealed relationship was revealed like this.
People began calling her Mrs. Xu, finally welcoming her into high society, just as they were about to divorce.
The little bird perched on the shotgun is calmer than he imagined. She has no idea of the danger around her. She doesn't know what marrying him means, or what she'll lose if they divorce.
Xu Jiangshu wonders: She doesn't know, but does she care?
4
The little bird doesn't know she's a bird, but the hunter knows exactly what he is.
Just as he's about to pull the trigger,
she is calmer than ever. “Xu Jiangshu, are you allowed to hurt me?”
5
He's on a business trip in Milan and asks his assistant to book her a business-class seat, hoping she can get some good rest. Only when she checks into the hotel where he's staying does she understand why he wanted her to rest up in advance.
He kisses her hair into disarray and keeps her awake all night. Amid her gasps, he finally understands what those words mean.
Xu Jiangshu, are you allowed to hurt me?
-If loving me will ruin your life...
If you break a tragedy down into individual frames, you'll find it's made up of comedy.
And this is one such moment.
Reading guide:
1. The leads have an eight-year age gap.
2. The male lead has no romantic feelings for the female lead's sister. She has a one-sided crush on him.
3. Happy ending. Updated every day at 7 p.m.
Theme: Healing love
