Chen Jia Shang, the current head of the Chen family, rose to power as an illegitimate son. Starved of affection, suspicious, ruthless, and calculating.
Shu Fan, the eldest daughter of the Shu family, is proud and radiant, poised and forthright.
They have known each other for years, but there is no grudge between them, no friendship, no secret crush, and no feelings.
To put it dramatically, they have never once looked at each other properly.
At a party with friends, they once played "stare at each other for a minute and see who blushes first." There was not a hint of flirtation, only a burning desire to beat the other.
Their close friends all know they decided to marry purely out of spite.
One needed funds to get the family business back on its feet, while the other needed connections to shore up their hold on power.
No one believed in this marriage. Everyone bet that they would split up as soon as their family assets and power were secure.
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The year the Chen family's business empire expanded once again, Shu Fan made the Forbes rich list.
Some rumor sprang up out of nowhere, claiming that the two had quietly divorced.
A tech tycoon who admired Shu Fan was eager to make a move.
A superstar who had publicly declared her love for Chen Jia Shang waited for her chance.
One day, the media got word that Shu Fan had gone for a prenatal checkup accompanied by a mysterious man.
Cameras flashed and reporters pressed her with pointed questions about whether the marriage had really fallen apart and who the man was.
Before Shu Fan could answer, the mysterious man, who had been a few steps behind because he went back to retrieve the scarf she had left behind, took off his mask. The handsome face that had appeared countless times in the financial press was revealed.
Who else could it be but Chen Jia Shang, whose ruthless purges struck fear into the hearts of all, and who had sued every media outlet that spread rumors about their marriage falling apart?
Chen Jia Shang shielded his wife from any possible collision. His icy gaze fixed on the cameras, and his voice was cold, his displeasure clear: "Give up on hoping for a show. We will never get divorced in this lifetime."
Ambitious schemer x self-interested pragmatist
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Theme: True love needs to be nurtured.
