Prison Port

Hong Kong-style romance with an older man / bittersweet tension / marriage before love

Powerful older man from Hong Kong's elite circles vs. somewhat disreputable inheritor of Peking opera (emotionally steady x prickly)

Everyone says the head of Hong Kong's Zhong family has a good background, good looks, and a good life.

The Zhong family is one of wealth and prestige, a fixture in the Hong Kong media headlines. Zhong Boye has never had to look up to anyone, and everyone treats his words as gospel. He was destined to marry a woman of equal standing.

No one expected him to register his marriage with an obscure, retired actress from the mainland, a B-list celebrity at best.

The Hong Kong media reported that Mr. Zhong had married a wife with no connections. Others said he had no choice but to pick her to fend off the covetous eyes of his uncles and elders.

But then, at New Year, fireworks filled Victoria Harbour all night, and a paparazzo caught the usually aloof Zhong Boye clinging to his wife's hand like a drowned rat.

He asked Chen Baozhi, "If you like him, do you have to leave me?"

"Kitty, be fair. You have to give me either your heart or your body."

This marriage was one I begged my wife to agree to-

Reading guide

Both leads are sexually inexperienced, but the heroine has a longtime unrequited love, who gets a lot of screen time. The heroine is somewhat disreputable (if you can't stand feeling sorry for the hero, consider this a warning).

Angsty, melodramatic tropes. The leads don't talk things out and love to argue. They're both stubborn and awkward, and the heroine is especially bullheaded.

The hero's perspective is a long-planned pursuit; the heroine's perspective is marriage before love.

Neither lead is a moral paragon. They're imperfect and have their own moral flaws. If you can't accept both leads being selfish at times, consider this a warning.

The hero is a patriarchal old-school daddy who gets tricked by the heroine into giving her both his body and his heart.

A Hong Kong-style story. The writing is average; I write for fun, so just enjoy the ride.

50,000 words of free chapters. Drop it if it's not for you.

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