The Wife in an Arranged Marriage

#Marriage First, Love Later

#He thought she didn't love him, but really, she was just afraid to fall for him

"My wife and I were joined in a marriage of convenience. It's only natural that she doesn't love me."

Those melancholy words, murmured by Meng Xizhou when he was tipsy, became an open secret in their social circle.

What he didn't know was that at that very moment, Nan Zhiyi was sitting upright in the living room of their villa halfway up the mountain, maintaining decorum and keeping her distance, not daring to cross the line.

A powerful match between equals. A dignified married couple. Everyone thought this marriage was built on mutual benefit, with no love in it.

Until one day, after getting drunk, he asked her:

"Were you waiting for me?"

"I don't want to be your husband just because of our marriage alliance."

"Can I pursue you now?"

Short novels available with a monthly column subscription:

"The Barn Burning in the Opposite Direction" (connected to this story)

"The CEO Regretted It Too Late After the Divorce" "She Was Paid to Play the CEO's One True Love" "She Flirted with Her Future CEO, but Didn't Want to Be Responsible"

"Spoiling You, My Lord" "The Empress and Her Shadow Guard" "The Empress Dowager and the Powerful Eunuch" "The Emperor Went Mad After His Consort Faked Her Death" "After the Aloof Master Fell" "Coveting My Sister-in-Law" "After I Was Widowed, Someone Set Their Sights on Me" "My Apprentice Won't Stop Clinging to Me"

Theme: Love comes in waves