[A haughty celebrity in public, insecure and sensitive in private × a powerful man who seems restrained and patient, but is consumed by longing]
Arranged marriage to love | Bittersweet push and pull | My arranged-marriage partner’s first love turns out to be me
He Siyanyan is famous in the entertainment industry for being aloof and hard to win over. She has offended plenty of people as a result, lost half her work opportunities, and now, with the film and television industry in a slump, can only take supporting roles. Every day, she acts like a lazy fish that can’t be bothered to turn over.
Lu Qiming returned from studying abroad and took charge of half the family business’s artificial intelligence development. Rumor has it that he is extremely chaste and has always had a first love in his heart. Even so, he cannot escape the family’s arranged-marriage plans, and marries He Siyanyan.
He Siyanyan married Lu Qiming because her father’s factory was on the verge of collapse.
She needed cash flow, and he needed a wife.
It was just a transaction. He Siyanyan knew that perfectly well, even though she had a tiny bit of a crush on him.
Lu Qiming married He Siyanyan because she was the woman he had loved for ten years.
He had never dared to approach her rashly. Only after waiting long enough did he finally arrange the marriage and get what he wanted.
Now that the woman he loved was his, Lu Qiming still kept his feelings restrained. He swore that if he could not win her heart, he would never force her to fulfill her marital duties.
He was taciturn, she was sensitive. He went to meetings, she went to film sets. He went on business trips, she stayed away from home. He was consumed by longing, while she was too slow to notice.
When she drank, he came to pick her up, claiming he was passing by, though in truth he drove halfway across the city. When she sobered up, she looked at the double bed with only one person in it and told herself to be a good Mrs. Lu, and not to ask for anything more.
At a family dinner, Lu Qiming’s mother, Shen Yun, brought up the rumor about He Siyanyan from a few days ago, making her displeasure clear in every word.
After the meal, they each saw their elders off to their cars. Lu Qiming got into the car with his parents and told the driver to wait outside for a moment.
In the darkness, his eyes were deep and shadowed. His voice was cool. “If you want to ask about this again, speak to me first.”
Shen Yun looked toward the front. The face she knew so well somehow seemed unfamiliar.
On the way back, Lu Qiming noticed He Siyanyan had been silent the whole time and offered an apology first. “If you’re upset about what my mother just said, I apologize on her behalf.”
He Siyanyan hid her face and murmured, “There’s no need to apologize.”
A moment later, she added, “Su Yixiao and I really have nothing going on.”
Lu Qiming turned to look into the distance and smiled.
He Siyanyan glanced up. “What, you don’t believe me?”
A sudden sense of relief washed over Lu Qiming. He decided to tease the “wife” beside him, who was so honest and straightforward with him.
“I believe you. I just remembered what my mother told me in the car...”
Lu Qiming could barely keep from laughing at the lie he was about to tell.
“She said we can have a wedding ceremony or not, but we mustn’t delay her from having... a grandchild.”
Reader’s guide:
1. The male lead’s secret love comes true. Both are virgins, happy ending.
2. Either grandsons or granddaughters are fine. The male lead’s mother leans a little toward the villainous side, so I wrote in a grandson first.
3. The female lead grows and changes later in the story.
Theme: If it’s you, anything is fine
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