Newlyweds Yesterday

◎ Beijing power player x proud young office worker | 8-year age gap, an old flame reignited

The boldest thing Xu Xintong ever did was marry Fu Wenzhou, the group's big boss, at the age of twenty-four.

Compared with Fu Wenzhou, she came from an ordinary family, had an average job, and had nothing in common with the word "excellent."

Fu Wenzhou, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. A graduate of a top overseas university, he never lost an investment and was hailed as a legend in the business world. He was also the big boss at her company, someone she could only look up to.

She would occasionally run into him while delivering documents to her manager. He was just as polite and courteous to her as he was to everyone else, but he had never once looked at her properly.

She never would have guessed that, among all the women his family had set him up with, he would choose her.

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Married life was no different from before. Fu Wenzhou was still the group's big boss, someone she could only look up to, while she remained a lowly office drone. Their only connection was coming home every day and lying in the same bed.

It wasn't until they became more intimate that he kissed her so fiercely she finally dared to pound his shoulder twice in indignation and accuse him:

"Mr. Fu, do you have a thing for kissing young girls? How are you so good at it?!"

After spending some time together, she realized he was only serious at work. In private, he was witty and charming, and even told corny jokes to make her laugh.

Before long, she was boldly looping her arms around his neck and causing all the mischief she wanted.

Sometimes she would even tug insistently on his tie. "Fu Wenzhou, kiss me and hold me!"

Fu Wenzhou gripped her chin firmly. "You're not afraid of me anymore?"

There was a hint of amusement in his eyes.

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Xu Xintong had always thought Fu Wenzhou was the most emotionally stable man in the world.

A worldly man, he was exceptionally restrained even when he liked someone.

Their married life was so settled and familiar, like an old couple's, with not a spark of passion between them.

Until one day, her ex-boyfriend brought her home, and Fu Wenzhou saw them from the window.

He ignored her for several days, then flew overseas on a business trip.

Furious, Xu Xintong deliberately posted a photo of herself having dinner with her ex-boyfriend on her social media feed to provoke him.

At one in the morning, the doorbell rang.

When she opened the door, she was stunned to see him standing there, travel-worn. The moment they met, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her again and again like a man gone mad. His voice was muffled as he asked:

Could she please stop seeing her ex from now on?

★ A story of strangers becoming close, and falling from indifference into deep love. The male lead falls first.

★ Charming, fatherly man x flirtatious troublemaker; marriage first, love later; both leads are virgins.

★ If you dislike an overly domineering male lead, this isn't for you. If you mind that he smokes, don't click in. The premise is [An old flame reignited, a powerful man descends to the mortal world for love]. Read the blurb carefully: the early chapters focus on married life before they fall in love; later, conflicts erupt and bring a turning point, with the male lead consumed by jealousy and chasing his wife.

★ The leads met when they were young, but neither of them had a secret crush on the other.

Theme: Once you open your heart, the world becomes so beautiful.