I Married the Ex I Cheated On

Two wealthy heirs, reunited after a long separation x rekindling an old flame

One day, paparazzi suddenly released a set of blurry candid photos, claiming that a romance involving a popular top-tier star had been exposed.

Curious netizens dug into the people involved and discovered that the supposed "sister-in-law" was actually an obscure actress, Qi Xingchen.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yun had returned to the country to inherit the family business and was having a small get-together with friends. When someone brought up celebrity gossip, a childhood friend who knew about Xiao Yun and Qi Xingchen's past cautiously asked, "Don't you have anything to say about this?"

Five years after they parted, just hearing her name still made Xiao Yun's heart ache. But his expression remained calm. "No."

She doesn't even want me. What is there to think about?

As soon as he finished speaking, he went outside and called his assistant. "Get all the rumors about Qi Xingchen taken off the internet. They're irritating to look at."

And that wasn't all. Not long afterward, when he heard that Qi Xingchen's family was pressuring her to get married, he hurried over with his household registration booklet. While he was trying to figure out what to say, Qi Xingchen beat him to it.

"Um..."

"Would you marry me?"

Xiao Yun: "!!!"

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Qi Xingchen was beautiful, exceptionally capable, and came from a very privileged family. Yet this winner in life had fallen for Xiao Yun when she was young.

Xiao Yun was aloof and seemed to look down on everyone. He treated her no differently from anyone else.

Qi Xingchen couldn't help losing hope. On top of that, her conflict with her father seemed impossible to resolve, so she eventually left the country and disappeared without a trace.

The two met again five years later.

By then, Qi Xingchen was still unable to escape her father's control. He was forcing her into a marriage with the child of a family friend.

She was fed up. As it happened, she learned that Xiao Yun's position in his family was unstable, and came up with a plan. She proposed a mutually beneficial deal and a marriage of convenience.

Xiao Yun gladly agreed.

Qi Xingchen knew Xiao Yun didn't love her, and she was always prepared to make a run for it.

Until one day...

Someone told her the truth. Once she learned what had really happened, she grabbed Xiao Yun by the collar and said with feigned anger, "So you were pretending to be a pitiful rich kid in front of me all along. Were you trying to use me?"

Xiao Yun wrapped an arm around her waist, pulled her close, and kissed her gently. "Nonsense."

"I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Reading guide: 1. Both are each other's first love, sweet romance, slow-burn everyday life.

2. The entertainment-industry plot is limited.

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