Zero-Degree Longing

In the first year of their marriage, Liang Zhiruo and Zhou Jingxu's relationship was already being written off by Zhou's aunt, a staunch opponent of marriage.

"Do you really think a marriage between rich families is some kind of buff-stacking game? Enemies? Pride and Prejudice? A marriage of convenience that turns into love? Come on! One's spoiled, the other's cold-blooded. They're bound to split up sooner or later!"

But by the third year, after three years of rumors that they were at odds and headed for divorce, the couple, who had never even appeared together, suddenly showed up looking affectionate at a charity auction jointly hosted by their two groups.

Liang Zhiruo: "Zhou Jingxu! Did you do anything about those rumors or not? Why are people still saying you're going to divorce me? Has another little temptress latched onto you lately? You owe me compensation for emotional distress!"

Zhou Jingxu: "No. Don't make a fuss."

Liang Zhiruo: "Don't make a fuss? Listen to me! Tonight, you're buying everything I picked out, even if it bankrupts you! Got it? Otherwise, tomorrow I'll drag you off to..."

Liang Zhiruo never got to say the last word, "divorce."

Zhou Jingxu replied coolly, without a flicker of emotion, "You could sell me and I'd still buy it for you. Happy now?"

"..."

Pride and Prejudice | Enemies | Sex First, Love Later | Spoiled Heiress x Cold-Blooded CEO

A pure sweet romance with no bankruptcy and no angst

A heiress spoiled by her domineering CEO will always be a stunning rose beyond anyone else's reach

Coming next: Blind Eye

1.

Lu Jinyu had a face that let her get away with murder and a fiery, rebellious personality. She was a notorious figure across the capital, known to be absolutely impossible to mess with.

Unfortunately, she was already spoken for.

Her fiancé was the famously sickly eldest son of the Han family, Han Minwen, a man with disabled legs and an exceptionally gentle temperament.

They had no feelings for each other whatsoever.

Han Minwen, however, was deeply unhappy with this spoiled heiress, because she was notoriously promiscuous when it came to love. She played with men without batting an eye, had a steady stream of admirers at her feet, and had a terrible reputation.

At a charity gala hosted by the Han family, he had planned to teach Lu Jinyu a lesson and make her learn some manners.

But at such an important event, the man standing beside Lu Jinyu turned out to be someone else. It was none other than Xie Jiayi, the head of the Xie family, more powerful than the Han family and on brotherly terms with Han Minwen.

Lu Jinyu had only just met this seemingly gentle, easygoing man. With a rare playful smile, she asked him to play along: "Mr. Xie, I need a favor. I'll pay you handsomely."

Xie Jiayi smiled, restrained and tactful. "Of course. Since Miss Lu doesn't like Minwen, you shouldn't have to settle for him."

2.

Xie Jiayi was a lone wolf who had fought his way to the top through the Xie family's brutal internal power struggles.

Everyone in the capital knew how cold and ruthless he was, and how vicious his methods could be. His opponents were all desperate to avoid him. No one dared provoke him, and no one dared speak to him as if they were close.

The night before the gala, his good friend Han Minwen had been joking with him at a private club: "That Lu Jinyu has such a haughty, arrogant temper. Who'd want her? Looks like I'll have to do a good deed and put up with her."

Knowing full well that a friend's fiancée was off-limits, the man sitting in the private room leisurely exhaled a puff of smoke, then gave a lazy, mocking chuckle. "If she's that much trouble, I can help you out."

Han Minwen thought Xie Jiayi was joking the night before. He never expected him to actually go through with it the next day!

3.

The night the gala ended, Lu Jinyu paid him his handsome fee in full.

She thought her partnership with Xie Jiayi was over. But from that day on, the gentle little lamb she'd gotten involved with gradually turned into a wolf in sheep's clothing.

And one with an absurdly possessive streak.

Whenever Lu Jinyu tried to cut ties, the bastard stopped her by any means necessary.

Until one time, after a furious argument, Lu Jinyu lost her temper and slapped him hard across the face, leaving all five fingers clearly visible. "Xie Jiayi! Are you ever going to stop?!"

Xie Jiayi's face was slapped to one side. He merely wiped the corner of his mouth. The sting burned, yet he slowly smiled and coaxed her in a husky voice: "Baby, what is there that I can't give you?"

"Stay by my side and learn to love only me. Understand?"

Everyone thought Xie Jiayi had stolen his friend's fiancée just for fun, out of sheer malice.

But they never knew that from the first time he saw Lu Jinyu, Xie Jiayi had been laying the groundwork for a plan to get her with ease.

4.

Much later, after her storybook wedding to Xie Jiayi, a reporter asked Lu Jinyu, "President Lu, how did you choose President Xie from among all those people to be your husband?"

Lu Jinyu: "Ha."

I was tricked and swindled, and I was blind to boot.

Might as well call me Blind Eye.

"Proud, cool, and fierce heavyweight motorcycle racer x refined yet depraved, gentle yet ruthless investment tycoon"

"Long-planned seduction | Stealing her from his friend | Slightly coercive love | The pursuer's road to redemption | Dating contract | Absolutely, absolutely sweet"

"The male lead is a total bastard, the kind who acts like a dog"

Theme: Love is one of a kind.