Name: A Passionate Marriage
Author: Ruo Shi An Xuan

Synopsis

Marry First, Fall in Love Later #He Falls First#

Song Chen is the CEO of the Song Group, worth hundreds of billions. Distinguished and aloof, he is known as a walking iceberg, cold to the extreme, with never a woman by his side.

Worried about his marriage, the Song elders held a matchmaking banquet for him. All the eligible women in Nancheng eagerly put themselves forward, and Song Chen chose Zhou Qiao, the most obedient one, who was more timid than a cat and would take his hand at the slightest excuse, saying she was scared.

Zhou Qiao is the only daughter of the Zhou family. She is so beautiful and charming that everyone who sees her falls for her. Through a twist of fate, she was chosen by Song Chen.

In a luxurious private dining room, a man in a custom-tailored suit leaned lazily against the back of his chair. He slowly lifted his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Marry me, and I'll give you twenty million."

Zhou Qiao: "This?"

Song Chen: "Fifty million."

Zhou Qiao: ...!!!

At a party one day, a friend asked him, "With so many women in Nancheng, why did you choose Zhou Qiao in particular?"

Zhou Qiao was certainly beautiful, but Song Chen saw beautiful women all the time. He wasn't the kind of man to settle just for a pretty face.

Song Chen half-lowered his eyelids, a cigarette between his fingers, and replied in a cool, clear voice, "She's the most obedient."

Just then, conversation drifted in from the private room next door.

Zhou Qiao's best friend asked her, "Why did you marry Song Chen?"

Zhou Qiao replied, "He's handsome and rich. Most importantly... he's easy to fool."

The two of them happened to run into each other as they left their rooms. In a corner, Song Chen gripped her chin. "...I'm easy to fool?"

Only their relatives and friends knew about the Song and Zhou families' alliance. Then one day, the media released a video. Beneath the dim lights, a man pinned a young woman against the wall, one hand gripping her waist, and asked if she wanted it.

The young woman's profile was breathtakingly beautiful. She tilted her swanlike neck back and, eyes reddened, asked for a kiss.

People uncovered the young woman's identity: she was none other than Zhou Qiao, a dancer who had recently shot to fame.

The gossip-loving public was in an uproar: So Song Chen's mysterious girlfriend is Zhou Qiao??!!

The next day, Song Chen posted an announcement on Weibo himself: She's not my girlfriend. She's Mrs. Song.

The public: !!!

Many people had no faith in their marriage. In private, they whispered that Song Chen and Zhou Qiao would definitely divorce within a year.

A year later, not only had they not divorced, they were still deeply in love and attending a banquet together. Some people bluntly claimed it was all an act.

What they didn't know was that Song Chen had done even more doting things in private, carrying her drunken self down one street after another.

With his eyes half lowered, he asked her earnestly, "Could you love me?"

"What do you like most?"

"The stars."

Zhou Qiao's childhood nickname was Xingxing, meaning "Little Star."

Across ten thousand miles of stars, I would gladly bow before you.

Bonus Scene:

One day, Zhou Qiao went out to eat with a friend. As they were leaving, she nearly bumped into a man coming in.

Recognizing her, the man stopped her and explained who he was.

Only then did Zhou Qiao realize he was Mr. Liu, one of the men she'd been set up with that time. She looked apologetic. "I'm sorry about that night. I..."

The man interrupted her and waved a hand. "It wasn't your fault. Some lunatic came barreling toward me in his car that night, making me late and ruining my chance to meet you."

Zhou Qiao: "A lunatic?"

The man: "Song Chen, the CEO of the Song Group."

Zhou Qiao: "..."

I thought our love had grown over time. It turns out you'd been planning it all along.

Aloof power player from Beijing's elite circle X stunning dancer

#Marry First, Fall in Love Later# #Male Lead Falls First#

Content Warnings:

1. Three-year age gap.

2. The male lead is rich, handsome, and loaded; the female lead is fair-skinned and beautiful.

3. Both leads are each other's only partners. Updates daily at 6 p.m.

4. The author's other completed marry-first, fall-in-love-later novels: Fake Marriage and I Got Married After Losing My Memory

Coming Soon 1: I Married My Arch-Enemy After Losing My Memory

[Marry First, Fall in Love Later] [Sweet Girl VS A Gentleman Who Abstains]

One-line synopsis: I woke up married to the man I'm least compatible with. Can I... get a divorce?

Synopsis:

The internet exploded with news that a top-tier male star had secretly married. Multiple photos proved it, and the story instantly shot to the top of the trending list. Tong Xue, who had only recently woken up, logged into her alt account and joined the paid online commentators, posting dozens of comments in a row.

Tong Xue did this because she recognized the man in the photos at a glance: her arch-enemy, Zhou Chen.

A top-tier star in the entertainment industry, with tens of millions of fans, countless movies and endorsement deals, and award after award, he was a true superstar.

Yet for all his success, he and Tong Xue had never gotten along. They'd been competing since their school days and were still at it now.

Tong Xue gritted her teeth whenever she heard his name. Just as she was gloating that his secret marriage would ruin his career, her assistant hesitantly said, "Sis, the other person in those photos is you."

Tong Xue: ????

Assistant: "You're the one secretly married to Best Actor Zhou."

Tong Xue: !!!

Tong Xue, a little-known actress, lost her memory in a car accident. When she woke up, she learned that she was married, and her spouse was the person she hated most: Zhou Chen, a top-tier star in the entertainment industry.

One day, Zhou Chen came to visit her in the hospital. Tong Xue gazed at the handsome, refined man in his custom-tailored suit, so distinguished and aloof, and silently swallowed. Hiding her trembling hands, she called out, "Classmate Zhouzhou."

Zhou Chen slipped his hands into his pockets, arched an eyebrow, and glanced at her. A strange look flickered in his eyes as he said coolly, "Did the accident make you stupid?"

Tong Xue: Sniff, is it still in time to get a divorce?

Bonus Scene:

Years later, Tong Xue found a diary in the innermost compartment of a bookcase. Powerful, vigorous handwriting appeared before her eyes.

Her name filled the diary. On the last page was a single line:

The stars and the dust are just like you and me. The stars stretch across the heavens; the dust wishes to light them up and bow before them for a lifetime.

Signed: Ten years ago.

Male lead's perspective: His secret crush came true.

Coming Soon 2: Surrender

#Marry First, Fall in Love Later#

Su Xi is a famous movie star, stunningly beautiful, with a graceful figure. Hailed as the entertainment industry's number-one beauty, she has starred in countless films and won numerous awards.

Shang Mo is a top-tier star in the entertainment industry, distinguished and aloof. He once starred in a film that grossed ten billion at the box office, making him one of the most sought-after celebrities in the business.

Su Xi and Shang Mo are two of the industry's biggest stars, but unfortunately, they can't stand each other. To this day, they've never appeared on the same stage.

Su Xi once publicly said on a variety show that Shang Mo was the actor she least wanted to work with. The clip was edited and pushed to the top of the trending list, and Shang Mo's fans cursed Su Xi for a whole month.

Su Xi's fans could fight just as hard. They dug up all kinds of dirt on Shang Mo, including one particularly controversial rumor: that he was already married.

While the online abuse was at its fiercest, Shang Mo was drying Su Xi's hair. Their wedding photo sat on the bedside table. "Be good. Don't move."

Su Xi gazed at his handsome features and played along. "All right, I'll be good."

In her heart, she scoffed: Just you wait. When it comes to acting, I'm every bit as good as you.

-

Their company required them to maintain a public image of mutual dislike. At one red-carpet event, they walked by one after the other, and Su Xi didn't even spare him a glance.

Su Xi's fans: Good! Nice work!

Shang Mo's fans: GO! GO! GO! Bro, crush her!

That night, the temperature was minus ten degrees. As Su Xi stood shivering in her evening gown in the cold wind, someone pulled her into his arms. Warmth swept over her, and she heard him say, "You want to see me lose control, don't you?"

-

Later, a fashion jewelry brand invited them to be joint ambassadors. The news sent Weibo crashing, while fans flooded it with curses.

"Shang Mo isn't worthy of standing beside our Xi Xi!"

"Su Xi, stay away from our guy!"

Amid the abuse, a discordant voice appeared in a post: #Didn't Su Xi and Shang Mo always refuse wedding ring endorsements?#

Later, people noticed that Shang Mo's gaze seemed a little different whenever he looked at Su Xi.

Later still, Shang Mo attended an auction and bid on a diamond ring worth nearly a hundred million. A reporter asked him who it was for.

Shang Mo adjusted his posture, faced the camera, and smiled faintly. "Mrs. Shang."

The camera caught the side of his neck, where a kiss mark was visible.

Later, someone spotted the nearly hundred-million-yuan diamond ring on Su Xi's hand.

One day, Shang Mo posted on his verified account and tagged Su Xi: Happy wedding anniversary, Mrs. Shang.

Fans: ??? They were actually together all along??!!