[Cool and Aloof vs. Pretending to Be Sweet and Scheming]
[He Has a Secret Crush, Older Woman/Younger Man Romance, Three-Year Age Gap, Stealing Someone's Partner]
Two years after her debut, Xu Wanning's agent was called the most useless in the entertainment industry by her fans. Though Xu Wanning had a strikingly beautiful face that could outshine anyone, she was stuck playing minor female roles in low-budget dramas. Then the paparazzi revealed that top-tier star Chen Huai had driven her home late at night, and the whole internet exploded.
Chen Huai immediately held a press conference and publicly denied that they were dating.
At last, Xu Wanning came to her senses: she had been nothing but a passing amusement to him.
After the breakup, Xu Wanning focused wholeheartedly on her career. She delivered a stunning performance in her new film, won Best Actress, and landed endorsement deals left and right.
At a banquet, Chen Huai cornered her in the stairwell. "Ningning, I regret it..."
He had just reached for her when an icy voice rang out.
"Mr. Chen, touch my fiancee again, and you'll lose that hand."
Chen Huai looked up in terror. The man approaching wore a custom-made suit. He was the boss Chen had only ever seen in company brochures, Shen Jinan, CEO of a famous venture capital group.
For certain reasons, Xu Wanning agreed to pretend to date Shen Jinan in front of his parents, only to discover it had all been part of Shen Jinan's scheme.
Late one night, she arrived at the Shen residence with their engagement agreement, determined to call it off.
Shen Jinan smiled and leisurely opened the agreement, revealing four unmistakable words: "Absolutely no backing out."
Xu Wanning raised her hand to slap him, but Shen Jinan didn't dodge. He pressed his face against her palm and kissed it. "Big sister, please love me."
Xu Wanning's ears turned red. "Shen Jinan, are you a pervert?"
Shen Jinan bent over her, trapping her on the leather sofa. His thumb brushed over the corner of her reddened eye. "I've been abnormal ever since the day you called me 'your younger brother's classmate,' eight years ago."
[Bonus Scene]
After their wedding, Xu Wanning laid down one rule.
They had to keep their marriage secret. No revealing anything about it, ever!
In the second month of their marriage, Xu Jinan gave an interview to a financial magazine at the Shen residence.
The camera caught a glimpse of their wedding photo, and in an instant, news of their marriage spread across the internet.
Someone even dug up what appeared to be Shen Jinan's secret account, where he had posted a month earlier: "Ten years of secret love, and now she's finally mine, legally."
The post included a photo of their marriage certificate.
#PresidentShen'sSecretCrushStory shot to the top of the trending list.
That night, the formidable business tycoon President Shen knelt beside the bed and explained aggrievedly, "Big sister, the media took those photos without permission... And what the trending topic said wasn't wrong."
Reading guide: Both leads are sexually inexperienced; happy ending.
Theme: Only by standing on your own feet and striving forward can you find happiness.
