Marriage Therapy

[Early work, full of melodrama and land mines. Enter at your own risk.]

Blurb:

Everyone knows that Cheng Xi, a student of Professor Wu, is a top-tier star in research, with several SCI papers to her name. Her looks are just as remarkable, and her classes are always packed.

With graduation approaching, her advisor hopes she’ll stay at the university, her senior hopes to work with her, and Cheng Xi herself thinks she’ll stay.

She never expected that a visit home for the New Year, and an accident that could have been avoided, would send her life down a different path.

When Cheng Xi presents the marriage agreement, she’s so afraid Yang Jing’an will refuse that she’s already planned a way out.

The tall, upright man is indeed frustrated. He furrows his brow and smokes several cigarettes before finally calming down. Then, in a low but firm voice, he asks, "Are you sure?"

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The first time Cheng Xi takes a temporary post at the Municipal Public Security Bureau, she doesn’t mention her relationship with Yang Jing’an.

A colleague who already knows the truth quietly asks Yang Jing’an, "Brother Jing, are you and your wife having problems?"

Yang Jing’an keeps a straight face, but inside he’s furious. He corners her in the stairwell. "What are you doing? You don’t want people to know you’re married?"

At dinner that evening, everyone wants to toast Teacher Cheng, but Yang Jing’an stops them and says evenly, "She’s pregnant. She can’t drink."

Everyone: ???

"It’s mine."

Everyone: ???

Temperament-focused psychology professor × gentle, arrogant police detective

[My first novel. The writing is a little immature, and there are a few typos (nothing that affects readability), but it’s a warm little story I really love. It’s sweet from beginning to end, with no angst. Happy reading!]

Theme: Through the shifting tides of time, we’ve long since forgotten when love first began.