[1] Jiang Ning hears that Lu Shiqi doesn't believe in marriage. One time when they're alone together, she tells him she only wants to date and has no interest in getting married.
They get along like a house on fire, and before they know it, they end up at a hotel.
From then on, she starts a secret office romance with her boss, Lu Shiqi, at the Lu Group.
Jiang Ning thinks that with her abilities, she'll eventually be able to bring the "marriage-free" Lu Shiqi home!
Not long after, however, Jiang Ning unexpectedly gets pregnant.
She hasn't managed to win Lu Shiqi over yet, and she's afraid he won't let the baby be born. So she takes off with the baby in her belly and goes home to resume her life as a pampered heiress.
Only after giving birth does Jiang Ning realize: how could marrying the cool, refined Lu Shiqi beat the life she has now?
Nannies and servants take care of her son's daily needs. All she has to do is hold him and give him a kiss every day. She even gets to hear the little boy, who looks just like Lu Shiqi, cling to her and call her Mommy. Life couldn't be better!
[2] Lu Shiqi is asked by a friend to pick up his little nephew from kindergarten.
At the kindergarten, the child wraps his arms around Lu Shiqi's neck. "Uncle, you look so much like the daddy in my photo!"
"Why doesn't your dad come pick you up after school?"
The child points up at the sky and makes a shushing gesture. "He passed away. He can't come."
Lu Shiqi can't help feeling sorry for the child.
[3] Lu Shiqi takes the boy home and finds a photo wall in the living room.
In the pictures, he sees the woman who barged into his world four years ago, unsettled his heart, and suddenly disappeared: Jiang Ning.
It turns out Jiang Ning is Shen Yan's younger sister. She took their mother's surname.
The boy's supposedly deceased father is him.
Jiang Ning returns from Paris Fashion Week, delighted with herself for having added another dress she loves to her wardrobe.
She opens the door and sees a grown-up Lu Shiqi and a little Lu Shiqi standing in the living room. The grown-up Lu Shiqi is looking at her with a very dangerous expression.
[One-sentence synopsis]
An heiress discovers she's pregnant while flirting, so she runs away with the baby and decides to live a carefree life as a mother. Then the child's father suddenly shows up, gets on his knees, and begs to marry into her family. (Not really -:D
※ Both leads are each other's first and only. Five-year age gap.
※ The baby always uses the heroine's surname.
※ The male lead has his reasons for not wanting to marry. He's not truly marriage-free.
※ The accidental pregnancy in the synopsis is caused by a problem with the condom. They did use protection.
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Shen Yan, head of the Bo Shang Group, is steady and composed, a gentleman in every way, and a major figure in the financial world.
His appointment as a guest professor at Lan University School of Finance causes a huge stir across campus.
Song Nuanzhi asks to be excused from the first lecture.
On the way to the classroom for the second lecture, her roommate complains, "This specially appointed Professor Shen is cold as ice, and he has a sharp eye too. Sneak a look at your phone and he'll catch you and call on you. If you can't answer, he'll assign you extra work. There's only one lecture a month, and he's already this strict with his students. The employees of the Bo Shang Group must be walking on eggshells around him."
Just then, they meet Shen Yan at the stairwell. He's wearing a black shirt and looks aloof and distinguished.
He finishes a phone call and looks over expressionlessly.
Her roommate trembles with fear, lowers her head, and says, "Professor Shen," before pulling Song Nuanzhi back to the classroom in a hurry.
Once they're seated, her roommate looks ready to cry. "Nuanzhi, I'm dead!"
Song Nuanzhi gently comforts her. "It won't be that bad."
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After evening classes, in the back seat of a Cullinan driving from Lan University to Tianjin Garden, Song Nuanzhi's clothes are rumpled and her lips are swollen from kissing.
After a moment's hesitation, she says softly, "My roommate was frightened by you today."
Shen Yan glances up, the corner of his mouth lifting almost imperceptibly. "Mrs. Shen, your roommate was the one talking about me behind my back. What did I do?"
College student vs. business tycoon
Marriage first, love later. Nine-year age gap.
Theme: Only sincerity can earn true affection
2025.6.21 It's over
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I finished reading it in one go. It's very good. Nuan Zhi has also finished reading it.
I'm looking forward to the story of Tuoduo and Twilight, please write it soon [bad laugh]
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