I Really Didn’t Mean to Marry a Powerful Mogul by Contract

My new novel next door opens in October: We’ve Already Switched Tops, So Why Do We Need a White Moonlight? Please add it to your collection~ After three years of marriage, Sheng Mingzhi and Lu Jiayan have barely seen each other. One is a workaholic CEO who went overseas to expand the company’s markets. The other is an obscure, scandal-plagued celebrity who’s always trending for the wrong reasons. Their couple photos are all Photoshopped. Their marriage survives on sheer force of will. One day, the old master celebrates his birthday. The fake couple have no choice but to fly back to Yunjing at the same time. At the banquet, Sheng Mingzhi affectionately leans on his older brother-in-law’s shoulder: “Honey, it’s been so long. I missed you =3=” Lu Jiayan gazes at his younger sister-in-law with deep affection: “It’s been so long. Did you get plastic surgery?” The secretary awkwardly reminds him: “Mr. Lu, you’ve got the wrong person.” The agent covers his face in despair: “Mingzhi, that’s not your husband.” - The people involved are having a damn awkward time. #I knew your marriage was fake, but I didn’t know it was this fake# #Mixing up genders is just ridiculous# Lu Jiayan: “Isn’t plastic surgery popular in showbiz? Is it really that weird I got you mixed up?” Sheng Mingzhi: “Well, thank you. If you’d put in even a little effort, you’d know gender reassignment has never been a trend in showbiz :)” Blurb Two As the biggest pretty face in Chinese entertainment, Sheng Mingzhi has produced no work in his three years since debuting. He came back, but is still just an amateur. His Weibo is mostly about showing off his wealth, and his haters always have the same things to say: [Tired of searching for pictures on Baidu? Remember to remove the watermark next time.] [When you’re done taking pictures with that borrowed Hermès, give it back to its owner.] [It can’t have been easy to gather so many fake designer goods.] [Stop posing in front of someone else’s luxury car. It’s embarrassing.] The most-liked comment was a favorite among his haters. Mingzhi stood in front of a five-hundred-million-dollar yacht called Prince, smiling brightly. [I’m dying. I’ve seen people show off, but never this shamelessly. Is there really anyone who doesn’t know Prince was a wedding gift from Shengjia CEO Lu Jiayan to his wife?] Months later, the official Weibo account of Shengjia Group reposted that comment: [I’m dying. Is there really anyone who doesn’t know Mr. Sheng Mingzhi is the chairman’s wife?] The next second, it was all over the trending searches. *Sharp-tongued, foul-mouthed, domineering CEO × the biggest spoiled brat in Chinese entertainment *The bottom is a narcissistic little drama queen, a peacock who came to life (.) *Each other’s first love, sweet and doting, a fluffy marriage-first, love-later story~ *Cover art by the returning Xiao M Content warnings: 1. A devoted male second lead has a one-sided crush on the bottom. 2. Not a career-focused power fantasy. There isn’t much entertainment-industry content; it’s just background, and there’s no career comeback plot (but there is some face-slapping). 3. As the blurb says, the bottom is terrible at his job. Three years after his debut, he’s still an amateur. A man who stays an obscure celebrity to the end, true to his beginnings. 4. There’s a slight everyone-loves-him setup. 5. Includes a plotline about a fake young master and a real young master. Message: Be careful when making decisions about marriage. Think it through before taking the plunge.