[The female lead's perspective: married first, love later. The male lead's perspective: his unrequited love comes true]
Pei Xi and Sheng Yi were joined in a marriage alliance. At first, they had little affection for each other, making theirs a classic case of marrying first and falling in love later.
One day after their wedding, their daughter found an old love letter in a drawer at the family home.
Pei Xi had never heard that Sheng Yi had liked anyone else. Curious, she gently opened the envelope and unwittingly caught a glimpse of the love he had kept hidden from her for ten years.
It began with love at first sight when he was sixteen, and every line was full of youthful affection.
Looking up, she happened to see the first episode of the family variety show Sheng Yi had filmed with their daughter playing on the screen.
To help the children practice expressing themselves, the show crew asked them to briefly introduce their family members. Their daughter pulled a family photo from her pocket.
Seeing the exceptionally attractive family of three in the picture, one of the guests teased Sheng Yi, "With a wife as beautiful as yours, you must have used all sorts of tricks to win her over."
At that, Sheng Yi froze for a long while, then suddenly gave a soft laugh and said quietly, "I didn't have any tricks. I just followed her silently, always hoping that one day I'd be part of her future."
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Sheng Yi had rehearsed his confession countless times. But on the day he finally resolved to go through with it, he learned that Pei Xi was already with someone else.
He carefully put away the love letter, and from then on, quietly buried all his feelings deep in his heart.
That night, their daughter came bouncing over with the long-forgotten love letter and handed it to him. She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Mommy said she loves you very, very much too."
In that instant, Sheng Yi almost burst into tears.
Thankfully, his unrequited love had finally been answered.
The girl he had fallen for at sixteen was now the woman by his side.
He was blessed beyond measure, and endlessly grateful.
Theme: People who love each other will always end up together.
