Late, Late

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[Winning Back the Wife / Old-School, Over-the-Top Drama / Domineering CEO and Forced Romance]

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[Blurb]

Shen Xian, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, is the textbook definition of a rich, beautiful heiress.

She comes from a wealthy family, is stunning, graduated from a prestigious university, and is both beautiful and talented.

Gu Yan is the most famous business magnate in Ancheng's upper society. Young, elegant, and handsome, with a pair of captivating, flirtatious eyes, he has been voted by major media outlets as the man Ancheng's women most want to marry.

From the top of their heads to the tips of their toes, the two of them are made for each other.

At twenty-three, Shen Xian married Gu Yan and became the envy of everyone as Mrs. Gu.

In the public eye, their marriage was the most typical union between powerful families: a gentleman with a lady, influence with capital.

But only Shen Xian knew that Gu Yan was the man she had secretly loved for seven years.

After three years of marriage, Shen Xian finally came to her senses. People at the pinnacle of wealth and fame would never be troubled by love. You could fall in love, but he would always remain clearheaded.

He would never love anyone in this life.

Shen Xian decided to cut her losses and handed him a divorce agreement.

The man leaned against the sofa, his dark eyes fixed on her, his tone utterly casual.

“If I remember correctly, you told me you loved me last night.”

“What, you don't love me now?”

Shen Xian tugged at her lips, a trace of fatigue in her eyes.

She answered with a faint “Mm.” “I don't love you anymore.”

Gu Yan seemed to find her words amusing. He casually lifted a strand of her hair with his fingers, his touch gentle and suggestive. He let out a low, mocking laugh, his voice arrogant and cruel.

“If you don't love me, who else could you love? Shen Xian, do you really think you could ever fall for another man?”

Gu Yan was cold-hearted and arrogant to the core. Whether it was fame, fortune, or feelings, there was nothing he couldn't control, nothing beyond his grasp.

That is, until he saw Shen Xian at a private club.

The woman, usually elegant and reserved, wore a spaghetti-strap dress and exquisite makeup. She was practically leaning into the arms of the pretty-faced young man beside her.

They seemed completely detached from the lively atmosphere around them, chatting as they drank, utterly intimate.

The man rubbed his thumb along the stem of his glass. In the dim light, his expression was impossible to read; only a thin, cold glint passed through his eyes.

At one point, Shen Xian got up to answer a call and was suddenly pulled into an empty private room.

Gu Yan gripped her waist, his expression dark and his voice icy. “Shen Xian, who gave you the nerve to flirt with another man?”

Shen Xian's lashes trembled. Her voice was gentle, with a hint of helplessness.

“Gu Yan, can you be reasonable? We're divorced. I have the right to date other people...”

Before she could finish, Gu Yan gripped her chin and lifted it, forcing her to look him in the eye. His tone was domineering, leaving no room for argument.

“No. Don't even think about getting involved with anyone else.”

His eyes were rimmed with red, his voice hoarse.

“I forbid it.”

[Bonus Scene]

Once Gu Yan embarked on the long road to win his wife back, he shamelessly threw himself at Shen Xian, arranging all sorts of “coincidental” run-ins.

Later, after finally making it through the long trial period, Gu Yan woke Shen Xian, who was fast asleep, right on schedule and declared, “The trial period is over. Let's remarry.”

Woken up, Shen Xian replied impatiently, “You woke me up, so that's an extra offense. The trial period is extended indefinitely.”

Gu Yan: “...”

#When will this nameless, titleless life finally end#

#What do I do when my ex-wife won't make me official#

Reader's Guide:

1. An extremely possessive CEO x a stunning beauty who falls in love with her eyes wide open

2. Happy ending / both leads' firsts / winning back the wife / bittersweet romance / old-school, over-the-top drama

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[Warnings, highlighted, please read!]

1. This is an old-school, over-the-top story about winning back a wife. The male lead is a jerk at first, but he'll change later. Both the female and male leads suffer. It's a bittersweet romance, not a purely sweet story!

2. The author's logic is terrible. I wrote this in a dream, so it makes no sense!

3. This is simply what I like. There's no such thing as one kind of story being more highbrow than another. I write for readers who like the same things I do!

4. Please don't read only the blurb or the first few chapters and then leave warnings in the free chapters. If you don't like it, click the X. Let's all be happy. Don't argue with me; the author will go bald!!!

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