Marriage first, love later / office worker vs. industry big shot
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At twenty-four, Shen Zhiyi did something outrageous: she married her best friend's blind date.
At the time, she was an overlooked office worker who did her job diligently. Bian Heyang was already the top figure in investment banking, known for his ruthless efficiency and cool, restrained demeanor. Rumor had it he was difficult to get along with.
By chance, she went to the blind date in her friend's place and crossed paths with him.
Neither of them expected Bian Heyang to later propose a marriage of convenience.
2
At the office, they act like strangers, a boss and his subordinate. After work, they go home hand in hand, playing the loving couple everyone envies.
Shen Zhiyi knows the gap between their status and that their happy marriage is a sham. She plays her part dutifully, planning to take the money and leave after a year, then embrace a free and carefree life.
Until one rainy night, she comes down with a bad cold and, in a daze, calls her best friend.
The next morning, she wakes in a warm embrace. When she looks closely, she sees Bian Heyang, who was supposed to be away on a business trip in Haicheng.
Looking closer, she sees that three buttons of Bian Heyang's shirt have come undone, revealing his pale collarbone, a red hickey, and a bite mark.
Shen Zhiyi quietly gets up and turns to run.
Someone grabs her wrist from behind. Then a low, pleasant voice says, "You spent the night with me and don't plan to take responsibility?"
"????????"
Wasn't this supposed to be a fake marriage of convenience????
3
Ever since news broke that Bian Heyang was married, everyone who learned that his wife came from an ordinary family assumed it was just a marriage to placate his elders and wouldn't last long. They were all waiting for the divorce so they could laugh at him.
Then came a high-society dinner.
Bian Heyang, the investment banking big shot known for keeping women at arm's length, tugged at Shen Zhiyi, a hardworking office drone who was focused on exchanging business cards. "When can we go home?"
Shen Zhiyi didn't even look at him. "I'm not going home tonight. Go to bed early."
The usually taciturn man hugged her in front of everyone and said in a hoarse voice, "Honey, I can't sleep when you're not home."
· Pretend romance turns real; marriage first, love later
· They agreed to sleep in separate rooms after the wedding, and when the contract ended, they'd part ways with the money exchanged. So why are you the one changing your mind first?
· The male lead goes from distant and indifferent, to falling in love, to being hopelessly devoted. Male lead: Don't worry about me. I have my own pace when it comes to love.
· Eight-year age gap, both virgins, happy ending
· Set in the world of investment banking. All finance-related knowledge and cases are researched online, with sources cited.
Theme: Silent love erupts like a volcano.
