Deliberate Adoration

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1. Yun Qiao grew up under the care of Old Master Yun. Before he died, he transferred all the properties under his name to her on one condition: Yun Qiao had to marry Wen Yancheng.

The head of the Wen family, Wen Yancheng, was young but of senior standing in the family. He was handsome, composed, and reserved.

For the vast fortune in property and to fulfill the old man's final wish, Yun Qiao agreed to marry him.

2. After they married, Yun Qiao discovered that Wen Yancheng was not only a man of few words, but also extremely possessive.

He kept a tight rein on her: she was not allowed to stay up late or drink when she went out, and he even made sure she exercised regularly...

After thinking it over, Yun Qiao decided she couldn't stand such a dull, boring life. She was going to run away from home!

That night, Wen Yancheng leaned against the sofa, watching her pack her suitcase with a calm expression. "I had someone buy the jade Guanyin statue you couldn't get at the last auction. If you insist on leaving..."

Yun Qiao: "!"

"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving. Waaaah... Husband, you're the best."

3. Everyone in Nancheng's upper circles knew that Second Master Wen doted on his little wife. He did everything for her himself, making him the model hands-on husband.

The media reported that at a major antique auction, Wen Yancheng, president of the Wen Group, had bought more than a dozen antiques that evening, spending hundreds of millions.

When asked why, Wen Yancheng stood there in his crisp suit, a cigarette between his long fingers, a rare tenderness in his eyes. "To make my wife happy."

4. It was only later that Yun Qiao learned Wen Yancheng had risked everything to marry her.

I will protect your voice and words amid the long silence that hangs upon your lips. In this shadow, I will protect your light. - Invasion, An Anthology of Contemporary Colombian Poetry

A little rich landlady who adores antiques X a ridiculously wealthy, taciturn CEO

* Seven-year age gap. The heroine falls in love after marriage; the hero has loved her all along.

* A sweet story, utterly cheesy and wildly romantic. The hero has a secret crush on the heroine.

* The hero really is taciturn and possessive.

Note: The information on the few antiques and artifacts mentioned in this novel comes from online sources. Blurb written on 2021.09.26, revised on 2022.4.28.

Theme: Exercise more and stay up late less