The Longer the Marriage, the Better the Match

[Complete] Shu Yu and Fu Xici only got married because of their families. Before the wedding, they had met just once, and it was a meeting worthy of a full-blown car crash. A year into her marriage, a friend asked Shu Yu how she would describe married life. She thought for a moment and said, "No feelings, just technique." One is an artificial intelligence devoid of emotion. The other is a sweet-talking little schemer. They're practically different species. How are they supposed to fall in love? * Shu Yu has wanted a child of her own for ages, so she's always been enthusiastic about making one. Fu Xici says expressionlessly, "Can't you be a little more demure?" After Fu Xici spends half a month working overtime and eating and sleeping at the office, Shu Yu finally can't take it anymore and goes to see him. She launches into a long speech about how staying up late while trying to conceive lowers the man's sperm quality, leaving her baby a beauty with only her looks and none of her brains! Fu Xici is silent for a long while. "Video conference." Shu Yu's heel slips, but the next second she brushes the hair behind her ear and speaks so sweetly it could melt your heart. "Honey, are you tired? You've worked so hard!" After learning that children born to parents who don't love each other tend to be unhappy, Shu Yu gives up on the idea of making a baby. As for Fu Xici, he can work overtime or travel for work all he wants. Unexpectedly, from then on Fu Xici starts leaving early and coming home early. Shu Yu is exhausted in body and mind. "Is your company going bankrupt or something?" Fu Xici: "We're not getting any younger. It's time we had an heir." A marriage first, love later: Like a Marriage, coming soon. Please add it to your library. After her family has urged her to marry time and again, Nan Jiang finally finds a decent prospective husband and tells Fu Yanli right away. Fu Yanli doesn't even look up from work. "You like him that much?" Nan Jiang replies nonchalantly, "He's okay. He's my type, looks-wise." But even though she likes him, he doesn't like her. Feeling down, Nan Jiang asks Fu Yanli if she's really that bad. Fu Yanli takes the wineglass from her hand and says, "No. You're wonderful." "Why don't we just get married, then?" Nan Jiang is only joking. Fu Yanli is a favored son of heaven, adored by everyone. He took over the family business at a young age. Why would he settle for her? But Fu Yanli says yes. When their mutual friends hear the news, they're all stunned. How can these childhood friends, who act more like siblings, get married? Even if they do, they'll probably be polite to each other and do their own thing. - One day after the wedding. Fu Yanli puts on a white shirt and neatly fastens the top button. He's as elegant as a spring breeze and as gentle as a gentleman should be. Only then does Nan Jiang realize how much she likes his looks. She repeats what a friend said: "Everyone says you're just like my brother. How can a younger sister marry her older brother?" "Brother?" Fu Yanli takes her ankle and pulls out the coat trapped beneath it. The corner of his mouth lifts as he asks, "Why didn't you call me that just now?" And all the while, he keeps the most proper expression on his face. Deadly. Nan Jiang pulls the covers over her face and pretends to be dead. - Later, the two have a serious falling-out. Nan Jiang asks for a divorce, and Fu Yanli is abruptly sent overseas for work, putting everything on pause. If they divorce, they won't even be friends anymore after all these years. Then Nan Jiang happens to find a folder named after her on Fu Yanli's computer. It records every year of her life, from when they met at age five to the present. Every little detail is about her. Fu Yanli remembers her menstrual cycle. He always keeps painkillers in the car. He shows up if she's even one call away, knows what she likes to eat and what she's allergic to, responds to everything she says, and remembers even her most casual remarks for ages. Nan Jiang calls him, her voice choked with tears. "It's all about me. What about you, Fu Yanli?" There's a long silence on the other end. He says, "Nan Jiang, do you know?" "The day you said you liked me, I'd already loved you for years." Theme: Love yourself and grow stronger