Knowingly Falling into the Trap

*Two powerful families' arranged marriage | Marriage first, love later | Angsty, obsessive love | The husband pursues his wife after the divorce

[Blurb One]

For the stubborn, there's often no turning back until they hit a wall. This is even truer of those who love someone in secret, as if they are waiting for the moment when they can finally let go.

That night, at a glamorous banquet, Pei Shili stood across from her and defended another woman. Shen Sining realized that it was time to end her secret, decade-long crush.

[Blurb Two]

After three years of marriage, Shen Sining still hasn't made Pei Shili fall in love with her. The hopes she cherished as a girl have been worn away by married life.

She decides to set him free, and herself as well.

On their third anniversary, Shen Sining hands Pei Shili divorce papers, hoping to end their failed marriage peacefully.

Pei Shili flips through them casually, then tosses them back without much force. "I remember saying that from the day I married you, I never intended to get divorced."

Weariness lingers in Shen Sining's eyes. "What if I insist on a divorce?"

His tone is mild, but even the calmest words can't hide his arrogance. "I won't agree. You can't do it."

After months of tormenting each other, Pei Shili finally relents and stops pestering her.

Shen Sining gets the divorce she wanted.

Just as she decides to start a new life and open her heart to someone new, the man travels halfway around the world from thousands of miles away to stop her.

He grips her wrist, his fingertips trembling as he struggles to hold back his anger and fury. The haughty air of the once-untouchable darling of heaven is nowhere to be seen.

"Don't think about anyone else, okay?"

His eyes are rimmed with red, and his voice is almost pleading. "Give me one more chance. I'll make you fall in love with me again."

You appeared on every page of my diary. You were everything I longed for and yearned for as a girl.

[Reading Guide]

* The heroine's secret crush comes true / the hero falls in love after marriage / clear-eyed yet willingly consumed by love / same male lead throughout / the leads are each other's only partners, body and soul

* Neither lead is perfect. They argue and give each other the silent treatment. A sweet yet angsty romance.

* Features an old-school domineering CEO who loves like a wallflower. The hero will lose his mind, proceed with caution!

Theme: True love above all