An Unintended Spark

For the if side stories, see the collection in my profile. Please add my upcoming novel, Heartbeat, Delayed, to your favorites. Love you all!

[Realizing His Love | Marriage First, Love Later | Not Quite a Groveling Ex]

Wen Jingyi is well-read, gentle, and dignified. She is widely considered the ideal daughter-in-law in Nancheng's wealthy circles.

The rich ladies rub their hands together, secretly trying to set her up with their own rebellious sons. Before they can make any headway, they receive news that the Wen family is to form a marriage alliance with the Xie family of Jingjiang.

The news of the marriage alliance rocks all of Nancheng.

The Xie family of Jingjiang is a true aristocratic dynasty, with assets spread across the country and too vast to estimate.

-

Wen Jingyi was raised well from childhood and never defied her family. When they arrange for her to marry into the Xie family of Jingjiang, she obediently transforms from a wealthy heiress into a society matron.

A marriage built on mutual respect is enough for her.

On their wedding night, she discovers that her new husband feels the same way.

He says, "Wen Jingyi, I can give you all the respect and protection befitting Mrs. Xie. But that's all. I hope neither of us asks for too much."

At that moment, Wen Jingyi is absolutely certain:

Xie Jinnan is the husband she has always wanted.

Later.

At a friend's wedding anniversary party, Xie Jinnan attends with his wife, Wen Jingyi.

At the banquet, their friend drops all airs of nobility, crying and sniffling as he confesses his love to his wife and pours out his heart. Deeply moved, she responds in kind, leaving everyone envious.

Xie Jinnan looks at his ever-dignified and proper wife. At that moment, her polite aloofness is unbearably grating.

He wants to find out whether there is even a shred of genuine affection for him beneath that beautiful, composed exterior.

(Another day of envying other couples' happy marriages T﹏T)

Also known as: Wife, Please Love Me Just Once

A calm and proper young lady x an aristocratic heir who thinks he has everything under control

Please add my upcoming novel, Heartbeat, Delayed, to your favorites.

[Marriage First, Love Later | Realizing His Love | Both Pure]

When Jin Hai's richest man, Wen Shuzhi, turns sixty, he suddenly announces his divorce from his first wife. He also has a young, gentle lover at his side, whom he spoils utterly, giving her the moon and stars.

The rich people's favorite topic of conversation is always this young lover. They wonder what makes her so special that she can win the wholehearted devotion of sixty-year-old Wen Shuzhi.

Yet less than half a year later, the tycoon dies suddenly. Just when everyone thinks the young lover's good days are over, news spreads that she is marrying the tycoon's eldest son.

The wealthy circles are in an uproar.

-

Before his death, Wen Shuzhi left a will, bequeathing most of his property to his eldest son, Wen Chi, on one condition:

He must marry Tang Rou for the will to take effect.

To help her son inherit the estate, his mother, Zhuang Yaxin, personally arranged the marriage.

As the eldest son of the family, Wen Chi is principled, steady, warm, and refined. He has always been known for keeping himself above reproach.

The day he signs a one-year marriage contract, he says, "I hope Miss Tang will honor the terms of our agreement."

.

This marriage is a farce destined to begin and end in failure. Tang Rou knows this well and never entertains any fantasies. She only has to wait until Wen Chi fully inherits the family business, then she can leave with the money.

But just as she begins preparing to leave, the man who has always treated her with cold distance tears the divorce papers to shreds.

He says coldly, "You slept with me and now you're leaving. Tang Rou, you really have no heart."

Tang Rou: "..."

-His love for her grows wildly in the endless darkness of night.

-Her heart beats late, but thankfully, not too late.

P.S. The heroine never married the hero's father, nor did they have any real relationship. The rumor ends with the wise.

Reader's Guide:

1. Lots of melodrama, both leads are pure, 1v1.

2. The heroine is irresistible to everyone, but not in the traditional sense. There are many potential triggers, so read with caution if that's a concern.

3. The heroine is not strong, very, very weak. Her dream is to take down the hero's entire family.

Message: A wonderful marriage can have love, too.