To save the Jian family's company, Jian Jin, their illegitimate daughter, is sacrificed in a marriage alliance. Her intended groom is her ex-boyfriend, who pursued her for seven years but cheated on her just days ago.
Jian Jin knows how to love and how to let go. She immediately calls off the engagement, only for her ex to mock her: "Stop pretending to be too good for him. Marrying him is already marrying up."
What kind of marrying up is that? She wouldn't even help a loser like him, let alone a cheating bastard.
Unable to find a suitable bachelor she likes among the people around her, and unable to withstand pressure from the Jian family, Jian Jin turns her attention to Bai Sishi, a rising star in the business world who recently returned from abroad.
The refined and handsome Mr. Bai readily agrees. "There are complicated factions within the group. Before I clear away the obstacles, I happen to need a trophy fiancée to throw people off the scent. I'm afraid you'll have to act especially affectionate and spoiled with me at public events, Miss Jian."
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As an illegitimate daughter, Jian Jin has endured years of rumors spread by her stepsister, leaving her with a terrible reputation. Her throwing herself at the youngest head of a wealthy family has become a running joke.
When news of their engagement goes public, everyone is shocked, then begins guessing how long it will take for the fickle Mr. Bai to get tired of her.
Even Jian Jin assumes that Bai Sishi will end their engagement once he officially takes over the group.
She has even planned to study abroad once she's single again.
But... things don't go the way she expects.
One day, Jian Jin brings divorce papers to his office. Voices drift through the half-open door. One belongs to Bai Sishi's old friend: "I knew your sister-in-law looked familiar. That year in England, someone stole your wallet. Was the photo in its inner pocket a picture of her?"
-Only later does Jian Jin realize that his indulgence, though merely an act for appearances, is the clearest proof of his wholehearted love for her.
*An aloof, possessive, jealous CEO X a disgraced woman who was once his unattainable dream
*The male lead has loved her devotedly and plotted for a long time / the second male lead realizes too late what he lost and gets his comeuppance
*The title was inspired by the line: "A passing fondness is like a gray dog; deep love is like a long wind."
Theme: Love above all.
I can finally subscribe. Hey, happy pouring V.
Emmmmm The ending is so hasty….
I just felt that the ending was too rushed, I don't know how to describe it.
Linked up, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhinging
Ah, I can't understand the abbreviation. Ugh.
Wow, beating monsters and upgrading is indeed a good metaphor.
There must be a side story!!
Such a thrilling chapter, I ended it just when I was excited about it, I feel like something is missing www
The "Jian Jin" at 48% should be "Perth Shi"
Wow, looking forward to the sweet extra story