A Secret Marriage Contract [Marriage Before Love]

(The story is complete, and the older brother's story, *Silent, Burning Heat*, is complete too~) [Reserved, aloof power player from Beijing’s elite circles] x [Gentle, sweet actress] Male lead takes the initiative|Marriage first, love later|Ridiculously sweet [1] Ni Yin was gentle and quiet from childhood, but in high school she fell for Song Zhan. For the first time in her life, she defied her elders and called off the engagement her family had arranged with the He family when she was young. Song Zhan was like a clear breeze beneath a bright sky, and he became a popular idol. Ni Yin unexpectedly entered the entertainment industry and became a rising starlet. At last, the two of them got together. She thought she had found sweet love, but never imagined she had given her heart to the wrong person. From beginning to end, it had all been a lie. On a day of heavy snowfall, she decisively ended things. Through tear-blurred eyes, she saw a black car stop in front of her. A man stepped out and walked toward her, dressed in understated luxury, his presence cool as the moon. It was He Xingyu, the new head of the He Group, a powerful man no one dared cross. As she stood stunned, he opened an umbrella over her and spoke in a deep, magnetic voice: “Will you come with me?” He had always protected her, ever since they were children. The engagement she had once broken off surfaced before her again. That rainy winter night, at He Xingyu’s private residence, she unexpectedly found their old marriage contract. Her heart pounded, and then the man trapped her against him, his voice low and tempting as he asked, “Ni Yin, why not think it over one more time and marry me?” [2] After the breakup, Song Zhan regretted it and tried to win her back, but when he failed, his career plummeted. Ni Yin, meanwhile, flourished and rose higher with every step. One day, news broke that Ni Yin had been seen acting intimately with He Xingyu, the president of Senrui, at a resort on a foreign island. The whole internet went wild. Her haters accused her of climbing the ladder by latching onto a powerful man. Song Zhan flew into a rage: “I’m the only one in this industry who’s ever willingly protected you. He’s just playing with you!” But a few days later, Ni Yin’s identity as a wealthy heiress was revealed. Then everyone saw He Xingyu post a photo on his otherwise empty social media account: Among rose bushes, Ni Yin held a bouquet of Juliet roses. She wore an elegant, light-colored dress, her dark hair and red lips setting off her sparkling, crescent-shaped eyes. He Xingyu: Taking my wife on our honeymoon after the wedding @Ni Yin Netizens: ? Wife?!! [3] Rumors had it that Ni Yin and He Xingyu were married for the sake of their families, together only to get what they wanted, with no real feelings involved. That changed one evening when Ni Yin was livestreaming at home. He Xingyu happened to return from a business trip, walked over, and lifted her into his arms. As Ni Yin blushed, the man covered the camera with his long, ring-bearing fingers and kissed her. His low, alluring voice rang out: “Mrs. He, it’s time to end the livestream. What comes next isn’t suitable for children.” Comments: ??!! #This is what you call a loveless marriage?? Just kill me with sweetness already #I’m not an outsider. What’s not suitable for children? Let me see Ni Yin always thought He Xingyu treated her well after they married out of a sense of duty. Later, she learned that he had kept photos of her from every age, fought for her and written her love letters in high school, flown back from overseas to quietly see her countless times, and bought rose gardens all over the world, filling them with her favorite roses. He loved her, beyond fame, fortune, and desire. Even before he learned to love himself. -The day we met again, your light fell upon me, and the marriage contract in that dark room finally saw the light of day. #A wealthy-family romance focused on sweet indulgence and all kinds of doting husband antics Tips: 1. There will be some entertainment-industry content, but not much. The story mainly focuses on married life~ I only write sweet romance, so please don’t compare it to the real entertainment industry or real life. The author doesn’t follow celebrities, so please don’t overanalyze. 2. The blurb has been revised a few times. For specific content warnings, see the author’s note in Chapter 1. 3. The warnings are already there. If you still choose to read and then twist the story’s meaning or use provocative language to smear it, the author reserves the right to moderate the comments. If you don’t like it, please drop the story. Everyone will be happier that way~ Next novel, *Unhooked*, please add it to your favorites Starting in 2026, please add it to your favorites~ College campus|Flirty push and pull|Sweet romance|Black-hearted beneath a pure facade × radiant girl - At eighteen, Yan Jiaxia was the most dazzling young heiress in Beijing’s elite circles. She had grown up spoiled, beautiful and carefree, and no one could control her. Jiang Huaili, on the other hand, was an impoverished university student sponsored by the Yan family. He excelled academically and was cool and reserved. The night they first met, summer rain made the air humid. A boy walked Yan Jiaxia home. Their flirtatious closeness beneath the umbrella was hard to make out. Yan Jiaxia casually glanced up at Jiang Huaili, standing on the balcony, and smiled. Her foxlike eyes shimmered. Yan Jiaxia’s father said to Jiang Huaili, who was temporarily staying with their family, “When you have time, help me keep Xiaxia in line.” Jiang Huaili replied politely and gently. Yan Jiaxia looked up at the tall, lean young man, his deep brown eyes calm, a black mole on his Adam’s apple shifting slightly as he swallowed. His whole bearing was cool as the moon. He was pretty handsome, but looked like a bookworm. Who knew what he was like behind closed doors… Yan Jiaxia grew interested and began teasing him and ordering him around for fun. He would warm milk for her, wake her up, skip class to buy her medicine, and repair her computer over and over whenever she broke it. Yet he always kept to his boundaries and never took things further. The heiress got bored and gave up, no longer paying him any attention. Soon, she was surrounded by other boys again. But one night, when she returned from a bar after midnight, a hand pulled her behind a door. Jiang Huaili’s lips pressed into a straight line, his eyes dark and intense as he asked, “Was that another new boyfriend tonight?” Her cheeks were flushed with drink, her delicate brows arched. “What, are you jealous? Are you better than him?” The young man stared at her for several seconds. The longing he had kept in his heart finally burst forth, and he spoke in a husky voice. “Then let’s find out.” She had meant to tease him and then walk away, but Yan Jiaxia was pulled into the room. From then on, her almond-shaped eyes were flushed red, and she was thoroughly subdued by him. - Jiang Huaili was a top student in Tsinghua’s computer science department, admitted through an exceptional recommendation. A prodigy at algorithms, he was cool, taciturn, and distant, an unattainable beauty admired by countless girls. Yan Jiaxia was a top student at Tsinghua’s Academy of Fine Arts. She had studied dance since childhood, and her striking, radiant beauty made her the goddess countless boys dreamed of but could never hope to reach. No one ever imagined that the two of them would have anything to do with each other. Then came the university’s New Year’s Eve gala, where alumni from every department gathered. Yan Jiaxia’s dance stunned the entire audience. After the show, the boys bringing her flowers chased her backstage. Everyone wanted to congratulate her and went looking. They pushed open the door of a half-closed dressing room and saw, beneath the dim lights, Jiang, the famously aloof academic star who never got close to women, holding Yan Jiaxia tightly in his arms, one hand at the back of her neck as he bent down to kiss her passionately. His tall frame almost completely enveloped her. His jealousy was impossible to suppress, and his breathless voice was hot and husky. “Baby, who said you could tell me you like me and accept flowers from someone else?” Everyone: ??!!! After they were caught that night, Jiang Huaili held the person in his arms and declared his claim on her right in front of the crowd’s gossip and his rivals’ displeased stares: “Yan Jiaxia is my girlfriend.” True love begins with losing control, with a fall that can’t be stopped. She tore away his outer facade and found love surging like fire beneath it. Tips: 1. Both leads have only ever been with each other. The heroine has a brief, disposable boyfriend at the beginning. Please skip this if it bothers you~ 2. The male lead is full of contradictions: cold on the outside, overflowing with hormones, and madly in love with the heroine from the start. He indulges and spoils her in every possible way~ 3. The heroine never goes broke. She shines from beginning to end. The male lead rises across class lines and becomes wealthy, but will always be her knight. He’s an extremely devoted puppy type! 4. Sweet romance, sweet romance, this story is so sweet!!! 4. This is in the same series as *Silent, Burning Heat* and *The Marriage Contract in the Dark Room*, with crossover appearances. Theme: Poets mostly write with feeling, but I can only sketch you