When Lin Anyu was being hounded to get married, she happened to meet Lu Shen.
They hit it off and agreed to a marriage of convenience.
For two years of marriage, Lu Shen treated her well.
He rarely forgot to say good morning or good night, or to remind her to take care when it rained.
But that was all.
He was always courteous, distant, and polite. They had never even touched fingertips.
At the start of the marriage, Lin Anyu joked with her friend that looking at a flawless movie-star face every day might make her fall for him eventually.
Unfortunately, after two years, she still hadn't fallen for him.
Lu Shen seemed to feel the same way.
One day, a female actress from his production was rumored to be dating Lu Shen. Lin Anyu thought that since neither of them was in love, they shouldn't hold each other back.
She asked for a divorce.
Lu Shen was silent for a long while, then nodded and agreed.
They hadn't expected to be photographed by paparazzi while handling the divorce.
Rumors immediately spread, setting the internet ablaze.
Lin Anyu and Lu Shen were invited by a production team to appear on the divorce reality show Still in Love? Still in Love!
On the second day of filming, Lu Shen hit his head.
He lost ten years of memories, and his recollections stopped in high school.
The moment he saw Lin Anyu right in front of him, his ears turned red. He bashfully looked away, his lashes trembling.
“...S-senior.”
From that day on, Lu Shen seemed like a different person.
He was still cool, quiet, and sharp-minded around everyone else. But whenever he saw Lin Anyu, he became shy and reserved, like a clueless little fool, clumsily trying to be good to her.
He was sure he must have let Lin Anyu down to end up on the verge of divorce, so he did everything he could to make it up to her.
Watching his childish antics, Lin Anyu said helplessly, “Ours was a marriage of convenience. Now that we're divorced, you don't have to treat me well. People might get the wrong idea.”
Lu Shen opened his mouth, but for a long time, no words came out.
He only stared at her, his eyes reddening.
Lin Anyu: ...
Fine. Let them get the wrong idea.
The audience gradually noticed that while the other two couples bickered, broke up, and got back together, constantly running into trouble, the couple everyone had initially written off, Lin Anyu and Lu Shen, were as sweet as a pair of newlyweds every single day?!
The viewers were moved to tears: “Waaah, I'm obsessed with them! Make them kiss already!”
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When they talked about divorce:
Lu Shen sat stiffly at the table, looking a little awkward.
He asked quietly, “Is the rumor why you want a divorce? I can explain.”
Lin Anyu shook her head and smiled. “Don't overthink it. Ours was just a marriage of convenience. I don't love you, so you don't need to feel burdened.”
“...”
Lu Shen lowered his head, his long lashes hiding the redness in his eyes.
So she still didn't like him at all.
“Okay. Let's... get divorced.”
[Reading Guide]
1. Each other's first love, 28 and 26, older woman-younger man romance
2. The male lead has had a crush on the female lead since high school
3. The male lead is reserved but secretly passionate. Mostly reserved, extremely reserved, and prone to blushing. Around the female lead, he gets his feelings hurt easily and doesn't dare make the first move
4. The female lead is cheerful. I haven't decided on her job yet, maybe a boxer or something? The male lead is a top actor
5. The male lead really did hit his head and lose his memory. He's not pretending to be stupid to deceive the female lead. I absolutely hate that kind of “deception for the female lead”
6. His memories will return. He won't be stuck with only the memories from ten years ago
7. This isn't some especially thrilling wish-fulfillment story, just a sweet little romance. It mainly covers the reality show, and probably won't be very long
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Theme: Finding love around the corner (not really)