A Sweet Marriage

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As the eldest daughter of the Shu family, one of the two top wealthy families known as "the Xies in the north and the Shus in the south," Shu Yang was born with a stunning, radiant beauty that people never forgot. Yet she kept a low profile and had never appeared in public.

In pursuit of her dreams, Shu Yang endured every hardship she had never experienced before. She even went on a blind date and married a man she had met only once.

Later, Shu Yang reflected that the love song playing in the cafe must have set the mood. The man at the next table looked handsome in his crisp suit, with refined, pleasing features. That must have been why she had acted on impulse and started talking to him. "How about we go on a blind date?"

As head of the Xie family, Xie Chaoshi had always been a legend in the business world. With a face so devastatingly handsome it captivated everyone, he was the object of countless people's admiration.

But he had never been interested in women, and his perpetually cool, dignified, elegant demeanor made people too intimidated to approach him.

Later, everyone saw the dazzling ring on his left ring finger and learned that he had married without a word.

Someone boldly asked who Mrs. Xie was. Xie Chaoshi replied coolly, "We met on a blind date."

Everyone wore different expressions. He wouldn't even say her name, so surely he didn't like her.

*

Later still, at a society gala, Xie Chaoshi, the center of everyone's attention, looked bored as he casually entertained the guests. They remained deferential, not daring to complain.

Then his placid expression changed, softening with a tender glow.

He weaved through the crowd and walked toward an unknown entertainment reporter being pointed at in the corner. His voice was full of anticipation. "Will you be home early tonight?"

Everyone watched as the young reporter shook her head and answered in a sweet, gentle voice, "I can't. I'm working overtime today."

They then watched the usually dignified man look disappointed, yet utterly indulgent. "All right, I'll wait for you."

When someone asked about their relationship, the man replied unhurriedly, "My wife."

Everyone was stunned. On the reporter's left ring finger, a diamond ring matching Xie Chaoshi's glittered brilliantly.

Everyone: !!!

A sweet romance that starts with marriage and develops into love.

Sweet girl x domineering CEO

-- Chen Chen Xiang Yin blurb --

At an auction, Chen Yinghuai, head of one of the wealthiest families in the capital, and Chen Xianhao, daughter of a scholarly family in Shanghai, bid on the same painting.

Neither would give way. At a price of eighty million, Chen Xianhao finally had to give up.

During the intermission, Chen Xianhao went out to get some air, feeling frustrated. She happened to see Chen Yinghuai chatting with a friend. She was about to leave when she heard her own name.

"Couldn't you have let Miss Chen have the painting, just to make the beauty smile?"

Paintings were easy to come by. A stunning beauty like Chen Xianhao, radiant and unforgettable, was not.

After a pause, she heard the man laugh coldly. "Her smile isn't worth two hundred million."

Everyone said Chen Yinghuai had a keen eye. Whatever he set his sights on would multiply in value. Chen Xianhao had seen it for herself this time, and now they had a grudge between them.

*

They met again at a blind date. The Chen family was on the verge of bankruptcy, and Chen Xianhao was determined to find a sucker to take over its mess. She looked at the refined, handsome man in the cafe. The heavily made-up woman sitting across from him was giving him flirtatious looks, while he seemed thoroughly impatient.

She sat down beside Chen Yinghuai and linked her arm through his. Her beautiful eyes brimmed with tears. "Are you leaving me?"

Chen Yinghuai glanced at her arrogantly, his gaze as cold as ice. For a moment, she wanted to back down. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, he clasped it and murmured indulgently, "How could I bear to leave you?"

Feeling the force of his grip on her wrist, as if he might crush it, Chen Xianhao put on a sweet smile and pinched the soft flesh at his waist.

They couldn't stand each other. She despised his worship of profit, while he looked down on her for acting high and mighty. Their marriage shocked everyone.

Everyone was certain they'd split up sooner or later. But a few months later, Young Master Chen was making even more frequent trips to the auction house, spending lavishly on paintings.

People were curious. "Are these paintings all going to increase in value?"

Young Master Chen slowly turned the wedding band on his left ring finger, his tone indulgent and affectionate. "It's simply because my wife likes them."

A profit-obsessed capitalist x a cool, radiant heiress

Theme: Two people who choose each other and build a beautiful life together