A Marriage of Convenience

[Next up: How to Make Your Roommate Fall for You. A first love in college, roommates for four years, focused on turning her straight.]

[In one sentence: A business marriage between two CEOs, a slow-burn sweet romance.]

Li Congxiao attended the banquet just to catch a glimpse of his intended from afar. He'd planned to find fault with him and use that as an excuse to call off the engagement. He did find a reason, actually. No, to be precise, he found someone.

After all these years, he never expected the first thing he'd say to Cheng Qiuye would be, “Mr. Cheng, would you marry me?”

He liked Cheng Qiuye ten years ago, and he still liked him ten years later. Ten years ago, he chose to give up. Ten years later, he chose to force the issue. The melon was ripe, after all. What a waste not to pick it.

Cheng Qiuye thought it was only a marriage of convenience, just as Li Congxiao had put it in his second sentence: “A marriage of convenience, mutually beneficial. We'll divorce afterward.”

1. Two CEOs: a startup founder x a business tycoon

2. Marriage first, love later; the shou pursues the gong

3. Mainly from the gong's point of view, but both perspectives are included

[Upcoming: How to Make Your Roommate Fall for You. Blurb:

The second time Xu Qingze met Li Yansheng, he knew it was fate. He fell in love, pursued him, and did everything he could to win him over.]

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Theme: With sincerity and patience, you can always nurture love into bloom.