No Falling in Love in This Wealthy Marriage

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Pei Jinbai was the kind of man who had stood at the top of the pyramid since birth.

Though he was born at the finish line, he was still devoted to his work, expanding the family business by one level after another. When it came to romance, however, he had always been indifferent.

Until his family could no longer stand it and began arranging things for him.

This wasn't some tacky, outdated marriage alliance between wealthy families. They found a top student at a prestigious university, someone from an ordinary background but beautiful and lively. She charmed the Pei elders until they were overjoyed, and they all decided she was the future daughter-in-law of the Pei family.

Pei Jinbai watched the top student sweet-talk the elders and win them over, then nodded his consent to the marriage. The two became engaged.

Gu Shuyi had known since childhood that someone like her had only one choice in life: claw her way to the top with everything she had.

So, step by step and with careful calculation, she got close to Pingcheng's most prestigious family, the Peis, and became their future daughter-in-law.

And when it came to her emotionally detached, wealthy fiancé, Gu Shuyi was also effortlessly good at playing the perfect, devoted fiancée.

She got up early every day to make him a loving breakfast, linked arms with him at all kinds of social events, called him "Darling" at every turn, and even sent away, with a smile, each of the women fluttering around him in hopes of winning his favor.

Perhaps because she played her part too convincingly, Gu Shuyi gradually began to realize that her wealthy fiancé, aside from being poker-faced, cold, and deep-minded, seemed... not so bad in other ways?

She was startled to realize that she seemed to have feelings for him that she shouldn't.

After realizing she might have fallen for Pei Jinbai, Gu Shuyi spent three days tossing and turning in bed, pretending to be sick.

Then she decided that from now on, she would treat Pei Jinbai sincerely.

Their wedding date was drawing near, and they had already started trying on wedding dresses when someone suddenly came to the Pei family.

In front of everyone, they laid out the evidence one piece at a time: Gu Shuyi was calculating and harboring ulterior motives, everything she had done for Pei Jinbai was an act, and from the very beginning she had deliberately approached the Peis in hopes of marrying into the family.

With all her schemes exposed, Gu Shuyi lowered her head and fell silent, then turned to pack her things and leave.

Then someone suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Pei Jinbai seized her hand, casually tossed aside the carefully gathered evidence, and said each word distinctly: "Don't even think about running away from this wedding."

Gu Shuyi: ...?

#Shock! My wealthy fiancé doesn't seem to mind my wicked ambitions!#

#Oh, it's not that he doesn't mind. He says I have to make up for the serious emotional damage he suffered.#

#I'll make it up to him tonight :)#

Note: The blurb has been polished and may not match the story exactly.

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