Planned seduction / Seven-year age gap / Marriage before love
On the night of the beginning of summer.
A breeze from the corridor shuts the door. The room is dark, with only two breaths breaking the silence, one deep and one shallow.
Chi Mu lowers her head, her body shrouded by a shadow. She can barely breathe. Suddenly, she looks up and meets a gaze both familiar and strange.
Shen Zeyu leans against the wall, looking at her with lazy ease. "Aren't you going to greet me?"
Chi Mu hears relatives calling for him from the corridor.
But he ignores them completely, smiling as he waits for her answer.
Chi Mu glances at the door and calls out, "Third Brother," just before someone knocks.
Shen Zeyu chuckles without replying, raising his eyes slightly.
She gives in and softly corrects herself. "Husband."
Satisfied, he says, "What are you panicking for? It's locked."
-
To Chi Mu, Shen Zeyu is an untouchable flower on a high peak. He took over the family business at a young age and was born at the pinnacle of power.
Chi Mu, on the other hand, is a fallen princess taken in by the Shen family.
To outsiders, Chi Mu and Shen Zeyu seem distant. They live under the same roof, yet rarely even exchange greetings.
What looks like aloofness in public hides the fact that they share a bed every night.
Chi Mu still remembers that snowy day when she crouched in a corner of the hospital.
Her reddened eyes betrayed the last of her emotions. Just as her legs went numb and she could no longer get up, a pair of hands reached out to support her.
Shen Zeyu gazed down at her and asked, "Do you hate them?"
Chi Mu's lips trembled, and the redness in her eyes deepened.
But he smiled, mild and refined, his tone cool and commanding. "Chi Mu, do you want to be with me?"
Chi Mu thought it was just a whim.
She never imagined he'd been waiting for this day for a long time.
*One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only
*The leads are not blood relatives and aren't registered in the same household
2022.11.10
Theme: A glimmer of light in the deepest darkness
