[Marriage First, Love Later / Reunion After a Long Separation / The Hero's Secret Crush Comes True]
[Radiant, Uninhibited Heiress x Emotionally Steady Chairman]
Blurb:
Cen Yuzhi, head of the Cen Group, is reserved and composed, refined and dignified. The public both praises him and wonders about him.
One day, a video interview of him is released.
The powerful head of the Cen family has sharp brows and bright eyes, and an upright bearing. Like an inkstone, he is poised and elegant.
The host asks curiously, "What do you like to do in your free time?"
The man ponders for a moment, then smiles faintly. "Listen to opera."
The host asks in surprise, "Opera? Peking opera?"
"Yes."
"Would you tell everyone which opera is your favorite?"
"The Matchmaker."
What he loves most is holding the charming, adorable little matchmaker at home in his arms and listening to her sing softly.
Shen Mingzhao, the apple of the Shen family's eye, is radiant and dazzling.
Despite her pampered upbringing, she insists on taking up the hardship of learning Peking opera. People in their circle call her unconventional, a spoiled young lady who does whatever takes her fancy.
When news breaks that the Cen and Shen families are joining forces through marriage, everyone is stunned.
They all think the marriage is doomed to fail, and that Cen Yuzhi will eventually grow tired of Shen Mingzhao's spoiled ways and ask for a divorce.
Then a video of a backstage makeup session at the Beijing Theater goes viral:
The refined, dignified man holds a makeup brush, tenderly and intently drawing the brows and lining the eyes of a charming young woman.
Shen Mingzhao grins and deliberately teases him, her voice sweet and petulant:
"Cen Yuzhi, do you even know how to do this? My neck is getting tired from holding it up."
"Did you draw it crooked? It doesn't feel right."
"If it doesn't look good, you're in trouble."
The man glances down at her, then lowers his head and silences her chattering lips with a kiss.
"From that day on, this bright, charming girl officially became my girl." -- Cen Yuzhi
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Theme: Mortise and tenon always fit together