The Whole World Is Waiting for Us to Get Married

Seven years after her debut, three movies, and one TV series, every project she works on becomes a hit. The whole world ships Yi Feicheng and Jiang Ranyun.

Even her best friend asks, "Ranyan, when are you and Yi Feicheng getting married?"

Jiang Ranyun: "...I've told you so many times, we're not close."

Yi Feicheng has played a saint, a madman, an arrogant young master, and a groveling, twisted favorite of the emperor.

He can bring the characters he plays to life, but that doesn't stop him from being a cold, expressionless block of ice in real life.

He's polite but distant with everyone.

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Yi Feicheng wakes up after a car accident with problems with his memory.

His assistant sends him publicity materials for his new series and online reactions. When he looks it up, he's surprised to find countless videos shipping him with the female lead, Jiang Ranyun.

The videos analyze every subtle expression from their time filming together and attending events afterward. The fans in the comments are losing their minds: He loves her so much!

After watching, Yi Feicheng is shocked too: I love her so much!

He watches a few more videos focusing on Jiang Ranyun's every subtle expression. The fans in the comments say: She loves him so much!

Yi Feicheng is both stunned and heartbroken: She loves me so much!

The two interact very little off-screen and go to great lengths to avoid looking close. Even so, the fans ship them, insisting, "Avoiding suspicion is the truest sign of love!"

Yi Feicheng thinks this won't do.

Jiang Ranyun loves him so much. How can he act like a scumbag and refuse to give her a proper place at his side?

Their second TV series together, Birds Over Green Mountains, tops the charts as soon as it airs.

During a promotional livestream with the cast, Yi Feicheng shows up late.

Behind the camera, Jiang Ranyun sees Yi Feicheng's manager type out a message: Feicheng had a minor car accident yesterday, and he's having some memory problems. Please be patient with him, Ms. Jiang.

Before Jiang Ranyun can react, Yi Feicheng casually sits down beside her and murmurs, "Wife."

Jiang Ranyun: "...???"

The livestream audience goes wild.

The trending topics explode too.

#FeiRanIsReal#

#YiFeichengJiangRanyunMarried#

#TheCoupleIShipFinallyMadeItOfficial!#

[There are no real-life inspirations. Please don't mention real people in the comments. I will delete any comments that do. Enjoy the story~]

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A sweet modern romance coming soon, Contract Marriage: No Catching Feelings. Please add it to your collection~

Sheng Chiying has been the apple of her family's eye since birth and the designated heir to Shengyan Group.

Life has gone smoothly for years, until her family starts pressuring her to get married.

Reluctantly, Sheng Chiying agrees to try a few blind dates.

But not one of the men is to her liking. They aren't even as good as her assistant, Wen Zhicheng, who's worked for her for five years.

Assistant Wen knows how to behave and where to draw the line. He's smart and handsome, and apart from his sick mother, gambling father, younger brother still in school, and broken heart, he's practically perfect.

A lightbulb goes off over Sheng Chiying's head. She's thought of a brilliant plan.

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When the cool, domineering CEO Sheng hands him a marriage contract, Wen Zhicheng is stunned.

Sheng Chiying coaxes him along: "You'll keep getting your salary from the company, and I'll give you extra money every month to help support your family. All you have to do is keep working as usual and occasionally play along with me. I've already written the script. In the first year, we're a loving couple. In the second, we start trying for a baby. In the third, we sadly find out that you have a problem and can't have children, but I love you too much, so we try treatment... That should buy us until the fifth year at most, when my family will want us to get divorced. How does that sound?"

Wen Zhicheng: "?"

Assistant Wen's face is cold, but his ears are bright red. He says woodenly, "CEO Sheng, there's nothing wrong with me."

Sheng Chiying claps her hands. "Perfect! Then it's settled! Sign here!"

Wen Zhicheng: "..." No, he means, well, that he doesn't have a problem!

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The contract says that this marriage is merely a transaction, with no feelings involved. Wen Zhicheng must treat it as his most important job and must not entertain any improper thoughts.

So on the night when desire threatens to overwhelm him, Wen Zhicheng uses every ounce of self-control to step back, button his white shirt all the way to the collar, lower his eyes, and say, "CEO Sheng, our contract forbids this kind of relationship."

Sheng Chiying: "..."

With a perfectly straight face, she explains their marriage contract again. "Assistant Wen, you've misunderstood. It only forbids catching feelings, not... getting physical."

Wen Zhicheng bends down to kiss her and asks in a husky voice, "CEO Sheng, are you sure? You know how I am at work... I always give it everything I've got."

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Theme: Love is in the hands of fate.