Minty Newlyweds

1.

Yu He stayed with the Zhou family for three years, and barely ever saw Bo Xun.

Back then, she was in high school, while he had gone overseas to study. They crossed paths only a few times during holidays. She would call him "Big Brother" with forced politeness, and he would respond indifferently.

They met again years later, and were still strangers. Yu He was building a business and negotiating a project, and Bo Xun used the project as bait to put marriage on the table as a business deal.

Yu He demanded, displeased, "Have I really given you the impression that I'd stop at nothing to succeed?"

Bo Xun calmly countered, "Why not think that I consider you clever and good at seizing opportunities?"

Though his lofty attitude made it hard to be so optimistic, once she'd calmed down, Yu He still seized this "opportunity."

No other reason, really. He was offering far too much :D

2.

After news of Bo Xun's marriage was announced, no one understood where this young CEO, who was aloof, abstinent, and picky, had found a wife.

From wealthy heiresses to actresses, people guessed at every possible identity for Mrs. Bo. No one expected that he had chosen an orphan who had once lived with the Zhou family for three years.

Their vastly different backgrounds led busybodies to declare that the marriage wouldn't last.

But the couple didn't see it that way.

In Bo Xun's eyes, Yu He said whatever suited whoever she was talking to. As long as the benefits were good enough, she could play the sweet, gentle wife with honeyed words and a dagger behind her smile.

Back then, he thought he was in control of the relationship and could walk away at any time.

Until one night.

Yu He was feverish and delirious in bed. She reached from beneath the covers, her hand burning hot, and took his index finger, murmuring that he shouldn't leave.

Outside the window, rain tapped against the glass.

Bo Xun's departing footsteps stopped dead.

"Go to sleep."

He sighed and sat back down. "I'm not leaving."

[Reading Guide]

1. Clever and lively heroine x aloof CEO

2. Both leads are virgins; he is five years older; a slow-burn, slice-of-life romance

3. Professional details are based on research, but the story includes many fictional liberties. Read with that in mind

Theme: Face difficulties head-on and strive for self-improvement.