Blurb:
Cheng Yi was rescued by a beautiful woman with an otherworldly air, but she never imagined the woman would use the favor to demand something in return!
The marriage contract appeared again in the hospital room.
Shi Zhixu idly ran her fingers over her Buddhist prayer beads, making her meaning clear. "A person's appearance reflects their heart. A beautiful person like you, Lawyer Cheng, surely wouldn't..."
Cheng Yi: "..."
Got it.
She waved a hand. It wasn't a bad deal anyway, so she'd get married!
She even added a liability clause: within reason, intimate acts with the other party were permitted.
Until one day, the serene beauty stopped being so serene and pinned her to the bed.
"Lawyer Cheng, I wonder if this... would be covered by the liability clause?"
Cheng Yi covered her eyes, breathing unevenly. "C-covered."
*
The vice dean of the college next door, Shi, was strange. Whenever Cheng Yi so much as glanced at someone else, Shi would immediately investigate them and give her a detailed, well-supported analysis.
"Pale and flushed, with signs of kidney trouble. Not suitable."
"Weak, thready pulse and poor health. Not suitable."
Cheng Yi: "I think Professor Shi would be a good choice."
The usually composed woman paused, then said with averted eyes, "I'm not suitable."
Cheng Yi laughed coldly. "Hah."
Later, when a suitor from the college wouldn't leave Cheng Yi alone, she unexpectedly accepted the invitation: a dinner at a discreet, intimate restaurant.
After finishing a seminar, Vice Dean Shi happened to pass by with her briefcase. The suitor was so intimidated by her superior's cool gaze that she didn't dare say another word.
The vice dean took Cheng Yi home, her expression as calm as ever.
But as soon as they turned around and the door was almost shut, the briefcase hit the floor with a thud. Cheng Yi was pressed against the door as the woman wrapped her arms around her and rested her head on her shoulder.
Cheng Yi couldn't see her expression. She only heard a voice that was usually so rational and cool, now unusually heavy, like an old wine jar in a distillery.
"I'm jealous. Comfort me."
"I only comfort my wife."
"I can be your wife."
Cheng Yi smiled lazily. "Didn't you say you weren't suitable, Professor Shi?"
Dazzling, flirtatious elite lawyer x gentle, serene beauty and strong-but-tragic professor
Reader's guide:
1. Happy ending, three-year age gap, marriage before love.
2. A story of healing, two mature, assertive women (the older one tends to pursue, but they are both versatile).
3. Mild amnesia, melodrama, one-on-one.
4. They get back together later, please note.
[Hello, My Liability Clause] Formerly titled "The Liability Clause"
New novel: "Married to a Cool, Mature Beauty"
After her family went bankrupt overnight, Luo Yuan fell from her ivory tower. Just as she was about to accept her fate, a dignified, cool woman showed up, claiming they were engaged and casually presenting her with a marriage contract:
An annual salary of 800,000, paid monthly, plus a fully furnished villa.
The woman was beautiful and rich. More importantly, she traveled frequently and was rarely home, so Luo Yuan wouldn't have to keep pretending they were in love.
Even hesitating for a second would be disrespectful to money.
Luo Yuan was happy to take it easy. She moved into the detached villa with her bags and settled in as its sole occupant.
At her graduation ceremony, Luo Yuan finally met Ye Qingyue, who hadn't been home in six months and was, on paper, her CEO wife.
At the time, Luo Yuan was receiving an award as an outstanding graduate representative. The presenter was a famous alumnus the university had gone to great lengths to invite, with an intimidating list of titles.
As she presented the award, Ye Qingyue offered a formal word of encouragement: "Junior Luo, you have a bright future ahead."
Luo Yuan smiled just as formally. "Thank you, CEO Ye."
Ye Qingyue was exceptionally gracious. She shook Luo Yuan's hand politely, then lightly wrapped an arm around her in a brief embrace before they separated.
Their exchange was so formal and courteous that they seemed more distant than strangers.
No one could have guessed that the two women onstage were legally married.
After the brief handshake and hug, Luo Yuan caught a faint, cool fragrance and thought, She was cold even when she hugged me. No wonder she's like a flower on a high mountain, as if she's incapable of falling in love.
After the ceremony banquet, Luo Yuan was forced to take a very drunk Ye Qingyue home.
After finally finding out the address of the apartment where Ye Qingyue was staying, the woman changed her mind and refused to go, insisting that it wasn't her home.
Luo Yuan began to question reality.
Then she turned around and saw CEO Ye, usually so sophisticated and composed, crouched on the roadside with her arms around her knees, her back curled into a tiny ball. Her cool voice was full of overwhelming grievance.
"I want to go home, but you don't want me to come back."
Luo Yuan: !!?
Come home? Absolutely!
Otherwise, she wouldn't feel right taking the money. Besides, who could resist a cool, mature beauty getting clingy when drunk?
After a long struggle, Luo Yuan gave up the master bedroom and finally got the woman settled. She turned to leave, but Ye Qingyue suddenly grabbed her.
"We're married. Why aren't we sleeping together? Do you hate me?"
The drunken beauty kissed her.
Luo Yuan was pretty drunk herself and couldn't resist. They spent the night together.
The second time Ye Qingyue got drunk and wrapped an arm around Luo Yuan's neck to kiss her, Luo Yuan couldn't resist again.
Then came the third time, the fourth...
After countless nights together, the person Ye Qingyue was truly engaged to showed up...
Luo Yuan: ??!!!
She fell into deep thought. Was Ye Qingyue about to divorce her?
Ye Qingyue, however, smiled calmly. "A marriage contract I won by stealing it? Obviously, I can't get divorced."
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Theme: Sincerity is the ultimate trump card. Meet someone's heart with your own, and kindness with virtue.
I really want to thank you. Professor Shi is so miserable. The author, sleep tonight. You'd better sleep with your eyes open. I will never believe you again.
I cried when I watched it TT Professor Shi was so bitter, I hope every day with Lawyer Cheng will be sweet???
I watched it in a row. It was very interesting but too painful. Both Shi Xiao and Cheng Yi suffered too much, but I felt sorry for Cheng Yi. Really, if Shi Xiao took a small step every time, the two of them would not have so much pain. In reality, the plot has actually been separated many times, or in the ending of be, Xiao Xiao finally fell on the operating table and Cheng Yi finally broke out and chose to end or went crazy. Thank you for giving the viewers a good ending.
I finished reading it in two days. The author's writing is really good. I burst into tears at the sad part. I cried to death.
Every small world in the future will be the reincarnation of the two of them. I really want to cry.
I cried, I cried loudly, why, wuwuwuwu, why is Professor Shi so miserable?
Yo yo yo, I always have to chase my wife, hahaha, today is also the day!
Hey, I'm really speechless. Cheng Yi is always the one who is given up. So what if I love you very much? I'm so frustrated.
Cheng Lu is really too difficult. Every time he opens his heart and accepts Professor Shi, Professor Shi makes some mistakes.
Four or five years ago, I would have thought that novels and stories were distorted and exaggerated, but now it is completely the opposite. Art comes from life, and everything is possible. You may guess how you will live tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, but you can never imagine what is waiting for you ahead. Ups and downs, good times and bad, are all aspects of life. Xixi and Nian Nian will always work together in a parallel world to overcome all difficulties and advance hand in hand! Congratulations on the completion, spread the flowers~
I really want to thank you. Professor Shi is so miserable. The author, sleep tonight. You'd better sleep with your eyes open. I will never believe you again.
I cried when I watched it TT Professor Shi was so bitter, I hope every day with Lawyer Cheng will be sweet???
I watched it in a row. It was very interesting but too painful. Both Shi Xiao and Cheng Yi suffered too much, but I felt sorry for Cheng Yi. Really, if Shi Xiao took a small step every time, the two of them would not have so much pain. In reality, the plot has actually been separated many times, or in the ending of be, Xiao Xiao finally fell on the operating table and Cheng Yi finally broke out and chose to end or went crazy. Thank you for giving the viewers a good ending.
I finished reading it in two days. The author's writing is really good. I burst into tears at the sad part. I cried to death.
Every small world in the future will be the reincarnation of the two of them. I really want to cry.
I cried, I cried loudly, why, wuwuwuwu, why is Professor Shi so miserable?
Yo yo yo, I always have to chase my wife, hahaha, today is also the day!
Hey, I'm really speechless. Cheng Yi is always the one who is given up. So what if I love you very much? I'm so frustrated.
Cheng Lu is really too difficult. Every time he opens his heart and accepts Professor Shi, Professor Shi makes some mistakes.
Four or five years ago, I would have thought that novels and stories were distorted and exaggerated, but now it is completely the opposite. Art comes from life, and everything is possible. You may guess how you will live tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, but you can never imagine what is waiting for you ahead. Ups and downs, good times and bad, are all aspects of life. Xixi and Nian Nian will always work together in a parallel world to overcome all difficulties and advance hand in hand! Congratulations on the completion, spread the flowers~