A Kiss Beneath the Stars [Marriage Before Love]

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A contract bound Lin Tang and Feng Chibai in a two-year marriage.

They used each other, each getting what they needed.

He would provide her grandmother with the best medical care, and she would help him fight for the family fortune.

They thought the marriage would proceed simply as planned, right up until it ended.

Who knew the Feng family had so many rules!

Lin Tang was rebellious by nature, and the urge to defy them took hold at once.

So...

When Feng Chibai told her the first Feng family rule, "Except on important occasions, drinking without permission is strictly forbidden,"

Lin Tang sat on the floor with a disdainful look, a bottle of plum wine in her arms.

Feng family rule number two: Get downstairs at 7:30 every morning to have breakfast with Old Master Feng.

-But there were less than five minutes left, and Feng Chibai stared helplessly at the woman sprawled on the bed, unable to wake her no matter how hard he tried.

Feng family rule number three: If you miss curfew, no one is allowed to open the door for you.

-That night, Feng Chibai sat alone on the sofa in his room, listening to Lin Tang's voice on the phone telling him to come downstairs and let her in.

As time went by, on top of having to fight for the family fortune, he also had to cover for his wife while she got into trouble.

Still, Feng Chibai's lips curved. This was actually pretty interesting.

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-When pretense mixes with true feelings, those of us who were never in sync will eventually lose ourselves, clear-eyed, in a wildly growing love.

-Blurb written on 2023.12.1

Theme: Our way out is found at the brink of despair