Sinking into Love After Marriage

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Blurb

When Ji Ran announced his marriage in his social media feed, all his friends were stunned.

Everyone knew Ji Ran was a heartless playboy who, relying on his good looks and family background, had left a trail of broken hearts.

They couldn’t help wondering what kind of stunning beauty could make a playboy like Ji Ran settle down.

But when they learned that the bride was Mu Nanjin, their interest quickly faded.

Who was Mu Nanjin, anyway?

Ordinary looks, an ordinary job. So utterly ordinary that if she disappeared into a crowd, nobody would ever pick her out again.

The only thing that made them think a little more highly of her was that she had stubbornly harbored a crush on Ji Ran for six years. There was nothing else about her worth spending a single brain cell on.

Plenty of people liked Ji Ran. Why would he ever take an unremarkable woman like Mu Nanjin seriously?

He had probably just been momentarily bewitched and wanted someone to amuse himself with.

All of Ji Ran’s friends were waiting for them to get divorced. Some even started making bets.

“I bet they’ll divorce in less than a year.”

“Why wait a year? I bet three months.”

Mu Nanjin’s face turned cold. “I’m in. We’ll divorce right away. Remember to transfer the money to my account.”

Ji Ran flipped the table and gritted his teeth. “It took me forever to persuade her to marry me!”

*

Mu Nanjin had always thought her crush was a one-sided affair, until one day she discovered Ji Ran’s secret account.

Mu Nanjin: “When did you start liking me?”

Ji Ran: “When I got your first letter. From the moment I first saw you.”

[Notes]

* The heroine doesn’t come between anyone.

* The hero never cheats.

* They save each other.

[Second Heartbeat]

Everyone in A City’s upper circles knows Ning Shizhi is a shameless country bumpkin who’ll stoop to anything.

Thanks to her father’s past kindness to the Li family, she suddenly rose from obscurity and became Li Jingshen’s wife.

Li Jingshen has always treated her coldly and looked down on her.

Rumor has it that Li Jingshen only agreed to marry her for the Li family inheritance.

Once the old master of the Li family steps down, Ning Shizhi will be thrown out.

Everyone is waiting to laugh at Ning Shizhi, and hoping to take her place as Li Jingshen’s wife.

However, just days before Li Jingshen is due to take over the Li family, Ning Shizhi seems to vanish without a trace.

The next time Li Jingshen encounters her, she’s catching a thief after stepping in to help.

Ning Shizhi flashes him a bold, carefree smile. “Hey, can I borrow your car?”

Li Jingshen frowns. “Ning Shizhi, what are you up to now?”

But Ning Shizhi acts as if she hasn’t heard him, hits the gas, and chases after the thief.

When Li Jingshen catches up with her, she seems to have only just remembered who he is.

Ning Shizhi: “Oh, aren’t you Li Jingyu’s older brother?”

She seems to have completely forgotten that she and Li Jingshen are married!

Li Jingshen’s voice turns icy. “Ning Shizhi, you dare forget me?”

Ning Shizhi looks baffled. “I haven’t forgotten you. You’re Li Jingyu’s older brother, aren’t you?”

Li Jingshen: ...

*

Later, Li Jingshen pins Ning Shizhi against the wall in a hospital corridor.

His eyes reddened, he demands, “So now you’re going to kill the version of yourself that loves me?”

Ning Shizhi gives him a faint smile. “Can you even tell which version of me loves you?”

Theme: I don’t want to just wait. There are lonely people everywhere in this world, afraid to take the first step.