The Ice-Free Port [Marriage Before Love]

Shu Huai has known for as long as she can remember that she has a fiancé. He is four years older than her, comes from the Wen family, one of the top financial powerhouses in Hong Kong, and is the third son.

Wen Yan has a rather poor reputation. He can’t match his eldest brother’s levelheadedness and wisdom, nor does he have his second brother’s business acumen. He spends his days making gossip headlines with actresses, a famous idle rich playboy far and wide.

She first meets Wen Yan at the age of twenty-four.

Three days later, they register their marriage.

“I won’t try to control you. I hope you won’t interfere in my private life either,” she says calmly, broaching the matter with him.

“You mean we each do our own thing?” He raises an eyebrow, his expression teasing.

His deep, captivating eyes are unmistakably those of a flirt, but the smile doesn’t reach them. With his arms folded, he stands there, and even the casual glance he casts her is so imposing that it makes her heart skip a beat.

Less than two days later, the Wen family changes hands. To everyone’s astonishment and apprehension, Wen Yan becomes its new leader.

Only then does Shu Huai realize her instincts were right.

The Wen family’s third son is no ordinary man.

Worse still, the Shen family business is hit by an unprecedented crisis.

After much hesitation, she has no choice but to ask him for help.

Behind his desk, the man sits in an immaculate suit, signing a document unhurriedly without even looking up. “Miss Shen, have you forgotten what you once said? That we wouldn’t interfere in each other’s affairs?”

Shu Huai sighs inwardly. She isn’t one to grovel, either.

After he turns her down, she gives him a polite smile.

“I was presumptuous, Third Young Master.” She turns to leave.

Suddenly, a powerful hand clamps around her wrist. The next second, Wen Yan’s handsome, icy face is right in front of her.

His voice is low and tense, held back with all his restraint. “You smile at everyone else. Why are you always so cold to me? Is it really so hard to ask me for help just once?”

★ An arranged marriage between families, a childhood betrothal, love after marriage; both leads are each other’s first, the female lead has an unattainable first love, the male lead falls first, and there are all kinds of jealous confrontations.

★ A favored child of heaven X gentle and aloof; two powerful CEOs, evenly matched rivals.

Theme: An indomitable will.