Mrs. Shen Is Done [Marriage Before Love]

Beautiful, self-obsessed, and delightfully spoiled heroine VS a refined scoundrel of a much older man

Tan Guangyi has just graduated from college and is about to make her mark in the entertainment industry and establish her reputation as a genius screenwriter. Then she suddenly receives an urgent message from her family: their company is facing a financial crisis, and they need her to save it by marrying into another family.

Her intended is Shen Dianchen, the current head of the Shen Group. Oh no, isn't he her best friend's uncle? That's a whole generation apart!

According to the rumors, Shen Dianchen is ruthless and iron-fisted. In just five years at the helm, he has taken the Shen Group to new heights, becoming the youngest and most untouchable big shot in the business world.

He is reputed to be chaste, uninterested in women, and devoted entirely to work. Rumors about his sexual orientation have persisted for years.

Just after the wedding, before Tan Guangyi can even take off her wedding dress, she learns that the groom has boarded a plane overseas.

After the news breaks, Tan Guangyi becomes a laughingstock among the high-society ladies of Pingcheng.

Tan Guangyi falls silent, gets angry, and comes to a decision.

To hell with men. I'll shine on my own.

A month later, the Shen Group president's assistant receives a massive bill: custom jewelry bought for 30 million, a ski resort booked out at great expense, and, most outrageous of all, the study where the male master of the Shen residence spends most of his time has been converted into a private theater.

After the assistant nervously reports it, Shen Dianchen remains calm. "Let her have her fun."

That is, until news reports that a top-tier star has visited the Shen residence at night. The man's next destination is immediately changed to a flight back home.

After they marry, Shen Dianchen worries that his new wife is too young and delicate, so he is always extremely restrained in bed and puts her first in everything.

One day, by chance, he overhears his wife chatting with a friend.

"He's older, after all. I guess it's normal that we don't match in that department, and he just doesn't have the stamina anymore. I'll put up with it and get through it."

Older, no stamina... Shen Dianchen loosens his tie and gives a cold laugh.

At dusk, with the bedding in disarray, Shen Dianchen strokes his wife's snow-white back and leans down to ask in her ear, "Darling, do you still need to put up with it?"

Tan Guangyi can't even summon the strength to shake her head. That bastard is already more than she can handle in bed on an ordinary day. She has no idea what has gotten into him today.

One-on-one, both are each other's first. Romance after marriage, five-year age gap.

August 2, 2023

Theme: Relying on yourself is better than relying on others