*Radiant and spoiled x Fake: stiff and aloof; Really: a sultry, powerful boss
*An old flame rekindled, possessive love and taking by force
1.
Shen Shiying is a young heiress raised with endless pampering.
But when her family suddenly falls into crisis, she's forced to break up with her boyfriend and marry into a top-tier wealthy family.
Her new husband is the current head of the Gu family, seven years older than her. Young as he is, he already holds a high position, and is well known in their circle for being stiff and proper.
In public, Shen Shiying acts clingy and coquettish, playing the part of a newlywed who adores her husband.
In private, she thinks Gu Huizhou is too proper, doesn't know how to comfort anyone or be romantic, and only ever gives her properties, wineries, and cruise ships... He's like an ATM that only spits out money, utterly boring.
Six months later, the Shen family gets through the crisis, and Shen Shiying takes the opportunity to ask for a divorce:
"We were only married for our families' sake. There's no real affection between us. You're not my type, and I'm not yours. So why don't we..."
The man, who had been listening quietly the whole time, suddenly looks up and cuts her off. "What kind of man do you like?"
"Naturally, someone like..." Her first love.
Seeing her usually gentle husband's dark gaze, Shen Shiying cuts herself off, a chill running down her back.
...It seems that if she says the wrong thing, something terrible will happen.
2.
As expected, the two families are deeply entangled, and the divorce doesn't go through on the first try.
Shen Shiying uses a few tricks before she finally manages to move out of the Gu residence and reclaim her freedom.
The day her ex returns to the country, their mutual friends organize a welcome-back gathering and invite Shen Shiying too.
Remembering their past, Shen Shiying goes.
Her ex-boyfriend asks rather bitterly how married life is, and whether her husband treats her well. As drinks are passed around, Shen Shiying has a few too many and can't help complaining a little.
That night.
Half-asleep, Shen Shiying is roughly roused. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself locked in a firm, warm embrace, with the faint, somewhat familiar scent of bitter tea drifting beneath her nose.
The man, usually so stiff and rule-bound, has appeared at an unknown hour. He grips her chin, his voice cool and dangerous. "You met him?"
It's not a question.
"What did you talk about? Why were you smiling so happily?"
"..."
"Shiying said a few words to him today, so tonight I'll make you come ** times."
"..."
At last, Shen Shiying realizes...
It seems she has never really understood her husband.
Only later does Shen Shiying learn that this marriage alliance, and even her breakup with her first love, were never coincidences.
Includes a rivalry between male suitors / marriage first, love later
Blurb written on 2025.12.18 and saved as a screenshot
[My wife is still young. It's only natural that the glittering world outside sometimes distracts her.
It's these ignorant fools who keep crowding around her, trying to seduce her.
No matter. They'll learn what happens when they covet another man's wife.*]
(*Source: Internet)
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