A Marriage by Design

Coming next: I Look for Her [Childhood Friends | Marriage Before Love | Secretly in Love with Her]

Reserved, composed designer (male) x hard-partying rich girl (female)

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Blurb:

1,

When Cheng Qingyan heard that Fang Youli had gone bankrupt, she was only mildly surprised, then felt nothing in particular.

Her best friend urged her to seize the opportunity and help him when he was at his most vulnerable, so he would repay her by marrying her. She could treat him a little better afterward. Beautiful, rich, and virtuous: any man would fall for her.

Cheng Qingyan just smiled. Setting aside whether someone as proud as Fang Youli would be willing to marry her in return, she herself couldn't manage any of that so-called virtue.

But no one expected that before long, Fang Youli would show up at Cheng Qingyan's door of his own accord.

2

It was a night of torrential rain. Fang Youli stood in the downpour and rang Cheng Qingyan's doorbell.

Cheng Qingyan had just enjoyed a lovely hot bath. Her long hair fell loose, and she wore a bathrobe, lazily swirling a glass of red wine between her long, fair fingers.

Two drops of wine touched her lips, making her look even more alluring.

She asked him, "How did you know I lived here?"

Fang Youli looked away. "You mentioned it... in a love letter you gave me before."

Cheng Qingyan: "..."

So it was true. In the face of money, what did pride and aloofness even matter?

3

Later, they got married. Cheng Qingyan helped him start a new company: finding a location, registering the business, hiring employees, raising funds, and even securing its first deal.

Fang Youli became busier and busier, but he never forgot his place. He was courteous and attentive to her.

Cheng Qingyan thought things were pretty good. Sometimes, she even had the impression that Fang Youli liked her too.

Until another person appeared and gave her a rude awakening, making her realize that what you take from someone else is still stolen, no matter how compliant it seems on the surface.

So she made a decisive move and asked for a divorce.

But Fang Youli refused, no matter what.

The once proud and aloof darling of heaven lowered his head and bent down to embrace her, his feelings surging but restrained as he said,

"Qingyan, come home with me."

Reader's Guide:

1. The story is told from the heroine's perspective: her secret crush comes true. From the hero's perspective, it's marriage before love.

2. The hero really is bankrupt at first, and he has other reasons for seeking out the heroine. His later success is all his own.

3. One-on-one romance, both leads have no past relationships. A little technology.

4. No ex-girlfriend and no past love.

5. If you like it, please add it to your collection~

If you don't want to wait for an ongoing story, check out my completed works:

Redemption story: White Keys on My Heartstrings

Campus story: Delirious Echoes (free)

And here are some upcoming stories:

Childhood friends, marriage before love: I Look for Her

The second male lead wins, secret love comes true: Looking Back in Vain

The heroine pursues the hero and gets her wish: The Abyss of Self-Forgetfulness

Next up: I Look for Her. Blurb:

Pei Wenqi is about to return home, and Ning Guixin thinks her good days are about to end.

But then she thinks it over. They're not kids anymore, so Pei Wenqi can't tell her what to do now.

So she keeps doing whatever she wants, having fun and enjoying herself.

Then one morning, she wakes up to find Pei Wenqi lying beside her and immediately realizes she's gone too far.

What's worse, her lovely mother has never visited at this hour before, but today she shows up and pushes open the door to find her and Pei Wenqi lying together.

Ning Guixin couldn't explain it even with a hundred mouths. So, with their elders playing matchmaker, she and Pei Wenqi went to register their marriage.

To keep Pei Wenqi from interfering with her freedom, Ning Guixin insists they agree to three rules:

"One: We're only getting married to humor our elders. We'll keep our distance in daily life and stay out of each other's way."

"Two: We won't have joint marital assets. We'll earn and spend our own money, with no financial ties."

"Three: We'll be honest with each other. If either of us falls for someone else, we'll find a suitable time to divorce. After that, we'll each be free to marry whoever we want, with no further ties."

She thought this marriage in name only would soon be over. But when it came time to sign the divorce papers, Ning Guixin was the first to change her mind.

"Pei Wenqi, why don't you take care of me anymore?"

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Theme: You are the unreachable, yet within my grasp