#Enemies-to-Lovers Marriage of Convenience# We Agreed to Pretend, but She Took It Seriously
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Duan Mingyi and Jiang Qiumiao keep running into each other, and neither is willing to back down.
Because their families have been friends for generations, they've spent years trying to out-act each other, pretending in public to be the best of friends.
Who could have guessed they'd take their act too far, leading their elders to misunderstand their relationship and get them engaged in a muddle at a banquet?
Duan Mingyi was speechless. "Didn't you say that marrying me would bring anyone terrible luck?"
Jiang Qiumiao said coldly, "You said I'd never even have to become a nun."
All they had to do was come clean and they could get out of this mess. But neither was willing to be the first to back down and risk being looked down on by the other. Their stubbornness made this absurd marriage a done deal.
After the wedding, they were under surveillance everywhere. Duan Mingyi had acted on impulse, and now there was no use regretting it. With no choice, she kept up the act, forced to pretend to be lovey-dovey with Jiang Qiumiao. They agreed to announce their relationship had fallen apart and get divorced once things had blown over.
When they were alone, neither of them would speak to the other.
In front of others, they were attentive and considerate, always looking after each other.
Everyone who saw them praised them: "What a loving couple."
As their divorce date drew near, Duan Mingyi began to feel melancholy.
Because her fake wife, Jiang Qiumiao, had started acting very strangely.
Like suddenly bringing a pillow to share Duan Mingyi's bed after they'd slept in separate rooms for so long. Like showing up late at night in a romantic burgundy off-the-shoulder dress to have a heart-to-heart. Like looking at her with a burning gaze, like a wolf eyeing its prey.
Emotionally slow on the uptake, Duan Mingyi remained unmoved and firmly turned her away.
"It's just the two of us here. Stop pretending."
The person who had always found fault with her was now overflowing with desire, offering an invitation with nervous anticipation.
At last, Duan Mingyi understood.
I took pretending to be in love seriously, but you want to turn our act into reality?!
Reader's note:
A kind of "now I see the appeal" story.
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Theme: Love is fate.
