Slow to Warm (Marriage Before Love)

[My neighboring novels Snow on Boiling Water and Drowning are complete] 1. In the fifth year of her marriage to Shang Muzhi, Liang Qiyue loses her phone in London. For the first time since their wedding, she finally calls him of her own accord. After waiting at the airport for an hour, the person who comes to pick her up is the family driver. Shang Muzhi is a rising star in the investment world and the next head of the Shang family. No one in their circle knows he's married, or that he has a wife. That night, Liang Qiyue wakes to the sound of running water in the bathroom. Sitting at the kitchen island, she asks him, "Shang Muzhi?" "Do you want to divorce me?" The man steps out of the bathroom behind her, his tie hanging loosely around his straight, elegant neck. He doesn't answer. He just walks over and asks her calmly, "What did you call me?" 2. Liang Qiyue returned to the Liang family at fourteen, but at the time, she was a stranger to her parents and relatives. She spent most of her time living with the Shang family. Back then, everyone thought she would marry the Shang family's second son someday. They were childhood friends, close in age, and a perfect match. But to everyone's surprise, Liang Qiyue got married before she even graduated from university. She married Shang Muzhi, the man she'd called "big brother" since childhood. -- Liang Qiyue always thought Shang Muzhi didn't like her. He was the only one in the Shang family who never smiled at her, the coldest to her, and the one who almost never spoke to her. She was most afraid of him, too. But for many years afterward, she would often remember how, during her first month in Harbor City, she would secretly cry under the covers at night, afraid someone might hear. One morning, she went to school with red eyes. Shang Muzhi rode past her on his mountain bike, then suddenly stopped to wait for her. "Liang Qiyue, there's a fireworks show at Victoria Harbour tomorrow. If you stop crying at night, I'll consider taking you to see it." Reading guide: 1. Marriage first, love later. He's three years older. Both are virgins. 2. Gentle, slow, and shy x domineering, daddy-type dom. 3. Neither lead is perfect. Before their feelings for each other are clear, the heroine helps a supporting female character deliver a love letter to the hero. Because of his arrogance, the hero agrees to date her for three days. They don't hold hands, hug, or have any physical contact. The supporting female character isn't evil. The three-day relationship is there to drive the plot and develop the romance. Apart from that, the hero is devoted to the heroine in both body and heart from beginning to end. If this bothers you, please don't read it!!! 4. The setting is entirely fictional and based on no real people. 5. All the elements serve the story itself. The characters are not written as perfect people at this stage. 6. Don't relate this to real life. Don't relate this to real life. Don't relate this to real life. The title comes from the song Slow Burn, but the story has nothing to do with it and is based on no real people. Theme: Even the most insincere person can be understood.