Marriage Agreement

Eight-year age gap | Marriage first, love later; a faux forced marriage and a faux second chance | Five years ago, the heroine used the hero to heal. She wanted his body, he gave his heart, and afterward she walked away without a backward glance.

The World Cup was over, and France had won. Yu Tong clutched Croatia's jersey and cried. She downed one glass after another, wiping her nose and tears on Jian Yinhui as she asked him, "What do we do? Modric is already thirty-three this year. Can he hold out until the next World Cup?"

Jian Yinhui shook his head. "I don't know either."

After a chaotic night together, they woke to a sky full of dark clouds. Jian Yinhui gently dressed the young woman in his arms and said earnestly, "I don't know whether Modric can play in the next World Cup, but I know I can't wait until then to get married. My mother's health is getting worse by the day, and her greatest wish before she dies is to see me settle down."

"So, Tongtong, we were attracted to each other five years ago, and we don't dislike each other now. Will you marry me?"

They were attracted to each other five years ago? It was just hormones talking.

But on second thought, whether five years ago or five years from now, he was the best person to help her heal.

A mutually beneficial arrangement.

Yu Tong nodded, willingly marrying the famous young master of Beicheng and signing an agreement.

In the event of a divorce, after their marital property was divided, the guilty party would separately pay the innocent party one hundred million in emotional damages.

Everyone said the contract protected the wife, and that President Jian was generous.

No one imagined that Yu Tong would be the one to seek a divorce one day.

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The Jian family had always been known for their devoted lovers. Once married, they believed in lifelong fidelity, and there had never been a divorce among their collateral relatives for three generations.

Jian Yinhui naturally couldn't be the first.

That year, the news that Madam Jian had cheated on her husband with her first love spread through the city.

Jian Yinhui gripped the woman's chin with his long, elegant fingers and asked in a low voice, "Tongtong, are you really going to leave with him?"

The woman said nothing. The cool indifference in her eyes made it seem as though their three years of affection had been nothing but an act.

Everyone waited to watch the drama unfold, eager to see the woman who had once been spoiled rotten fall from grace and become a laughingstock.

But no one expected that, in a deserted corner of a hospital corridor, Jian Yinhui would kneel on one knee, pull the crouching woman into his arms, and kiss her until she could hardly breathe. He took out the agreement she had once signed herself and smiled against her lips. "You can divorce me... but where is Xu Guangjie going to get the hundred million in emotional damages?"

Eight-year age gap. Both leads were virgins five years ago; five years later, the heroine is a virgin and the hero is not. The heroine does not cheat during the marriage!

Title and blurb written on 2023.11.23, revised on 2023.12.22. Plagiarism will be pursued.

Theme: Defend marriage.