A Springtime Too Hard to Cross

"Falling Into Your Tenderness" // second-generation story

Xie Junqian was determined not to become a hopeless romantic like the generation before him.

In his worldview, everything could be reduced to its value, including marriage.

The second year after his company went public, he arranged a marriage-minded blind date for himself.

His mother told him she had chosen a suitable wife for him.

Nie Jinjiao was a gold medal winner in the Miss Universe pageant and quite famous in high society.

She was a notorious pretty face in Lihai, beautiful but useless, a spoiled rich second-generation who did nothing but eat, drink, and have fun.

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One day, Nie Jinjiao heard through the grapevine that Xie Junqian was getting married.

She eagerly followed the gossip, wondering what unlucky woman would marry such a cold, ruthless, profit-driven man.

To her surprise, the marriage contract landed in her own lap.

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An unexpected turn in their newlywed life led them into a shameless arrangement: sex without love, living together for convenience.

After getting a taste of the good life, Xie Junqian had just one demand for Miss Xia: they had to sleep together every day.

Just as Boss Xie thought his wife couldn't live without him and was finally devoted to him...

Miss Nie was having the time of her life among a group of young models when Boss Xie caught her in the act.

She even pretended not to know him.

Xie Junqian immediately plucked her out of the crowd, gritting his teeth. "Mrs. Xie, do you think your husband is dead?"

Nie Jinjiao gave Boss Xie a sultry, tipsy smile. "Oh, Boss Xie is still alive? I thought I was a widow."

That night, Xie Junqian "carried" Nie Jinjiao off to bed.

Nie Jinjiao, sleeping soundly, gazed at him with tearful eyes. "What are you trying to do now?"

Xie Junqian's slender fingers unfastened her blouse as he murmured in her ear, "Didn't Mrs. Xie complain that I was neglecting her? Tonight, we'll continue fulfilling our marital duties."

He hadn't disciplined her in three whole days. Had she already forgotten her place?

Under someone's forceful insistence, Nie Jinjiao trembled in fear...

Not really. She was just putting on a brave front!

[Reading Guide]

1. A coquettish, teasing, flirtatious heiress vs. a CEO determined not to be a hopeless romantic, who becomes one anyway.

The leads aren't perfect, and they'll gradually change as they spend time together.

2. Blurb written on 2023/12/2 and archived. Details will be polished if better ideas come to mind.

3. All settings in this story are fictional and have no real-world basis. Don't read it as such!

4. No complicated plot, just everyday life and a wild imagination.

Theme: Become your own person.