Still Strangers After Marriage

A refined, depraved, scheming bad boy x a muddleheaded, silly, sweet little darling | Age gap | Instinctive attraction | DDLG | Size difference | Updates according to ranking

Lu Enyi was raised in the gentle Jiangnan water towns from a young age. Mild-tempered by nature, she had only just been reclaimed by the Lu family when they arranged a marriage alliance for her with another prominent family.

Xie Chengzhou, heir to the prestigious Xie family, was always aloof and had long occupied a position of power. At the time, Lu Enyi was merely a disregarded second daughter whose status in the family was awkward.

After the marriage was settled, Xie Chengzhou went overseas to oversee the foreign market, showing no consideration for her.

Rumors soon spread through the capital.

When they crossed paths at the company, Lu Enyi pretended not to know him. But the man, newly returned from abroad, grabbed her wrist with a firm grip. He stepped in front of her, his expression cold, and looked down at the supervisor who was making things difficult for Lu Enyi. “Perhaps you don’t know who she is. I can tell you myself.”

“She has the authority to decide whether you stay or go.”

2.

At a charity gala in the capital, the two appeared together for once, yet acted like strangers the whole time. When another socialite publicly outbid Lu Enyi for the auction item she loved, Xie Chengzhou remained completely unruffled.

Marriages among the wealthy were all alike, nothing worth getting excited about. But this level of estrangement was still enough to make people sigh.

Little did they know, in the hotel suite

The man pinned her in place so she couldn’t leave, then leisurely tipped up the young woman’s chin and asked softly, “Want your husband to help you win it back?”

“...” Lu Enyi turned her face away, blushing, and said nothing.

“Enyi, good girls know how to tell on people.”

“Tell me, do you want it?”

A businessman never does anything without a profit in mind. Lu Enyi puffed out her cheeks and asked timidly, “W-what are the conditions?”

The man chuckled and had her sit on his lap, his voice gentle. “Come here and kiss me.”

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A cold, sharp-tongued man who is merciless to everyone else but lets a little of his caring, elder-like side show for the heroine alone x a clingy sweetheart. Seven-year age gap.

Fictional, made-up setting. Real place names are included only because I couldn’t be bothered to invent new ones. Don’t take it too seriously.

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The old flame rekindles: top-tier powerful family x gorgeous, temperamental actress

Li Yan is a gorgeous actress hated by the entire internet. Her foxlike eyes are full of tender allure, her striking features are breathtaking, and she has a soft body and an extraordinary natural talent. Yet a string of scandals has kept her from making a comeback.

The audience tells her to get out of show business, but Li Yan ignores them, still looking dazzling at every red-carpet event.

Until a fellow actress stole the role she had been auditioning for over three months. The whole internet cheered.

Manager: Maybe you should apologize. You can’t take being targeted like this forever.

Industry veteran: If you don’t have connections, you’ll just have to work your way up. Keep at it.

At one celebratory banquet, she glanced over and saw a member of the powerful family who stood above everyone else. Everyone knew how influential he was, and everyone feared his coldness.

Li Yan’s eyes narrowed, her heart heating.

That very night, she sat on the man’s lap.

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Not long afterward, an SSS-level film announced Li Yan as its leading actress, causing an uproar. People angrily accused her of buying her way into the cast and stealing the role from the originally chosen actress.

The online abuse was relentless, and rumors of her throwing her weight around were exposed.

“People are saying Miss Li is my beloved, that I’m madly in love with her, and that I’ve kept our relationship secret only to protect you.” Lu Zhen asked coldly, “Miss Li, you spread those rumors yourself, didn’t you?”

Li Yan sat on the floor, looking pitiful. “I did. I love Mr. Lu so much that I resorted to this! To make it up to you, I can only offer ten times the compensation!”

“Compensation how?”

Li Yan leaned forward and pinned the man to the sofa, baring her snowy skin. She smiled sweetly. “Personal service~”

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Kept lover story

Theme: Healing and redemption