The Laws of Love

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Arranged marriage to love / Five-year age gap / Male lead who loves face-slapping / Regretful pursuit of his wife / A playboy turns over a new leaf

Gentle, kind, well-bred heiress x unruly, irreverent playboy of the capital's elite circle

Everyone in the capital's social scene knew that the Xu and Shen families had arranged a marriage to cement a business partnership.

Shen Yanzhou was a notorious playboy, and he'd long resented the engagement. He kept a cold expression all the way to the registry office.

The first time they met was when they went to register their marriage.

That night, he sent Xu Qingqing a text message.

It laid down one rule:

Let's stay out of each other's way. Don't interfere with my life, and I won't interfere with yours.

Xu Qingqing didn't take it to heart at all.

She had always thought of her marriage to Shen Yanzhou as a family arrangement. Love was never going to be part of it.

She didn't take his message seriously, either.

Later, Xu Qingqing finally understood that he couldn't change who he was, and that she and Shen Yanzhou were never meant to be together.

Disappointed, she resolved to divorce him.

In the steamy bathroom,

her white, fitted dress was soaked through, outlining her lovely figure.

Her breath mingled with the mist above. The man stared at her lips, his gaze restrained.

After a moment, his breathing turned hot. He pressed his lips to hers, brushed her hair aside, and said in a trembling voice, "Xu Qingqing, can we please not get divorced?"

Reading Guide:

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Black-hearted sweetheart x chuunibyou boy

Female Lead's Perspective:

Moli is an obscure idol in a girl group.

In this cutthroat era, she's become a dispensable nobody in the group.

One day, with her manager's help, she manages to snag a spot on a dating show.

She hears that most of the cast are ordinary people, and the only one with any fame is a magician who just returned from overseas.

As soon as the show airs, nearly all the online discussion revolves around the magician.

Moli tries her best to ride his coattails, but she's clearly not the only one. Almost all the female cast members are interested in him.

But that's fine.

She doesn't expect the magician to fake a couple pairing with her. She just needs to play the lovestruck second female lead, then make a tragic exit at the end. A whole wave of viewers will feel sorry for her.

Just imagining it makes Moli beam.

During filming, she deliberately acts devoted in front of the magician. She's so convincing, she could win an Oscar.

That night, when the episode airs, the online reaction takes a different turn.

"Wow, they're so sweet! I'm shipping the male lead and the second female lead!"

"Did you see the look on his face? He's so doting!"

"Long live this couple! Get together right now!"

Wait, has the plot gone off track?

After the show ends, the couple fans are unexpectedly numerous, and Moli is getting a headache. And why is the magician shipping them too?!

There's no choice. She can only keep stringing him along. The benefits of having couple fans are just too good!

Sorry about this. I'll make it up to you with compensation later.

Male Lead's Perspective:

He meets Moli on his very first dating show.

What a twist of fate!

He started following the girl group just for Moli. He never expected his goddess to appear right in front of him!

Moli deliberately shows up in front of him and talks to him several times.

What is she saying? He didn't hear. He was too busy looking at her face.

She's so cute.

She's talking to me. Does that mean she likes me?

She's breathing. Does that mean she likes me?

Oh, God! He's so unbelievably happy to be alive!

That night, he sends his staff to buy a bunch of promotional posts shipping him and Moli. Every time he looks at his phone, he can't stop smiling.

Moli is curious about what makes him so happy, but of course he can't show her! Where would that leave his dignity? He has to act composed in front of the girl he loves...

Who cares about acting composed! Anyway, he's very pleased with this show. He increases the investment several times over, just to get the director to include more scenes of him and Moli.

After the show ends, quite a few friends tell him to stay away from Moli.

"What do you know? If she's stringing me along, that means she likes me!"

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