As a famous divorce lawyer in her field, Su Ruizhu has handled countless cases where couples were sweet as honey before marriage and at each other's throats during divorce.
She has seen it all, from couples fighting tooth and nail over the division of assets to trading insults in court.
But the first time she saw her own name on a marriage certificate, Su Ruizhu's head began to spin.
“Am I walking into the grave of love?”
Wait, she hasn't even been in love before!
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Su Ruizhu is an elite partner at a prestigious law firm, a rising star and an industry darling in everyone's eyes. Yet at 28, she's being pressured to get married!
She meets a promising young neurosurgeon through a matchmaking service. When she learns he's being forced into blind dates too, they hit it off and agree to a marriage of convenience, with no interference in each other's lives.
Married life, like...
On their first day of marriage, Su Ruizhu wraps up a divorce case at the last minute, then meets Mo Helin, who rushes over from the hospital, to register their marriage at the civil affairs office. Afterward, they each return to work.
On their thirtieth day of marriage, after seeing each other just three times in a month, Su Ruizhu receives a message from him.
Mo: I won't be home this weekend either.
Su: OK, I'll be away on a business trip this weekend.
They're both swamped with work, and aside from occasionally putting on an act in front of their parents, they usually just text each other to report their plans.
She thinks they'll reach the agreed-upon divorce date without a hitch, but as the days keep dragging on, Su Ruizhu starts to feel that something is off.
Then, on the nth day of their marriage, she finds a photo with a handwritten note in someone's room.
[At 17, I skipped class to watch her debate in the classroom next door. At 21, I skipped class to watch her debate at the neighboring college.
Happy birthday to me. To the best debater of the day.]
In the photo, Su Ruizhu shines at the debate podium.
Then another message arrives on her phone.
Mo: Are you free? It's my birthday today. Let me take you out to dinner.
It finally dawns on Su Ruizhu, and she can't help but marvel:
“Oh wow, you little rascal. So this was your plan all along...”
Theme: Everyone has a bright future ahead
