Falling in Love Again [Marriage Before Love]

At a Shengbai Group banquet, everyone was discussing Rong Zheng, who had just taken over the company. He was only thirty and expected to marry soon. The daughters of prominent families who had come to the banquet in the capital were all hoping to win the chance to marry into the Rong family.

Xu Changyou was just an ordinary employee who had come to the banquet for a free drink, but her supervisor wouldn't leave her alone.

Her cool attitude angered him. He looked at her with contempt and sneered, "You think you have a chance with President Rong?"

With no one else around, Xu Changyou shot back, "President Rong and I are both unmarried. Why shouldn't I give it a try?"

At some point, the private room door had swung wide open. The assembled power brokers looked at her with scorn, as if she were a ridiculous joke for overestimating herself. Rong Zheng, seated at the head of the table, gave her a cold, inscrutable glance.

Xu Changyou fled in a panic, sure she was about to lose her job.

After the banquet, a car stopped in her way at the intersection. Its window lowered halfway. Rong Zheng tapped the window with his knuckles, signaling for her to get in.

Xu Changyou climbed into the car in trepidation. Rong Zheng's deep, cool voice mingled with the pounding of her heart.

"Miss Xu, do you want to marry me?"

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In their secret marriage of convenience, Xu Changyou stuck to her role. In private, she did her duty as his wife. At work, she remained respectful and kept her distance. Whenever she happened to meet his cool gaze, she immediately lowered her head, never once crossing the line.

Not long before their marriage contract was due to expire, rumors spread around the company that she had deliberately seduced her married boss.

At the grand annual party, Xu Changyou sat alone in an isolated corner, planning to ask for a divorce as soon as Rong Zheng returned from his business trip.

Just as the party reached its liveliest, the people seated nearby suddenly fell silent and rose in unison, staring toward the entrance.

Snow began to fall late at night. Rong Zheng walked in calmly, snow resting on the shoulders of his coat.

An executive asked, "Why are you back early, President Rong?"

Rong Zheng walked straight across the bright hall to the corner and took the stunned Xu Changyou by the hand. "I'm here to take my wife home."

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One morning, Xu Changyou woke up lying on Rong Zheng's chest. Curious, she asked when he had fallen for her. Rong Zheng smiled without answering, then took her on a trip back to Hong Kong.

In an attic filled with memories, Xu Changyou slowly pieced together the signs of his deep love for her.

Their meeting in the capital had been a reunion after a long separation, and he had fallen for her all over again.

■ Clearheaded and restrained x mature and steady

■ Touch-starved employee who always wants to cuddle x CEO who is always teasing his young wife

■ The heroine has an ex. Both leads have only had one partner.

■ Five-year age gap | Strangers by day, wild at night

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At a private gathering for the capital's elite, everyone in attendance was a prominent figure. He Zongting sat at the head of the table, the center of attention.

Pei Nian's arrival caused a stir.

She had recently been exposed as a fake heiress. Not only had she been thrown out of her wealthy family, but her arranged engagement to the He family had been canceled as well.

It wasn't hard to guess why she'd come.

She was obviously still dreaming of marrying He Zongting.

His friend Huang Sheng couldn't help teasing him. "You don't see a beauty like her every day. You really aren't interested?"

He Zongting gave a playful smirk. "If you like her, she's yours."

That evening, he received a friend request from Pei Nian. Her hopeful eyes flashed through his mind, and He Zongting scoffed.

She really was still deluding herself.

*

Pei Nian had had a crush on Huang Sheng for years. She'd been forced to suppress her feelings while she was engaged, but now she'd finally added him on WeChat.

But she had never dated anyone and was too shy to express herself. The only way she knew how to flirt was by saying good night at the same time every day.

Huang Sheng naturally paid her little attention.

But one day, Huang Sheng began replying to her messages instantly, and a possessive edge crept into his words.

When Pei Nian said good night again, Huang Sheng asked her: [What did I teach you yesterday?]

Pei Nian's ears turned bright red. Her fingers trembling, she replied: [Good night, hubby]

Huang Sheng: [You have to call me that in person too, understood?]

Pei Nian: [Got it, hubby (/// ///)(/// ///)]

She thought she was about to find sweet love, but then she discovered that the person she'd been flirting with for two months wasn't Huang Sheng at all. It was her cold and ruthless former fiance, He Zongting!

Pei Nian immediately deleted him from WeChat, turned off her phone, and tried to pretend nothing had happened.

The next day, she turned her phone back on and stared dumbfounded at the screen full of friend requests. The latest one had come in just a minute ago.

[Did your hubby teach you to seduce someone and then dump them?]

*Powerful man x fake heiress

*Cold, aloof schemer x gentle, honest girl

Theme: Move forward bravely.