A Hot Romance in the Capital at Night [Marriage Before Love]

[Marriage before love | Love grows over time | Age gap]

1.

The craziest thing Xia Suichu had ever done was stop a black Bentley on a stormy night.

"Fu Yanyu, I want to marry you."

The window rolled down, revealing a sharply defined profile.

The man spoke unhurriedly: "Miss Xia, I'm not a philanthropist, and I'm certainly not anyone's backup plan."

Xia Suichu smiled with confidence.

"Rather than let someone else decide who I marry, I'd rather take control myself."

"And I'm the best choice for you."

Fu Yanyu was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Why?"

"I can help you deal with Fu Jichen." Xia Suichu gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, her nails digging into her palm.

Fu Jichen was his half-brother, and her boyfriend of many years.

But on the eve of their engagement, he cheated on her.

2.

Xia Suichu had always had everything go her way. Her family had doted on her and treated her like a treasure.

Love was the one place she'd stumbled.

In a fit of anger, she approached Fu Yanyu, the head of the Fu family, renowned for his cool-headed self-restraint.

They married in a whirlwind.

After the wedding, they returned to the Fu family home together.

"Let me introduce my wife, Suichu."

Xia Suichu linked her arm through Fu Yanyu's, her cheeks flushed.

Then she got to see the shock in her ex-boyfriend's eyes, followed by the words he practically ground out through clenched teeth: "Hello, sister-in-law."

In an instant, satisfaction welled up in her heart.

3.

Fu Jichen had assumed Xia Suichu had only dragged Fu Yanyu into this charade to get revenge on him.

But later, everything changed.

After a family dinner one day, Fu Yanyu made an excuse about not feeling well and took Xia Suichu upstairs to rest.

The door was ajar, inadvertently giving Fu Jichen a chance to glimpse the truth.

He saw his usually composed and restrained older brother kneeling by the bed.

Xia Suichu was lying down with a soft pillow under her waist, her face flushed and her lashes damp.

She kicked him, her voice on the verge of tears. "You bastard, you lied to me."

All that talk about treating each other with respect, all that talk about restraint and propriety, was a pack of lies.

Men were all the same.

A thin sheen of sweat glistened on Fu Yanyu's forehead as he gently comforted her. "Baby, just hold on a little longer."

The sight before him stabbed into Fu Jichen's eyes like a thorn.

He turned silently and slipped away.

Out of the corner of her eye, Xia Suichu saw the shadow disappear outside the door and quietly reminded him, "He's gone."

Fu Yanyu didn't look up. He simply continued kissing her.

"Ignore him."

"Let's continue."

2024.6.9

Theme: Learn to love others, but more importantly, learn to love yourself.