// Married first, fall in love later, with a long-laid plan
// A delicate white-flower beauty x a young master from Beijing's elite circle
The first time Shen Xing met Xie Hengyu was at a crawfish restaurant.
She had a guitar slung over her back and a song list in her hand.
"Boss, any song you'd like to hear?"
She went from table to table, asking until she was numb.
Just as Shen Xing thought the day would end in failure,
Xie Hengyu drawled, "Can you sing Under Mount Fuji?"
After she finished singing Under Mount Fuji, Shen Xing expressionlessly held out her payment QR code.
He gave her more money than she'd saved in a whole week.
Shen Xing felt as if her dignity had been trampled. At a loss, she fled.
She didn't notice the man at the table behind her, who had just requested the song, or the faint amusement in his eyes beneath his baseball cap.
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The second time Shen Xing met Xie Hengyu was at an exclusive private club.
"When I saw you last time, I didn't think you had this side to you."
Xie Hengyu had just rescued her from some big shot. He glanced sideways at her disheveled clothes.
His long, slender fingers toyed with a lighter.
He looked down at her with an intensely amused gaze.
He was the very picture of a spoiled young master who didn't care about the rules.
"Short on money?"
Shen Xing nearly bit through her lower lip before nodding.
"Let's go register our marriage tomorrow."
Xie Hengyu spoke in a strong Beijing accent. "I'll give you money."
"Enough to spend for the rest of your life, and then some."
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Even after they married, the two of them were still strangers.
Shen Xing seemed determined to repay him. She was polite and respectful at every turn, and made sure all the meals at home were ready.
Their peaceful routine came to an end when Shen Xing's childhood friend came looking for her.
That night, Xie Hengyu cornered her in the entryway.
"Shen Xing, do you really not see how I feel about you?"
Ignoring her resistance, Xie Hengyu showered her with soft, fleeting kisses on her ear, earlobe, and neck.
"He gets in my way and takes my girl. Does he have a death wish?"
As he muttered the vicious threat, Xie Hengyu's eyes glinted red.
Only when he saw Shen Xing blushing ever more intensely beneath his touch did his expression soften completely.
The longer he watched, the redder Shen Xing grew.
The culprit leaned close to her ear, his voice low and husky.
"Little Xing, you're ripe."
Theme: Learn to love, then become a better person
