Wen Zhuo had been obedient and well-behaved for twenty-three years, yet she married a man she'd only met once.
If she'd known his name was He Jingxi, her mysterious boss, intern Wen Zhuo would never have lost her head.
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To protect their eldest daughter, the Wen family brought seventeen-year-old Wen Zhuo from Nanjiang to Jingbei, arranging her as a bargaining chip in a political marriage with a reckless playboy.
Just before graduation, Wen Zhuo went back to Nanjiang on a business trip. She never expected to run into He Jingxi there.
At the time, her intended husband was pestering her.
Then she caught sight of a man tilting his head to light a cigarette in the murky darkness. His refined bearing captivated her at first glance.
Perhaps it was the plum-rain season, with spring tides surging. The look he gave her was just as intense.
Wen Zhuo thought she might be going crazy. She ran straight toward him, her slender, delicate hand gripping his neat collar as she stammered in desperation, "I won't go through with the arranged marriage. I'm already married. He's my husband."
She never expected her words to come true.
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Everyone in Jingbei's upper circles knew He Jingxi, head of the He family. He was a master strategist in business, devoted to his career, and untouched by women.
He had spent years expanding the business overseas, but after returning home, he suddenly appeared with a wedding ring on his left ring finger.
Once Wen Zhuo learned how powerful her husband was, she became even more convinced that their marriage was only for show and dared not hope for anything.
Until one day after their wedding.
She accidentally learned the story behind the scar on his shoulder: when she was seventeen, He Jingxi had risked his life to rush into a burning building and save her. But...
Wen Zhuo fought through her headache and raised her reddened eyes in his arms. Her voice was thick with tears. "I can't remember you. What should I do?"
He Jingxi lowered his head and kissed her damp eyelashes, tender and reverent. "Then fall in love with me again."
* First married, then in love, told from the heroine's perspective; the hero's perspective is unrequited love becoming mutual
* Seven-year age gap, each other's only one in body and heart
* Before the heroine was an adult, the hero had no romantic feelings or ambiguous relationship with her
* The heroine will regain her memories later
[2024.7.11]
Theme: Love well
