A Trial Romance [The 1990s]

{Preorder: Don't Let Him Go} Obsessive Young Lady VS Brooding, Devoted Hound / Reunited After a Broken Relationship / Mutual Healing / Mutual Secret Crush

Blurb One

When her colleagues heard that Tong Yufei, born into modest circumstances, had married a husband from a distinguished family, they were astonished and a little envious. He was not only a well-educated PhD who had returned from overseas, but also so handsome he could have been the top gigolo in old Shanghai.

Five years later, Tong Yufei finally got her wish: her husband returned home, and they were reunited. On the day they met again, he stood before her in a fine suit, his eyes cold as a frozen pool. "Let's get divorced. Name your price."

Tong Yufei privately scoffed. After spending more than 1,800 nights alone, she wanted a lot more than a little compensation.

She wanted him to repay everything, with interest, including the heart he had never given her.

Blurb Two

One day, the names of China's Ten Outstanding Young Private Entrepreneurs made the front page. Mo Daoyan's name stood out at the top. In an inconspicuous corner of the same page, however, a rumor of marital strife appeared: the rising business star was about to end his marriage in all but name, but his wife, who had married into a better family, was threatening to kill herself and refusing to let go.

Late at night, Mo Daoyan pinned his wife's wrist with one hand and pressed her against the door. With the other, he held the wedding ring she had taken off and slowly slid it back onto her ring finger. "Try loving me, will you?"

Reading Notes:

Set in the 1990s, an arranged marriage that turns to love

Cold and reserved, secretly passionate x Gentle but sharp

The male lead is a PhD who returned from overseas; the female lead starts out as a proofreader and later becomes a reporter

Theme: Love that grows steadily over time