[Marriage first, love later | Mutual pining | Fake replacement | Winning her back]
A roguish rich young master x a sweet, innocent good girl
Everyone thought Ji Shuyan had married Pei Shizhou out of spite.
Her secret crush on Pei Lin was no secret in their social circle.
And Pei Lin was Pei Shizhou's cousin. He had just gotten engaged last month.
After the wedding, Ji Shuyan was so well-behaved she was almost sensible.
She never asked where Pei Shizhou went, never interfered in his life, and never brought up the word "feelings."
Pei Shizhou gradually grew used to their relationship.
Courteous to each other by day, intimate at night.
At a gathering, Pei Shizhou once heard a friend ask Ji Shuyan, "What's the point of holding on to a marriage like this?"
Ji Shuyan fell silent for a long time, then said softly, "At least I get to see him openly."
Pei Shizhou knew exactly who she meant by "him."
Standing outside the door, he suddenly felt that this marriage was absurd beyond belief.
That night, Pei Shizhou asked for a divorce.
Ji Shuyan offered no explanation. She merely lowered her eyes and said she would move out as soon as possible.
A week later, Ji Shuyan left the city, leaving behind a signed divorce agreement.
Later, Pei Shizhou used nearly every connection he had to search for a woman who didn't love him.
He thought he might have gone mad. Otherwise, why would he think that if Ji Shuyan would only come back, he would even accept being Pei Lin's stand-in?
Only much later did Pei Shizhou find a photo of them on their wedding day in Ji Shuyan's old diary.
A line of small writing beneath it read:
I finally married the person I've loved since I was young.
[Blurb written on July 10, 2026, and saved with screenshots.]
Theme: Love needs to be expressed.
