Marriage first, love later / Intense push and pull / Secret crush comes true / Extra sweet romance ahead
Gentle, sunny cord-weaving artisan vs. aloof, cold CEO on the surface, hopeless romantic underneath
[Blurb]
Luo Siyao is married. Though she married because she was pregnant, the groom is the man she has secretly loved for years.
In that respect, she feels fate has treated her kindly.
In the eyes of outsiders, she is the envy of everyone, a phoenix who rose from an ordinary family to marry Meng Tengye, one of the most outstanding men in the wealthy elite.
He is the CEO of Baolaina Jewelry Design Group, immensely powerful and wealthy, and exceptionally handsome.
On the day they announced their marriage, countless women in Yaocheng had their hearts broken.
One evening, Luo Siyao came home from meeting a friend. A male friend had driven her back. Seeing how large her belly had grown, he thoughtfully opened the car door and helped her out.
Her friend joked, "If Meng Tengye sees me helping you like this, he'll get jealous."
Luo Siyao chuckled.
Only she knew he would never get jealous. He had married her because she was pregnant and his grandmother had been pressuring him to marry. Thinking of how coldly he had treated her lately, Luo Siyao was already secretly planning a divorce.
She went inside and turned on the lights. The man stood by the window with his hands in his pockets, looking up at her with a cool gaze. "You're back."
Luo Siyao: "Mm."
That night, he was like a crazed lion, devouring her from head to toe.
Afterward, he asked, "Who was that man?"
As he spoke, he left teeth marks on her arm, the one another man had touched.
"From now on, no other man is allowed to touch you. Only I can."
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Bonus scene:
Business prodigy Meng Tengye gives a live interview.
The camera turns to him, and his handsome face appears on screen.
Countless viewers are instantly captivated.
He speaks with refined elegance, and every answer is flawless and watertight.
Almost absentmindedly, he reveals the cord bracelet on his right wrist. In the middle is a lovers' knot,
a symbol of deep affection and a lasting union.
Reporter: Mr. Meng, what's that on your wrist?
People like you usually wear expensive watches. It's the first time I've seen someone wear a woven cord bracelet.
Meng Tengye: It's a lovers' knot.
Reporter: It's beautifully made.
Meng Tengye: Of course. My wife made it. She's an artisan who specializes in a form of intangible cultural heritage: cord weaving.
His bragging practically bursts through the screen and hits every viewer in the face.
Right, he's here to show off his love.
Luo Siyao, watching the interview on TV with their son: ...
Son: Dad's always doing that.
Always?
Luo Siyao: What do you mean?
Son: Every time Dad picks me up from school, he shows off his lovers' knot. If he's wearing long sleeves, he rolls one sleeve up a little, but not the other one. Then the teachers and parents ask him about it, and he says, "My wife made it. My wife gave it to me." Then everyone says how loving they are, and he gets so pleased with himself.
Luo Siyao: He's so full of himself. When he gets home tonight, he'll be kneeling on a durian.
Please note:
1. The male lead isn't always cold. The blurb shows him acting that way because the couple had a little disagreement, and he was jealous. He gets jealous easily, the undisputed king of jealousy in East Asia.
2. The story is marriage-first, love-later from the male lead's perspective, and a secret-crush-comes-true story from the female lead's.
3. Both leads are virgins, and they are the only ones they have ever loved, body and soul.
4. This story is packed with sweetness, and the author loves writing sweet moments. If you like sweet romances, come on in.
Theme: May I have your heart, and may we never part until our hair turns white
