[Unrequited Love from Her's Side] [Marriage First, Love Later from His Side] [Second Chance Romance] [The Husband's Redemption]
Xu Suiyi had always followed the rules, from childhood onward. To outsiders, she was the perfect good girl: mild-mannered and bland, like a glass of plain water.
But at twenty-three, she rebelled three times.
First, she impulsively married a man she'd met on a blind date.
Second, she quietly divorced him without a word.
Third, she quit her job and moved to Beicheng, a thousand miles away.
All three acts of rebellion had something to do with the name Xu Yuzhi.
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Even as a student, Xu Yuzhi had been a star: handsome, well-born, and carefree and uninhibited by nature. He was irresistible.
He made a name for himself while still young, putting on one art exhibition after another and traveling all over the world.
No one could have imagined that a man like Xu Yuzhi would join the ranks of those who married young.
At a post-wedding dinner, someone asked him about it out of curiosity. He didn't even bother to raise his eyes, replying coolly, "I only did it to placate my family. Why take it seriously?"
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Xu Suiyi had known from the start that Xu Yuzhi was using their marriage to fool his elders.
But she didn't mind.
After all, to have the light shine on her youthful crush was already a stroke of luck.
But later, it was impossible to say who had crossed the line first. Xu Yuzhi began to dote on her, and the way they got along started to look more and more like that of a real married couple.
Xu Suiyi was overjoyed, believing their marriage was headed for a happy ending, until she overheard Xu Yuzhi's phone call with his mother.
The man sat on the living room sofa, casually turning a man's wedding ring in his hand. He gave a faint scoff.
"Have a child? How can two people with no feelings for each other have one?"
So they were just two people with no feelings for each other.
That night, Xu Suiyi lay in bed and listened to the rain all night.
A few days later, a signed divorce agreement appeared on the coffee table in the living room.
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Months later, on a cold, snowy night in Beicheng.
The man stood outside Wen Sui's home, travel-worn and carrying the chill of the night with him.
His gaze was burning and tender.
"Xu Suiyi, I've missed you so much."
Xu Suiyi looked at the man before her, her voice calm.
"Mr. Xu, my boyfriend is inside, so please don't say anything that could be misunderstood."
Xu Yuzhi pulled her into his arms and glanced at the man in the living room. He looked down at the woman in his embrace. "Mrs. Xu, our marriage is still legally in effect."
"For nothing this wide universe call,
This boundless universe is all an illusion to me;
Save thou, my rose; in it thou art my all.
You are my rose, my entire fortune."
· One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first love, healing each other
· The characters aren't perfect. They separate because of misunderstandings caused by seeing things from different perspectives
· Most likely a sweet story with a touch of angst
· The last two lines of the blurb are from a sonnet
Theme: Love and courage
