A Dream of Marriage in the Rains of the Capital

[Chapters 67–76 updated] Next up: Moonlight Love Letter and Endless Nights of Drowning

Song Zhiyu impulsively married a stranger. Her husband was Lu Siyu, the powerful head of the Lu Group, a nobleman with status and influence.

The day after they registered their marriage, he left for overseas. After the wedding, her husband was busy with work, had plenty of money and little trouble, and rarely came home.

One day, after Song Zhiyu worked overtime, a Cullinan doubled back while she was waiting for a ride. She received a message: [Want to get soaked in the rain? Come over.]

In the car, she finished a phone call from her boss, who was trying to set her up with someone.

That night, they shared a bed in the master bedroom. The man loosened his tie with one hand and asked in his unhurried, cool voice, “Going on a blind date?”

“After clinging to me for a hug last night, you’ve already used me up and decided to find another husband?”

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The news of their whirlwind marriage spread through their social circle. Everyone said Lu Siyu was impossibly discerning. How could he change his ways for a marriage arranged to appease his family?

At first, when his friends asked about it, Lu Siyu replied carelessly, “Just keeping my family happy.”

He hadn’t taken the marriage seriously. It was only because an elder had asked him to, and now there was a young woman at home who needed to be well looked after.

Later, when Lu Siyu went through a difficult time, Song Zhiyu acted as if nothing was wrong day after day, finding ways to cook him good food and cheer him up. But he caught her secretly crying on the terrace in the middle of the night.

That night, Song Zhiyu looked up at him with reddened eyes, her heart aching for him. “I’ll always be by your side.”

His throat tightened.

For the first time, he wanted to protect someone for the rest of his life.

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Many people refused to believe Lu Siyu had fallen for her, until they caught sight of them in a shadowy corner of the terrace during a banquet.

Lu Siyu had a gentle young woman on his lap, holding her close. Unlike his usual cool detachment, he rubbed her flushed earlobe and coaxed her indulgently in a low voice.

“Be good. You have to open your mouth when you kiss.”

After that, the man who kept coming home earlier and earlier turned down every private gathering, and the group chat filled with messages asking where he’d disappeared to.

Someone in the know replied that they’d just run into Siyu, who was carrying a jar of star-shaped candies he’d made by hand. He said he was hurrying home to celebrate their anniversary and set off fireworks for his wife.

At midnight, he posted a photo of their marriage certificate: [Taken. My wife gave me the title.]

His friends in the group chat: ?? He’s showing off again!

Marriage Before Love / strangers / love grows over time

Cool-headed head of a powerful corporation x gentle assistant prosecutor

Upcoming Marriage Before Love novel Moonlight Love Letter. Add it to your reading list

Jiang Shiyuan impulsively married a stranger. The next day, he left for overseas.

They met again six months later. In the hazy rain, a Maybach pulled up. A man stepped out beneath a black umbrella, his features refined and distinguished, his long fingers pale and strong.

A plain silver ring on his left ring finger caught the eye.

This was Qin Yanan, the eldest son of the Qin family and a powerful figure in the business world.

She was an ordinary new employee. In the eyes of others, they had nothing to do with each other.

They ran into each other in the company elevator. Her boss was accompanying the man with great enthusiasm, while his profile remained impassive. His fingertip discreetly tapped his phone.

Jiang Shiyuan pretended not to know him in front of everyone. Her heart gave a sudden leap when her phone vibrated.

A message appeared: [Mrs. Qin, you’re wearing my shirt by mistake.]

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Qin Yanan had always been decisive and ruthless, and considered marriage the one foolish thing he had ever done.

He had only agreed because of an old favor the old master had promised to repay.

Everyone knew that a refined, cold-hearted man like him could never be held back by a wife his family had arranged for him. He probably wouldn’t give her a second thought.

One day, Qin Yanan returned to China and appeared at an auction. He spent lavishly to win a blue diamond called “Heart of Moonlight.”

Later, an entertainment reporter posted an astonishing photo.

In the dim light in front of a Maybach, a woman in a custom mermaid gown lowered her head. The dignified man holding her gently hooked a finger beneath her nose, his eyes full of indulgence beneath the camera lens.

The moon-shaped blue diamond was set in the necklace around her neck.

Everyone speculated about who she could be. No one could identify Mrs. Qin, whose appearance and bearing seemed to match nobody they knew.

Then a video from a variety show explaining first aid went viral. The woman everyone had been talking about calmly helped someone in an emergency, her gentle features conveying determination.

The comments immediately changed their tune: “Beautiful big sis, let me cling to you!” “She’s so cool and gorgeous, my long-lost wife!” “Dump Mr. Qin and pick me, big sis!”

That night, in a top-floor suite, the jealous man cornered Jiang Shiyuan by the floor-to-ceiling windows. He chuckled softly by her ear, then coaxed her in an unhurried voice.

“Want to give your husband a proper title?”

“Be good. Breathe.”

The next day, the official account of the CEO of Qin Group changed its bio to: Married. No one gets to steal my wife.

It also posted a photo of a pair of wedding rings.

[May I hold the moonlight in my arms, and count it the greatest blessing of my life.]

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Marriage Before Love / love grows over time / six-year age gap

Fatherly head of a powerful corporation x gentle female planning staffer

[Bonus scene]

At a banquet, Qin Yanan took a phone call. A friend overheard and asked, “Who’s got such a temper that they call you by your name?”

Qin Yanan stood and picked up his suit jacket. “A little drunkard.”

His friend: “?”

He smiled faintly and explained, “My wife.”

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