Marriage first, love later | Entertainment industry | Mildly coercive pursuit | Six-year age gap | Mutual secret crushes | Fake sugar daddy romance
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At twenty-one, Wang Tongzhou had just escaped her bit-part label when the second son of a top multinational conglomerate took an interest in her.
The Wei family's second son, Wei Jingchi, was a rising star in Haidu's business world and CEO of the country's leading entertainment company, Zhiyao Media. He was her direct superior, a man who could end an actor's career with a casual gesture.
She was fresh out of the gate, with nothing but her beauty. In the reckless world of the wealthy, she was just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
He was brilliant yet reserved, noble and composed, utterly unshaken. From his lofty position, crushing a lamb's throat was nothing more than a passing whim.
1.
Everyone at Zhiyao Media said that the vase Wang Tongzhou, who had won every major acting award, had received favors from that rising star of Haidu.
But Wang Tongzhou was a clever woman.
Wei Jingchi pinned her against the wall in the film set's break room and kissed her without a care for who might see.
When a top-tier script was placed in her hands, her fingertips had already gone limp, and her body and heart had melted.
With the second son at her side, she rose step by step and won acting award after acting award.
2.
Rumors spread online that the second son of Zhiyao was about to get married.
Wang Tongzhou drafted divorce papers and tucked them under a vase, planning to quietly leave his life.
Late at night, pushed to the limit by his relentless demands, she could only pant and rasp angrily, "We're secretly married. Do I need to remind you?"
Wei Jingchi let go, completely.
The next day, Wang Tongzhou vanished from Zhiyao as if she'd never existed.
3.
Wang Tongzhou decided that the top-tier script she'd personally begged for would be the final work of her acting career.
At the wrap party, Wei Jingchi carried the completely drunk, barely conscious Wang Tongzhou back to her room in full view of everyone.
In the secluded room, the man leaned over her and bit her lips without a word, his large hand choking her delicate throat as if he meant to swallow her whole, bones and all.
The next day, @WangTongzhouZhouzhou posted on Weibo with a single picture: two red marriage certificates.
Zhiyao's official account reposted it, and the whole internet exploded.
Wang Tongzhou stood before the mirror, red marks covering her collarbones. Wei Jingchi silently wiped away her tears with a fingertip. "You'll never get away from me."
Reading Notes:
1. One-on-one romance, both leads' first and only partners, happy ending.
2. Old-school Mary Sue sweet treat, doting-husband romance. The locations and names in this story aren't based on reality, so don't mistake them for real people or places. Everything is fictional.
3. The leads are imperfect people, and the author loves them all the same.
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Theme: Love bravely
