Everyone says Qiu Zhiyi was born lucky.
An illegitimate daughter forced to live in the shadows, she managed to marry into the powerful Lu family by winning over Lu Yuheng.
Who was Lu Yuheng?
The man in charge of the Lu family of Hong Kong Island, someone the socialites would line up from Victoria Peak to London just for the chance to meet.
No one knew that from the very first day, this marriage had been a transaction with a clearly stated price.
When he succeeded in seizing power, she would sign the papers and leave.
Qiu Zhiyi knew how to behave.
She hid every feeling she shouldn't have, treated him with polite respect, and never crossed the line.
She thought he felt the same.
After all, he never spared her a second glance.
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That day finally came.
Lu Yuheng seized power and pushed a pair of identical agreements across the table to her.
Qiu Zhiyi glanced over them, her fingertips freezing in midair.
Shares, real estate, funds, and every asset acquired during the marriage were all being transferred into her name.
The fortune he'd risked his life to build, and he hadn't even kept a single coin for himself.
Her eyes reddened as she asked him why.
Lu Yuheng lowered his gaze, his voice calm and faint.
"With these things, you'll be able to stand firm in the Qiu family even after the divorce."
She said nothing.
She simply took off her wedding ring and gently set it on the table.
"You don't owe me anything."
She signed, turned, and walked away without looking back.
Lu Yuheng reached for the ring. His fingertips trembled again and again, until at last he clutched it in his palm, utterly broken.
#My arranged-marriage partner is my unrequited love. What a coincidence, so is mine#
Theme: Love
