Leave a Message [Marriage Before Love]

Complete, with extra chapters updated whenever I feel like it~

My next book, The Face of an Old Friend, is already fully written and ready to go.

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[Blurb]:

Since Jian Yi met Cheng Jun, they have seen each other thirty-two times in total, and every meeting has lasted no more than two hours. They have also exchanged 325 messages on WeChat, and neither has the other's contact on Douyin or Xiaohongshu.

Still, he always prepares a gift that suits her taste whenever they meet. After every chat, he tells her good night. He keeps himself in check, and even when he is busy with surgery, he makes sure to let her know.

Jian Yi thinks he's a pretty good match.

They're both busy with work, they don't bother each other, and they can keep their families happy. Sounds good.

When Cheng Jun turned thirty-two, his career was thriving. His family had finally begun to see hope in the son they'd raised, and turned their attention to a new endeavor: pushing him to get married.

Cheng Jun didn't refuse. Two months later, his family asked about his progress, no longer expecting much. To their surprise, he nodded solemnly and replied, "Yeah. I think we're a good match. I've already asked her what she thinks, and I'm getting ready to find a suitable time for us to register our marriage."

Just as he finished speaking, his phone chimed with a familiar notification.

Jian: No need to propose. I'm out of town on a business trip for the next few days, so I won't have time. Just let me know when you've picked a time to register the marriage.

The next morning, they arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau just as it opened and registered their marriage at the first opportunity.

As the first couple to register that day, they received the staff's customary wishes for a long and happy marriage. Then, unable to resist their curiosity, one of the staff asked,

"You two got here right on the dot. Were you worried there'd be a long line later?"

Cheng Jun and Jian Yi exchanged a glance, then nodded. As the staff looked on with an increasingly knowing smile, each of them was thinking:

Cheng Jun: I'm so sleepy. I'll go home and sleep after we register.

Jian Yi: Perfect. It's only ten minutes from here to my client's place.

Cheng Jun x Jian Yi

Surgeon x elite lawyer

Reader's Guide:

1. The heroine is twenty-eight and the hero is thirty-two. They're older leads, and their romance begins after marriage.

2. Two workaholics fall in love. The romance is slow-burn, and there isn't much professional detail, so please don't scrutinize it.

Theme: I love my work.