No Falling in Love in Our Marriage of Convenience

Sheng Chiying was the cherished darling of the Sheng family from the moment she was born, and the designated heir to Shengyan Group.

Her life went smoothly for years, until her family started pressuring her to get married.

Reluctantly, Sheng Chiying agreed to try a few matchmaking dates.

But none of her prospects appealed to her. They were all worse than Wen Zhicheng, her assistant of five years.

Assistant Wen knew how to read a room and keep his boundaries. He was smart and handsome, and apart from a sick mother, a gambling father, a younger brother still in school, and his own troubled past, he was practically perfect.

A lightbulb went off over Sheng Chiying's head. She had a brilliant idea.

*

When the cool, domineering CEO Sheng handed him a marriage agreement, Wen Zhicheng was stunned.

Sheng Chiying patiently coaxed him. "You'll keep getting your salary from the company, and I'll give you an extra monthly allowance to help your family. All you have to do is keep working as usual and occasionally play along with me. I've already written the script. In the first year, we're a loving couple. In the second, we start trying for a baby. In the third, we sadly discover you're unable to have children, but I love you too much to give up, so we try treatment... That should buy us until year five, when my family will expect us to get divorced. How does that sound?"

Wen Zhicheng: "?"

Assistant Wen's face was expressionless, his ears bright red. He said woodenly, "CEO Sheng, there's nothing wrong with me."

Sheng Chiying clapped her hands. "Great! Then it's settled. Sign here!"

Wen Zhicheng: "..." No, he meant, well, that there's nothing wrong with him!

*

The agreement stated that their marriage was purely a transaction, with no feelings involved. Wen Zhicheng was required to treat it like his most important job and not entertain any improper thoughts.

So, on the night when passion clouded their judgment the most, Wen Zhicheng used every ounce of restraint he had to pull away. He took a few steps back, buttoned his white shirt all the way up, and lowered his eyes. "CEO Sheng, our agreement forbids this kind of relationship."

Sheng Chiying: "..."

Without changing her expression, she clarified the terms of their marriage agreement. "Assistant Wen, you've misunderstood. It only forbids falling in love, not... getting physical."

Wen Zhicheng bent down and kissed her, asking in a low, husky voice, "CEO Sheng, are you sure? You know how I work. I always... give it everything I've got."

Theme: Live your life well, and love will come naturally.