First Marriage Then Love 2

She was an older unmarried woman of ordinary standing.

He was a young man of power and privilege.

She had once experienced a love that cut to the bone, but in the end, reality proved too much, and she walked away in despair.

He had loved deeply, too, only to be betrayed by both his girlfriend and his best friend, leaving his wedding plans delayed again and again.

*

They had met a few times before. After a mix-up, she mistook him for her blind date and, without asking anything else, blurted out, “Would you go register our marriage with me?”

He recognized her. He didn’t dislike her, though he couldn’t say he liked her either. After a moment of surprise, he readily agreed: “I’m free this afternoon!” He didn’t tell her that she had mistaken him for someone else.

In their new home, she handed him a marriage agreement and said calmly, “These are the ground rules.”

There weren’t actually three rules. There was only one!

He raised an eyebrow without showing it, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly, then signed his name with a flourish.

And because of that agreement...

“Wife, it’s late. Let’s get some rest,” the man reminded her.

She glanced at him, nodded, and switched off the bedside lamp.

The second night

“Wife, it’s late. Let’s get some rest,” the man reminded her.

She glanced at him, nodded, switched off the bedside lamp, then lay down to sleep.

The next morning, the woman suddenly opened her almond-shaped eyes wide and snapped, “Su Yicheng!”

A post-marriage romance, warm and indulgent.