Step by Step Into a Bewildering Marriage

He is the most powerful and mysterious man, the head of the ZMI agency's special agents.

A great figure whose influence reaches across the land. Just how powerful? “Try me and find out,” he says.

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She is an outsider with a master's degree in criminal psychology and works as a counselor at a juvenile correctional facility.

A little nobody who's never had enough to eat. Just how insignificant? “What's it to you?” she says.

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Zhan Se can't understand how a trip to the restroom could get her kidnapped by a powerful backer who's coldly captivating, noble, wicked, domineering, and ridiculously impressive... basically every flattering adjective ever used for a male lead in a romance novel.

What?!!

She owed him a debt from six years ago?

Not only did she owe him, she even gave him a six-year-old bundle of joy who calls him Dad?

Good grief! If they already have a child together, then which one of them owes the other?

● An alternative blurb ●

This is a guide to a nobody's rise to the top.

A required handbook for the road to love and marriage.

An encyclopedia of mysterious cases.

The life story of a small-time woman determined to climb the ladder and become every man's dream.

City romance, high-society intrigue, and investigations into suspicious cases.

Bold and carefree, every moment of it is in One Step at a Time to a Startling Marriage...

Sweet, down-to-earth doting, and another tale of a devoted couple!

There's no best, only better!

When reading web novels, there's only one thing that matters: a satisfying ride!

Grab some melon seeds and peanuts, sit together, and savor it all. Taste power, lust, fame, and fortune, and laugh at the many faces of humanity.

(Note 1: This is a one-on-one romance with no cheating. Anyone who dislikes the author or her writing style should stay away.)

(Note 2: This story is entirely fictional, so don't investigate how realistic it is. Bring your own warning signs when reading. If you don't like it, no refunds.)