Addicted to His Tenderness

Everyone in the industry knows that Xie Yanci is famous for keeping women at arm’s length. He’s aloof and self-possessed, and some media outlets have even speculated that the powerful star has been single for so many years because he might not like women at all.

Later, in a dimly lit parking garage, the man carried a drunk young woman, settled her into the passenger seat, and drove her all the way back to the hotel.

The video caused a sensation in the film industry.

The media dug into the details and found that the woman might be the influencer “Chu Li.”

Some netizens even dug up rumors that Xie Yanci had a mysterious childhood friend.

They immediately began imagining a whole dramatic story.

Before long, “Chu Li” was in the crosshairs. Her Weibo comments were flooded, and her name even hit the trending topics after her rival’s team got involved.

Onlookers said she wasn’t good enough for him, and many called for a boycott.

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Not long afterward, a reporter interviewed Xie Yanci and boldly hinted that he and the woman might be involved in an improper relationship.

The man laughed instead of getting angry. He casually raised his hand, the ring on his finger catching the light, and said slowly, “My wife and I are legally married. How is that an improper relationship?”

Everyone present finally understood and sucked in a sharp breath, grateful they hadn’t rushed to publish anything.

That evening, the official Xie Group account pinned a photo of their marriage certificates and a childhood photo, with the caption: [It has always been her.]

Netizens: “!!!”

So Xie Yanci’s childhood friend was Chu Li. Their seemingly destined love left fans green with envy.

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Jiang Lichu had always thought her marriage to Xie Yanci was a matter of convenience: they each got what they wanted and stayed out of each other’s way.

Then one day, she accidentally learned that their so-called childhood betrothal had been his plan all along.

After all their twists and turns, from beginning to end, she was the only one he had ever wanted.