[Marriage First, Love Later] [Older Man] [Sweet Romance] [Powerful Man Bows His Head] [The Pursuit Begins After the Divorce] After her parents died in an accident, Xu Xingmian hid her longtime crush on Si Tingyu and agreed to marry him in order to secure her inheritance.
Before the wedding, Si Tingyu coldly warned her, "Don't fall for me, and don't cross the line. We each get what we need."
"Okay." Xu Xingmian agreed aloud, but in her heart, she still coveted him.
However, after three years as Mrs. Si in name only, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find a way into his heart. As their contract neared its end, news broke that Si Tingyu had gone abroad to accompany his first love to a prenatal checkup.
Xu Xingmian was furious. She was his legal wife, after all. Why hadn't she even held his hand in three years of marriage?
So Xu Xingmian decided to go all the way.
At the Civil Affairs Bureau, the two of them should have gone their separate ways. Instead, the man pulled out a pregnancy test report and begged her, "Please don't divorce me. I'll take care of you and the baby."
Xu Xingmian threw down a report for an abortion. "Mr. Si, there's no need."
Si Tingyu pulled her into his arms and gently coaxed her, his eyes red. "It's okay. You're still young. You'll have another child someday."
Xu Xingmian shoved him away. "Even if I do, it won't be yours. Mr. Si, let go. I'm not interested in men like you anymore."
Si Tingyu gazed at her with dark eyes, every word filled with tenderness. "That's fine. Tell me what kind of man you like, and I'll change."