Defeated by a Wild Rose

[Marriage First, Love Later, Mutual Devotion, Bittersweet Romance, Push and Pull to the Limit]

The day Xu Qingqian was held at the police station, she once thought about asking her husband for help.

But they hadn't seen each other in three years of marriage, and she wasn't sure if he even remembered her, so she gave up on the idea.

As it happened, Jin Zhengyu had business at the police station that day. He saw his little wife, whom he barely knew, dozing on a cold bench. He didn't wake her, but took care of her problem while he was there.

He wasn't interested in Xu Qingqian. He'd married her out of spite, to get back at someone.

Later, Jin Zhengyu decided it was nice to have someone around. Xu Qingqian was docile and reserved. She didn't argue with him and didn't love him, just the way he liked it.

Living with Xu Qingqian was harmonious, so harmonious that Jin Zhengyu forgot their marriage was only an arrangement.

Then he heard that Xu Qingqian was planning to divorce him. He lost control right there, suddenly unable to stand how she treated him with nothing but polite respect.

At a party, with drinks flowing and spirits high, Xu Qingqian was kissed nearly breathless in the banquet room.

Jin Zhengyu held her by the waist, his voice unsteady for the first time in front of her. "Xu Qingqian, is he more worthy of your love than I am?"

Xu Qingqian, is there not even a little part of you that feels something for me?