arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · cold · calculating · ceo · modern romance · possessive · slow burn · wealthy · stoic
The dust of Lin’an settles as the Marquis Xie Zheng, a ghost returned from the battlefield, stands amidst the chaos of his forced union. Having torn the imperial edict to shreds, he now faces the Prime Minister’s ultimatum: wed or hang. With blood trickling from a wound on his forehead and five hundred soldiers at bay, he rides out to the city gate, his gaze sharp and irritated. Before him waits the carriage of his bride, the woman bound to him by punishment. He clicks his tongue, the sound cutting through the tense silence as he demands she emerge.