Better Than Summer: A Marriage Before Love Romance

Before he could respond, a familiar mocking voice suddenly came from behind.

Xi Chengnan turned his head—it was the same woman from their first encounter.

After the blind date, they returned together to Shen Tingxia’s place.

In the aftermath of their passion, Shen Tingxia extended an invitation: “Xi Chengnan, will you marry me?”

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Before getting married, Shen Tingxia and Xi Chengnan maintained a purely physical relationship—no extra feelings, and they never spent the night at each other’s homes.

One time after their intimacy, Xi Chengnan tried to lift the covers and go to sleep.

But Shen Tingxia’s teasing voice ruthlessly reminded him, “Hubby~ your room~ is next door~”

A man should understand his role—as nothing more than a tool.

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Xi Chengnan was very aware of his status as a married man. When a professor at work tried to set him up with someone, he replied, “Professor, I’m already married.”

But Shen Tingxia preferred to maintain her single-woman image.

One day, Xi Chengnan came to pick her up and was seen by her colleague. Shen Tingxia introduced him as her cousin.

That night, when Shen Tingxia wanted to fulfill their marital duties, Xi Chengnan rejected her with a straight face: “I’m your cousin. I don’t do orthopedics, cousin.”

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Originally, Shen Tingxia just wanted to relieve stress and satisfy her needs—she even labeled his contact name as “free gigolo.”

But unfortunately, the man delivered on all fronts, and she realized she had never known it could be this easy to fall in love.

Xi Chengnan had always been laid-back and resistant to any kind of binding relationship. To him, he was free.

What he didn’t realize was that from the very beginning, he had already been trapped in a certain kind of bond by Shen Tingxia.

Eventually, Xi Chengnan began to enjoy the beauty of being a husband.

And he willingly let himself be bound—willingly becoming her prisoner.