"Your clothes are wet." Wange only noticed now, and frowned slightly with a hint of guilt in her eyes.

"It's okay, it's just an outfit." If it weren't for the fact that they were wearing matching outfits, Qian Zhi wouldn't have cared about the clothes at all.

Evening gowns are usually worn only once, but just now I saw the tenderness in Wan Ge's eyes. She wouldn't wear it to the banquet anymore, but she could do other things with it, so Qian Zhi subconsciously did that.

…

When Wan Ge thought of how Qian Zhi had protected her just now, she lowered her head gently and remained silent for a while before speaking, "Qian Zhi, why did you protect me so much?"

"You are my wife, so of course I will protect you."

"What if I weren't your wife?" Is it just because of the title of wife? If he's going to have a business marriage, it would be someone else besides himself, so would he protect anyone who becomes his wife like this?

"There's no such 'if'." His wife could only be Wan Ge; no one else would do.

"Oh." Wan Ge lowered her head again, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

Qianzhi noticed her mood and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Wan Ge shook her head again, but still spoke softly, "I thought... you liked me a little bit."

Qian Zhi was stunned by what he said, then smiled again: "Do you want me to like you?"

Wan Ge clenched her hands together. Yes, did she hope he liked her? It seemed so, otherwise why was she so disappointed just now?

We were supposed to stay out of our hearts during this business marriage, but... my heart just won't cooperate.

After hesitating for a moment, Wan Ge nodded.

"You've fallen for me, haven't you?" Qian Zhi bluntly stated.

If Wan Ge didn't like him or love him, she wouldn't have asked that question just now. Knowing this, Qian Zhi was overjoyed.

Wan Ge was stunned again. Had she fallen for Qian Zhi? Perhaps she had liked him for a long time, or perhaps she had been unable to control her heartbeat ever since they first met.

Saying that they're good-looking is one thing, but the most important thing is that the moment she saw Qian Zhi's photo, she inexplicably felt that they would be together.

“Well…it seems so,” Wan Ge replied softly.

Heaven knows how much Qianzhi wanted to hold her in his arms at that moment, but he finally said, "Wange, if I didn't like you, no one could force me to marry you. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't be with you in the first place, do you understand?"

"Huh?" Wan Ge seemed to understand what he meant. He meant that he had fallen in love with her before they got married, otherwise he would never have married her.

"I think I understand a little bit."

…

After returning home, Qianzhi couldn't wait any longer. Three months into their marriage, his wife finally showed signs of liking him.

He immediately picked her up and, as soon as they got home, couldn't help but keep kissing her.

However, Qianzhi eventually regained his composure and had the dinner he had asked them to prepare brought up, as he and his wife were about to have dinner.

Wan Ge was surprised that he had even considered this, and wondered if he had always been like this before.

"Qianzhi, thank you." She thought their relationship would be terrible, but nothing has been wrong since they got married. Except for the fact that she has back pain every day.