Later, while waiting hopelessly, the female lead worked hard and became the male lead's confidante.

She originally thought that she would be content just to protect the male lead from the sidelines.

But by getting too close to the male lead, she gradually uncovered the truth about his marriage.

The male protagonist's wife is seven years older than him.

The male protagonist was 27 years old at that time, while his wife was 34 years old.

The female protagonist was extremely shocked.

In her mind, the male protagonist should marry a beautiful heiress and live a harmonious and happy married life.

But he never expected that his wife was so much older than him.

Later, the female protagonist learned more about the truth.

The male protagonist and his wife got together purely for business purposes.

The male protagonist and his wife's family had always been in a deep cooperative relationship. Later, they encountered a project that required cooperation to complete, so they had to strengthen their ties.

In a partnership, if one party betrays the other, the other party will be attacked from both sides and could easily go bankrupt.

If the project succeeds, the profits gained by both parties are astonishing.

To ensure the project's success, the male protagonist's family and his wife's family adopted a strategy of marriage alliance.

Neither party will sign a prenuptial agreement to ensure their sincerity.

The male lead is an only child, so he is naturally the best choice for a marriage alliance.

His wife's family does indeed have several girls, but unfortunately, each of them is already in love; some are engaged, and some have stable boyfriends.

They cannot do something that separates a loving couple.

His wife's family, the Jiang family, still cherished their daughter very much.

After weighing the options, they decided to have the eldest daughter in the family marry the male protagonist.

The eldest sister of the Jiang family went abroad to study at a very young age and has been away from China for most of the year.

I was called back by my family this time to complete a marriage.

It's unclear what concessions were made by both sides, but the marriage was finalized and the wedding was a grand affair.

In reality, the male protagonist had no feelings for his wife whatsoever.

His wife was the same.

The two people treated each other with utmost respect, but after marriage, they remained strangers.

The female lead felt incredibly sorry for the male lead.

If the male protagonist's family were harmonious and happy, perhaps the female protagonist's feelings would have stopped.

But since the male protagonist is unhappy, the female protagonist can't help but let her feelings fester and spread.

She tried her best to be kind to the male lead within the limits of a safe distance.

Later, she thought this business marriage would last a long time, but unexpectedly, the male protagonist successfully dissolved the marriage three years later and regained his freedom.

The female lead was overjoyed.

After the male protagonist's divorce, the female protagonist launched a fierce pursuit of him.

The female lead is a kind and intelligent person with strong work ability. The male lead is gradually moved by her, and the two eventually get together.

The novel is primarily told from the female protagonist's perspective, with most of the text describing the bitterness of her unrequited love and the injustices suffered by the male protagonist. The author doesn't elaborate much on the wife who was forced into an arranged marriage; in the eyes of others, she is simply a rigid, old-fashioned older sister figure.

After all, she's so much older than the male lead, it's no joke.

Jiang Tian's current identity is that of the male protagonist's arranged marriage wife.

Describing this event from different perspectives will lead to different understandings.

Before her original life, she had always lived a very free and easy life.

She was the child of her father's first wife, who passed away not long after giving birth to her.

In fact, she died in despair because her husband had cheated on her.

In an era when seizing an opportunity meant riding the wave of success, Jiang Tian's father quickly earned his first pot of gold and achieved entrepreneurial success.

When men have money, they are more likely to develop philandering ideas.

Jiang Tian's mother, neglected by him, ventured alone to the big city after becoming pregnant and found him. However, she never expected to witness her husband arguing with another woman, and her heart turned cold at that moment.

Later, she tried to keep her husband by having a child, but after giving birth, her husband showed no remorse whatsoever.

Later, she couldn't cope with her illness and passed away.

At that time, Jiang Tian's father happened to be having an affair with a rich girl, and the child was a burden.

It's unclear what method her father used, but in any case, Jiang Tian, ​​who was very young at the time, was sent abroad and entrusted to relatives overseas for upbringing.

In a sense, Jiang Tian's upbringing with relatives was far better than growing up in her own family.

Jiang Tian's father didn't go too far; he paid enough living expenses for Jiang Tian.

Jiang Tian had excellent grades since childhood and was admitted to a very prestigious university, leading a smooth and successful life.

In other countries, it's perfectly normal to be unmarried in your thirties.

Jiang Tian was living her life when a phone call from her father summoned her back home.

Her father didn't say anything, he just wanted her to marry the male lead.

Jiang Tian's first reaction was naturally to refuse, but her father didn't have much fatherly love for her to begin with. Through various forms of moral blackmail, he forced Jiang Tian to agree to his orders.

In fact, after Jiang Tian made money, she returned all the expenses she had spent abroad since she was a child to her father.

However, Jiang Tian cares about many people and things, such as her maternal grandparents, a kind couple who lost their only child a long time ago and gave all their affection to Jiang Tian.

If the two elderly people are about to enjoy their retirement years, what's the point of them being targeted by Jiang's father?

Jiang Tian also asked her father why he didn't find his other two sisters.

After her, Jiang's father had two other daughters and a son, all born to the wealthy young lady he married later.

Because of that rich young lady, Jiang's father went from being a nouveau riche to a wealthy man in the eyes of others, so he naturally valued his wife and the children she bore for him.

Mr. Jiang did not try to deny it, but spoke frankly: "My children must have the right to choose their own marriage. As their father, I must give them the maximum freedom. I cannot sacrifice them just for a project; if I did, I would not be worthy of being their father."

That's really hilarious.

In Jiang's father's eyes, the children born to his second wife are his real children, while Jiang Tian, ​​who was raised abroad from a young age, is someone who can be sacrificed and abandoned.

The problem is not scarcity, but inequality.

Father Jiang knew this principle, but he was never willing to give his eldest daughter even a shred of affection.

Even though he knew the male lead's family was well-off, he was confident he could support his daughters if they didn't want to marry him. In his opinion, his eldest daughter was already incredibly lucky to marry the male lead.

He believed his arrangements were appropriate and that he was a good father.

As for Jiang Tian, ​​he merely informed her, without giving her the right to refuse.

Jiang Tian really couldn't refuse. Her father held her weakness in his hands, so what else could she do but accept?