Inferior to the Dawn

"An evenly split marriage, 100% happiness."
Su Jin, the adopted daughter of the Su family, falls in love with her elder brother, Su Mubai, in her youth.
In the beginning, he promises her, "After you graduate from university, we will get married."
However, he ends up marrying someone else.
Later on, she gets busy attending blind dates and tries to enter an ordinary marriage with a heart that's nothing but cold and dead.
Jin Hengyuan is cold but handsome—he's her nth blind date.
The first time they meet, she wants to scare him away. "If you think it's suitable, we can get registered tomorrow!"
He smiles. "I'm going on a business trip tomorrow. I'll be there in the afternoon!"
In the afternoon, she becomes his wife.
...
She is a quiet woman who doesn't fight or argue.
He has no house, but she says it's fine.
When it comes to meals, she insists they split the bill evenly.
When it comes to sleeping, she insists on sleeping in separate beds.
When a woman clings onto him, she ignores her and turns to leave.
Even with his daughter clinging to him, she only frowns and tries to keep her composure.
A hidden marriage. No one knows that they are husband and wife. Nor does she care.
After being plotted against and sent to the police station, he comes to her rescue. Finally, he loses it and starts scolding her, "Must you be so stubborn? Why didn't you call me when something happened? Do you think I'm dead?"
She pouts indignantly. "Jin Hengyuan, do you treat me as your wife? If you do, why did you choose to get married in secret?"
His anger turns into a smile. Good, she's finally angry.
This love was finally no longer his one-man show.
...
Small skits:
"Jin Hengyuan, I want a divorce!"
"Reason!"
"You lied to me!"
"How did I lie to you?"
"You're clearly an attorney. When did you become an errand boy?"
"Aren't attorneys supposed to run errands for clients? I take on all kinds of cases. Isn't this considered an odd-job laborer?"
"…"
Oh, damn it. How did she marry such a bully of an attorney?

The Perfect Hidden Marriage

A familiar feeling overwhelmed her.

In the past, he liked to hug her like this the most. Under the bright moonlight, the two of them were like conjoined twins, enjoying their time together intimately in the deserted park, and whispering some private, irrelevant topics.

She also loved to lean against his broad chest like that and listen to his heartbeat. She would think that it was the most beautiful piece of music in the world.

However, after four years, his embrace did not bring Su Jin joy but heavy humiliation today.

Lowering her head, her gaze landed on the hand that was hugging her. He was wearing his wedding ring on it. Sunlight shone through the windowsill facing the sun, illuminating the wedding ring so brightly that it blinded her eyes and hurt her heart.

Her low mocking laugh and the anger hidden deep in her veins suddenly exploded. She used all her strength to rip off his hand. She did not hesitate even if it hurt him.

"That's not what I meant… Listen, let me finish talking!"

He seemed to sense her anger and unconsciously increased the force from his wrist. However, her resistance also increased by a few degrees. At this moment, he let go.

Like a frightened fawn, Su Jin escaped from his arms and drank water to calm herself down.

As he watched her, Mubai calmly informed her of his decision word for word.

Su Jin paused in her action of drinking water. She wanted to laugh, but she couldn't. She wanted to cry, but there were no tears. Some scenes from four years ago replayed in her mind again.

That was the last weekend of April. When she returned home from school, the house was adorned with lanterns and colorful decorations. The whole place was covered in a brilliant red glow of happiness. She did not understand what was going on and only saw others looking at her with pity. Ridiculous, right? He was getting married, and she was the last to know.

Bright Moonlight