The Billionaire's Reluctant Wife

Alina Shen never dreamed of marrying into wealth—much less becoming the wife of the cold and unreachable Leonard Xu, the powerful CEO of Xu Corporation. But when her father’s company faced bankruptcy and her mother’s health rapidly declined, she agreed to the unthinkable: a marriage contract with the man who had loved—and lost—someone else.



To Leonard, Alina is nothing more than a pawn to please his ailing grandfather and preserve the family name. He makes no promises, offers no warmth, and demands nothing but perfection from her public image. He doesn't touch her, doesn't speak to her unless necessary—and certainly doesn’t see her as anything more than a contractual obligation.



But Alina isn’t the docile wife everyone expects. Behind her quiet grace lies a woman who won’t be broken easily. As she learns to navigate the sharp-edged world of elite society, hostile ex-lovers, and suffocating expectations, Alina begins to find her strength—and the pieces of Leonard’s guarded heart he thought he had locked away forever.



When old wounds resurface and desire threatens the careful boundaries between them, both Alina and Leonard must ask themselves: Can a marriage built on duty survive when real feelings begin to bloom?



Or will the truth behind their contract tear them apart before love has a chance to grow?