Limited Marriage Period

At the age of seven, Wen Ning met Gu Chixi for the first time and delivered the most flamboyant compliment of her life: "Sister, you're so pretty—I want to marry you!" Childish words held no malice, and everyone laughed it off, paying it no mind. From then on, Wen Ning clung to Gu Chixi like a shadow, while Gu Chixi, ever aloof and indifferent to everyone else, never seemed annoyed by her. At twenty, Wen Ning mustered the courage to confess her feelings, only for Gu Chixi to vanish without a word, leaving no trace behind. Until seven years later... The company faced a financial crisis, and employees hadn’t been paid for nearly three months. On the day the new boss arrived, ...