Married First, In Love Later

A contractual marriage binds Xia An to a woman she has never met.
Her wife, Ye Jin, is mature, elegant, and distant—so cold she seems untouched by the ordinary world.
What begins as a relationship defined by clear boundaries slowly unravels as quiet concern turns into subtle possessiveness, and indifference gives way to unspoken longing.
Between late nights, growing closeness, and emotions never written into the agreement, a loveless marriage begins to change.
When love was never part of the contract, who broke the rule first?