Married to the Ice-Cold BillionaireA Marriage of Convenience RomanceStory DescriptionAt twenty-two, Ruan Nuonuo has never believed that life owes her anything.Growing up in an ordinary family, she learned early that happiness often comes at a price, and sometimes the people you love are the ones who pay it for you.Years ago, her older sister, Ruan Man, gave up her chance to attend college so Nuonuo could pursue her education. Man had been accepted into a university, but she tore up her admission letter and married a man whose family offered enough money to help support her younger sister’s future.Nuonuo never forgot that sacrifice.She promised herself that one day she would repay her sister for everything she had lost.But life rarely waits until you are ready to return a favor.Now Ruan Man has a three-year-old daughter named Duoduo, a sweet little girl born with a congenital heart defect. Duoduo’s condition requires specialized surgery, and the medical expenses are far beyond what her parents can afford.Worse, Ruan Man’s husband, Zhang Hongming, has little sympathy for his own daughter. He complains about the cost of treatment, questions whether the surgery is worth the expense, and insists that his pregnant wife must give birth to a son if she wants to secure her position in the family.For Nuonuo, his attitude is unbearable.A child is fighting for her life, and the people who should love her most are arguing about money and family status.Nuonuo cannot afford to wait for someone else to save Duoduo.She needs money.And she needs it now.Then, one ordinary day, an elderly woman collapses in public.People gather around her, unsure what to do. Someone calls for medical assistance, while others stand frozen by the frightening scene.Nuonuo rushes forward.She does not stop to consider whether helping might inconvenience her, nor does she wonder whether anyone will reward her for it. She simply does what she can until professional help arrives.The elderly woman survives.Only later does Nuonuo learn that she has saved the life of Mrs. Gong, the beloved grandmother of one of the wealthiest and most influential families in the city.Grateful for Nuonuo’s kindness, Mrs. Gong insists on repaying her.At first, Nuonuo refuses.She did not help the woman for money, and she feels uncomfortable accepting a reward for doing what she believes anyone should have done.But when Mrs. Gong learns about Duoduo’s illness, she makes an offer that changes Nuonuo’s life.She will give Nuonuo one hundred thousand yuan.There is only one condition.Nuonuo must marry her grandson, Gong Chenye.The proposal sounds absurd.Marriage is supposed to be about love, trust, and choosing someone with whom to share your future. It should not be an agreement negotiated over a hospital bill.Yet Nuonuo has never been in a position to treat life as a romantic ideal.Duoduo needs surgery. Her sister is exhausted. Her brother-in-law refuses to shoulder the financial burden. And Nuonuo herself has barely begun building a career as a livestream seller.She has no wealthy relatives to turn to, no savings large enough to cover the operation, and no time to wait for her business to succeed.So she agrees to meet the man who may become her husband.Gong Chenye is everything she expected a billionaire to be—and everything she finds intimidating.Tall, handsome, impeccably dressed, and almost unnervingly calm, he carries himself with the confidence of someone who has never needed to ask permission to get what he wants.His eyes are cold enough to make a simple conversation feel like a business negotiation.When he meets Nuonuo, he does not pretend that the arrangement is romantic.“My grandmother has explained the situation,” he tells her.Nuonuo nods.“Then we should establish a few things before we proceed.”He slides a document across the table.Their marriage will remain private. They will maintain separate lives. He will provide her with an apartment, but neither will interfere with the other’s personal affairs. There will be no expectation of love, no unnecessary emotional entanglements, and no promises beyond the terms of their agreement.Chenye does not want a wife who expects affection.Nuonuo does not want a husband who expects gratitude to become obedience.In a strange way, their expectations seem compatible.She signs the agreement.The next morning, they register their marriage.By the time the day ends, Nuonuo has become Gong Chenye’s legal wife.She has also become a stranger to him.For the next two months, Chenye barely appears in her life. Nuonuo lives alone in the apartment he provides, focusing on her work and the money she needs to save Duoduo.She tells herself that their arrangement is temporary.She will repay what she can, help her family, and eventually walk away with her dignity intact.She does not expect love from Chenye.She does not even expect kindness.Then, one evening, her phone rings.It is her husband.“Get ready,” Chenye says. “I’m coming over tonight.”Nuonuo