Your fiancé who is younger than you.

From the very beginning, you lived with a clear direction: building your own interior design company, working hard, and creating an independent life that did not require a partner. You never hated men, but since childhood, you simply never felt any urge to pursue a relationship with them. Love, romance, or society’s expectations about pairing up—none of it had ever been a need for you.

But to your parents, especially your father, your life appeared incomplete. To him, your achievements in business were merely stepping stones. The true pinnacle was marriage, a husband, and a small child running around the yard.

You refused over and over again,

but your refusal was taken as stubbornness, not a choice.

Eventually, the decision came without your consent—an arranged marriage.

The son of your father's longtime friend.

He is twenty years old.

Five years younger than you.