When you Marry a Detective in a Flash Please Pretend you Don’t Know Him in Public

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米奇淼淼屋吖
Status:Ongoing

Summary

“Marriage of Convenience + Slow-Burn Romance + Daily Crime Solving + Sweet Romance + Double Virgin Leads + 1v1”

On the day of her blind date, Wen Qingli unexpectedly ran into her longtime crush from her school days—Lu Zheng.

With just two sentences, the two of them agreed to a whirlwind marriage.

“We won’t make our marriage public.”

“We’ll treat each other with mutual respect and stay out of each other’s personal lives.”

He was the rugged, stoic captain of the Criminal Investigation Unit.

She was the police department’s specially appointed forensic sketch artist.

By day, they worked side by side, solving cases—the suburban body-dumping case, the murdered celebrity case, the rainy-night disappearance case, and many more.

By night, she faithfully upheld their prenuptial agreement: **intimately close in bed, but practically strangers outside of it.**

She hid the feelings she’d harbored for him since her school days, doing her best to maintain their polite, distant marriage.

Until one day, something happened.

She quietly left behind a divorce agreement, packed her suitcase, and disappeared overnight.

Everyone believed Lu Zheng was born cold-hearted, incapable of loving anyone.

Until Wen Qingli asked for a divorce and ran away.

He nearly lost his mind.

Without the suspect sketches she drew, the criminals’ faces remained incomplete.

Without her goodnight kiss before bed, the nights became unbearably long.

After an exhausting search, he finally found her.

Grabbing her slender waist, he pinned her gently against the wall.

“Why did you ask for a divorce?”

“Come back. Don’t run anymore. From now on… you can have my life if you want it.”

Wen Qingli: “!!!”

Wasn’t the whole point that neither of us needed love?

Novel Items

Marriage Certificate

Document

The official certificate obtained by Xi Xingye and Shen Qinci at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Shen Qinci later tosses it into a toolbox beside her motorcycle, showing her disregard for it.

Health Report

Document

Ning Yichu's medical report from the He Family Private Hospital. It showed that his indicators were not much different from previous data, his constitution is somewhat weak, and his abdominal condition is not complicated. The report confirmed he can undergo the surgery.

Forensic Facial Reconstruction

Technique

Wen Qingli's specialized skill using the craniofacial landmark reconstruction method. She identified skeletal reference points (brow ridge, cheekbones, mandibular angles, nasal base) and used forensic anatomical techniques to reconstruct the victim's appearance from the skull in less than an hour.

Crime Scene Photographs

Evidence

High-definition photographs of the decomposed victim taken at Qingluan Mountain. They were transmitted back to the Lincheng Criminal Investigation Unit for Wen Qingli to use in her forensic facial reconstruction.

Flash Marriage

Event

Wen Qingli and Lu Zheng decided to get married within a very short time after meeting at a café. Both were being pressured by families to go on blind dates. They agreed to a marriage of convenience with mutual respect, no interference in each other's lives, and keeping it private from the public.

Murder Case

Event

A series of murders in Dongjing where five or six young women have been found dead, completely naked, with paper money, gold ingots, or incense candles stuffed into their bodies. Lord Su from the Ministry of Justice is personally investigating.

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itarotchi Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ February 16,2025

Okay so I need to talk about Lu Zheng giving Wen Qingli his salary card and telling her that apartment is theirs. That scene hit me like a truck. Think about it—this is a man who barely shows emotion, right? Stern, sharp, the kind of guy who doesn't do soft gestures. And yet he hands her a bank card like it's the most natural thing in the world, writes down an address, and says 'From now on, this is our home.' That's not just romance, that's a man who has made a decision and is standing behind it with his whole chest. And Wen Qingli—oh man. She's been pining for him since college, took a 24-hour hard-seat train just to stand across the street from his police academy. Twenty-four hours. On a hard seat. And now here she is, his wife, sharing a room with him, bringing him a blanket at midnight because he hasn't gone home yet. The gap between them has collapsed so completely it's almost unreal. But what really got me was the scene where they're wedged between those two walls hiding from the security guard. She's pressed against him, and instead of being awkward or pulling away, he says: 'We are husband and wife. You are allowed to take advantage of me.' That line. That absolute line. He didn't even flinch. He just... accepted it. Owned it. And she was left speechless, probably thinking about that dream she had earlier. Their dynamic is everything. She's soft but not weak—she trusts him enough to lead him to get the key, she spots the broken fingernail first. He's protective but not controlling. They're learning each other in real time, and it's gorgeous to watch.

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MajidX200 Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ February 9,2026

This chapter is absolutely LOADED with symbolic elements and I want to unpack at least a few of them. The diamond VIP card. Su Yue brandishing it like a weapon—it's not just a membership card, is it? It represents everything she's gained through her marriage: status, power, the ability to exclude and control. But it's hollow. The card can blacklist Wen Qingli from a shop, but it can't buy her a real place in this family. And the fact that Wen Mingyuan's affection for Su Yue is what gives her this power? That's the whole tragedy right there. Love as currency, love as weapon. Then there's the fake pregnancy. Su Yue's announcement that she's carrying a boy—this isn't just a plot device, it's the ultimate symbol of what the Wen family values. Her father and grandmother have always wanted a son to carry on the lineage. Su Yue's pregnancy represents the fulfillment of their patriarchal desires, even though it's built on a lie. And Wen Qingli's reaction—her heart aching with sympathy for her mother—connects this to the larger theme of women being valued only for what they can produce. The coat. Both Bai Chuxue AND Wen Qingli bought the same coat for Lu Zheng. Two women, one gift, completely different motivations. Wen Qingli's coat is an act of wifely duty and quiet devotion; Bai Chuxue's is... well, we'll see. The coat becomes this silent battleground. And the school anniversary itself—returning to the past, confronting old ghosts, the girl who was called "Little Chubby Pig" now glowing in a moonlight-white gown. Transformation as theme.

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Keith_Samayo Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ October 14,2025

'Moonlight spilled over the ground, and the only sound was the soft rhythm of their footsteps.' This line hits different now because we know what's about to happen. The author sets up this almost-romantic scene—two friends walking through a quiet campus at night, moonlight, the old classroom building—and then shatters it with a body hitting the pavement. The contrast is brutal and intentional. And before that, the auditorium scene with Qi Sheng performing, the bright lights, the energy, the charisma—all of that makes the rooftop fall so much more devastating because we just saw him ALIVE. But the scene that lives in my head is the one with Mingtang. She wanted to go see the rooftop where she carved a confession years ago. A confession. Into a wall. Like something out of a high school movie. And then a body falls from that exact rooftop. The irony is almost too much. The author is using the setting like a weapon here—the old building, the moonlight, the carved words on the wall, the empty rooftop that somehow produced a dead body. It's cinematic in the best way. I can literally see this as a film. The way the body lands—'right in front of them without warning,' 'warm, crimson blood spread rapidly across the pavement'—it's visceral and horrifying but also strangely beautiful in how the author describes it. The moonlight scene before the crash, the sudden deafening crash, the silence after. It's a masterclass in atmosphere.

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PatherorTkl Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ April 18,2026

Okay so this chapter literally went from romantic comedy to crime scene in about five minutes and I am STILL recovering. The way the author builds tension is honestly masterful. You have Wen Qingli and Lu Zheng sharing this almost-kiss moment, hearts pounding, both clearly feeling something, and then—BAM—a celebrity falls to his death from the rooftop. Like, what? The pacing here is insane. One moment it's soft moonlight and nervous glances, the next it's a mangled body on the pavement and sirens wailing. And the best part? The author doesn't just drop the body and move on. They make us sit with the contrast. Wen Qingli, who was literally just thinking about kissing her husband, now has to switch into professional mode and assess a corpse. That transition from personal to professional is where the real story lives. Also, the detail about Dr. He ruling out suicide within seconds—'point of impact does not match the pattern of a free fall without external force'—that's the author dropping a clue and I am HERE for it. This isn't just a murder mystery, it's a murder mystery that started with a marriage of convenience and now involves a famous singer, a rooftop confession carved years ago, and apparently someone who wanted Qi Sheng dead. Who did it? And more importantly, how does this connect to everything else going on in their lives? I need answers NOW.

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ZoftexGHw Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ October 3,2025

The author has this incredible gift for making spaces feel lived-in and real. Let me walk through a few scenes that stuck with me. First, the neighbor aunt's apartment building — elderly neighbor with freshly boiled dumplings, the gossip about blind dates, the whispered offers to set people up. This is such a specific, authentic Chinese residential compound vibe. You can practically hear the neighbors chatting through the walls. Then Jingyuan Residential Compound — high-floor units with unobstructed sea views, 200 square meters, light-luxury style. The contrast between Wen Qingli's modest life and this spacious marital home is immediately established through environment. But the scene that really got me is the bathroom moment. Wen Qingli hears running water from the guest bathroom, hurries past, gets water, returns to bed. Then her phone lights up with the Bai Chuxue message. The domestic routine — shower, water, phone notification — creates this ordinary backdrop against which the extraordinary drama unfolds. It's the contrast that makes it hit harder. And the pajamas! "This set of pajamas makes you look like a retired government official." The grandmother-bought pajamas detail tells us so much about Lu Zheng's family dynamics in one line. The world feels alive because every object has a history.

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Yajin3004 Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ June 9,2025

I need to talk about Lu Zheng because THIS MAN. The way he watches Wen Qingli bite her lip and then has to press down on... well, something... in his pocket? The author didn't even need to spell it out. He's trying so hard to be composed and respectful of their agreement, but you can SEE the effort. "What was wrong with him? How could he be so easily tempted by such a small action from her?" — I SCREAMED internally. And then the hug scene. OH MY GOD. Wen Qingli has never dared to hope she'd be this close to him, and she steps forward so slowly like she's afraid he'll disappear. His arms are "even stronger and warmer than she had imagined" and she catches his scent—clean, distinct, uniquely his. She wraps her trembling fingers around his waist and just... melts. Meanwhile Lu Zheng is patting her head saying "It's all right to cry if you feel like it" and "In front of me, you can cry whenever you want." But here's the thing that wrecked me: Wen Qingli KNOWS he's only being kind. She feels deeply content but also knows he "did not feel much affection for her." And then she asks the question that broke my heart: "Have you ever fallen in love with anyone before?" And he says "No. I don't need love." Her heart sinks to the bottom AGAIN. This push-and-pull is absolutely brutal and I love it.

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