Don’t Be Mean! The Devoted Merman Is Being Cajoled by a Refined Scoundrel

“Both leads are completely devoted to each other + 1v1 romance + fictional city setting + teasing flirtation + secret love + push and pull A brooding, resilient merfolk who fights in underground rings VS a proud, aloof power player who rules the business world *A devoted beauty who can punch a dent into someone’s skull × a dark gentleman who’s cold-hearted to everyone but him Cheng Yitai, who has merfolk blood and was abandoned by a laboratory, has been secretly in love with the heir of Biangang for decades. A terminal diagnosis forced him to cross the line. From then on, his soul ran aground, and there was no turning back. Of all the people in Biangang, Cheng Yitai is the wildest. He keeps up the polite appearance of brewing tea and smiling obsequiously, but in secret, he’s crossed the heir’s red line. A love like wallpaper is bound to get you kicked. Cheng Yitai’s attitude toward Jiang Chuzheng: He hates me. My unrequited love asks for nothing in return. Only I can give him happiness, and only I can love him forever. Jiang Chuzheng’s attitude toward Cheng Yitai: A wildfire has swept across the plains, and my compassion has run rampant. He crossed the line? Then I’ll just move it. A fish makes its intentions plain, while a man bears his in silence. Couplet: Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who aren’t one family don’t enter the same door. … The beautiful, fierce merfolk’s secret love comes true × an old house catches fire, and then comes an insatiable appetite In short: Jiang Chuzheng is a powerful man who fell for his wife at first sight because of the contrast between his looks and personality. The only time he’s ever been outmatched is when his wife’s more of a tease than he is. Open seduction: If my wife wants something, he just has to act cute and take it from my arms with his own hands. Subtle baiting: He says he likes me and wants to marry me. I have plenty of ways to make him love me until his ears turn red, his heart melts, and he’s hooked for life.