Feel-good power fantasy + 1v1 sweet romance + satisfying face-slapping + playing the fool while hiding one's strengths
The notorious playboy of the capital is none other than Gu Yu, eldest son of the Gu family.
He's handsome, well-built, talented, and skilled in martial arts, but he never applies himself. He writes poems and inscriptions wherever he goes for fun, loves gossip about other people's households, and never gets anything useful done...
Pan Yunxi, eldest daughter of the Pan family, is oppressed by her stepmother and despised by her father, who favors sons over daughters. "I, Pan Yunxi, bow to no one. I'll make them all eat their words!" That's what she says, never imagining she would make the entire Pan family eat their words.
She cuts ties with the Pan family, and the richest man in Jiangnan comes forward to claim her, declaring, "We will always have little Yunxi's back." Her marriage plans are delayed, and the Empress steps in to arrange a match, saying gently, "Yunxi, you can choose any man in the capital. I'll take care of everything for you..."
Even Gu Yu, known as a notorious playboy, stops fooling around. He catches the woman's chin, his thumb brushing over her lips until her rouge smears, making it look as though he had kissed her. Leaning toward her, he says, "You said you'd marry me. You have to keep your word. You can't marry anyone else!"
The woman isn't fazed by his closeness. She leans in even nearer, nose to nose, her eyes alluring as she teases softly, "Then what will you do if I marry another man, Your Highness?"
Gu Yu says nothing. He leans in and kisses the corner of her mouth.
Don't worry, little Yunxi... You're the only one who can marry me...
