Li Ran worked hard to get into Jiangnan University, thinking that he would enjoy a wonderful life there and eventually find a good job. Then, during his freshman year, he went to a high-end tea house and met Jiang Jianyue, a major power in Jiangnan's business world. After an incident brought the two together, they finally became a couple. But then Qin Miaoke, a sunny and lively junior, appeared and seduced Li Ran into sleeping with her. Overcome with guilt, Li Ran changed majors and broke up with Jiang Jianyue. He thought he could finally live in peace, but during his junior and senior years, and after entering the workforce, he kept encountering wealthy business magnates and women with immense power. His quiet path through life was completely blocked.
Even Jiang Jianyue and Qin Miaoke eventually came looking for Li Ran, but there was no sweet romance waiting for him. Instead, his family was destroyed, and his own health suffered one problem after another. His father was driven to his death, his mother died of depression, and his younger brother, Li Zhe, died of an illness. Li Ran was left to face the consequences of his past betrayal and irresponsibility.
Jiang Jianyue: “Darling, you've got her tea on your lips, and you've been fooling around with her. That's fine. I'll boil all the water in West Lake and use it to cleanse you.”
Qin Miaoke: “Big Brother, if you won't take responsibility after we're done, then would you do it if I broke your legs?”
And then there's his childhood sweetheart, a top-tier star who corners him:
Ming Wei: “When you were ten, you promised you'd come marry me. I'm giving you that chance now. Come on! Marry me, and I'll be yours.”
With all these goddesses pressuring and hurting him, six years changed Li Ran. What will Li Ze do in this situation?
I can't feel the slightest love from the heroine to the hero, only morbid torture
After reading Chapter 18, I found that the male protagonist was really being hurt all the time without resisting or doing anything.
To each his own.