The night before her engagement party, Su Wan carries a custom-made couples’ cake to surprise her fiancé, Gu Yanzhou, only to catch him entangled with her best friend, Lin Weiwei, in their marital home. Betrayed by three years of love and ten years of friendship, she sees everything clearly in an instant. Right in front of them, she tears up the engagement invitations, smashes their matching rings, and sneers, “May you two scumbags stay together forever.” Then she turns and disappears into the night.
She expects to get through this low point on her own, but while unwinding at a quiet bar, she runs into Lu Shiyan, the Lu Group’s CEO, rumored to be aloof and chaste, and so handsome he has the whole internet going wild. He leans lazily against the bar, idly twirling his glass, his shirt collar slightly open to reveal sharp collarbones and the faint outline of his abs. Sensing her gaze, he looks up. His voice is dangerously magnetic. “Need a temporary boyfriend to put on a show? The kind who makes your ex regret everything? I’m guessing you like men with abs?” Su Wan stares at the hint of muscle and, as if possessed, nods.
Who could have guessed that this “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” arrangement would turn her from a discarded pawn into the darling of a top-tier star? He helps her put her ex in his place and fends off unwanted admirers. He even quietly buys out the season’s new collection from the niche designer brand she mentioned in passing. When Su Wan can’t help asking, “Why are you so good to me?” Lu Shiyan leans close, his warm breath brushing her ear. “The first time I saw you, you were wearing heels and smashing your ring. That image was etched into my heart. Besides, I’m more than happy to give someone who likes abs a closer look.”
