Lord Huo, Don’t Be Afraid! Your Little Firecracker Will Protect You

Sheng Qiao is a hot-tempered hell-raiser who can fly off the handle at the slightest provocation. Her blind date, Huo Xiao, is a meticulous, rigid records bureau section chief, with more than a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Her elders warn her, “Huo Xiao is honest and dependable. Be patient with him.”

One night, Sheng Qiao gets into a scuffle with overseas smugglers at a bar. She grabs a stool and is ready to take them on when Huo Xiao walks in. Sheng Qiao yells, “Run, you weakling!”

The next second, Huo Xiao calmly rolls up his sleeves, revealing the faint outline of his eight-pack. With one punch, he sends a two-hundred-jin bruiser flying, then single-handedly sweeps the building of a squad of professional killers.

Sheng Qiao rubs her eyes. “What happened to the bookish, frail bachelor who’d been single for thirty years?!”