The Other Side of the Sweet Little Childhood Friend

In Beijing's upper circles, Yu Can is a unique presence. As famous as her beauty is her sweet and docile nature. She always follows her family's arrangements and has nothing to do with the wild proclivities of the rich kids.

She's like a lucky mascot, adored by everyone.

Whether or not people secretly think she's painfully boring, to her face they have to go out of their way to curry favor with her.

That's because she has connections everywhere and close ties to the heirs of several top families.

When she was young, Yu Can's mother sent her to live with her maternal grandmother, who had remarried. She spent her entire childhood in Beijing's most prestigious neighborhood, growing up close as childhood friends with those heirs.

It wasn't until she returned south for school that they lost touch.

Outsiders don't know the full story. They assume the girl is too shy, knows her family can't compare, and doesn't want to chase after them to curry favor. They can't help feeling that she was young and foolish, wasting such a precious opportunity.

Who knew that Yu Can would return to Beijing after her college entrance exams?

It was big news. Many eyes watched her every move, hoping to use her to climb the social ladder. She became a hot commodity in the world of wealth and fame, constantly having to fend off people with ulterior motives.

But Yu Can's relationship with her childhood friends remained lukewarm. For over a year after returning to Beijing, aside from luxury gifts like high-end jewelry and watches sent on holidays, they were like strangers.

They barely interacted.

*

Yu Can starts dating.

Her boyfriend is a poor student who has to work several jobs to support himself.

Before they start dating, the poor student is cold and aloof, unwilling to say more than a few words to her.

After they get together, he turns into a clingy sweetheart who loves to act cute, always clinging to her in the middle of the night, slick with sweat, and asking:

"Can-can, will you always love me?"

"If you don't say yes, I'll wear you out tonight..."

No secret stays hidden in Beijing. Rumors that she's dating a poor student spread everywhere, but before long, the story takes another unexpected turn.

Her poor boyfriend's real identity is exposed. Furious at being deceived, Yu Can dumps him on the spot.

*

How could the childhood sweetheart someone watched grow up fall into another person's arms?

Someone secretly fans the flames and successfully breaks them up.

Then, one by one, the heirs in the princeling circle step in.

He has spent too long at the top of the pyramid, but his frozen heart still beats for only one person.

"I'm like a brother to you, so you don't have to take responsibility after sleeping with me, is that it?"

"It's fine. Even the wicked Can-can is still my sweetheart."

The former boyfriend, now a thing of the past, secretly prepares a wedding at his estate on a private island.

Seated in a classical armchair at the end of the red carpet, he gazes at the crystal-encrusted wedding dress in the glass display case with a smile that is almost a sneer.

His gaze is dazed and feverish, as if possessed.

There's plenty of time. The real show is just getting started.

Reader's Guide:

1. Not a strong female lead or a universally adored heroine. BG romance.

2. The heroine and all the men are virgins. Lots of melodrama and romantic rivalry, with a battle of lunatics. This is a fictional world, so please don't apply it to real life.

Theme: May you be spirited and successful, and may you have both fame and fortune.