A sweet romance / childhood sweethearts / he has a secret crush
Married first, fall in love later, and a long-planned scheme
Quirky, sweet artist × cool, aloof, secretly passionate dentist
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At a class reunion, Shen Zhen runs into her nemesis, Zhou Minchuan.
They haven't seen each other in years, but the moment they lock eyes, sparks fly just as fiercely as ever.
Her deskmate leans over and whispers all the latest gossip about Zhou Minchuan. At the end, she says regretfully, “I thought you two would end up together.”
Shen Zhen's eyes widen. “Even if Zhou Minchuan were the last man on earth, I still wouldn't get together with him!”
Her grudge against Zhou Minchuan goes all the way back to when they were still wearing split-crotch pants.
Her deskmate hesitates, then a cold laugh comes from behind her. “Is that so?”
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That night, after their meeting ends on a sour note, Shen Zhen has a dream. In it, her cool, aloof nemesis, a top student who has never lost his academic-star aura, wears a leather collar and a sheer shirt as thin as a cicada's wing. His eyes are alluring, his gasps seductive.
And she sits carelessly on the sofa, holding a whip and waiting for him to crawl over.
Shen Zhen: “…”
At last, the oppressed have their day! Who could have guessed that in her dreams, she would get to be Zhou Minchuan's mistress?
For three days straight, Shen Zhen throws her weight around in her dreams, utterly triumphant. When they meet again, Zhou Minchuan looks haggard, his eyes bloodshot and his expression strange. The aloof flower on the mountaintop has lost all his usual composure.
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Then one day, their dreams switch, and Zhou Minchuan becomes the one in control.
With tears in her eyes, Shen Zhen knocks on Zhou Minchuan's door. Seeing him looking thoroughly satisfied, she has none of her former swagger. Sniffling and wiping away her tears, she asks whether he's had any strange dreams lately.
Zhou Minchuan stands in the doorway, looking at her calmly, as if he's been waiting for her.
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Someone recommends a master to Shen Zhen, a man with an otherworldly air and an aura of righteousness.
But after circling the two of them, the master bluntly declares that the only way to break the spell is for them to get married.
“…” Damn charlatan!
Shen Zhen tries three different masters, and all three stroke their beards and give her the same answer.
Zhou Minchuan says coolly, in the aloof voice she hates most, “You hired these people, didn't you?”
“…”
Fine, they'll get married, no matter what. A guy like Zhou Minchuan needs to be put in his place (trained)!
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Theme: I've actually loved you for many years
