* A harem of admirers, with a battlefield of romantic rivals
Jiang Ning is a beautiful darling, pampered to the utmost by a wealthy family.
Everyone in their social circle knows that a sweet, obedient beauty like him was born to be cherished and indulged.
Everyone, that is, except his fiance, Lu Jingfei.
People praise Mr. Lu for his good taste, but Jiang Ning can't stand him.
He's so controlling it's suffocating, cold as ice, and completely clueless about how to pamper someone.
So at a bar, Jiang Ning turns around and "accidentally" falls into the arms of his fiance's best friend.
His voice is soft and clingy, the corners of his eyes faintly red. "Sorry, big brother, I... I think I've had too much to drink. Could I... borrow a hug?"
The man chuckles softly, catches him around the waist, and thoughtfully offers to take him back to his room to rest.
Jiang Ning secretly celebrates.
Surely his fiance will get jealous now, right?
But he doesn't.
Jiang Ning gets even more indignant.
His wife is getting this close to someone else, so how can this man not feel even a little jealous!
So he tries the same trick again, getting in touch with an older student from his art school and sending him a photo of himself in a short skirt.
"Senior, do you think I look cute dressed like this?"
"Or... should I wear something even shorter?"
*
Then both men confess their feelings to him.
"B-but I'm getting married."
Jiang Ning's lashes flutter. Like a little rabbit cornered against a wall, his eyes turn red in an instant.
"You're making Ningning feel so torn..."
I'm so beautiful. How could anyone not fall for me!
Before his fiance catches on, Jiang Ning decides to add fuel to the fire.
"Eenie, meenie, miney, moe, I'll choose whoever it lands on..."
That one!
Jiang Ning decides to run away from his wedding with the man fate has chosen.
Flirting is flirting, having fun is having fun. He knows where to draw the line.
When it comes time to get married, he'll just sweet-talk his husband, and his husband will surely forgive him.
A spectacular crash? What's that?
*
Then he really does crash and burn.
Unfortunately, that man is a fraud.
He can't go home, and his fiance catches him in the act.
The entire high society witnesses the spectacular chase to catch the runaway groom.
Jiang Ning is terrified, but still clings to a shred of hope as he coos, "Hubby, you know I love you most of all..."
"They're the ones who were mean. They bullied me. I don't know any better..."
But after they return home, he's led into the wedding chamber.
The pale apricot gauze curtains and the white roses by the window are exactly as he imagined them long ago.
"Ningning really doesn't know any better?"
"Good. Starting today, I'll teach you, one thing at a time."
* The ending is one-on-one. The bottom only ran from the wedding to provoke the top. He never actually cheated!
Theme: Be yourself