A Marriage Born of Favoritism

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A sweet story about a marriage that turns into love, chasing a wife with no chance of winning her back, and the second male lead coming out on top.

1.

In their friends' eyes, Zhao Mingxuan seems to treat Chen Ting as little more than a playmate. He never makes their relationship public and doesn't seem to care much about her.

But Chen Ting still has eyes only for him.

Until one night at a bar, Zhao Mingxuan pulls a girl into his arms.

Chen Ting turns and walks away, blocking him on every channel.

A month later, the Zhao family receives a wedding invitation.

Bride: Chen Ting.

The groom is Lu Huaijin, a prominent young business magnate from an illustrious family, the kind everyone wants to marry into.

2.

The wedding is lavish and magnificent, making everyone green with envy.

Only the bride's ex-boyfriend sits among the guests, drinking in silence with a sour look on his face.

After several rounds of drinks, Chen Ting is tipsy and leans against Lu Huaijin.

The man is cool and aloof, his expression distant, but the hand at her waist is strong and warm.

The moment their eyes meet, the tipsy girl, her thoughts wandering, asks innocently, "Hubby?"

Lu Huaijin's throat tightens, and he nearly loses his balance.

The ex-boyfriend, determined to win Chen Ting back, walks straight into the newlyweds flirting. His eyes redden, and his face turns ashen.

A friend says, "That was so satisfying, thanks!"

3.

Everyone in their social circle knows the truth about the Chen and Lu families' alliance: they're a couple in name only, and it is all about business.

Then a video goes viral, and face-slapping ensues.

Chen Ting sits on a stone block by the road, sulking with her head turned away.

Lu Huaijin, so aloof and self-possessed in everyone's eyes, takes off his jacket and bends to drape it over her before scooping her up.

The young woman wraps her arms around his neck and glares at him, still unsatisfied. Then she turns and bites his chin.

The man chuckles fondly and plants a light kiss on the corner of her mouth while she is still baring her teeth and pretending to look fierce.

Everyone: Turns out I'm the clown!

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Blurb:

They meet again years later at a college classmate's wedding.

Their young love ended in regret. Seeing Jin Yue arrive with a female companion, their roommate looks at Cheng Feng sympathetically. "Try to take it easy..."

Cheng Feng rests her hand on the table and slowly turns her wineglass, never once looking his way.

She smiles as if she couldn't care less. "What does it have to do with me?"

Two hours later, though, she is red-eyed and drunk out of her mind at a karaoke bar.

The senior who has always liked Cheng Feng still thinks about her.

He rushes over at the roommate's request, hoping to take her home.

But the man who used to be so arrogant and sharp-eyed beats him to it.

The roommate looks awkwardly at his "female companion."

The young woman sizes Cheng Feng up and smiles. "Sister-in-law, you're so pretty. No wonder..."

No wonder her aloof, cold-hearted cousin has been thinking about her for all these years.

Theme: Fall in love with the right person