Coming of age and dispelling illusions | The second male lead gets the girl
-1
Lu Yun Zhen has a secret: she really likes Cen Weixin. She likes how smoothly he handles social situations, how confident and carefree he is, and she's even more captivated when he crouches before her and speaks gently and softly: "Why are your eyes all red from crying again, my little bunny?"
With their families' marriage arrangement about to be finalized, Lu Yun Zhen eagerly awaits the wedding. Then Cen Weixin comes to her home to call it off.
Eyes red, Lu Yun Zhen chases him out of the house and grabs him, refusing to let go.
He smiles just as before, his voice still gentle and soft. "Little bunny, there are lots of fun things in the world. You're too well-behaved, and I haven't had my fill of fun yet."
"Then... then will you teach me?"
-2
Five or six years pass in the blink of an eye. One day, Cen Weixin takes Lu Yun Zhen to a banquet. Amid the clinking of glasses, he watches her handle social situations with ease, confident and carefree.
A friend asks quietly, "Things are different now. She's poised and proper in public, and knows how to please you in private. Young Master Cen, didn't you say your dream partner was just like that? Why not marry her?"
Cen Weixin, already a little tipsy, says, "She's the little sister I taught."
-3
The engagement is finally called off. When their friends and family suggest she meet someone new, Lu Yun Zhen agrees.
The male guest doesn't show up that day. Instead, Cen Weixin comes charging in.
This time, his eyes are red, and he can barely keep his voice gentle and soft.
"I never agreed to the engagement being called off, so it doesn't count! I don't agree to breaking it off!"
"I've taught you all these years, and this is how you repay me? You just leave me behind and run off?"
"That's right. You taught me."
I've grown up, but I've realized I don't want to become you.
[Reader's Guide]
1. Readers who insist on a perfectly chaste male lead, beware: Cen isn't a virgin; the heroine truly loved him.
- Saved on 2025-07-06
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