(Resilient heroine X vicious, shameless scoundrel)
Xue Suning comes from an ordinary family, but her betrothed is even more high-born than the Crown Prince. She has always believed that he never wanted this engagement and that it would probably be called off before long.
Then her father is imprisoned and her mother falls gravely ill, leaving Suning no choice but to ask her betrothed for help.
When they first meet, the young man, cold and aloof, listens to her explain why she has come, then gives a faint, mocking smile.
"Fiancee? I don't remember having one."
From then on, Suning knows he dislikes her, and what happens afterward only confirms her suspicions.
He refuses to help secure her father's release. When she finds another way to ask for help, he ruins it, then mocks her for trusting the wrong people.
The second young master of the household is kind and befriends her, but he rebukes his younger brother as shameless, leaving no one in the household daring to associate with her.
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Xie Zeyu has always thought Xue Suning relies on her pretty face and has a terrible temper.
Yet somehow, plenty of men fall under her spell.
He scoffs at them. What does it matter how much they fawn over her? In the end, none of them has a proper claim to her.
Once she realizes those men are all useless pretty boys, she'll understand how good he is to her. Then he'll graciously help her out.
But he never expected her to slap him in a fit of fury.
"Xie Zeyu! You've ruined things for me over and over. You're absolutely disgusting!"
He freezes for a moment, then suddenly laughs.
How had he never noticed before? Even her slap feels delicious.
(The male lead has a dark, obsessive side. He's the type to lick your hand even after you've slapped him.)
Theme: Love should be equal
