Decorating Girls [Mature Men and Women]

[Bar owner who's a rake on the surface X cool and resilient female therapist]

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When Han Zhiqian catches Lu Xingyun cheating, she calmly gathers her things and chooses to leave on her own.

She's always like this: unruffled, detached, and cool, as if she doesn't care about anything and nothing can ever get into her heart.

The city bustles around her. She is like a mote of dust, arriving in a hurry and leaving without a trace.

Lu Xingyun freezes, silently counting the seconds until she turns back.

But she only walks farther away.

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On Han Zhiqian's birthday, her friends arrange a celebration. After a few rounds of drinks, they start talking about the "scumbag men" they've met, and the conversation naturally turns to Han Zhiqian, who was cheated on not long ago.

Han Zhiqian runs a hand through her hair, skips over the jerk, and instead takes advantage of the alcohol to share what's on her mind:

"This is kind of funny, but I met a man that day. We'd barely known each other when he said he liked me."

"I asked what he liked about me, from my face to my figure to my personality. He listed so many things, but they were all false. None of them were really me."

She laughs when she's done.

Her friend asks again, "What about Gu Yingshen?"

She pauses, just as she spots the man making the female singer laugh. Her voice turns unconsciously bitter. "Him? He probably hates me. In his eyes, I'm just a nosy, stupid woman."

He's a playboy who drifts through a world of wine and lights. How could he know how deep or shallow her feelings run?

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Later on, the seasoned playboy willingly gets involved with that nosy woman.

The good-natured disguise she thinks she wears so well is seen through completely by this infuriating man.

She panics and feels uneasy. She can't stand him and wants to stay away,

but then realizes that what she can't stand is how clear-eyed he is, just like her.

She stays away to steady her heart, which loses control whenever he's near.

After years of drifting, he is the only person who truly cares whether she's doing well.

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A small-town girl's coming-of-age story as she pursues her dreams in the big city.

The male lead is a fake playboy, but truly devoted; there's a whole burning-the-ex's-house-down arc, along with the push and pull of mature adults in love.

The title, A Decorative Girl, has two meanings: 1. She's used to putting on a mask and pretending her life is something it's not. 2. In some people's eyes, she's merely an ornament.

Theme: Live life earnestly