[Sweet-tempered but bossy with her own family, a cherished little sister heroine x A man whose words contradict his true feelings, who talks himself into falling for her and loves her to bits]
He Jia Shi hates his best friend's fiancee.
Born into a prominent family and fiercely loyal, he often hears his closest friend, Xing Jinghe, complain about the fiancee who suddenly appeared in his life.
A childhood betrothal arranged by some great-grandfather, no one knows how many generations ago. A bumpkin from the countryside.
Vain, shallow, and unbearably dramatic.
He Jia Shi doesn't think much of it. Why not just give her some money and send her on her way? But his friend is worried sick, saying the bumpkin is clinging to him and insisting on marrying him. He Jia Shi gets it. The sparrow wants to become a phoenix. Now that she's seen his friend's family's wealth, she won't let go.
When he later meets Xu Wu, she is timid and well-behaved, speaking in a soft voice and seeming as fragile as can be. But when he turns around, he sees his friend hovering over her, pouring tea and fetching things. He realizes his good friend is being forced by his family to treat this little sparrow, who loves putting on an act, with perfect courtesy.
His good friend looks easygoing, but he's really the sort to hide a dagger behind a smile. Yet now he's been manipulated into becoming the perfect boyfriend. He Jia Shi fixes Xu Wu with an unfriendly stare as she sits there looking serene.
Reborn at eighteen, He Jia Shi immediately flies to Nancheng.
In his previous life, his friend was ultimately forced into the engagement. Fortunately, after his rebirth, the sparrow hasn't yet flown to Jiangcheng. He decides to step in and nip this disaster in the bud for his good friend.
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A transfer student arrives at Nancheng No. 1 High School, and excited chatter reaches Xu Wu as she concentrates on her practice problems.
He's a rich young master from Jiangcheng, with a privileged background, a tall figure, and exquisite features. He single-handedly raises the average level of male attractiveness at Nancheng No. 1 High School, utterly out of place in backward, remote Nancheng.
Xu Wu pays him no mind until the transfer student confesses to her.
He Jia Shi is clingy and affectionate, gentle and obedient. His peach-blossom eyes turn as soft as a puppy's, and she gains a boyfriend whom everyone praises as the perfect partner.
But for some reason, Xu Wu starts having dreams more and more often.
In those chaotic dreams, a figure grows clearer and clearer. Xu Wu's gaze toward He Jia Shi gradually becomes complicated.
The day the dream finally comes together, He Jia Shi sits by her legs, peeling a pomelo for her. Xu Wu calmly says that she's going to Jiangcheng.
After a brief pause, his tightly clenched, whitened hands keep moving. The intact fruit is crushed, and juice runs out. He Jia Shi lowers his eyes, his voice hoarse. "Are you going to find your fiance?"
She is engaged to He Jia Shi's best friend, but He Jia Shi likes her. Xu Wu has always known.
Reading Notes:
1. The male lead is haunted by the female lead's engagement to the second male lead in her previous life. He gets jealous and completely loses it whenever he sees her talking to the second male lead.
2. The female lead really did like the second male lead at first in her previous life. The second male lead regains his memories later, leading to a groveling pursuit of his wife and a love-triangle showdown.
2. The whole novel is already drafted.
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