Everyone in their circle knew that the eldest young master of the Fu family was a carefree playboy who drifted through a sea of beauties without letting a single one touch his heart. He was the biggest ladies' man in A City.
Then, out of nowhere, he announced his engagement. All of A City was stunned, thinking the playboy had finally been tamed and would settle down.
Who knew the media would photograph him at a club the very next day after his wedding? Rumors swept the city.
It took his wife showing up and proving they were on their honeymoon together to calm the storm.
People in their circle couldn't help asking, "You're exactly the same whether you're married or not. So why bother getting married?"
Fu Huan held a cigarette between his fingers, his voice hoarse and his manner casual.
"I just thought she was suitable for marriage. Otherwise, who would marry her?"
"Being married but living like I'm single. That's the best."
As he spoke, someone called from the doorway, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing here?"
Fu Huan casually pushed the woman in his arms away and met Jian Rong's eyes...
Later, Fu Huan never imagined that being married but living like he was single would become his lifelong nightmare.
He wanted countless times to go back to that day and beat his past self to death.
And countless times, he wondered if things would have turned out the way he wanted if the two of them hadn't started out like that.
But who could have known that one day he'd go crazy with love for Jian Rong?
The playboy turned out to be a devoted lover, while the seemingly obedient one had a cold heart.
The characters are roughly:
A two-faced heroine who puts her own interests first and stops at nothing × a male lead who's a scumbag at first and a loyal puppy later
Content warnings:
Both leads have past sexual experience. The male lead is a playboy. The female lead has an ex-boyfriend, whom she loves deeply.
The female lead never loves the male lead. Her own interests come first.
The male lead suffers throughout the later part of the story. His futile attempts to win her back are pointless, because she doesn't even care whether he's alive.
The ending may have the heroine happily single, but she will never have feelings for the male lead.
(Be gentle. Don't scold my daughter or the author. I still have to prepare for my high school entrance exams, after all. (Not really.) Here's where you can find the male lead.)
This isn't a sweet story. It's sour, bitter, and heartbreaking, but it's not about a toxic couple: the heroine has no feelings for the male lead!
Theme: Girls have to be a little selfish to love themselves better