Ruan Ningchu had a crush on the boy next door, her childhood friend, and insisted on breaking off the engagement her parents had arranged with the heir of the Xie family of the capital.
The Xies were an influential family. Summoning her courage, she went to their home alone, but the elders refused to let her break off the engagement, claiming that her fiancé was currently abroad.
Ruan Ningchu was already at her wits' end when she discovered that the older boy she'd been crushing on had been stringing her along while dating someone else. At last, she saw him for what he was and lost all hope in him.
To get over him as quickly as possible and force the Xies to cancel the engagement so she could be free, Ruan Ningchu acted on impulse and quickly started dating a poor, incredibly handsome recent graduate.
Her new boyfriend might have been broke, but he was young and had an amazing presence. He was 187 centimeters tall, with long legs and a six-pack. His face was devastatingly beautiful, and he was sweet, considerate, good at flirting, and devoted to her.
Ruan Ningchu was completely charmed. She went from being hesitant to unable to stop herself. Even when he took her money and slept with her, she felt as if she were the one getting a good deal.
She realized he was practically a fox spirit reborn. She couldn't keep herself from falling deeper, and the more she looked at him, the more she fell for him.
Just then, the Xie family got in touch to say that her fiancé had returned to the country and urge her to marry him. The scumbag from her childhood also regretted everything and pursued her relentlessly, begging her to forgive him.
Ruan Ningchu decided to settle it once and for all. She grabbed her poor, gorgeous boyfriend and headed straight to the civil affairs bureau to get married.
Her boyfriend gazed at her and smiled, nodding as he kissed the corner of her mouth. "You said it. You can't take it back."
Ruan Ningchu promised without hesitation, not thinking much of it. She just assumed he was insecure and afraid she'd reject him because he was poor.
But on the way to his home to pick up his household registration booklet, Ruan Ningchu realized something wasn't quite right.
Then he held her hand tightly and led her right through the gates of the Xie family home, where she'd once gone to break off her engagement. Along the way, a crowd of people bowed respectfully and greeted him, saying, "Chairman Xie, you're back."
Ruan Ningchu froze solid.
Her fox-spirit boyfriend, who had tricked her into bed but never taken her money, turned around. The outfit she'd casually bought him at a night market suddenly looked impossibly expensive.
"Allow me to introduce myself again. I'm your fiancé, Xie Qingyu."
He stared at her, his gaze deep and heated.
"You promised you wouldn't take it back and that you'd take responsibility for me for the rest of your life. Wife, you can't break off this marriage now."
[Blurb dated 2023-06-30]
Theme: Beware of sweet traps
