After My Childhood Friend Stabbed Me in the Back

Zhuang Jiami, nicknamed the "Masked Princess" in social circles, is famous for being a perfectionist. Her family background is perfect: she is the youngest daughter of the person in charge of the upscale Chengfeng Hotel. Her looks are perfect, too. With her appearance, she could enter the entertainment industry and become famous for her beauty. And she even has a perfect arranged-marriage match: her childhood sweetheart, Song Chenyang, whose family is a perfect match for hers.

If things went on this way, the rest of her life would surely be perfect, too. But last week, her childhood sweetheart solemnly told her that he'd fallen for another girl and wanted to call off their engagement!

Zhuang Jiami's world collapsed.

She went crazy in private, crawling around in the dark, then finally got herself looking gorgeous and went out to investigate everything about that girl. When she saw that the girl wasn't in love with her childhood sweetheart, but with a small-business owner who ran a private kitchen, she smiled at the man's photo.

The man's name was Chen Yuan. By day, he cooked at his own private-kitchen restaurant, and at night, he worked part-time as a coach at a martial arts school. Fully clothed, he had a lean, well-defined physique. With his shirt off, he showed off his biceps and eight-pack abs. How to put it? He looked just like a predator hunting in the animal kingdom, completely unlike the refined men she met at social events.

Zhuang Jiami thought that since someone had stolen the man she was supposed to marry, then as a perfectionist who had never lost, she should erase this stain from her life. So she would steal that girl's sweetheart.

The next day, she walked into the restaurant. When she saw the man, who was a head taller than her, Zhuang Jiami lifted her chin and said in a delicate voice, "I'm here to apply for a job."

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The heir to the Marquis of Wu'an, Yin Huai, was a talented young man. At just twenty, he led his army to drive the enemy back a thousand miles and beheaded tens of thousands. The world was shocked and called him the "God of Slaughter."

When Yin Huai came of age to marry, the marquis's household arranged for him to wed the eldest daughter of the Duke's mansion. According to the matchmaker, the young lady was beautiful, virtuous, and the perfect choice for a wife.

But on the eve of the wedding, the young lady was frightened by his reputation and eloped with someone.

Fearing that this would displease His Majesty, the Duke married off Xu Zhiyue, the second branch's daughter, to Yin Huai the next day. He came to apologize with thorny branches strapped to his back, asking the heir to secretly switch the two sisters back once the eldest daughter had been found. He swore to Heaven that the eldest daughter was kind-hearted and would never do anything to betray the heir.

Yin Huai's eyes held a mocking look as he replied, "Fine."

Back in his room, he looked at Xu Zhiyue, who sat on the wedding bed looking so beautiful she seemed ready to drip with sweetness. He lifted the covers and shoved her down onto the bed.

Xu Zhiyue had lived in her cousin's shadow since childhood. All she wanted was for the Duke's household to split up soon, so that she and her cousin would no longer have conflicting interests.

Who knew that one day she would be forced to marry her cousin's husband?

Her uncle told her it was only a temporary arrangement. Once her cousin came back, they would switch her out again.

But no one told her that this was all the Duke's wishful thinking. From the very beginning, the heir to the Marquis of Wu'an had never planned to switch her back.

One day, when she finally saw this man's true nature, she gathered people to pack her things and prepare to return to the Duke's mansion. Yin Huai rushed back, sent the servants out of the room, wrapped an arm around her waist, and coaxed her softly, "Don't leave, okay?"

"Liar. So all along, the person you wanted to marry wasn't my cousin."

Yin Huai kissed her cheek, making no attempt to hide his possessiveness. "That's right. You were the only one I ever wanted to marry. If you don't want me to go mad, then behave and listen to me. Otherwise, I'll tie you up. Understand?"

Xu Zhiyue was on the verge of tears.

A cold, unfeeling and unhinged male lead X a kindhearted beauty heroine

Theme: Not everything has to be perfect.