Wen Feiwan Comes Too Late [The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown]

The hero's groveling redemption arc / The second male lead wins / Melodrama / The brother gets the girl

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Chi Feiwan is an ordinary girl with an ordinary appearance, family background, and grades. Her childhood friend Gu Xiuyuan, on the other hand, is a gifted young man with exceptional looks and grades.

She's so ordinary that no one ever thought the two of them could end up together. And they were right.

Chi Feiwan loved Gu Xiuyuan for sixteen years. For all those years, she followed him around, always there whenever he called, no matter the weather.

She had secretly loved him for years. Then, on New Year's Eve when she was twenty-eight, she finally worked up the courage to confess, only to be rejected. Her pained expression twisted into a smile. "Gu Xiuyuan, I think we should end things here."

She had made threats to leave before. Gu Xiuyuan hadn't taken them seriously, and gave her the same old answer as always: "I hope you find someone better."

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When word got out that Chi Feiwan and Song Wen were together, Gu Xiuyuan was momentarily surprised. Then he figured they'd break up eventually and thought nothing more of it.

After all, she'd loved him for so long. How could she suddenly truly fall in love with someone else? She was only looking for something new, or acting out of spite.

Then one day, on a whim, Gu Xiuyuan went to Chi Feiwan's rented apartment to invite her to dinner.

Song Wen opened the door, bare-chested. The air was thick with intimacy and desire.

Gu Xiuyuan felt his heart skip a beat. His smile froze as he rushed inside and saw Chi Feiwan, her neck covered in marks from their passionate encounter.

It was obvious what had happened.

Gu Xiuyuan went mad. He beat Song Wen badly enough to land him in the hospital, then ended up at the police station himself. After he was released on bail, he found Chi Feiwan and said just three things.

"A-Wan, did you and him... use protection? Are you taking care of yourself?"

"Even if you didn't, it's okay. Just break up with him. If you're pregnant and want to keep the baby, have it. I can raise the child."

"I regret it. Please give me one last chance."

Content warnings:

1. The hero Gu Xiuyuan gets a groveling redemption arc, the kind where he's ground to dust!

2. The second male lead wins. The hero and the second male lead were college roommates and close friends. He's secretly loved the heroine for years before winning her over. All three are virgins.

3. Melodrama + the hero gets put through the wringer! The heroine and the hero have a bad ending, while she and the second male lead get a happy ending!

4. The heroine never has a foot in both camps. Feel free to criticize the hero, but don't take it out on the author.

5. The hero really goes crazy! Don't read if you dislike that.

2024.05.18

Theme: Love