Le Yili had spent five years chasing after his childhood friend, but suddenly woke up to the truth.
He realized he was a cannon-fodder side character in a melodramatic CEO romance, there to make the pure and innocent love interest shine. Every now and then, he'd show up to act like a jerk, get slapped down, and push the plot forward.
Le Yili: All the love and affection I gave him over the years were wasted!
At another banquet, his childhood friend canceled at the last minute and replaced Le Yili with the pitiful love interest as his dance partner.
The love interest had tears in his eyes. “I'm not well, and my big brother brought me because he was worried I'd suddenly get sick. You won't be mad, will you?”
Le Yili was expected to leave sadly, as he always had before, but instead he smiled graciously.
“It's fine. You slept together last night and couldn't help kissing all night, but that doesn't count as cheating. After all, you're good friends who are allowed to kiss. I understand.”
The entire banquet hall fell silent. The love interest and Le Yili's childhood friend were subjected to everyone's gossipy stares, their faces darkening.
After serving up a face-slapping comeback, Le Yili swept away. But when he turned, he walked straight into someone's arms.
He looked up to see a mature, aloof face, cold and restrained. The man gazed down at him with an impassive expression.
The love interest was delighted. “Wonderful! That's my uncle. He'll definitely stand up for me!”
The next moment, bodyguards appeared and “escorted” Le Yili out of the banquet hall. In a private room upstairs, he sat across from the man, expecting a scolding or insults, but instead received... an old-fashioned red marriage contract.
Le Yili: Huh???
Shang Yan: “Our marriage agreement was made a hundred years ago.”
Le Yili stared at the man's face, handsome enough to make anyone swoon, and felt a little dizzy. “You're so rich. Wouldn't marrying me be beneath you?”
The big shot fell silent for a moment, then picked up his phone and made a call.
The next second, Le Yili's phone on the table began to vibrate.
Millions appeared in his bank account, turning his previous five-figure balance into a mere drop in the bucket.
“!!!”
“Can we get married now?”
Le Yili slapped the table and jumped to his feet. “Let's go register right now!”
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Half a month later, the love interest attended his uncle's engagement banquet with his childhood friend, hoping to show off his beloved in front of the powerful family head.
But when he saw Le Yili standing beside his uncle onstage, he nearly ground his teeth to dust.
“Uncle and he only have an ancestral marriage agreement. There's definitely no real love between them.”
He tried to comfort the scum seme, then looked up to find Le Yili standing before him, smiling with bright red lips and pearly white teeth. “Little nephew, why don't you call me Uncle?”
The love interest nearly fainted. He wanted to complain to his uncle, only to find his usually cold and ruthless uncle gazing down at Le Yili, his dark eyes full of indulgence and affection.
[Adorable, direct, sunshine uke x cold, restrained big-shot seme]
*Face-slapping the scum, marriage first, love later
Theme: Be devoted to one person