Liao Ying and the Clear River

Beside a tranquil blue lake, Liao Ying felt the night breeze as Ruan Qinghe, a man she had met only a few times, confessed his love to her. He was impeccably dressed and had graceful manners.

In Liao Ying's eyes, Ruan Qinghe had rosy lips and pearly white teeth, a slender build, and eyes full of schemes. He was lively, glib, frank, and bold.

She was at the age when she ought to marry, so she accepted Ruan Qinghe's kiss, and the two set a wedding date.

One betrayal after another soon followed.

It turned out Liao Ying was only one of the fish in Ruan Qinghe's pond. He told his friends she was “just a fling.” He was after the family fortune behind her...

Liao Ying smiled.

Her boyfriend was so adorable. He knew she came from a powerful family and could move mountains with a word, so why had he dared to mess with her?

After playing with Ruan Qinghe until he had nothing left, Liao Ying cheerfully kicked him out of the house.

Outside the door, Ruan Qinghe jumped up and down in rage, cursing her out. “Shameless! Vicious! You wicked woman!”

But just as the door was about to close, a hand shoved through the gap, followed by a second. He forced the door open, stumbled inside, crawled a few steps across the floor, and wrapped his arms around Liao Ying's legs. He looked up with a smile and begged ingratiatingly, “A Ying, can you forgive me? They'll beat me to death if I go home.”

Liao Ying looked down calmly. “How delightful.”

Behind her, the butler wore a look of deep satisfaction. “It's been so long since the young miss smiled this happily.”

Ruan Qinghe: “!!!”

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Ruan Qinghe's point of view:

Liao Ying might have been just one fish in his pond, but she was the biggest, fattest, and most valuable one.

So whenever he went out, he loved to brag about her:

# I'm the fiance of the eldest daughter of the Liao family!

# She's madly in love with me. Oh, what am I supposed to do? I'm only playing around with her.

# Miss Liao is so boring. Who'd bother with her if she didn't come from such a powerful family?

After getting kicked out, Ruan Qinghe didn't dare go home. If his parents and older brother found out he'd offended the eldest Miss Liao, they'd beat him to death.

He sighed and went to a bar to drown his sorrows. His drinking buddies crowded around him. “Qinghe, why are you still out so late? Didn't you say Miss Liao was all over you?”

Ruan Qinghe immediately straightened up and put on his flawless smile. “Ah, that woman is burning with passion. I'll leave her hanging for a few days.”

A day later, Ruan Qinghe was sleeping on the street when he ran into Buddy A out for a walk. “Hey, Qinghe, still not going home?”

Ruan Qinghe instantly struck a pose and rubbed his temples. “I drank too much and accidentally passed out in the street. I'll leave her hanging for a few more days.”

Two days later, Ruan Qinghe was sleeping in a public restroom when he ran into Buddy B, who'd come to pee. “Qinghe, why are you sleeping somewhere like this? Did you have a fight with Miss Liao?”

Ruan Qinghe immediately covered his face and ran out. “You've got the wrong guy!”

A week later, Ruan Qinghe once again “ran into” his friends...

Buddies A, B, C, D, and E awkwardly rubbed their heads. “Qinghe, this is Miss Liao we're talking about. You've dragged this out long enough.”

Ruan Qinghe snapped. “What business is it of yours, what goes on between us?”

A, B, C, D, and E: “...When we're out and about, we're the good friends of the eldest Miss Liao's fiance. Please make up with her, Qinghe. We can't live without Miss Liao.”

Ruan Qinghe: “...”

Ruan Qinghe opened his phone and searched:

# How to win back your wife after messing up: happy ending guide

# How to make the most of your looks

# How to seduce your wife

# How can a husband please his rich and powerful wife without losing face?

# What to do when your wife kicks you out

# Online now, urgent!

[Warning] As the blurb says, the male lead was a trashy womanizer before the female lead dumped him for the first time.

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