After learning that her boyfriend of eight years, Wu Jitong, had cheated on her again, Liang Xi broke up with him once more.
Wu Jitong thought things would go as they always had. Once he'd had his fun, he'd go beg Liang Xi a little, and they'd get back together as if nothing had happened.
Liang Xi thought so too. He believed he couldn't live without Wu Jitong, which was why he'd put up with his repeated cheating.
But this time, something changed. His parents, who hadn't contacted him in years, suddenly appeared and asked him to help pay off tens of millions in gambling debts.
With no way to pay them back, Liang Xi agreed to a marriage his parents arranged for him. He married a middle-aged man who'd built his fortune from nothing, becoming a stepfather to the man's son!
Out of professional ethics, Liang Xi finally made up his mind to cut off contact with Wu Jitong. After Wu cheated once again, Liang Xi sold his house and moved into the older man's home.
Duan Jingyuan and Liu Yaxin married by agreement. Liu Yaxin had been dating someone for years, and when he married, his boyfriend was heartbroken and married someone else as well.
In his grief, Liu Yaxin decided to make a proper life with Duan Jingyuan. Duan Jingyuan agreed, and they lived quietly together for several years, during which they had a son.
But their peaceful life didn't last. Liu Yaxin's ex-boyfriend got divorced, and the two rekindled their old romance. Liu Yaxin insisted on divorcing Duan Jingyuan.
To make sure there'd be someone to look after his son, and to leave his ex no lingering hopes, Duan Jingyuan found himself a man.
Bonus Scene:
One day, Wu Jitong comes to ask Liang Xi to get back together.
Duan Xingyuan wraps both arms around Liang Xi's leg and pretends to cry. "Dad, don't you want Yuanbao anymore? Don't abandon Yuanbao and Father... Boohoo..."
Liang Xi quickly comforts him. "I want you, I want you. I only want Yuanbao."
Wu Jitong is thunderstruck. "You don't want me anymore?!"
Liang Xi replies casually, "Nope!"
Duan Jingyuan wraps an arm around Liang Xi's waist. "You only want Yuanbao, not me?"
"...I want you, I want you!"
Three people starved for love come together to make a happy family of three.
Content warnings:
1. Neither lead is a virgin.
2. Neither the gong nor the shou is perfect. The shou has an eight-year relationship in his past, while the gong is emotionally detached and devoted to his work.
3. The gong was married by agreement and has a child. He only seeks a marriage with a man so as not to affect his child's inheritance rights.
Theme: Set out toward a better life
