✨ Slightly reverse-harem vibes, with the heroine having many ex-boyfriends
A hero with intense needs for validation and caregiving who objectifies himself vs. a heroine who does as she pleases, is easily tempted, and lives for the moment
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Zhou Xi and Chi Yi grew up together and were engaged as children.
They were an engaged couple from wealthy families, with a deep bond.
At their high school reunion, their friends teased them, saying they were lucky to have found true love in an arranged marriage and that everyone would be waiting to celebrate their wedding after college.
Zhou Xi smiled and said, "That may not be the case."
Chi Yi tightened his grip on her hand.
He didn't dare tell them that Zhou Xi had already dumped him at least ten times, and every time he had cried and begged on his knees until she took him back.
Chi Yi was Zhou Xi's childhood friend and her sidekick: the guy who was her coat rack, brought her water, bought her sanitary pads, and swiped his card to pay. Later, he also had to be the guy who drove her to dates, booked rooms and restaurants for her, and helped her woo handsome men she'd just met.
She'd break up with him, date someone new, get back together with him, break up with him again, and go after another new boyfriend... over and over. Their friends had a biting take on it: Chi Yi was basically a bandage in Zhou Xi's dating history. Whenever she was sad about a breakup, she'd go back to Chi Yi for a little healing, then return to chasing new love and new handsome men.
Chi Yi thought that he liked Zhou Xi, but he wasn't pathetic. Since Zhou Xi was leading him around like a dog, he should make up his mind, leave her, and never look back!
But then...
When he saw Zhou Xi turn over a new leaf, settle down, and gaze smilingly at the handsome, poor young man whose face was outrageously beautiful, before kissing him amid everyone's cheers...
Chi Yi completely lost it.
He'd been there first. Why should he give up?
Who could be better at licking her boots than him?
So what if they broke up?
So what if she liked someone else?
Couldn't he let her have her fun?
Theme: Master your desires instead of letting them master you
