Spoiled and oblivious × domineering and obsessive
All because of something Qiao Ran said without thinking when she was little: "Men are better when they're more assertive..."
Huo Buyi has opposed her at every turn ever since!
He knows she cares about her reputation and loves being in the spotlight, yet he insists on competing with her over everything! Even when several young men from prestigious families send her love poems, he snatches them away in front of everyone and tears them to shreds!
He bullies her, both openly and behind her back!
One day, Qiao Ran finally can't take it anymore. Eyes red, she looks up at him with a wounded expression.
Qiao Ran: "Huo Buyi, why are you always picking fights with me?"
Huo Buyi: "Didn't you say you liked men who were more assertive?"
Qiao Ran: "..."
She had said that, but forgot all about it as soon as the words left her mouth... And when she first fell in love, she turned her attention to the elegant, radiant eldest son of the Chancellor, Ye Changfeng.
Ye Changfeng understood etiquette at three and mastered literature at six. Handsome and gentle, he was every noblewoman's dream, even before he came of age.
Qiao Ran thought he was handsome, gentle, and considerate, and that he liked her too. The Chancellor's and Grand Commandant's families were both among the Three Excellencies, so they were well matched. He would surely make a respectable husband.
Just as the two family matriarchs gathered to discuss their future together, Huo Buyi burst through the door, radiating wild fury, his eyes full of obsessive anger. "I won't allow this marriage!"
Without a care for propriety, he brazenly dragged Qiao Ran away on the spot.
Qiao Ran: "Huo Buyi, have you lost your mind?"
Huo Buyi: "I have. Otherwise, I wouldn't have actually believed you."
Through gritted teeth, he grabbed the back of Qiao Ran's neck and pushed her against the wall. As she stared at him in alarm, he slowly leaned in, his lips brushing the side of her neck...
"If you're going to entrust your life to someone, choose a man who can shoulder the responsibility."
"Who can do that, you?"
"Buyi. Yours truly."
"?"
"You can forget about marrying anyone but me."
Reading Guide
1. The hero's given name is Yizhi, and Buyi is his courtesy name.
Buyi is a self-deprecating term. The hero has been famously arrogant since childhood, so his family chose this courtesy name in the hope that he would be more modest.
2. He seems domineering and unhinged on the outside, but inside he's a pure little puppy. Devoted in body and mind to one person.
Theme: Don't misinterpret what others say.
