I Was Betrothed to the Dragon-Among-Men Before Birth

Lin Xuantang, young master of an ancient cultivation family, was a prodigy whose talent had astonished the world from a young age. Few people knew that he had been betrothed as a child to the boy from the neighboring Ye family, though he had never taken it to heart.

He and Ye Feng had grown up together, and Lin Xuantang knew him inside and out. What respectable person would marry his childhood friend? Besides, Ye Feng was a man!

Then one day, a huge pile of reader-requested novel stories appeared in his head. He was stunned, and began to suspect that his childhood friend Ye Feng might be a domineering dragon protagonist!

Evidence one: his name was only two characters long.

Evidence two: his luck had been extraordinary since childhood.

Evidence three: he was incredibly crafty and loved to act weak while hiding his true strength!

"Wait, aren't all domineering dragon protagonists total scumbags? Ye Feng, you look so honest, but you're a scumbag too! And here I am, betrothed to you!"

Lin Xuantang was furious, but Ye Feng hadn't shown any signs of being a scumbag yet. What if Lin Xuantang had misunderstood?

Then Lin Xuantang had an idea. Why not put the guy to the test?

The next day, he paraded around in women's clothes in front of Ye Feng, who couldn't take his eyes off him.

He kept a calm face, but seethed inside. A few days later, he wrote Ye Feng love letters under three secret identities, and all three demanded that Ye Feng devote himself to only one person.

Yet Ye Feng actually wrote back to all three of them.

Th-this was a scumbag on a cosmic scale!

Furious, Lin Xuantang grabbed a pile of evidence and stormed up to Ye Feng. "You, Ye, you womanizer! I'm so disappointed in you!"

But Ye Feng just smiled. "Silly, I know they're all you."

Lin Xuantang: "!!!"

Later, Lin Xuantang burst out angrily, "A childhood-friend second male lead like me usually appears a few times early on, then disappears completely later. You, Mr. Dragon Protagonist, don't care about me at all!"

Ye Feng said calmly, "I keep you right in my heart."

An arrow struck Lin Xuantang straight through the heart. His face turned bright red.

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The protagonist's perspective:

Ye Feng couldn't figure out what was going on with his childhood friend lately. Why was he always staring at him, then running around in a huff? But as long as the other boy was lively and energetic instead of sickly and listless, none of that mattered.

Back when Ye Feng's talent was crippled, he spent a year bedridden, ignored and mocked by others. Only his childhood friend stayed at his bedside every day, comforting him and keeping him company with jokes and conversation.

But then again, why was his childhood friend getting more and more irresistible?

And later: "Oh no, what do I do if I dream about marrying my childhood friend every night!"

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Reading guide:

A proud, pampered beauty from a prestigious family, the bottom × a scheming dragon protagonist from a fallen family, the top.

This story is also known as "A Deep Dive into My Dragon Protagonist Childhood Friend," "Even the Reader-Requested Second Male Lead Has to Work Hard!" "Why Does the Dragon Protagonist Keep Staring at Me?" and "I Thought He Was My Childhood Friend, but He Thinks I'm His Wife!"

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1. A clingy couple who have been all over each other since childhood: pure and sweet, each a king on their own, but together they bicker like a pair of idiots (or so it seems).

2. A reader-requested genius story, written to satisfy my own cravings, with a light style.

3. The bottom has been frail since childhood, but his talent is exceptional and his brilliance unmatched. The two grew up close, innocent and inseparable, healing one another, with mutual secret crushes.

4. The top is a classic dragon protagonist who rises to success after his family falls on hard times. He's sunny, crafty, and always smiling, but hopelessly devoted to his wife. His interests are teasing his wife, taking care of his wife, and sleeping with his wife (not really).

Theme: Strive tirelessly to improve.