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Ming Qiao recently got herself a boyfriend with an excellent resume: handsome, well-off, gentle, and considerate.
Most importantly, he is so oblivious that he has no idea she's a flirt, letting her time-management game run to her heart's content.
Things change after her boyfriend introduces her to his good friend, Yuan Zheng, who once caught her strolling down Flower Street with a younger schoolmate.
After that, he watches her day in and day out like some creepy stalker, throwing Ming Qiao's whole harem into disarray.
Even when Ming Qiao gets caught and plays innocent, sweet-talking her boyfriend, Yuan Zheng always knows just how to ruin it:
"Everyone in my department suddenly had to cancel. We're just having a normal meal together..."
"People fall in love over one meal after another."
"He asked for my contact information in front of so many people. I couldn't very well refuse..."
"You met her that way, too. Someone else can do the same. You managed to win her over, and so can someone else..."
The more he can't stand seeing them together, the more Ming Qiao wants to spend forever with her boyfriend.
She plants a teasing kiss on her boyfriend's cheek. When she accidentally meets Yuan Zheng's deeply furrowed brow, a terrible thought suddenly occurs to her: Could he actually like her?
Faced with this absurd suspicion, Yuan Zheng simply says, perfectly calmly, "Don't flatter yourself."
But happiness doesn't last. With Yuan Zheng egging things on, Ming Qiao and her boyfriend eventually break up.
But when has Ming Qiao ever been the one to get dumped?
To get revenge, Ming Qiao comes up with a scheme to stick close to Yuan Zheng, bringing him meals three times a day and fussing over him.
Sure enough, she gets her ex-boyfriend to misunderstand. As the two men come to blows, Ming Qiao pretends to break up the fight while egging them on. "Don't fight, don't fight. You can't beat him~"
Later, as she applies medicine to Yuan Zheng's wounds, she can't hide her gloating smile.
"You're happy?" Yuan Zheng asks in a low voice.
Having avenged herself, Ming Qiao cradles his face and plays the part of an adoring admirer in her sweetest voice. "How could I be? I'm so worried about you, darling~"
Knowing full well that her affection is nothing but an act, Yuan Zheng only lets out a cold laugh.
Fine. As long as she's happy.
Synopsis saved on 2025.07.22
Theme: As long as you're happy.
