Ruan Li wanted to tell her fiancé that her face blindness had been cured.
But then she overheard him making a bet with his friends:
“Ruan Li? She was arranged by the family. I don’t even like her.”
“Whoever can pretend to be me and sleep with her, ruining this engagement, gets my sports car.”
“Don’t worry, she has face blindness.”
A room full of rich second-generation heirs eagerly volunteered.
Ruan Li’s footsteps faltered.
Through the slightly ajar door, she unexpectedly locked eyes with the innocent-looking junior sister standing beside her fiancé.
The junior sister was young and beautiful, her gaze provocative as she wrapped her arms around Jiang Siyan’s neck and kissed him.
The crowd cheered.
“A Si, Ruan Li will be here soon. Aren’t you afraid she’ll find out?”
“Afraid of what? It’s not the first time,” Jiang Siyan replied, his collar slightly open as he flashed a roguish smile. “She has face blindness anyway.”
Ruan Li lowered her gaze, intending to leave.
But suddenly, lines of text floated before her eyes:
【Little Sister Treasure and the Male Lead are kissing so passionately!】
【The Female Supporting Character is definitely eavesdropping! So annoying!】
【What a pity! The Male Lead was just testing the Female Supporting Character—they didn’t actually kiss!】
【Please, Male Lead, hurry up and break off the engagement with that gold-digging Female Supporting Character! I want to see sweet romance!】
Gold-digging Female Supporting Character?
Me?
Ruan Li struggled to process the scene before her.
The Bullet Comments said she was the gold-digging Female Supporting Character.
And the Male Lead was her fiancé, Jiang Siyan.
Ruan Li felt a wave of confusion.
Was this right?
Four years ago, her biological parents found Ruan Li and demanded she marry the Jiang family’s Crown Prince.
Jiang Siyan had been in a car accident and was likely to be left with permanent disabilities.
They couldn’t bear to send their adopted daughter, so they sent Ruan Li instead.
At first, Ruan Li agreed for the sake of the money.
Faced with Jiang Siyan’s volatile temper,
she remained patient.
He hated being touched—anyone who tried would get hit.
Even doctors were no exception.
Ruan Li learned massage techniques and, ignoring his resistance, helped him with his rehabilitation.
Everyone assumed that once Jiang Siyan recovered, the first thing he’d do was marry her.
But he thanked the doctors, the nurses,
and even gave the cleaning lady in his hospital room a red envelope of 100,000 yuan.
Yet he never thanked Ruan Li.
Instead, he hurled insults and treated her with contempt.
Ruan Li thought she was enduring hardship for a sweeter future.
But she never expected
to suffer year after year.
The Little Sister Treasure mentioned in the Bullet Comments was this world’s female lead, also Jiang Siyan’s Childhood Sweetheart.
When Jiang Siyan had his accident, this Childhood Sweetheart had just gone abroad to study.
She had recently returned, truly the “Returned White Moonlight.”
【Sigh, the Male Lead got into the accident while chasing after Little Sister Treasure when she went abroad!】
【The one who isn’t loved is the third wheel. The Female Supporting Character drank the drugged water and will soon be assaulted by the Second Male Lead!】
【Heehee, let’s see how a woman with a tainted body can compete with our Little Sister Treasure!】
Before Ruan Li could finish reading the Bullet Comments,
a wave of heat surged from her lower abdomen, slowly spreading throughout her body.
【The Female Supporting Character’s drug is taking effect!】
【It was the Devoted Second Male Lead who drugged her! He likes Little Sister Treasure but, to ensure her happiness, he’s willing to sacrifice himself. He endures the disgust of being intimate with the Female Supporting Character, but only by thinking of Little Sister Treasure can he perform!】
【Right! He even recorded a video that will be played during the Male Lead and Female Supporting Character’s engagement ceremony!】
【What a bargain for the Female Supporting Character!】
【Even if we take a step back, it’s just two things—why can’t they both be enjoyed by our Little Sister Treasure?!】
“…”
Ruan Li choked back a bitter laugh.
Would they want this “bargain” if it were offered to them? And who exactly was this Devoted Second Male Lead?
Ruan Li had grown up in the countryside, harvesting wheat and planting rice seedlings. She had plenty of strength and resourcefulness.
But now…
Her body felt weak and limp, her consciousness gradually fading.
In desperation, she dialed her brother’s number.
Just as the words “Save me” left her lips,
they were cut off by her brother’s impatient voice:
“Ruan Li, you know perfectly well that Mom, Dad, and I are accompanying Baozhu to the Fu family’s banquet, yet you still pull this kind of stunt to get our attention?”
“Do you want to ruin Baozhu’s chance to meet the Fu Family Crown Prince?”
The call was disconnected.
When Ruan Li tried to call the police, her phone had already run out of battery.
She remembered—rumors said the Fu Family Crown Prince from the Capital Circle had recently arrived in Haicheng.
Wall Street Boy Genius.
A self-disciplined and courteous Wealthy Family Young Master.
Still unmarried.
Countless people in Haicung wanted to secure this match, and the Ruan family was no exception.
Her parents had placed high hopes on their adopted daughter, Ruan Baozhu.
Ruan Li’s awareness grew hazier. There was no time to analyze who this Devoted Second Male Lead was. She barely managed to bite her cheek to maintain a brief moment of clarity.
She had to leave this place quickly.
Just then, around the corner of the hallway, another door opened.
A tall figure stepped out.
The dim hallway light fell upon the man, the blue shadows shrouding his face gradually receding to reveal a strikingly handsome yet aloof countenance.
Like thin snow under a late Tang dynasty moon.
Or like the brief blue hour after sunset.
The Bullet Comments erupted once more:
【Holy crap! What a handsome face—who is that?】
【It’s the Male Lead’s roommate—the Impoverished School Grass Shi Yu! Gambling-addict dad, sick mom, school-aged sister, broken him!】
【So unfortunate! The Size Difference Hate-sex would’ve been so hot!】
【I remember his ending—seems like he got kept by a rich woman!】
Ruan Li’s eyes flickered.
At that moment, a woman who looked like a wealthy patron chased out from the private room behind the man.
“Xiao Yu, think it over again. Money isn’t an issue—just say yes to me.”
Shi Yu swept a glance with his thin eyelids, replying coldly, “Auntie, I’m expensive. You can’t afford me.”
Behind them followed a man in a tailored suit, soothing the wealthy woman:
“Ms. Yao, please don’t be upset.”
“Our young master is a first-timer; he’s never done this before.”
In an instant, Ruan Li understood their roles.
The wealthy patron.
The arrogant male model.
The pimping madame.
Though this Shi Yu was rude and ill-mannered,
he was undeniably beautiful.
A thought crossed Ruan Li’s mind.
Rather than being dragged along by the plot, why not take the initiative?
As they passed each other, Ruan Li reached out and tugged at the young man’s sleeve, whispering:
“I have money. How much to sleep with you for one night?”
Fu·Crown Prince·Shi Yu: “”