Chapter 1Your Blind Date Has Been Delivered

My sworn enemy had filled out my information on a dating site. The moment I received the call, I was about to yell at the scammer when a stream of pop-up comments flashed before my eyes:

【The male lead is afraid of an arranged marriage with the female side character, so he just randomly filled out her info, and she actually reeled in a rich, handsome catch.】

【Too bad the female side character isn’t destined for it. The rich, handsome man she rejected becomes the female lead’s most devoted, exclusive lapdog.】

【The unrequited male supporting character even dies saving the female lead in the end; such a tear-jerking setup.】

…Wait, what?

Devoted, exclusive, lapdog, rich, handsome?

I immediately cleared my throat, my voice softening: "I'm free tonight. Let's pick a place to meet."

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The voice on the other end of the line was still pleasant and efficient: "Alright, Ms. Sullivan, I'll send the location to your phone shortly." With that, the person hung up.

Before I could fully process what had happened, I saw the comments section light up again:

【OMG, what's wrong with this female side character? Why did she agree? Shouldn't she reject him and thoroughly humiliate him?】

【Nooo… what if the male supporting character actually falls for her? My lapdog second male lead can only be for the female lead!】

【How could he possibly fall for her? What does the female side character have besides her looks that can compare to our darling female lead?】

I casually looked up the name of the website the man had mentioned. The moment I typed it in, I was stunned. This dating site wasn't just legitimate; its membership fee was an astounding ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars. I now fully understood just how much Logan Thorne detested me. He was truly willing to spend money to avoid an arranged marriage with me. But arranged marriages were usually meddled with by parents; Logan and I hated each other so much, we could only be enemies, never spouses.

For my evening meeting, I simply booked a facial at a beauty salon. Just then, I received a call from my mom. "I'm telling you, you're in your twenties, and it's almost the holidays again. What am I supposed to tell the relatives?"

I sighed, "Mom, our family isn't poor, and our relatives are all well-off. Why are they all so idle that they have to meddle in other people's business?"

My mom was surprisingly candid: "Well, it's because your mom, me, was too bored in previous years and used to badger them all. Now they're just getting their revenge."

"Couldn't you have just refused?"

"The me from back then made it impossible for them to refuse."

That boomerang really stung… My dad had pampered my mom so much she spent her days playing mahjong. Her hands were busy enough, but her mouth never stopped either. I was too annoyed to speak, but still replied with my pre-planned line: "Stop trying to set me up with Logan. I have a boyfriend."

"Since when? What does he look like, what does he do?"

"Just stop asking. I'll bring him home for the holidays, won't I?"

I hung up. Then I started to panic again. Just like the comments said, I had only secured a chance to meet the male supporting character. Whether I would like him, or whether he would like me, was indeed an unknown. I muttered casually, "If it really doesn't work out, it looks like I'll have to rent a boyfriend to take home for the holidays."

But the comments seemed to relax:

【So she's also afraid of an arranged marriage. But to believe a phone call so easily, she's really not vigilant at all.】

【The second male lead belongs to the female lead, and to the audience. He just can't belong to the female side character.】

【I don’t think the second male lead’s taste is that bad. How could such a perfect second male lead be suitable for this female side character? Anyone would know how to choose once they meet the female lead, right?】

That evening, the first time I saw Julian Knight, I couldn’t help but exclaim: He truly was a handsome man. So, I directly addressed him: “To make a long story short, shall we get married?”