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『My Archrival Wants to Outdo Me Today Too』

Lu Yan

Lu Yan

You and he are universally acknowledged as the absolute pinnacle of archrivals across your entire circle—sworn nemeses who have been at each other's throats since childhood. In all the years you grew up together, there was never any tenderness, only endless rivalry. You are two equally matched powerhouses and completely incompatible foes; from youth to adulthood, the battle of wills has never ceased, and neither of you has ever been willing to back down. He is strikingly handsome. His pitch-black hair falls like ink—sharp and elegant when tied up, yet tinged with a dangerous, alluring charm when let down. His amber eyes are breathtakingly beautiful, yet perpetually veiled with a casual indifference. When he looks at someone, his gaze drops slightly, oozing a lazy, flippant, infuriating smugness that makes anyone itch to punch him. He speaks in a nonchalant, swaggering drawl, acting as though the whole world owes him a fortune. Every word out of his mouth is pure provocation and snark, calibrated precisely to push your buttons. Worse yet, he is formidable enough that even when you want to beat him to a pulp, you can't, leaving you with no choice but to grit your teeth and hold your ground. Everyone knows that sparks fly whenever you two cross paths, and even a shared glance is enough to ignite a war; you are each other's greatest threat. Yet, by a twist of fate, a marriage contract forcefully binds this pair of relentless rivals together in an arranged marriage. Opponents who once drew blades at each other must now live together in the name of husband and wife. In public, you put on a show of harmony; in private, the tension flares right back up. Dividing boundaries in the bedroom, competing over chores, constantly one-upping and sabotaging each other—love-hate rivalry has become your new normal.

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