The 100 Rules Dating the Male Lead Chapter 01
After witnessing the Fraternity president get rejected by his roommate, he got so pissed that he gave the flowers to me instead.
My roommate, whose status is just as high as the Fraternity president’s, sneered, “A family like Caspian’s would never see you as good enough, you broke girl.”
“Men need to be trained like dogs.”
“Accepting flowers from just anyone like that makes you look cheap.”
To get under her skin, Caspian started chasing me publicly and dramatically.
The bullet comments popped up: 【Girl, don’t say yes to Caspian! He bet his boys that you’re easier to get than your rich roommate.】
【If you agree, they’ll treat you like some gold digger and play you.】
【In the end, those two will have their nice, respectable marriage alliance, and you’ll get called a homewrecker online.】
Caspian sent a new message: 【Bought a new dress. Feels like it’d suit you.】
【If you don’t like it, I’ll just give it to your roommate.】
That night, I wrote out a hundred-item boyfriend rule list and sent it over.
【I agree to date you. Screw up and we’re done.】
【1. Don’t mention other girls in front of me. That includes your mom.】
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My family background is average, and my looks are only passable at best.
The only thing I have going for me is my grades; I’ve won scholarships my whole life.
But in this top-tier university packed with geniuses, there are modeling freaks everywhere.
So, I’ve always kept my true nature hidden pretty well.
That is… until the Fraternity president, Caspian, who’d been chasing my roommate for three months, failed his confession and gave the flowers to me instead.
Caspian Thorne, heir to the biggest commercial real estate developer in North America.
If we didn’t happen to go to the same school,
and he didn’t happen to be chasing my roommate,
someone like me would never, ever be in the same circle as Caspian.
At the start of the semester, a blurry side profile pic of him posted on Yik Yak went viral.
Netizens found out his watch was worth millions.
Even his social media, where he posted short vids, got doxxed because his watch showed up there.
I heard him say, annoyed, “Who posted that pic? Now I’m getting DMs from a bunch of randos.”
Then, overnight, every trace of him online vanished.
I lowered my head and smelled the flowers. It was my first time getting any.
My roommate, Seraphina Whitmore, watched me and snorted, “Caspian asked me for your iMessage.”
“I’m warning you, don’t get any ideas about him.”
“You can’t play his game.”
Seraphina studied my face.
When I didn’t react, she continued with a pitying look, “He’s only adding you to make me jealous. I got bored of that trick ages ago.”
Then she sprayed herself with some heavy perfume, put on her heels,
and patted my shoulder as she walked by, “But yeah, Caspian is pretty hot, and he’s got a nice body.”
“If you like him, suit yourself. Not like I’d get jealous. I’ve got plenty of options.”
I looked down at my phone. A friend request popped up: 【I’m Caspian. Thanks for taking the flowers.】
Seraphina saw it and let out another snort. “He was never that polite with me.”
She sent Caspian a voice message: 【Ooooh, thanks for taking the flowers~】
Then slammed the dorm door shut with a “BAM.”
She was pissed.
Suddenly, a barrage of bullet comments appeared before my eyes: 【Caspian’s got a terrible temper and is obsessed with saving face. No wonder he’ll end up in the ‘chasing his wife’ arc later.】
【The female side character looks all sweet and innocent, like she’s easy to fool. No wonder the male lead bets he can bag her in three months.】
【The female lead is jealous, so she deliberately makes the male lead chase her roommate. But then he gets pissy and actually goes for it.】
【If only the side chick didn’t fall for it. If she just agreed to break up with him in the end, she’d get a two million hush fee. Instead, she’ll just end up clinging and getting called a homewrecker.】
【The leads keep fighting even after marriage. Elowen was clearly just part of their little game.】
My finger, about to hit ‘accept,’ froze in mid-air.
Caspian made a bet he could chase me?
And get two million just for agreeing to break up?
For real?
Let’s see if that’s true.
Worst case, two million. Best case, a well-trained Fraternity president.
Either way, I’m not losing.
Bullet comments popped up: 【Lmao, the side chick rejected the male lead’s friend request.】
【Her reason? Caspian likes the roommate, so she shouldn’t add him.】
【The male lead’s face went dark.】
After getting rejected, Caspian started showing up around me on purpose.
Noticing I hit the study lounge every day at 6 AM, he started saving the seat next to mine.
If someone was already there, he’d just buy out the seats around me.
Soon, a rumor spread around school: snag the seat next to me and get four figures for living expenses.
The next day, the study lounge was packed.
I couldn’t find a seat anywhere.
I stood at the door with my books, face-to-face with a bewildered Caspian.
Before he could say anything, I turned around and left.
Caspian didn’t expect me to be this hard to get. He took a long stride to follow me.
Suddenly, he grabbed my hand.
