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When a secret from the past rears its head, respected warrior Feng Zhiwei is forced to choose between revenge and her loyalty to ruling prince Ning Yi.


Lu Yuan worked hard in America to become a Michelin 3-starred chef. To many, he is the Devil incarnate, reckless and wanton. But when it comes to the person he loves, he is an entirely different "good man," loyal, kind, and honest. After a nightmarish car accident takes away his friend, he returns home with his remains. There, he runs into the person he most doesn't want to see, and becomes entangled with his ex, Gan Jing, their old classmate, Jiang Haokun, and Haokun's younger sister, Jiang Lai.

Che Xiao
Gan Jing

Sun Honglei
Lu Yuan

David Wang
Jiang Haokun

Maggie Jiang
Jiang Lai

Guan Xiaotong
Peng Jiahe

Zhang Yixing
Xiao Cai

Dong Yong
Peng Hai

Wan Qian
Xu Li

Li Wenling
Grandma Peng

Wang Qing
Liu Jing
To Be a Better Man is a drama series that first aired in 2016. it stars Che Xiao, Sun Honglei, David Wang. Lu Yuan worked hard in America to become a Michelin 3-starred chef. To many, he is the Devil incarnate, reckless and wanton. But when it comes to the person he loves, he is an entirely different "good man," loyal, kind, and honest. After a nightmarish car accident takes away his friend, he returns home with his remains. There, he runs into the person he most doesn't want to see, and becomes entangled with his ex, Gan Jing, their old classmate, Jiang Haokun, and Haokun's younger sister, Jiang Lai.
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