Cheap Regret
After seven years and six cancelled weddings, Selena discovers that her fiancé has put his uncle's name on their marriage licence as a joke. She marries the uncle instead, finding care from the man everyone else fears.
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A cruel marriage-licence prank leads the neglected bride to choose its substitute groom.
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Setting and world
Repeated wedding cancellations culminate in a marriage licence bearing the fiancé's uncle's name.
Narrative framework
Prolonged waiting ends when Selena turns the name substitution into an actual choice of husband.
Main character relationships
Swipe to exploreThe repeatedly disappointed bride
She chooses the uncle after discovering the licence prank.
Her fiancé's uncle and chosen husband
Feared by the city, he treats Selena with love.
Core story elements
Selena has waited seven years.
Six weddings have been cancelled.
The fiancé secretly substitutes his uncle's name on the licence.
Selena says her vows to the uncle instead.
Story arcs
Seven years and six cancellations establish how long Selena has been kept in uncertainty.
Her fiancé's joke uses his own uncle as the replacement groom.
Selena's decision brings her into a marriage with a man whose private care differs from his feared reputation.
Titles and search spellings
- SceneTrace title
- Cheap Regret
- Chinese title
- 廉价的悔意
- Pinyin / search spelling
- lian jia de hui yi
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Official listings include ShortPeak.
How many episodes does Cheap Regret have?
Cheap Regret is listed with 35 episodes.
What kind of AI-generated short drama is Cheap Regret?
Cheap Regret is an AI-generated short drama.
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Other useful title forms are 廉价的悔意 and lian jia de hui yi.






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