BEFORE: [Sunny, carefree girl × sweet-faced, ruthless abandoned heir of a powerful family]
AFTER: [Mild-mannered physics teacher × loyal fox]
When Yu Nan saw Shen Mu again, she could barely remember the gentle, helpless look in his eyes from seven years ago.
She had returned to her alma mater as a teacher, and his restaurant group had won the contract to run its cafeteria.
Shen Mu's eyes were numb and cold. The cafeteria manager avoided him, joking that their young boss was going to fire him, the kind involving a lit stove in the kitchen.
Back in school, she had been the person closest to him. Everyone said they were a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman, made for each other.
Even Yu Nan thought so.
When graduation season rolled around, people liked to confess their feelings amid the bustling crowds. Yu Nan did just that.
“Yu Nan, let's end things here now that we've graduated.”
“There's someone I like.”
Yu Nan couldn't even ask a single question. Eyes red, she lowered her head and walked away.
She never saw the same crimson in Shen Mu's eyes.
The grade department required homeroom teachers to visit students' homes. The moment Yu Nan stepped into Shen Xingchen's house, she met Shen Mu's smiling eyes.
“Ms. Yu.”
“I'd like to speak with you alone about my younger brother's studies.”
The moment the tearoom door closed, he pulled her into his strong embrace.
“Nan Nan.”
“Take another look at me.”
