My Childhood Sweetheart Cheated, So I Chose Myself and Married into a Wealthy Family

[Countdown fiction + the regretful pursuit]

“Mom, I’ve made up my mind. I’ll study abroad.”

In the desolate private room, Shen Jiayin looked at the birthday hat in her hands. Her voice was hoarse. “I’ll get the paperwork done as soon as I can. For now, I’ll withdraw from school.”

Everyone at school knew she was Zhou Boqing’s hopeless admirer.

A month ago, she confessed to Zhou Boqing for the sixty-sixth time. He said that if she confessed one more time, maybe he would say yes.

It was the first time Shen Jiayin had gotten a response from him. She was so excited she barely slept for three days, and decided to confess again on her birthday.

She prepared a long speech and bought flowers. Even though it was her birthday, you would have thought Zhou Boqing was the one celebrating.

Just as she finished confessing and waited for his answer, Zhou Boqing suddenly got a phone call. After taking it, he said something important had come up and left, abandoning Shen Jiayin alone in the private room. Only later did she learn that his unattainable first love, Xia Shu, had returned. That finally brought her to her senses. She chose to study abroad and give up on the relationship.

But after she slipped away in silence, Zhou Boqing returned from a trip with Xia Shu and went mad...