“Engagement banquet called off! My first love is back, so am I just the fallback option?”
Lin Yuan once thought that with their families so well matched and everyone envying them, their engagement was simply the natural next step.
She thought that having the right kind of compatibility was enough to take the first step toward love, until Chen Xun’s unforgettable first love, Song Qingjia, returned.
In that moment, she saw the truth: she was merely his second-best choice, someone he had “settled for.”
“She walks away without hesitation! She calls off the engagement banquet herself and cuts ties with the past.”
She thought that all she’d have left with the Chen family was business dealings, but then Chen Xun’s cousin, rumored to be cold and heartless, stopped her.
Shang Shixu’s gaze was deep and fixed on her as he declared:
“Lin Yuan, since we’re both going to be in an arranged marriage anyway...”
“Why not consider me?”
“He’s a rising star in the business world, refined and aloof, and has never shown anyone the slightest favor.
Yet when she was at a loss, he offered her his sincere heart.”
Shang Shixu:
“Before you appeared, my life was peaceful. I strode forward with confidence and seemed to predict everything with ease. Now I’m flustered and timid, like spring water melting from ice, flowing straight toward you.”
