[A cold, calculating man vs. a clear-eyed, strong heroine, reborn + devoted couple + he chases her without giving up] The woman everyone once despised suddenly left him feeling hollow.
After returning to her hometown, Yang Xiaofei avoided every chance to spend time with him. She no longer fussed over him, poured his tea, or followed him around.
When he finally looked back, he discovered she had become a university student, started side businesses, and taken up scientific research. She was thriving all on her own. When he went looking for her, he found her smiling sweetly in someone else’s arms.
“Ji Yang, you said you’d marry me. When are we getting engaged?”
Ji Yang slipped a custom diamond ring onto her finger. “We won’t get engaged. Once you graduate, we’ll get married.”
Only then did her ex realize he had lost the treasure he once had.
Can. It's over fifty chapters and I skipped through it before I even moved out.