Two Heartsick Lovers, Both Lost to Their Longing

After three years of secretly dating Huo Chen, Meng Shixia had everything except an official title: love, money, and a career.

But just as they were about to make their relationship public, Meng Shixia submitted an application to Doctors Without Borders and a letter of resignation.

“Director, I’ve decided to become a doctor with Doctors Without Borders. Please approve my resignation.”

The director stared at the resignation letter on his desk, stunned. “Shixia, your recent papers have been very well received, and your research is making progress. Why are you leaving so suddenly?”

Meng Shixia suppressed the bitterness in her heart and answered calmly, “That was then. Now I have a new direction in life. Please approve it.”

The director sighed deeply, but signed it anyway. Meng Shixia took back the letter, feeling as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

Everyone thought she cared only about research and knew nothing of romance.

But they didn’t know that, over those three years, she too had been lost in a love that had to stay hidden.

Meng Shixia remembered clearly that after getting back together with Huo Chen for the fifth time, he had promised her that he would make their relationship public on her birthday that year.

But when the day came, Huo Chen never showed up. Instead, her best friend Huo Zhenzhen, who was about to leave the country, called her on video.

“Shixia! You should see how lively things are at our place tonight. My uncle suddenly came home with someone, saying they needed to discuss a marriage in secret. Guess who it is? Fang Luomei, the rose courtesan from Nightfall’s Glamour!”

Meng Shixia’s heart clenched, and she felt as if she were standing in a frozen wasteland.

So every time Huo Chen climaxed, the “rose” he called out wasn’t a flower. It was a woman.