[Reunion after years apart + rekindled love + desperate pursuit + both leads are romantically inexperienced]
[Sensitive, conflicted planner and an irreverent, sharp-tongued CEO who loves pushing buttons]
In high school, Meng Shuxia fell for a boy for the first time, imagining a future with him. In the end, it all came crashing down in the most humiliating way.
When they meet again five years later, they become coworkers in a relationship where they can't avoid seeing each other.
Meng Shuxia would never have guessed that the scam call she initially received, their later work partnership, and even the fact that they became neighbors across the hall were all part of Gao Yang's plan.
Only when reality began to stray from his plans did Gao Yang suddenly realize that she was truly preparing to forget the past.
“ Meng Shuxia, I was wrong. I regret it.”
“I'm not asking you to forgive me. Could you give me a chance to pursue you again?”
He buried his face in the crook of Meng Shuxia's neck, his arms wrapped around her waist. Tears welled in his eyes, and he looked utterly meek.
She would never know that a word their high school English teacher had casually introduced in class had ended up tattooed on him, all because of one romantic thing she said.
It was the profound reflection he had been left with after Meng Shuxia walked away.
The little lamb plush toy still lay quietly in Meng Shuxia's spot. On the bedside table sat a photograph, deliberately cut down to show only the two of them.
Every unremarkable corner of the home held memories of their time together.
“Xiaxia, I was wrong back then. I know it's hard to put a broken mirror back together, and even when it's whole again, the cracks are still there.”
“So I'll use everything I have to prove to you that those cracks won't affect our relationship.”
“I won't leave myself a way out.”
