[One-on-one romance, the male lead faces a brutal redemption arc, no change of male lead, happy ending]
Gu Tingchen once said three cruel things to Shen Qinghe.
The first, when she was six months pregnant: "Using the child to threaten me? You don't deserve to."
The second, as she was strapped onto the operating table for an induced abortion: "You've already signed. Stop making a fuss."
The third, when she left with nothing but a divorce agreement in hand: He said nothing, merely having his lawyer deliver the document.
The night Shen Qinghe disappeared into the torrential rain, Gu Tingchen thought he had made a clean, decisive choice.
Until three years later.
Hedy, an internationally acclaimed rising designer, returned to the country to widespread admiration. At a banquet, Gu Tingchen crushed his wineglass in front of everyone and, eyes bloodshot, asked where she had been.
Shen Qinghe gave him only a polite, distant smile. "Sir, do we know each other?"
After that...
He stood in the rain all night beneath her apartment. She sent someone to deliver a message: "Don't die at my door."
He had the tattoo of his first love removed to prove his devotion. She glanced at it and said coolly, "Make sure it doesn't get infected."
He donated half his fortune just to make her look back. She returned the check untouched, with two words enclosed: "It's tainted."
The whole city was betting on how long it would take Mr. Gu to win back his ex-wife.
Only Shen Qinghe knew: some people, once lost, are lost for a lifetime.
