Across the River on a Broken Reed

[Deliberate Approach × Love Turning to Hate × Redemption × Reunion After Years Apart × Mending a Broken Relationship × A Bittersweet Romance × Devoted Couple × Happy Ending]

Zhe Sheng means "breaking Shen."

From the day she was born, she was a tool her mother intended to use for revenge.

To study abroad, Zhe Sheng agreed to steal Shen Yan's prospective fiance, Xu Zhirang.

When she first met Xu Zhirang, she was standing in the rain and asked to share his umbrella. He was cold and distant.

Later, after the performance ended, she stopped Xu Zhirang. Facing his aloof, proud expression, she said, "Choose me. I can do everything Shen Yan can, and I love you more than she does."

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Xu Zhirang had an exceptional family background and looks, was adored by everyone, and never let anyone get close.

But with Zhe Sheng, he gave her his whole heart, refused an arranged marriage for her, and was certain she would be his one and only love.

Everyone could see how passionately he loved her.

Only Zhe Sheng knew that her love was all an illusion, a means to an end.

Sooner or later, she would leave him.

Then one day, the truth suddenly came to light, and a storm of criticism engulfed them.

She was the first to ask for a breakup, then walked away without hesitation.

Xu Zhirang looked at her, the light fading from his eyes. His voice hoarse, he said, "Zhe Sheng, even if it's a lie, can't you say you love me just once?"

She turned away in silence and left for a foreign country.

They met again eight years later. Xu Zhirang, who once showed tenderness only to her, now had another woman by his side.

Watching them, Zhe Sheng felt her heart break.

Only then did she understand: she had lost the person who loved her most.

This time, she wanted to win Xu Zhirang back with a sincere heart.