When Our Paths Cross

[Clear-Headed, Independent Senior Flight Attendant × Sharp-Tongued, Grudge-Holding, Yet Fervent Ex-Boyfriend]

"Mr. Chen, would you like an extra blanket?"

In the first-class cabin, ten thousand meters above the ground, Zhong Yi wore an impeccable professional smile.

Chen Jianjin didn't even lift his eyelids. His voice was cool and distant. "No, thank you."

When exes meet, they act like the other is dead.

Until the mixed-breed dog named Shaobing wagged its tail wildly by the elevator and clung tightly to Chen Jianjin's designer suit trousers, refusing to let go.

Zhong Yi, stepping outside in her oversized pajamas to take out the trash: "..."

Chen Jianjin looked down at the dog, then coldly turned to her. "This dog is more devoted than its owner."

*

Later, at a craft beer bar in Houhai.

Their two groups of friends had arranged to meet, and the people who didn't know their history egged them on to drink each other under the table.

Chen Jianjin pushed away the glass in front of Zhong Yi. His tone was casual, but left no room for argument. "She can't drink. I'll take her place."

Everyone exclaimed, wondering when Mr. Chen had learned to be so considerate of women.

On a stormy night after the gathering, the proud, elegant man cornered her in the stairwell, his eyes red and his voice hoarse beyond recognition. "Zhong Yi, you can pretend you don't know me, but don't leave me."