My Rough-and-Tumble Childhood Friend Keeps Getting Hooked by Me

[Small-town fiction] [Flirtatious heroine x dependable hero] [Female lead is not a virgin, male lead is] [Melodramatic, sweet romance]

The day her new contract was handed over for the third time by her unscrupulous boss to a newly hired employee with connections, just to pad their performance figures, Song Yu, who had long suffered under her idiot boss, got a call from the childhood friend she hadn't spoken to in eight years.

She said over the phone, "Song Yu, there's something I want to tell you in person. It's about Xu Cheng. If you don't come back, you'll never get the chance to hear it."

The call successfully rekindled Song Yu's desire to go home. A woman of action, she handed in her resignation that very day and bought an overnight high-speed train ticket home.

Her family was back home, as was the person she had tried, but never managed, to put behind her. The so-called "news about Xu Cheng" was just an excuse to return...

Was that really the truth?

After the storm passed, the night was as black as a pool of spilled ink.

Suppressing the jealousy and bitterness churning inside him, Xu Cheng pinned the tipsy Song Yu against the wall and leaned in as if to kiss her.

Song Yu neither dodged nor flinched, but held him at a safe distance with her arm.

She gave a quiet laugh and tilted her head to look at him. As her lips moved, the scent of alcohol drifted across Xu Cheng's face.

He heard Song Yu say in a sultry voice, "I don't like men who've been married before."

Xu Cheng was stunned, then protested loudly, "I've never been married. She and I weren't a couple."

The smile at Song Yu's lips deepened. She gazed at his eyes, sharp and bright as a leopard's in the dark, and slowly nodded. "Yeah, I know."

P.S. The heroine had one previous relationship. The hero was never married to the female character who appears for a few chapters. If that bothers you, read with caution.

They're truly in love.