My Heart No Longer Stirs

A refined, depraved young gentleman x a dazzling, aloof translator

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Mu Xi always thought she and Liang Rangchen were soulmates. They fell in love at first sight at a party, talked until dawn the second time they met, and naturally ended up entwined in each other's arms the third time.

She taught him the Chinese poem "Red Beans Grow in the South," and he taught her how to make braised abalone with a runny yolk. On sunny days, like a mom and dad, they would take their little Doberman out to make friends.

On stormy days, he would hold her in his arms and gently peck at her lips like a kitten, saying, "Baby, you're so adorable."

She would put her arms around his neck and answer, "When we get the chance, I'll take my big boy home to meet Grandma."

Her boyfriend was encouraged. He introduced her to his friends and helped her fit into a higher social circle, always thoughtful and attentive. She felt proud and glamorous, as though life couldn't get any better.

In the astonishingly awful first half of her life, Liang Rangchen was her absolute lucky chip!

She fell for him thousands upon thousands of times.

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Mu Xi treasured this fated relationship and rarely asked her boyfriend for anything. Until now, as she competed with an upperclassman for a national scholarship, only for her rival to play the victim and try to take first place from her!

For the first time, she made a demand of Liang Rangchen: "I want to make sure she doesn't get a single cent of that scholarship!"

But her boyfriend looked at her calmly with his pale, raven-colored eyes. "Baby, even if you want to hustle for money, you could at least be a little more discreet."

She was shocked and humiliated, feeling as if he had stripped her bare...

After all those days and nights of sincere love, did he really think she was a shameless gold digger?

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In a single day, Mu Xi lost the national scholarship, her mother, and her grandmother. During that phone call, which she couldn't get through to anyone all night until a girl finally answered, she also lost her burning, sincere heart.

As she went from being surrounded by mocking looks to standing in the rain on the North Second Ring Road, she thought, From now on, nothing can defeat me.

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His girlfriend had been out of touch for three months. Liang Rangchen had people prepare a birthday banquet, ready to give her a way to save face. He would forgive her like this: she was too young and hotheaded, and still needed some experience before becoming Mrs. Liang.

His girlfriend showed up that day, a camellia hairpin fastened in her silky black hair. Dressed simply, she made his heart pound just as it had the first time.

She gave him an expensive watch. His face darkened as he grabbed her hand and demanded, "Where did you get the money?"

His girlfriend glanced at him indifferently. The whole room fell silent as they listened. "Grandma bought me an insurance policy. After I took care of Mom's and her funerals, this much was left. I'm giving it all to you."

"Happy birthday. And I hope we're happy about breaking up, too."

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Liang Rangchen was there for many of the firsts in the girl he loved's life, but he lost the top spot when it came to major milestones like her graduation, marriage, and having a child.

She no longer fell for him.

[Both leads are each other's firsts, but the male lead doesn't cherish her, so the heroine has a child with the second male lead.]

Theme: Loving yourself is what matters most.