[Cowardly office worker x tsundere, sharp-tongued CEO | One-on-one romance | Both virgins | Happy ending]
On graduation day, Mu Heng asked Cheng Zi, "I'm flying to America next week. When are you coming over?"
Clutching the hem of her skirt, Cheng Zi spoke in a tiny voice. "I... I'm not going abroad to study anymore."
Mu Heng's expression darkened. "What did you say?"
Cheng Zi lowered her head. "We've been together for four years, and you've never said you love me... I think we should call it quits..."
Mu Heng froze for a few seconds, then sneered. "Oh, really? What a coincidence. I feel the same way."
*
Two years later, Cheng Zi was an ordinary office worker.
After working overtime for two straight months, even she couldn't take it anymore. Late one night, she anonymously posted a rant on a certain social media platform.
The next morning, she was summoned to the new CEO's office.
The leather chair turned around, revealing the man's flawless, handsome face.
Cheng Zi's mind went "buzz."
Mu Heng stared at her, his tone as mocking as ever. "Two years apart, and you've grown some nerve?"
He pushed his phone toward her. On the screen was her post: "I hope these heartless capitalists spend their whole lives ordering takeout with no chopsticks."
Cheng Zi nearly blacked out. "M-Mr. Mu, I'm sorry..."
*
Cheng Zi was reassigned as the CEO's secretary. She thought Mu Heng would seize the chance to get revenge, but...
She accidentally put salt in his coffee. Mu Heng took a sip, paused, and said, "...A change of taste every now and then is nice."
She booked the wrong hotel: a couples' room with a round bed and floor-to-ceiling mirrors. Mu Heng's ears turned red. "...I can stay here."
Cheng Zi was sure Mu Heng was holding back some elaborate scheme to mess with her. Being the coward she was, she decided to run first and ask questions later.
She dropped off her resignation letter and turned to leave, but a large hand caught her wrist.
Mu Heng's voice was hoarse. "Cheng Cheng, I like you. I like you so, so much..."
"You can't leave me again..."
*
His life had been a dim twilight, until she appeared like a late-arriving orange sunset. From then on, the dusk blazed with brilliance.
Theme: True love may arrive late, but it does arrive.
