More Than a Flutter

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The hotel where Yan Shu works is acquired, and the CEO who suddenly arrives turns out to be her ex-boyfriend, Li Shiyu.

Back in college, everyone knew that the aloof campus heartthrob from the finance department, Li Shiyu, had been knocked off his pedestal by Yan Shu.

Just how much did he love her back then?

No one could say for sure, but rumors about the two of them still linger around campus to this day.

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When they meet again, he is high above her, at the center of things, controlling the fate of an international hotel group.

She had always thought his family was badly off. It turned out she simply hadn't paid close enough attention.

She had kept the couple's rings she'd been unable to throw away after their breakup. The day she took them to be appraised, she learned they were high-end, custom-made pieces from a luxury brand, unavailable on the market.

2.

It turned out that everything he gave her had always been the very best.

At a class reunion, they play the classic game of truth or dare. Li Shiyu sits in the center seat of a booth, surrounded by women. One of them chooses truth for him.

A friend asks, "Have you ever been unable to forget your first love?"

Li Shiyu's gaze suddenly turns icy, but he forces a smile and says, "No."

Yan Shu sits in a cramped corner, a bitter ache passing through her heart. She would never be his one and only again.

A torrential rainstorm breaks out that night, and Yan Shu is stranded in the back seat of Li Shiyu's car.

He has a high tolerance for alcohol, but that night he is very drunk, murmuring "Qiqi" in a hoarse voice.

That is her nickname.

[Bonus scene]

Yan Shu has lost hope. When she gets drunk, she clings to Li Shiyu's neck and cries her heart out.

"Once your heart has gone cold, all that attention is just a nuisance... You don't love me anymore, sob..."

Li Shiyu sits her on his lap and comforts her. "Whether your attention is a nuisance is up to me to decide. Understand?"

"..."

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One day, she is summoned to the CEO's office.

After she finishes her work report, the secretary closes the door behind them. Yan Shu is about to leave too, but Li Shiyu casually loosens his tie and says, "Didn't you want to curry favor with me? Come over and kiss me now."

Yan Shu: "..."

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./Slow burn/sc/romance/

./College life first, then city life/bittersweet drama/

Theme: Live well and keep striving every day.