A Bottle of Wangzai Milk for You

[Next up: Companion novel to Wanting a Baby, The Open Wilderness at Dawn | Striking the Waist] Qin Ran returns to China and unexpectedly runs into Lin Mingji. Lin Mingji's expression is indifferent, calm as if he were looking at a stranger. He says to the friend beside him, "Let's go. Someone's waiting for me." Qin Ran laughs bitterly. She once wondered how they would greet each other if they met again. Perhaps with, "Long time no see. How have you been?" But reality had nothing to do with whether she wanted to see him or whether she should. The truth was that the other person had never cared about her at all. After all these years, even her fantasies seemed embarrassingly one-sided. / Lin Mingji was a top student back in school, and he's just as successful in business. He has a face that ought to attract a flood of admirers, yet can't seem to attract even one. How strange. Only his friend Xu Jin knows that once there was a woman who toyed with his affections and abandoned him. As soon as Qin Ran returns to China, Lin Mingji falls for her all over again. Xu Jin says, "You've been thinking about her for three or four years and still haven't won her over. Meanwhile, my kid is already two. Aren't you tired?" Lin Mingji glances at him and says nothing. Xu Jin says, "...If you've got something to say, just say it." Lin Mingji says, "What's so special about being two? Mine is already three." Xu Jin scoffs. "Sure, keep making things up." Later, Xu Jin: "..." His face hurts. It really freaking hurts. ■ Jet-setting black swan jewelry designer x secretly devoted financial tycoon ■ See my author page for completed novels. Please follow my page, much love~ Coming soon: Striking the Waist The company's planning department is hiring, and the interviewers are going through the usual routine. The only unusual thing is that CEO Xu Suiting has suddenly shown up. He takes a seat in a quiet corner. "Carry on. I'll just sit in." An entire wall of floor-to-ceiling windows stands behind him, with tall buildings outside and sunshine pouring in. He sits in the sunlight, his presence cool and aloof against the warm backdrop, creating a striking contrast. He really is only observing, without saying a word, yet his imposing presence is impossible to ignore. A woman walks in. Everyone is briefly stunned by her beauty, then prepares to continue with the interview. "I heard Ning Nanchen is your fiance?" Everyone turns abruptly to look at Xu Suiting. Wasn't he only observing? And why ask such a personal question? The woman answers with poise, "Sorry, that's private. But rest assured, I have no professional ties with my former employer. If I join your company, Mr. Ning will be a competitor of mine." Oh! A breakup? There's juicy gossip. No one notices Xu Suiting's lips lift faintly. / Ning Nanchen cheats, and regrets it for as long as they've been apart. Especially after learning that He Ying has a new lover. At the banquet, the crowd parts around one person. That man has an arm around He Ying's waist, his posture relaxed and his features devastatingly handsome. He smiles faintly at Ning Nanchen. "Long time no see, Mr. Ning." Xu Suiting is the youngest CEO in the industry. Back in college, when he was raising investment for his startup, he and He Ying were lucky enough to meet him. Could he have been interested in He Ying even back then...? Ning Nanchen's face turns livid as the realization hits him. / He Ying pulls Xu Suiting to a corner of the banquet hall and removes the hand from her waist. Before she can say a word, his hand is back around her waist. Xu Suiting pulls her close with a possessive arm and bends down to kiss her. "He Ying, what is wrong with your taste?" Feeling the softness of his lips, He Ying looks up. "And what about you?" She was never conceited, not until she met him... She must be devastatingly beautiful, or why would he ignore all the women around him and keep his eyes only on her? ■ A story about a scumbag trying and failing to win back his ex, who is stolen by his rival and love rival ■ Welcome the new love, bid farewell to the old, and don't bother trying to fix what's broken Theme: Perseverance