Rao Ze x Xie Chi
Rekindled romance after a breakup, with the ex pursuing his wife to the crematorium.
Blurb:
Once upon a time, for some inexplicable reason, Xie Chi, the young master of the Xie family, fell for Rao Ze, the icy top student in his class. He pursued Rao Ze relentlessly, refusing to give up even when Rao Ze rejected him. Finally, in the year they graduated from high school, he won Rao Ze's heart.
Winning Rao Ze was the thing Xie Chi had been proudest of in his life. He practically held Rao Ze in the palm of his hand, putting him first and always considering his needs. They went to different universities in different cities, and Xie Chi traveled hundreds of miles every week to see him. Their friends wondered what kind of love potion Rao Ze had given Xie Chi. Whatever Rao Ze wanted, Xie Chi would do.
As long as Rao Ze didn't bring up breaking up.
But the good times didn't last. In their second year of university, Rao Ze disappeared from school without a word. At first, Xie Chi assumed they were just giving each other the silent treatment. But when he couldn't stand it any longer and tried to contact Rao Ze, only to find that he couldn't reach him, he panicked. He asked Rao Ze's classmates and roommates, but they all said they didn't know anything. They only knew Rao Ze had gone abroad. They had no idea which country he'd gone to or why.
Rao Ze had vanished into thin air.
Xie Chi went from being shocked, to heartbroken, and finally to giving up.
Five years later, the Xie family was on the verge of bankruptcy when a mysterious foreign company reached out to help them. It had just one condition: a marriage alliance, specifically with the Xie family's young master, Xie Chi.
Xie Chi, caught in the crossfire for no reason: ???
To save the family from bankruptcy, Xie Chi's parents coaxed and tricked him into going to the villa specified by the other party.
It was the twenty-first century, and Xie Chi was still being forced into an arranged marriage. Seeing the black-suited bodyguards guarding the villa entrance, he raged helplessly, cursing in his mind the bastard who couldn't find a partner and had to resort to such despicable tactics.
Then he saw the man who walked through the door.
Xie Chi froze. He never imagined that the man was Rao Ze, the person he'd spent all these years looking for.
What was this supposed to mean?
Xie Chi gave a cold laugh. So whatever you want, we do?
Dream on.
Sure enough, the other man's very first words made Xie Chi's blood pressure soar. The next thing he knew, he was about to have a brain hemorrhage.
Rao Ze: "If I remember correctly, I don't think we ever broke up?"
Bonus scene:
Q: We've been giving each other the silent treatment for five years, and my ex thinks we never broke up. What should I do? Need an answer urgently.
A: Tell him you're in postpartum confinement and not to bother you.
Q: I'm a man. I can't go into postpartum confinement.
A: Then tell him you're on paternity leave.
Theme: People need to speak up. If something's wrong, say so.