I Give Up on Her

Zhong Li and Sheng Jinzhi reunite at a bar.

Through drunken, hazy eyes, Zhong Li lets herself fall into Sheng Jinzhi's arms.

When she wakes up the next morning, Zhong Li rushes off, only to discover that Sheng Jinzhi has become her direct supervisor.

Zhong Li: QAQ.

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Sheng Jinzhi has been free of worldly desires for years, and her many friends tease her as the Ice Queen.

But nobody knows she has kept a young woman tucked in her heart for seven years.

When they reunite after seven years, Sheng Jinzhi closes in on her at every turn, and the young woman is utterly overwhelmed.

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Later, someone at a banquet sees Director Sheng, usually known for her cold expression, gazing tenderly at the person on the other end of the phone as she coaxes, "Be good, little Lychee. I won't drink, and you shouldn't lock the bedroom door either."

A sweet, soft-on-the-outside but resilient little bunny vs. a cool, chaste, elegant older woman.

Reader's Guide:

1. In this setting, same-sex marriage is legal.

2. Pure sugar, a sweet little treat OvO

3. Cover art courtesy of Bishui Gugu

Theme: At last, she sees the light.