Gradually Warming Up

[The story is complete. Weibo: @Jinzhiyue]

After being cheated on, Wen Yuno accepts a headhunter's recommendation for a high-paying job at Cheng Group.

But in their industry, Wen Yuno has always been linked to Ji Yang.

On her first day at Cheng Group, her colleagues gossip with knowing expressions.

"Didn't she help Ji Yang start Wenyang Design? Why'd she jump ship to Cheng Group?"

"I heard President Ji dumped her. Tsk, what's the point of a pretty face?"

"Think someone like her, who relies on her looks, will make a move on our President Cheng?"

"Hehe, I think she might."

"…"

Wen Yuno doesn't even lift her eyelids. She can't be bothered to respond.

Suddenly, a nonchalant voice cuts in.

"What, not angry?"

Wen Yuno replies coolly, "There's no point."

Hearing her answer, the man's voice grows even more casual. "I'm pretty angry."

"…"

**A Little Extra**

Six months after cheating on her, Ji Yang regrets it deeply.

So he sends flowers, waits for her morning and night, and begs her to get back together with him.

Wen Yuno is utterly fed up. After finally escaping his persistence and rushing into an elevator, she barely has time to catch her breath before noticing the other person inside.

The man is as languid and unruly as ever, but his gaze as he looks at her is inscrutable.

"Wen Yuno."

He takes a long stride, smiling roguishly. "Thinking of taking back that mediocre guy who thinks he's a catch?"

*Smooth-talking CEO × aloof engineer (crossed out)

*Outwardly flirtatious × secretly flirtatious (check)

--A Few Things to Know--

1. Sweet romance, both leads are each other's first, one-on-one pairing!

2. A short story, around a hundred thousand-plus words.

Another Second-Chance Romance in the Series, "Excuses"

[Brilliant and radiant × avoidant attachment]

The most dramatic thing Xu Ning ever did in college was win over the campus's most dazzling, unattainable heartthrob, Huo Cunyu, in just one month. But when graduation came, she was even more decisive about ending things.

When they meet again, Xu Ning sees the deep resentment in Huo Cunyu's eyes at once. Understandable. When had a favored son of heaven ever suffered a blow like this? She smiles knowingly and plays along with his delusion that she's still deeply in love with him, agreeing to get back together... Only this time, Xu Ning no longer pretends to be the ideal girlfriend he wants.

Their perfect compatibility back then was nothing but her deliberate effort to please him. Without that, the two clash constantly, just as Xu Ning expected.

When she brings up breaking up again, the moonlight is as gentle as it was before. Xu Ning gazes into his deep, dark eyes, a faint smile playing in her doe-like eyes. "Young master, surely you can see what kind of person I am now?"

The man's expression is detached. "Mm."

"Good."

Xu Ning feigns nonchalance. "Then this time, let's really call it quits."

The instant she turns away, he grabs her wrist. The next second, he pins her in a corner, leaving her nowhere to retreat.

"Call it quits?"

Huo Cunyu's voice is hoarse, his chest heaving with anger. His cool lips brush her ear as he says each word distinctly: "You don't think you're the only one who's been pretending, do you?"

*How many excuses must I make, and how many chance encounters must I arrange, before I can return to your side?

Theme: A change of surroundings may bring the right person into your life.