On the company summer trip, amid a beachside celebration, Yao Yue's two-year office romance came to an end.
Her boyfriend slipped away and hurried into someone else's room.
After being humiliated right in front of her ex-boyfriend's new flame, Yao Yue turned around and hooked an arm around the neck of a handsome guy she'd known for less than two days.
The dance floor was loud, the atmosphere charged.
Yao Yue rose onto her tiptoes and teased him. "Can you kiss?"
The handsome guy replied in a cool yet innocent voice, "No."
"Forget it." Yao Yue's heart gave a lurch. She steeled herself and grabbed him by the collar. "I'll teach you."
After several days and nights together, the trip came to an end.
*
Three years after graduating, Yao Yue was invited back to her university by her former mentor, now a university administrator, to teach a temporary course.
The instant she stepped into the classroom, she abruptly met a pair of dark eyes with a predator's intense gaze.
After class, Yao Yue clutched her books and hurried to escape, but someone caught her inside the classroom doorway, his face dark.
"Leaving already?" The young man naturally took her notebook from her hands.
"..." With her arms suddenly empty, Yao Yue nodded mechanically and forced a smile. "Yeah... Class is over."
"But what am I supposed to do, sis?" The young man leaned over to block her path. After a pause, he bent close to her ear and said with playful emphasis, "I still want to take..."
Yao Yue: "!"
"...a class."
*
Little scene:
In the break room, Sheng Ji stared at the hand she'd shaken off, displeased. "You're pretty good at shaking people off, sis."
Knowing she was in the wrong, Yao Yue leaned closer and spoke softly. "Actually... I'm pretty good at making it up to people, too. Want to find out?"
"Yes."
Reader's guide:
* Younger man, two and a half years younger
* Both are each other's first and only, happy ending
Theme: Love can cross mountains and seas.
