Yan Huan was born into a wealthy family and was a prodigy. At thirteen, she solved the chaotic sampling problem and won the Stuart Prize, earning her the title of the unbeatable thirteen-year-old of the gifted program.
There was nothing Yan Huan wanted that she couldn't get.
Until she took a liking to someone.
Xie Zeyu was a specially admitted scholarship student in the gifted program. His shirt was always washed so many times it had faded white.
Yan Huan brought a whole entourage of girlfriends and bodyguards to his desk in a grand, showy procession, then tossed down a black card.
"Come with me. I'll make sure you live like a queen."
Xie Zeyu quietly raised his eyes. Though the boy was slender, his back was ramrod straight.
He picked up the calculations Yan Huan had scattered, silently moved to another seat, and continued working.
When someone asked him about it, he simply said, "There's no need. We're not suited to each other."
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Years later, they met again at a cocktail party.
By then, Xie Zeyu had become a top CEO in the private equity industry, while Yan Huan had returned from overseas with several cutting-edge algorithm patents. She was still as dazzling and high-profile as ever.
After a few rounds of drinks, a businessman pretended to be drunk and, with ill intent, put his arm around Yan Huan's shoulders.
Xie Zeyu suddenly stood up and coldly stepped between them. "Miss Yan is tired. I'll take you home."
After all these years, she hadn't expected their reunion to happen like this.
Yan Huan's eyes reddened. "Mr. Xie, you clearly don't like me. Why are you still interfering?"
In the deep night, the man stood backlit. After a long pause, he said hoarsely, "I never said I didn't like you."
"You were just too young then, and I wasn't good enough for you."
[Arrogant, headstrong princess x devoted, self-restrained tycoon]
* Reunion after a long separation / from school to city life
Theme: Love sincerely
