[Secret crush comes true | Contract relationship | Sex first, love later | A little groveling after the breakup]
Having a crush on your best friend's older brother is both a blessing and a curse.
The blessing is that, even though he's the kind of man who lives in the clouds of countless girls' fantasies, she can easily find out how he's doing, what kind of wine he likes, and whether he usually drives a Cullinan or a Maybach.
The curse is that if her crush is exposed, the embarrassment will be just as much greater.
So Su Jinmeng pretended not to care, deliberately acting as if she didn't like him, or even hated him, and quietly remained invisible in his social circle.
Unexpectedly, that landed her a huge bargain: Zhou Muli invited her to be his fake girlfriend to help him deal with some romantic troubles.
Because she seemed the least likely person to fall for him.
Unfortunately, Su Jinmeng eventually let him down.
The day her secret crush was exposed, she didn't have the courage to hear him reject her, so she ran away without looking back.
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When he saw his "ex-girlfriend" again, Zhou Muli's vaunted self-control failed him.
It was all her fault for gazing at him from another man's arms, her bright eyes full of brazen provocation.
The torment of jealousy was unbearable, and it lured him into the muddy waters of love.
He asked to get back together, but she pushed him away. "Zhou Muli, let's leave things as they are."
He pursued her like a ghost, tempting her:
"You haven't slept with me yet. Don't you think you'll regret it?"
2026.7.24
Theme: Courage
