The Guide

Liang Fang was famous for being unruly and carefree, impossible to pin down.

Xu Yining always remembered that day at the market.

The black-haired boy stood by the fruit stall, his hair in disarray and his posture relaxed. A crowd had gathered around the stall.

She squeezed through the crowd, stumbled forward, and fell straight into his arms.

He didn't let his eyes linger on her. With a roguish smile, he said, "Easy there. Don't shove the young lady. If you knock over my stall, you'll all have to pay for it."

In the depths of winter, his fingertips were icy cold, yet they made Xu Yining's heart race and her cheeks burn.

When she finally worked up the courage to test the waters,

Xu Yining heard someone bring her up to him.

The boy's voice was languid. "Her? ... We're not from the same world."

-

Later, they met again at a conference.

Liang Fang held a cigarette between his fingers and leaned lazily against the table. Their gazes met by chance.

He seemed to have forgotten her. His eyes swept past her without a second thought, and he turned to smile at the woman beside him.

Just as roguish and flirtatious as he'd been as a boy, but no longer for her.

Later, Xu Yining got so drunk she passed out, and Liang Fang lifted her into his arms in front of everyone.

But the woman in his arms wasn't having it. She slapped him across the face.

Everyone's eyelids twitched in alarm.

The man wasn't angry. He smiled instead, ignoring the red mark on his face as he softly coaxed her. "Does your hand hurt?"

"I made our Ningning suffer. I deserved that slap."

-

That night, Xu Yining was pinned against the car door. In a daze, she felt a few tears fall onto the back of her hand.

The man's voice was almost helpless. "Xu Yining, do you still want me?"

/It's okay if you lose your way. In the end, I'll find my way to you.

1v1, both leads' first relationship

Slow-burn public relations professional x roguish young master

Theme: You are the most precious thing of all