Unrequited Love Isn't a Disease

● A straight woman who's shut off her heart and only wants to make money x a scheming green tea who's been plotting for ages and has nothing but money

● Reunion after a long separation / Scheming for ages

"The wise don't fall in love; the forever-single go all the way to a PhD." Someone like Hang Xia, a brilliant and beautiful all-rounder, is the perfect embodiment of this saying.

After earning her doctorate, she entered matchmaking mode at the urging of her family, having been single for twenty-eight years.

To escape her family's nagging, Hang Xia decided to accept an offer from a well-known domestic company and fly alone to the distant city of Huadu.

But on the plane, she ran into Chi Cheng, her old crush from her student days and the one who'd always gotten in her way.

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Back in the day, after a debate competition, Hang Xia accidentally stumbled upon the campus belle confessing to Chi Cheng.

His casual "I don't like losers" extinguished the campus belle's ardor.

Then, with a baffling "Are you here to get in line?", he snuffed out Hang Xia's romantic daydreams.

The double kill was so scathing that Hang Xia and the campus belle spent years privately complaining about Chi Cheng together.

...And now Chi Cheng had become her boss.

Still, it was fine.

In the face of a tempting, enormous salary, a man whose story was over before it even began was nothing worth mentioning.

-

After confirming her new job, Hang Xia got a call from a rental app.

"We saw that you logged in to the app. Are you looking for a place to rent? We can chat on WeChat."

Far from home, Hang Xia thought it over and agreed.

As soon as she hung up, a new friend request appeared on WeChat.

Hang Xia assumed it was from the apartment agent and accepted right away.

But after they added each other, the guy didn't show her any listings for ages.

In a hurry to find a place, she took the initiative.

[Hang Xia: Hey, could you show me a place?]

[Hang Xia: Hello?]

[Hang Xia: Are you there? If not, I'll ask someone else.]

[Apartment agent: I'm here. Don't ask anyone else.]

[Apartment agent: [Video]]

[Apartment agent: How about this one?]

The video was three minutes long. It showed three floors, beautifully decorated and fully equipped, with everything you could need.

You could even lie down and watch the sea.

Hang Xia: ...

Hang Xia: I can't afford it! I'm out!

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One day, as Hang Xia was leaving work, a bizarre blind date blocked her at the company entrance.

The man reproached her with tearful indignation: "I even bought a home in a good school district so I could marry you! How could you..."

Before he could finish, Chi Cheng happened to walk by.

He stopped for no apparent reason and stood beside them in his immaculate suit, openly sizing them up with an amused look.

Hang Xia paused, then calmly smoothed the hair beside her ear and said politely, "Mr. Chi."

Just as she thought Chi Cheng was going to tell them to move along and argue somewhere else, he glanced at her and said thoughtfully:

"So you'd rather have a home in a good school district than a sea-view villa?"

"?"

"You could've told me sooner."

"??"

"It's not like I don't have one."

"???"

[Reader's Guide]

* As usual, one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first, happy ending

* Reunion after a long separation, with a long-planned secret crush

* The full novel is already written

[July 30, 2023, saving a screenshot to remember this!]

Theme: When it gets sweet, it's deadly