The Breakup Principle

The first time Zuo Yan met Shen Yuchuan, she had just broken up with her scumbag ex.

Mistaking him for another scumbag, she gave him a piece of her mind. They unexpectedly met again at work, where she discovered he was a rising business-world star known for his "sharp tongue." He came from a prominent family, and no one in the capital dared provoke him. His one weakness: he turned pale at the mention of romance.

She was just about to apologize when he spoke first. "No need to introduce yourself, Secretary Zuo. I'm very familiar with you. You're the company's newest slacker and scored zero on reading comprehension."

"..."

Was he always this mean?

The next day, she had just clocked in when he walked past behind her with a cup of coffee. "From now on, get to work ten minutes earlier." She was about to complain when he doubled back, tugged at his tie, and looked at her with disdain. "Oh, and clean up the smut on your desk before you leave."

"Huh?" They were just handsome celebrities.

He raised an eyebrow. "People might think I have terrible taste."

He was the one with a problem!

She never expected that one reckless night would follow.

She blocked him everywhere overnight, packed her bags, bought a plane ticket, and rushed to the airport. Just as she was about to board, an announcement about her went out over the PA. Then someone grabbed her from behind.

The man was tall and lanky, his breathing ragged and unsteady. His face looked cold in the dim light.

"What are you trying to do?" she asked hurriedly.

He undid his collar, revealing a red mark on his neck. Catching her fidgeting hand, he pressed it against the mark, then lifted an eyebrow with a smile. "What do you think?"

Her face flushed. She pulled her hand away, trying to distance herself from him. "That day was an accident. I, I didn't mean to."

Unexpectedly, he lowered his head and leaned close to her ear, his voice deep. "But I meant to."

"..." She was so stunned she couldn't speak. At the worst possible moment, her earphones rang, and her ex's voice came through. "Who is that?"

He held her face and kissed her without hesitation. Then he pulled the pregnancy test she had thrown away from his bag and looked at her with a challenging gaze. "Tell him."

Reader advisory: Old-school, melodramatic, Mary Sue, a little pregnancy drama, a groveling ex, imperfect leads, both inexperienced, female lead has an ex

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