I'm a Heartbreaker, but He Fell for Me Hard

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I.

Bai Qingqing went to college hoping to find herself a rich second-generation boyfriend. Instead, a fairly good-looking poor guy in her class confessed to her.

But the poor guy was handsome, and she'd look good showing him off on her social media. Besides, Bai Qingqing had never dated anyone before, so she figured she might as well give it a try. And so began her relationship, all while keeping an eye out for someone better.

Bai Qingqing had just two thousand yuan a month to live on, but she did pretty well in this big city. Her phone screen was cracked, though, and she'd been making do with it for four years.

The free parks and scenic spots became their date spots.

“I want to find a tall, rich, handsome guy!” Bai Qingqing shouted toward the lake.

“Shout over there.”

“Why?”

“You scared the old man's fish away.”

II.

Bai Qingqing didn't want a part-time job, but Liu Lin was either in class or working, or on his way to work.

So, thinking it looked fun, Bai Qingqing joined him. They handed out flyers together, tutored students together, and worked part-time at a restaurant together. They saved a few thousand yuan in one semester.

“We've saved ten thousand yuan! Let's go on a trip!!”

Liu Lin scratched his head. “You go. Just send me pictures.”

“Dating you is so boring! I want to break up!” Bai Qingqing said in an exaggerated, affected tone.

Well, actually, Bai Qingqing didn't want to break up just yet. He came first in their class every time, and she needed his notes to get through finals.

One day, Bai Qingqing casually said to Liu Lin, “The peach blossoms at school are so pretty. I want to pick some!”

“That's uncivilized. Hold back, unless you want someone righteous to catch you on camera and post you on the school wall,” Liu Lin advised coldly.

The following spring, Bai Qingqing received a big jar of dried peach blossoms from Liu Lin. He'd picked them from his family's home.

III.

Her best friend urged Bai Qingqing to break up. Liu Lin came from a poor family and was a bottomless pit. He had a younger sister still in school and a sick mother confined to bed. Marrying him would definitely be a bad deal.

Bai Qingqing thought she had a point. In her senior year, she broke up with him.

Liu Lin didn't try to stop her. He just nodded and said,

“Okay.”

IV.

Everyone knew that Liu Lin, president of the Liu Group, had a beloved woman from his past, but she had never appeared in public. People guessed she must be a rich heiress or a talented big shot in some field.

As President Liu's secret lover, Bai Qingqing thought about everything that had happened between them. “What beloved woman from his past? I'm probably the dark chapter he wants to kill off.”

Theme: Keep going, and the clouds will part to reveal the moon.