My Arrogant Ex Wants Me to Beg Him to Get Back Together

[Print edition now available from major platforms] A disillusioned office worker doesn't have many ways to unwind. Jiang Caifu especially likes buying heaps of groceries and snacks after work on Fridays to vent her workday frustrations. The supermarket is having a big sale today, so she shops to her heart's content. Her only little mishap is that her overfilled cart careens out of control and hits a passerby. He looks up. His already unfriendly expression freezes for a moment when he sees her, then he curls his lips into a faint, mocking smile. "You? Well, it's been a long time." Jiang Caifu curses her luck. Why did she have to run into her ex, two years after they broke up? Her face blank, she casually says: "Who are you?" Her words shatter the calm facade her ex has been putting on. "Jiang Caifu! You'd better really have forgotten who I am!" The one who picked a fight: == Now that's more like it. _ What's harder: making a comeback after bankruptcy, or getting back together with your ex-girlfriend? Qiao Yumi privately thinks it's the latter. He goes to great lengths to engineer chance encounters, drops hints about getting back together, and flaunts his charms like a peacock showing off... And she doesn't even give him the time of day! Only when he shamelessly pesters her like he used to does she show a different expression, though it's usually an exasperated eye roll and a sharp retort. This is nothing like the reunion he imagined! Damn it, didn't she break up with him because his family went bankrupt? Now he's rich again, so why won't she get back together with him? ...Does he really have to go back to the way he was before... crying, pouting, and begging her for affection? Some warnings: * They reunite from the start, with flashbacks. One-on-one, both each other's first and only partner. Neither lead dates anyone else while they're broken up. BG, BG, BG. * The heroine is neither a strong female lead nor a saint. She likes pretty things, polished makeup, and manicures. She's a gloomy, carefree office worker with no qualms. If you expect high moral standards from the heroine, please read with caution. * The hero is a spoiled, arrogant young master with a sharp tongue. He's an immature brat, easily rattled and a little unhinged. A lovesick ex with a tendency to cry, including scenes of him crying. Please read with caution if that's not for you. * Everyday slice of life, slow-paced, and without much drama. No profound themes, grand scope, or deeper meaning. Please subscribe one chapter at a time. No need to tell me if you drop it. If you dislike the story, feel free to criticize the author, but don't insult readers who enjoy it. Thanks. * Comments mentioning real-life public figures will be deleted, as will comments shipping men together. Sorry. * Coming soon: Sorry, But I'm Just a Useless Beta: Li Huan transmigrates into a book. She becomes a beta delinquent with the same name in an ABO novel: bottom of the class and good for nothing. In her few appearances in the original story, she's either bragging alongside the other delinquents about how brilliant their throwaway gang leader is, or acting as his straight man and henchman. The most important plot point she takes part in is helping the gang leader bully Su Huaiyou, the original novel's most wicked omega villain, driving him to complete villainy and turning him into a deranged menace to society. After transmigrating, Li Huan initially plans to turn over a new leaf, become a decent person, and say goodbye to the gang leader for good. But after sorting through the original owner's memories, she discovers the poor girl has no parents, no money, and relies on the gang leader's family for tuition and living expenses. Li Huan: Uh... Li Huan, whose backbone isn't all that strong, who isn't particularly ambitious or kindhearted, and who doesn't want to work herself to the bone just to support herself, decides to keep following the boss and mooch off him. Soon, the day comes when the villain Su Huaiyou is supposed to turn completely evil. The gang leader deliberately injects him with a drug that triggers his pheromones, planning to record his wanton reaction while he's drugged, so he can blackmail and amuse himself with it. But something goes wrong with the drug. Not long after the injection, Su Huaiyou enters heat, crying as he violently smashes things. The intense fruity pheromones are so overwhelming that even Li Huan, a beta, can't help sneezing. The gang leader is a little scared. In a moment of crisis, he suddenly shoves Li Huan forward: "You! Go mark him!" Li Huan: ??? What nonsense are you talking about? I'm a beta! Why don't you do it yourself?! The gang leader is an omega too, so she can't do it. For the sake of her own life, Li Huan grits her teeth and does her best. No matter how difficult the process is, Li Huan ends up with a boyfriend without any pain or effort. Her boyfriend is handsome, rich, tall, long-legged, and has a great ass. When he's not acting up, he's actually pretty nice. There's just one thing Li Huan can't stand. Maybe it's instinct, but whenever they get intimate, he deliberately exposes the back of his neck and asks her to bite him. Li Huan is on the verge of tears: I'm just a beta! I can't mark you! What good will biting you do, aside from leaving your neck covered in teeth marks and spit?! Theme: A simple life is the best life