A brutal win-her-back redemption arc | Unrequited love becomes mutual | Mature leads | Ensemble cast | Women's growth | Strangers in public | Rekindled love
- SC + HE
- Sharp-tongued, cold-faced boss who acts tough × bubbly little ray of sunshine
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The first time Zhou Nan saw Ye Shaoyu, it was in a magazine called Women in Style.
A high-resolution photo of a handsome man in a black suit and white shirt, unbuttoned to the chest to show off his beautiful collarbones and muscles. The cover read: "This issue of Women in Style features a special guest who dresses like a man."
And Zhou Nan did something stupid.
She secretly tore off the cover and stuck it in her diary, beginning a humble crush with no end in sight.
It's all too easy to fall for someone as dazzling as Ye Shaoyu.
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She Manling told Zhou Nan, "A man like President Ye is fine to sleep with a few times. But don't fall for him, or you'll end up miserable and heartbroken. Don't say I didn't warn you."
Zhou Nan was young, and only took half of what she heard to heart.
On a business trip, she ended up in bed with Ye Shaoyu that night. In the morning, she watched him get dressed, said nothing, and left.
After that, she and Ye Shaoyu began a secret affair.
To avoid the negative impact of an office romance, they even drew up a contract in duplicate. They would get regular checkups, neither could find someone else to hook up with before the contract expired, and neither could develop real feelings.
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Zhou Nan had lost track of how long they had kept up their Wednesday-night arrangement. She only remembered the day she caught Ye Shaoyu being overly familiar with the new girl in the office. In a fit of anger, she tore up her medical report and the contract, then handed in her resignation.
Zhou Nan left quietly. A long time later, she ran into President Ye at a restaurant she often visited. He seemed to have been waiting for her for a long time.
Zhou Nan was startled. She had never seen him cry before. The corners of Ye Shaoyu's eyes were red as he stared at her for a long time. "If I didn't honor our agreement and broke what we wrote in the contract, then it could only be clause three."
Clause three: I love you.
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Tips:
1. The male lead is foul-mouthed and has terrible social skills.
2. Lots of conflict. Read with caution.
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Theme: Live a good life
