The Big Shot I Have to Win Over Is My Ex-Girlfriend

In high school, Nian Zhuo pursued Yu Hanyue, the top student in their grade, to escape bullying.

With Yu Hanyue's protection, Nian Zhuo, a poor scholarship student, thrived for three years at an elite private school.

After the college entrance exams, she gave Yu Hanyue the wrong address for her university and went to school in the south alone.

She thought they came from completely different worlds and would never see each other again. But one day, a former high school classmate who was now her boss told her to break up the engagement between the Yu and Zhou families.

Nian Zhuo clicked her tongue. "Do you really think I can win Yu Hanyue over?"

"You've succeeded once before."

"What does that prove? Besides..."

"Besides, you're the only person who's ever succeeded." Her boss patted her shoulder and handed her a payslip with ten times her usual salary.

Thinking of the apartment she'd just viewed over the weekend, Nian Zhuo gritted her teeth and took the job.

Their first meeting after years apart had no warmth in it. Once Nian Zhuo was recognized, a group of rich men and women surrounded her and laughed at her.

A girl who had bullied her in high school forced her to drink. Red and white liquor was mixed into a murky glass, and just looking at it made Nian Zhuo feel as if it would burn through her stomach.

Across the crowd, Nian Zhuo looked up and saw Yu Hanyue, surrounded by people and wearing an impassive expression.

She didn't seem to have noticed Nian Zhuo. She was turned slightly aside, listening to her assistant, facing a black screen in the hall.

Nian Zhuo suddenly remembered why she had chosen Yu Hanyue as her target back in high school.

Yu Hanyue was cold and aloof, with few friends. At first, Nian Zhuo had thought she was another isolated student on a scholarship and had asked her for help with a problem.

The classroom had been filled with sunlight. Most of the time, Yu Hanyue's gaze had rested on the porcelain cup on her desk. Its polished surface clearly reflected Nian Zhuo's figure.

So Nian Zhuo carried her drink over.

"Ms. Yu, it's been a long time. Let me toast you."

The bully shouted behind her, "Nian Zhuo, if you don't want to drink, then don't. What does it say about you that you always need Yu Hanyue to stand up for you?"

Nian Zhuo glanced over, but Yu Hanyue didn't contradict her.

Then, in the next moment, Nian Zhuo tilted her head back and downed the entire drink.

A burning heat spread from her throat to her stomach, and her eyes immediately grew hazy.

She leaned against Yu Hanyue, who looked stunned, and mumbled softly, "Ms. Yu, I'm drunk."

"Would you mind letting me stay at your place tonight?"

Yu Hanyue frowned, one hand hovering protectively beside Nian Zhuo's waist.

Later, the banquet ended early because the person everyone wanted to curry favor with left early, carrying her little girlfriend in her arms.

Theme: Be confident, strong, and independent.