A Subordinate Relationship

A cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside fire in water x a rebellious, unruly troublemaker of a peony.

Second chance romance.

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On the birthday of the capital's golden boy, a girl in a white dress made her entrance. Her simple, unadorned outfit was more dazzling than roses in full bloom, leaving the whole room utterly silent.

The young heir who had brought her reached out and introduced her. "This is my girlfriend."

The atmosphere visibly froze for a moment. The young master at the center of the crowd looked over and asked with a laugh, "Your girlfriend?"

"Then where's my girlfriend?"

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After being asked for the nth time, Yu Cheng finally agreed to show up at her friend's birthday party as his girlfriend.

She never expected it would land her in such a mess.

A new boss suddenly appearing out of nowhere, unexpected extra days off, and a house supposedly offered as a company benefit.

And then there was Young Master Tan, who kept showing up from time to time. His all-too-familiar voice always reminded Yu Cheng of the online boyfriend she'd had in high school.

Based on the words they'd exchanged when they broke up, she should be in the ground by now, not walking under the blue sky.

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Their friends never imagined that Tan Huo's first romance would be with someone else's girlfriend.

Being a homewrecker for love was outrageous enough, and Tan Huo's nonchalant attitude was even more unsettling. His friends nervously tried to talk him out of it, but all they got was a cold laugh.

Tan Huo held up a finger. "Yu Cheng's great in every way. She only has two flaws. One, her taste isn't very good. Two, her current boyfriend isn't me."

"And one more thing: Screw this homewrecker nonsense. First come, first served. I've been chasing her for seven years. Get lost."

Theme: Believe in yourself and break through your limits.