At a private gathering in Beijing's high society, every guest is someone important and influential. He Zongting sits at the head of the table, basking in everyone's attention.
Pei Nian's arrival causes a stir.
Her identity as a fake heiress was exposed some time ago. She was not only kicked out of the wealthy family, but her engagement to the He family was naturally called off as well.
It is not hard to guess why she has come.
She must still be dreaming of marrying He Zongting.
His friend Huang Sheng can't help teasing him. "You don't meet many people as beautiful as her. Are you really not interested?"
He Zongting gives a roguish smile. "If you like her, she's yours."
That night, he receives a friend request from Pei Nian. The sight of her eyes, brimming with hope, flashes through his mind, and He Zongting scoffs.
She's still deluding herself, just as he thought.
*
Pei Nian has had a crush on Huang Sheng for years. Her engagement kept her from acting on her feelings before, but now she has finally added him on WeChat.
But she's never dated anyone and is too shy to express herself. The only way she knows how to flirt is by wishing him good night on schedule.
Huang Sheng naturally gives her the cold shoulder.
But one day, Huang Sheng starts replying to her messages instantly, and a hint of possessiveness creeps into his words.
When Pei Nian says good night again, Huang Sheng asks her: [What did I teach you yesterday?]
Pei Nian's ears turn bright red. Her fingers trembling, she replies: [Good night, hubby]
Huang Sheng: [You have to call me that in person too, got it?]
Pei Nian: [Got it, hubby (/// ///)(/// ///)]
She thinks she's about to find sweet love, only to discover that the person she's been flirting with for two months isn't Huang Sheng at all. It's her cold and aloof ex-fiancé, He Zongting!
Pei Nian immediately deletes him from WeChat and turns off her phone, hoping she can pretend nothing happened.
The next day, she turns her phone back on and stares in shock at the screen, which is flooded with friend requests. The latest one came in just a minute ago.
[Did your hubby ever teach you to seduce someone and then dump them?]
*Powerful heir x fake heiress
*Cold and calculating x gentle and honest
Coming soon: The Bell of a Secret Crush, a second-chance romance. If you're interested, add it to your reading list!
At Jing University, Qin Zezhou is the brightest star. Born into a prestigious family, he is aloof and proud. A sculpture he created for a newly opened municipal park made waves in the industry, and he is the young master everyone, whatever their station, is eager to befriend.
Jiang Tiao, meanwhile, is just a poor student sponsored by the Qin family. Quiet and plain, she goes unnoticed. No one knows she's been secretly in love with Qin Zezhou for three years, or that she worked herself to the bone in high school just to get into the same university as him.
At Qin Zezhou's birthday party, Jiang Tiao attends with a friend. Timidly, she takes out a prayer talisman she got for him at Mingyuan Temple. Qin Zezhou's friend asks, puzzled, "You know her?"
The young man glances coolly at the gift in her hand and shakes his head without a word.
Someone jokes that Young Master Qin is so charming that people will go out of their way to get close to him. Qin Zezhou leans lazily against the sofa and casts a cold, stern look their way. The other person falls silent.
Later, on the first snowy day of winter, Qin Zezhou drives to Jiang Tiao's dorm. She hurries downstairs without a scarf, the tip of her nose red from the cold. A passing student sees the usually aloof Qin Zezhou tenderly kiss the snow from her eyelashes.
Everyone says Jiang Tiao is just a passing fancy to Qin Zezhou, nothing more than a bit of fun. Even Jiang Tiao herself silently agrees.
Their breakup is indeed brutal, but no one knows that Qin Zezhou spent an entire night calling Jiang Tiao, begging her to come back. Not one of his calls was answered.
*
After graduation, Jiang Tiao returns to her hometown for an extended work trip and runs into her childhood friend. She posts a photo of them together on her social media. Her landlord, who is abroad, suddenly shows up and says he doesn't have a key, telling Jiang Tiao to hurry home.
Rain suddenly falls on a summer night. Jiang Tiao folds her umbrella in the stairwell and walks upstairs, her footsteps pattering. The motion-activated lights flick on, and she meets Qin Zezhou's inscrutable gaze.
Jiang Tiao doesn't ask why he's there. She treats Qin Zezhou like a roommate, but one night, a storm knocks out the power and throws everything into disarray. The two struggle to keep their crumbling relationship together.
At a class reunion, Qin Zezhou waits until late at night, but Jiang Tiao still hasn't come home. His hot phone dials her for the seventeenth time.
Jiang Tiao answers with a soft, breathless voice, her tone distant. "Mr. Qin, is something the matter this late?"
Reader's Guide
Aloof, arrogant heir x sensitive, resilient good girl
Genius architect x magazine editor-in-chief
The male lead is two years older than the female lead
First love for both, both virgins, happy ending
Theme: Once you try it, you'll love it.
If you don't want to update, write down a request for leave and say when it will be updated. If you want to update, just update. If you don't want to update, just stop updating. Can you have some professional ethics?
There has been no update for several days. When will it be updated?
Why haven't you updated yet? The update rhythm is too irregular.
Ahhhhhhhhh, damn, don't stop here 🥺
After taking it, I will stop updating every three days.
Update quickly. Update quickly. I can't wait. When will it be updated?
What's going on? It's getting worse and worse.
He wants to get on the bus first and then buy the ticket! So cunning, Mr. He
Baby, why don't you update?
I found out halfway through that it was only updated to chapter 6. The sky is falling. Please update it soon. It will be nice.