[Flirtatious push and pull] [Rekindled love] [Long-planned pursuit]
In Xu Fuyu's eyes, she shouldn't get involved with a rich young master like Liang Siyi.
She was reserved, gentle, and easy to overlook, nothing like him, a prominent figure admired for both his family background and looks.
The only two times she had any real interaction with him, the first was at her boyfriend's club dinner, where she attended as his girlfriend.
At the time, Liang Siyi was the center of attention, carefree and unruly in everything he did. His gaze rested on her, roguish and amused.
The second time was outside her boyfriend's dorm.
She caught her boyfriend kissing one of her friends, both of them completely engrossed. She had just taken out her phone to record evidence when Liang Siyi pulled her against his chest.
He toyed with his lighter, the damp corner steeped in an air of flirtation. "Ever thought about doing what he does?"
Xu Fuyu looked him straight in the eye. "Doing what?"
Liang Siyi studied her just as he had when they'd first met, his fingertips brushing her chin. "Getting together with a friend behind your partner's back."
Maybe his face was simply too captivating. Though she knew getting involved with him could only end badly, Xu Fuyu still accepted his offer, bewitched.
Someone like Liang Siyi did whatever he pleased. He was openly a playboy, yet never short of women chasing after him. Everyone said that even if he stole a friend's girlfriend, he'd lose interest within three months at most.
And that was exactly what happened.
Except no one expected the relationship to end so abruptly.
Xu Fuyu left without looking back, making the seasoned womanizer the one who got dumped for the first time.
Their unexpected reunion came at the birthday banquet for Xu Fuyu's mentor.
After all those years, Liang Siyi had become one of the capital's most sought-after young talents. He still moved effortlessly through the crowd, and even sitting there, he was impossible to ignore.
Xu Fuyu didn't want to get involved with him again, but he forced his way back into her life, leaving her to do her best to keep her distance.
Later, on a rainy night, just as she got out of her blind date's car, he cornered her, closing in until she had nowhere to retreat. His burning lips came down on hers with force.
Xu Fuyu broke free. "Liang Siyi, are you crazy? We're completely over!"
Liang Siyi caught her struggling hands, his voice low and fervent. "From the moment you dumped me, I've been crazy."
"The only way you'll be rid of me is if I die."
[Xu Fuyu, in this life, you're going to be tangled up with me forever.]
* As stated in the blurb, the heroine briefly had a boyfriend.
* The hero only pretends to be a playboy. He loves only the heroine from beginning to end.
Theme: Tentative.