I Got a Happy Ending with My Ex's □□ Partner

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Lu Xingzhi is the youngest physics professor at A University. His refined, handsome looks and clear, engaging teaching have made him immensely popular.

Word has it that he has a lover of many years, and that the two are about to get engaged. His many admirers can only nurse their broken hearts.

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On the eve of his engagement, Lu Xingzhi received an unfamiliar text message saying his lover was cheating at a hotel.

He rushed over in a panic. The instant the door to the couple's suite opened, he heard a voice he knew all too well:

"Baby, I think someone's come in?"

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His usually reserved and bashful lover had only just started taking off his pants. When he saw Lu Xingzhi, he hurriedly pulled them back up, tears streaming down his face as he pointed at the man he'd been caught with. "Brother Lu, he seduced me. I-I was just momentarily out of my mind..."

Lu Xingzhi followed his gaze. The young man wore sportswear and was fully dressed. There wasn't a trace of embarrassment on his face at being caught. Instead, he smiled and greeted him, "Hello, Professor Lu."

Lu Xingzhi frowned and looked away, pushing aside the person trying to burrow into his arms. His voice was serious. "Xinian, we're over."

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Lu Xingzhi thought that was the end of it, until the start of the new semester, when the young man enrolled in his introductory physics course.

He had planned to ignore him, but the young man sat in the front row every class, eagerly raised his hand to answer questions, came to his office to ask about physics problems, and somehow even got his WeChat contact, messaging him every day.

Unable to stand it any longer, Lu Xingzhi confronted him. "What exactly do you want?"

The young man looked surprised. "Professor Lu, can't you tell?"

"Tell what?"

"I'm pursuing you."

Lu Xingzhi rejected him outright. "Sorry, I have no interest in dating someone who cheated with my ex."

The young man smiled brightly. "What a coincidence. I have no interest in casual hookups either."

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After five years together, the relationship had grown stale. He Xinian added a gorgeous 182-centimeter-tall sports major with broad shoulders and a trim waist. At first, he only meant to flirt, but things quickly spiraled out of control.

Only after his boyfriend caught him and broke up with him did He Xinian realize he was deeply in love with Lu Xingzhi. With every means of contact blocked, he could only sneak into A University and wait outside Lu Xingzhi's office.

The door was ajar. The figure he'd yearned for day and night sat behind the desk. Overjoyed, he was about to push the door open when he glimpsed someone unexpected through the crack.

The long-legged sports major he'd once hooked up with swung himself onto Lu Xingzhi's lap. With practiced ease, he tugged at his collar and lowered his head to kiss him.

And Lu Xingzhi, usually so restrained and proper, wrapped his arms around the young man's waist with fierce possessiveness. Desire blazed across his normally calm, composed face.

Theme: Give your heart, and receive one in return.