I Surrender [Broken and Mended]

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Everyone at Nanling No. 1 High School knew that Sheng Yu was wild and unruly, with top-tier looks and family background. He was the center of everyone's attention.

His classmate Tang Ci, on the other hand, was quiet and well-behaved. She lived frugally on financial aid, so withdrawn that it was as if she didn't exist.

They belonged to different worlds, but a bet brought Tang Ci into Sheng Yu's life.

At the racetrack in the cold drizzle, Tang Ci's pure white skirt was soaked by the rain. She lifted her unadorned face and stared steadily at Sheng Yu, who sat on his motorcycle surrounded by pretty girls. "Sheng Yu, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

The onlookers burst into laughter, thinking she was overestimating herself by provoking Sheng Yu.

Amid the din, Sheng Yu lazily lifted his eyes and glanced over her slender frame. He scoffed. "What do you have to offer?"

Everyone thought Sheng Yu was only playing around with her, and sure enough, they went their separate ways after graduation.

But no one knew that Sheng Yu had once waited outside Tang Ci's door all night, only to leave without hearing her say she loved him.

*

Eight years after they parted, their statuses were worlds apart. Tang Ci had to wait for Sheng Yu in a hotel lobby late into the night for work.

Outside the hotel, his friends watched Sheng Yu's stony expression and mocked her. Tang Ci had no shame, pestering him endlessly.

They also marveled to themselves: President Sheng was known for his ruthless methods. Who knew what he would do to the woman who had once betrayed him?

Without showing what he was thinking, Sheng Yu sent them away, went into the hotel lobby, and stopped the manager from kicking her out. To everyone's astonishment, he carried the sleeping woman up to the penthouse suite.

As soon as Tang Ci's head touched the pillow, she woke groggily. The man sitting by the bed was watching her with a brooding gaze, sitting close to her.

She instinctively drew back, only to realize he already had her wrist clamped in his palm.

Sheng Yu pulled her forcefully toward him. "If you're going to repay me, don't leave out what you owe me for love."

Tang Ci's eyes flickered. "What do you want to do...?"

Sheng Yu leisurely loosened his tie and rubbed her lips with his fingertips. He sneered. "Obviously, I'm going to have my fun this time."

*

His friends all knew Sheng Yu was heartless and thought he'd dump Tang Ci as soon as he finished taking revenge.

But as time went on, they began to feel something was off.

Sheng Yu started skipping gatherings all the time. Whenever they called, he was always at home.

A few friends discussed it and paid him a late-night visit. They knocked for a full fifteen minutes before someone finally opened the door from inside.

Sheng Yu stood there in a loosely tied robe, looking thoroughly satisfied. "What is it?"

"Nothing." His friend cautiously probed. "We just came to see you."

Before the words were even out, Tang Ci walked out of the bedroom in a matching robe, bleary-eyed. "Who's here?"

Sheng Yu rapped on the doorframe and ordered them out. "If it's nothing, get lost. Don't wake my wife."

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At a private gathering of Beijing's elite, the guests were all powerful and influential. He Zongting sat in the seat of honor, the center of attention.

Pei Nian's arrival caused a commotion.

Her identity as a fake heiress had been exposed earlier. Not only had she been thrown out of the wealthy family, but her arranged marriage to the He family had naturally fallen through as well.

It wasn't hard to guess why she had come.

She was still dreaming of marrying He Zongting.

His friend Huang Sheng couldn't resist teasing him. "You don't meet many women as beautiful as her. You really aren't interested?"

He Zongting curled his lips carelessly. "If you like her, she's yours."

That night, he received a friend request from Pei Nian. Her hopeful eyes flashed through his mind, and He Zongting sneered.

She really was still deluding herself.

*

Pei Nian had had a crush on Huang Sheng for years. Before, her engagement had forced her to keep her feelings hidden. Now, she had finally added him on WeChat.

But she had never dated anyone and was too shy to say what she felt. The only way she knew how to flirt was to wish him good night at a set time.

Huang Sheng naturally paid her little attention.

But one day, Huang Sheng began replying to her messages instantly, and his words took on a hint of possessiveness.

Pei Nian wished him good night again.

Huang Sheng asked her: [What did I teach you yesterday?]

Pei Nian's ears instantly turned bright red. With trembling fingers, she replied: [Good night, hubby]

Huang Sheng: [You have to call me that in person too, understand?]

Pei Nian: [Got it, hubby (/// ///)(/// ///)]

She thought she was about to find sweet love, but unexpectedly discovered that the person she had been flirting with for two months wasn't Huang Sheng at all. It was her cold, aloof former fiancé, He Zongting!

Pei Nian immediately deleted him from WeChat and turned off her phone, trying to pretend nothing had happened.

The next day, she turned on her phone and stared in shock at a screen full of friend requests. The latest one had come in just a minute earlier.

[Did your hubby teach you to start something and then walk away?]

* Powerful tycoon x fake heiress

* Cold, arrogant, and scheming x gentle and honest

Theme: Follow this bitter journey to reach the horizon