Breaking Up in the Rainy Season

Ruan Qing x Ren Chao

I hate the rainy season. It's the time of year you left me.

"It's raining today. Can you come pick me up?"

"…"

"…"

A soft, sweet female voice left me stunned. My hand began to tremble without me realizing it.

"Sorry, I'm his girlfriend. May I ask who this is?" The phone was snatched away.

His voice came through the phone, colder than the rain: "Don't call my phone again unless it's important."

That was the first day after we broke up.

The rain fell harder and harder.

I couldn't go back.

Neither could we.

You moved on without missing a beat. You win.

Or maybe it wasn't without a beat.

Maybe she had always been there. I just didn't know.

*Angsty tragedy with a bad ending. Don't read if that's not your thing.

*An old-school breakup trope.

*Short story.

*The male lead will go through a long, miserable pursuit of his ex later on. Don't worry, he won't win her back.

Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else.