Bright, alluring flirt x cool, jaded bad boy | Redemption | Rekindled love | Making him chase her
/Passionate and carefree, she knows how to handle a cool, disillusioned man/
Shen Yuzhi went cycling with her brother. They got a flat halfway there and had to find a nearby road bike shop to replace the tire. Once it was fixed, they set off again.
Shen Zhi: "That shop owner was so rude to me."
Shen Yuzhi: "Yeah, he was a real a**hole."
Shen Zhi was astonished. It was the first time he'd heard his sister swear since she came back to the country.
Late-night snack.
An apprentice at Chen Shijing's shop asked him, "Jing, are you two planning to become strangers? You bought Sister Zhi the most expensive strawberries, made her a lounge chair by hand, and set off fireworks with her. But why didn't you go when she confessed to you? Do you really not like her?"
Chen Shijing's expression was cold and stern. He said nothing, only tipped his head back and drank. Bitterness was like shards of glass, tearing his throat as he forced it down.
Drunk, he ran his fingers over the silver ring she'd made. He'd carried it out when the house caught fire. She'd once told him that if he ever lost it, he'd never see her again.
As for the apprentice's question... He did like her, but what right did he have to love her?
Later, the young man finally paid off his debts. He nearly lost his life atoning for his father's crimes. By then, Shen Yuzhi had stopped coming to the shop to see him.
Years later, after struggling his way to the top, he used his resources to start a publishing house at a time when print media was losing favor.
Shen Yuzhi never expected Chen Shijing to be the editor for her new book.
At a coffee shop.
"Mr. Chen, could you stop joking? You're the owner of a big company. You're going to edit my new book? Did a donkey kick you in the head?" Shen Yuzhi looked disgusted and spoke without holding back.
Back then, she'd been the one who wouldn't leave him alone. Now it was his turn?
How ridiculous.
"I'm not joking. I've read all your books."
Shen Yuzhi froze. Every novel she'd written had a tragic ending, and the male lead always had a little of Chen Shijing in him. People had asked her why she never wrote a happy ending.
How could she? She couldn't write one, no matter what.
"Shen Yuzhi, give me a chance."
The words had a double meaning.
"No way." Shen Yuzhi rejected him without hesitation, then flashed a flirtatious smile. "Unless... you let me have some fun with you?"
Chen Shijing was silent for a long time, then nodded. "All right."
The winter night fogged the window.
He held her by the waist. "You can do whatever you want with me. But can I be the only one you play with?"
Naturally, Shen Yuzhi had no intention of giving him what he wanted. She still couldn't let go of the resentment she'd held on to all these years.
"No way. At most, you're just a plaything to me. I'm not going to put all my eggs in one basket, "
Before she could finish, her "plaything" stopped obeying her and bit fiercely into her shoulder.
Then he pressed his lips to hers, his voice low and seductive. "Zhizhi, give me another chance. I promise I won't be any worse than other men."
Theme: Love and the road ahead are equally bright.
