[Ex-Wife Chase to the Crematorium / Second Male Lead Takes the Lead]
In her ordinary life, Li Fei had done two things far beyond her abilities.
The first was to secretly and humbly fall for Qi Lie, the heartthrob of Xuri High School. She watched him date and break up with someone else, then transfer schools and disappear without a trace, yet she couldn't forget him for ten years.
The second was to discover on her very first day at her new job that Qi Lie was her direct superior, and foolishly let herself hope again.
She thought that even though they hadn't seen each other in years, she had already lost a lot of weight since she was a very fat girl. Surely Qi Lie would remember her a little, even if all he did was furrow his brow faintly as his gaze passed over her face.
Or when she worked hard and achieved results, perhaps he would sit at the head of the conference table and calmly glance over her name.
But all her cautious attempts to get closer took on a different meaning in his eyes. On that snowy night, the man wore a custom-tailored suit, his features stern. She clearly heard the CEO's lofty, icy voice, full of disgust as he warned her, "Are you like this with every male superior? Focus on doing your actual job."
Li Fei's self-respect finally died on that snowy night.
As expected, he had never remembered her, and he would never see her.
Just like all those ten years before.
*
Everyone regarded Qi Lie as Heaven's favored son. His elite life was marked by an effortless sense of superiority, and wealth and fame came easily to him.
But his life changed one day when he happened to find an old, yellowed diary at the company.
The handwriting was graceful, sensitive and quiet, every stroke filled with a young girl's wistful feelings.
And he saw his own name on every page, like a nightmare that had haunted her for ten years.
"Give it back."
The diary was suddenly snatched away. Qi Lie looked up in astonishment.
It was the quiet, taciturn new employee standing before him.
Qi Lie gradually began to care about this employee. The cold-hearted man seemed to have found color in his world. His gaze and actions were perhaps too obvious, and his friends teased him for finally coming down from his pedestal.
But all his help and special treatment were completely ignored. Li Fei buried herself in her work every day, rising from a rookie to one promotion after another, leaving him only her distant, careful-to-keep-her-distance back.
Qi Lie was confused.
But the words and feelings in the diary were so real that he was certain she still loved him deeply and silently, just as she had for the past ten years.
The day he planned to confess, rain poured outside.
He had made all the preparations, recreating the confession scene the heroine of the diary had dreamed of.
"Don't... someone might see..."
In a dark, deserted corner on the first floor of the company, Qi Lie saw a tall man pinning the girl against the wall, his body completely covering hers.
Her soft lips were kissed until they were flushed and ravishing. She could barely stand, and the man held her up.
As they caught their breath, the man looked up. His predatory gaze, sharp as a hawk's, fixed directly on Qi Lie.
The instant Qi Lie recognized his face, the glass in his hand shattered.
It was Chu Jiayu, the popular racing driver.
And, back at Xuri High School, the other heartthrob who had been as famous as Qi Lie.
*
"What's the current state of the two most celebrated alumni in Xuri High School's history?"
When Qi Lie's friend saw the question, he sneered.
"One's the official boyfriend, and the other's the side piece."
Reader's Guide:
1. Cold, proud elite x brave, sweet girl x sexy, hormone-fueled bad boy
2. A melodramatic Mary Sue story. The heroine is a virgin, the men aren't. Chu is the final male lead.
3. The ex-husband chases her to the crematorium but can't win her back. The other couple are deeply in love, so he angrily becomes the third party.
4. The heroine has had an unrequited crush for over ten years, but she has normal relationships in between.
Theme: Be confident and optimistic, and pursue happiness
