Cold Rain in Harbor City [Second Chance Romance]

Radiant, proud heiress x restrained, self-controlled tech entrepreneur

[Rekindled romance / from campus to city life / powerful man lowers his head for love / Shenzhen-Hong Kong romance]

Song Qingyu will always remember that rain.

It was pouring that day. She stood beneath the eaves while Duan Xunfeng stood a few steps away and asked, "Can't we just stay together?"

She said, "Duan Xunfeng, I can't accept a relationship with no future."

Back then, Duan Xunfeng was the most famous person at A University.

The top scorer in the college entrance exam, he had come from a remote mountain village. He always wore shirts washed pale with wear, yet stood out more than anyone else in a crowd.

He was proud and restrained, as pure and clean as freshly fallen winter snow.

He was also the person Song Qingyu had been drawn to in her youth, even though she knew she shouldn't get involved with him.

*

Five years later, the Song family went bankrupt, and its heiress fell from her pedestal overnight.

Song Qingyu went from a pampered young lady surrounded by people catering to her every need to an ordinary office worker who squeezed onto the subway every day, clocked in on time, and had to watch her boss's mood.

What she never imagined was that the man she had personally pushed away back then would become the new owner of her company.

Her colleagues said their new boss was very young. He had built his business from scratch, succeeded as an entrepreneur overseas before returning to China, and risen to the top of the tech world in just a few years. His looks and physique were both impeccable, too.

That day, Song Qingyu was called into the office.

The moment the door closed, the man raised his eyes. His sharp gaze settled on her and lingered for a long time.

Song Qingyu realized he was colder than before, and even harder to read. Even she, his ex-girlfriend, couldn't guess what was going through his mind.

Just as she was about to turn and leave, a low, hoarse voice came from behind her.

"Song Qingyu."

"If I hadn't come back, were you planning to never look for me for the rest of your life?"

*

Duan Xunfeng had always thought he was clearheaded and rational enough not to be swayed easily by feelings.

But it wasn't until Song Qingyu appeared in front of him again that he realized he had not only overestimated himself, but underestimated her too.

Because some people need only one glance to destroy every bit of self-control you're so proud of.

Theme: Be yourself, and I'll love you.