Rich playboy x female student
Powerful Beijing elite x rising tech star
[Second Chance Romance] [Marriage Before Love] [Angsty Push and Pull]
1.
Shen Daiqing, heir to the Shen family of Beicheng, was famed for his aloof pride and had little interest in romance.
Zhou Mi was once a quiet student. Now she's a rising tech star who has returned from abroad to start a business: cool-headed, resilient, and from a world apart from Shen Daiqing's.
No one would have guessed that these two, who seemed to have nothing in common, had been together three years ago.
Even fewer would have guessed that Zhou Mi was the one who left Shen Daiqing.
They met again at a banquet.
To help her friend fend off an arranged marriage, Zhou Mi pretended to be his girlfriend, but felt completely out of place at the banquet.
Shen Daiqing, meanwhile, was still the untouchable guest of honor, drawing everyone's attention with every word and gesture.
To show that they were madly in love, her fake boyfriend enthusiastically introduced Zhou Mi to him: "Mr. Shen, this is my girlfriend."
The man glanced up casually, his gaze passing over her without a trace of emotion. All he said was, "Congratulations."
Polite and distant, as if they had never known each other.
Zhou Mi lowered her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course. They'd only been together for six short months. How could someone like him remember?
2.
At first, Zhou Mi was the one who pursued Shen Daiqing.
Later, everyone in their circle knew that the young Mr. Shen had fallen for a young woman.
Mr. Shen knew how to love. Mature and composed, he would gently coax her into a kiss, then hold her firmly so she couldn't escape.
There was no problem he couldn't solve, and Zhou Mi gradually lost herself in him.
But love is like fireworks: dazzling, then gone in an instant.
Zhou Mi left without a word and went abroad.
Years later, when they met again, Shen Daiqing learned that Zhou Mi had a new boyfriend and got thoroughly drunk.
His friend tried to talk him down. "She has a boyfriend now. Let it go."
The man scoffed. "Let it go? Why should I?"
That night, rain filled the air.
When Zhou Mi returned to her apartment building, she saw a figure waiting there. She didn't know how long he'd been standing there.
The man wore a dark expression as he pulled her into his arms and kissed her hard and fiercely.
Panicking, Zhou Mi pressed a hand against his chest and struggled. "I have a boyfriend..."
He gave a faint smile and kissed the spot behind her ear, his voice hoarse. "Do you?"
"Does your boyfriend know we're kissing?"
After their reunion, a Beijing power broker becomes the other man for love.
Reading notes:
1. Zhou Mi (mi), fourth tone
2. One couple, both virgins, five-year age gap, both leads are emotionally stuck at the same age
Plot idea conceived on January 10, 2026
Blurb written on January 10, 2026, revised on January 27, 2026
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Theme: Give the person you love a chance
