On the Brink of Collapse

Once upon a time, Cheng Jialiang stood in the rain, one shoulder soaked, holding the umbrella tilted entirely toward her. His dark lashes lowered as he said:

"Don't take shortcuts. Work hard, and one day you'll have everything you want."

Yu Qianqian lowered her head, her nails digging into the strap of her schoolbag.

"...But," she heard herself say, "I can't wait."

Her father had died, leaving her nothing. Then Xie Mengyuan appeared: aloof, handsome, and impeccably polished.

He glanced at her.

She seized on that one glance.

Three years later, Yu Qianqian returned from studying abroad with Xie Mengyuan, because he was expected to enter an arranged marriage alliance.

Yu Qianqian thought, At last, it can be over.

When she met Cheng Jialiang again, he was starting a business. He was still poor, clean-cut, and always stood straight-backed. An idealist who wanted to help so many people, he was the kind of person she most wanted to become but never could. She joined his company to help him.

Later, Cheng Jialiang's project was shut down, his funding sabotaged, and even his investors received a "friendly warning."

"Why are you going after him?" Yu Qianqian asked the man behind it all.

Xie Mengyuan leaned against the desk, busy with work, and didn't even look up. "Business competition. Even if it were a cat or a dog, I wouldn't let someone else take it from me. And you are far more than that."

"Why?" Yu Qianqian still didn't understand.

Xie Mengyuan paused for a moment, then raised his head and stared straight at her.

The next second...

He swept the documents off the desk.

It was the first time Yu Qianqian had seen Xie Mengyuan lose control like that, the veins in his neck bulging like an enraged beast trapped in a cage.

"Why?" A storm of emotion burst from the depths of his chest. "You really don't understand why?" He gritted his teeth, fury written all over his face. "Because I have feelings for you!"

Yu Qianqian had lived with Xie Mengyuan for five years. She thought they were just getting what they needed from each other, and that they could part on good terms.

But for the first time, she learned that Xie Mengyuan didn't see it that way.

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"There's a boy in our class named He Lin. He thinks being handsome means he can do whatever he wants. In just half a year since school started, he's cheated on five girls. He's absolutely disgusting! Luckily, he's transferring. Hey, I heard he might be going to your school, so watch out."

Song Rongrong had just gossiped with the girl next door on her way to school. She rushed into the classroom as the bell rang and heard the homeroom teacher announce, "This is our new student, He Lin. Let's give him a round of applause!"

He Lin?! Song Rongrong calmly took out her books. A scumbag is sitting right beside me!

After class, Song Rongrong saw her new despicable deskmate getting robbed by some thugs on the roadside and having a sandbag pulled over his head. In the confusion, she stepped forward, raised her leg, and kicked him hard!

Haha, kicking him and running away is so thrilling!

It's everyone's duty to punish scumbags. No need to thank me, I'm just a passing beauty.

The next day, her new deskmate He Lin announced some shocking news: He'd only suffered minor injuries from being attacked and having a sack pulled over his head by a gang of thugs. But one girl had come running over at the end and kicked him, potentially injuring his ability to have children!

At the same time, Song Rongrong realized she'd gotten the wrong person.

The scumbag was named He Lin, not He Lin. What should she do now? Pay compensation?

Song Rongrong: "?" But she clearly remembered that she'd barely kicked him!

Song Rongrong: "..."

Song Rongrong: "= mouth ="

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