Love Is Like Liquor That Burns the Throat

Can a man be forgiven for cheating?

Xin Man's answer was: No.

Their year-long relationship began to end when she discovered her boyfriend's affair, and ended when he discovered the secret she had painstakingly kept hidden.

Qi Fengshao pointed at her, his eyes full of disgust. "Xin Man, I never thought you could be so vile. You're disgusting!"

With tears in her eyes, Xin Man turned and walked alone through the torrential rain.

"Do it by your rules."

In the nightclub corridor, Xue Miao looked through the half-open basement door and gave the order without a trace of sympathy.

This was the first time Xin Man had failed a mission.

He was the head of the Xue family in City C, a man who could turn the world upside down with a wave of his hand, a powerful, eligible bachelor coveted by countless socialites.

The three labels attached to her were: twenty-six and unmarried, unknown father, checkered past.

In Xue Miao's eyes, Xin Man was a high-IQ, low-EQ sheep pretending to be harmless so she could devour a tiger.

And yet this very sheep, whom he had set his sights on, drew him in. What began as casual indifference became a careful game of strategy, until he was hopelessly entangled.

Then, one day, she placed a divorce agreement waiving all claims to property in front of him and said, "Mr. Xue, I want a divorce."

He smiled faintly. "Mrs. Xue, it's time for bed."