Que Wanshu was born into a wealthy family. As a pampered heiress, she had lived a smooth and carefree life for 18 years. At the time, her biggest worry was how to appease her overly jealous boyfriend.

Until, on the eve of her high school graduation, disaster struck—her family’s company went bankrupt, her father was sent to prison, and her once-glamorous life came crashing down into ruin. She didn’t even have time to grieve; she had to flee back to her hometown in a mess, bringing along her mother, who had suffered a mental breakdown from the shock.

Before leaving, she hastily broke up with her boyfriend of six months.

Heartbroken, the boyfriend’s love turned into hatred. After being blocked, he even used a different number to send her threatening messages:

“Add me back now. I was only joking when I said we should break up. If you don’t, I swear I’ll make your life a living hell.”

Que Wanshu ignored him.

—

Years later, when she returned to Zicheng, during a company team-building event, Que Wanshu bumped into some old friends from her former social circle outside a private room. A few of them excitedly invited her to join their gathering.

She was about to politely decline when someone forcefully pulled her inside. The moment she stepped into the room, she saw a man surrounded by others, seated on the sofa like a star among lesser lights.

That face—no longer the youthful boy she remembered, now strikingly handsome with a sharp, intense aura—immediately darkened the moment he saw her.

The person who had dragged her in grinned and said cheerfully:

“It’s Brother Xun’s birthday today. Sing a song for him to celebrate!”

Amid the cheerful heckling, Que Wanshu silently met the man’s gaze. He smiled faintly, but his eyes were ice-cold, looking down at her from above with a glass of wine in hand.

“Sing.”
Wei Xun said lazily.

—

Everyone in Zicheng’s elite second-generation circle knew that the notoriously aloof and cold eldest young master of the Wei family, who usually hated everyone equally, still couldn’t let go of his ex-girlfriend after being dumped.

Someone once jokingly brought in a female influencer who looked similar to his ex and teased him about playing a “stand-in lover” game. That guy nearly ended up in the hospital.

“Wei Xun, you’re pathetic for still crushing on your ex after breaking up!”
“Get lost. I’m just a damn hopeless romantic.”