Little Dense Love

For three years, there was a saying at City No. 1 High School: “No. 1 at City High is Wang Xiaoqi, while Xu Yinong is perpetually second.”

One evening after a self-study session, Xu Yinong was doing cleaning duty alone and was focused on sweeping the floor. When she straightened up, she saw the “No. 1” leaning against the classroom door frame watching her.

Xu Yinong: “What are you looking at? Stop showing off.”

Wang Xiaoqi smiled, “I’m not doing anything.”

She continued sweeping, her tone unfriendly, “Move your feet!”

Wang Xiaoqi stepped aside, “I’ve always outperformed you on exams, so how about I treat you to a meal to make up for it?”

Xu Yinong’s attention shifted slightly, “You’re making up for it?”

“Then how about you make up for it by accepting me as your boyfriend after the college entrance exam?”

“……”

Many years later, when they met again, she was the team leader for the client side and he was the project manager for the service provider side.

One day, his team was discussing the client team leader’s exceptional looks and elegance – especially her figure.

Wang Xiaoqi, after hanging up the landline phone, interrupted, “You all seem to have a lot of free time?”

Later, Wang Xiaoqi and Xu Yinong ran into each other in the break room.

“Manager Xu, don’t you have any loose shirts for your female employees?”

Xu Yinong: “Manager Wang, what do you mean by that?”

Wang Xiaoqi leaned against the door frame, lazily as he did years ago, “What do you think?”

Xu Yinong, unimpressed, retorted, “Manager Wang, is this how you talk to your clients?”

“Then, dear client, what role do you think suits me?” Wang Xiaoqi smiled, “Ex-boyfriend?”

“……”

One sentence summary: “The fire in my heart will never go out. If it goes out, I can reignite it.” —Stephen Chow

* Mutual unspoken love from school to the workplace. First love reunites after a long separation and a broken mirror is made whole again.

* Primarily set in the workplace featuring two strong leads. Professional terminology in the workplace sections will be explained in author notes.

* The dialogue in the blurb has context, please do not misinterpret. Thank you.

The author has another work set in the same universe: The Office’s Secret Marriage. The story focuses on Xu Yinong’s male cousin’s love story.