Fated Love With the Billionaire

I thought their relationship was over, but I never expected Guo Heming to start harassing me like this, sending flowers during the day and blocking me at the entrance of my workplace at night. Colleagues who didn't know any better were envious of Chen Ningxi, yet only she knew Guo Heming's two-faced, vile nature.

However, walls have ears, and within a few days, the colleagues sensed something was off. It was one thing not to see each other, but to throw away the flowers in the trash suggested most likely they had broken up.

Both were outstanding individuals, and the reason for their split baffled onlookers. Some guessed it was the man's fault, but colleagues who had work disputes with Ning Xi sided with the man, blaming Ning Xi's bad temper, saying no one could stand it and the responsibility should lie with Ning Xi. Now that the man was lowering his stance to make amends, she should allow him to save face. Her current avoidance was tantamount to throwing a diva's tantrum.

As a result, Guo Heming became the perceived victim of this relationship. Ning Xi, tired of the gossip, was unwilling to take the blame, but even less willing to dishonor herself by revealing the truth.

At this moment, the rain was pouring, painting the sky a depressing grey-white, and the temperature sharply dropped.

Ning Xi parked her car by the roadside, opened her umbrella, and walked towards the black sedan in the heavy rain. The cold wind funneled into her coat, and seeing Ning Xi under the black umbrella, Guo Heming hurriedly got out of the car with flowers in his hand.

He wanted to step under the umbrella, but Ning Xi showed no intention of making room for him, and in just a moment, the rain soaked his suit shoulders.

"Ning Xi, you're finally willing to see me."

Looking at the man drenched by the rain outside the umbrella, there was not a hint of warmth in Ning Xi's eyes, her voice colder than the weather.

"Stop sending flowers, and don't come to my workplace. It's over between us, there's no margin."

Ning Xi did not give him a chance to speak and turned to leave, but Guo Heming quickly stepped in front of her to block her path.

"Ning Xi," he pleaded, eyes filled with lingering affection, "I'm sorry, I've been blaming myself since you left that day. Seeing the closet empty without your clothes, I felt truly miserable. I was wrong; I was inhumane. This time I crossed the Bottom Line, inflicting emotional harm on you. I know I don't deserve your forgiveness, but I think of you when I can't sleep at night, our times together, I can't forgive my own mistakes, but I really can't live without you, I can't bear to lose our relationship, I was really drunk that time, I don't like her, you're the only one in my heart."

He tried to take Ning Xi's hand, but she stepped back to avoid him.

Completely exposed to the rain, Guo Heming was drenched like a drowned rat.

"...Ning Xi, I know I was wrong," Guo Heming wiped the rainwater off his face, his eyes turning red, "Please give me another chance."

Ning Xi had seen persistent, but never this persistent.

Her stance remained firm, no sign of yielding.

"All you're saying is meaningless."

Desperate, Guo Heming pushed the flowers into her arms, "Ning Xi, I really know I was wrong."

He tried to take her umbrella, but Ning Xi pushed him away, and in the scuffle, the umbrella slipped from her hand. Ning Xi was drenched by the rain, and in a fit of rage, she bellowed:

"Guo Heming, are you sick? This is right in front of my workplace; you may be shameless, but I still have my dignity!"

There was no talking sense into a rotten man like him. Ning Xi realizing she had agreed to meet was the real joke.

"Ning Xi," Guo Heming pursued her, "I know I've deeply hurt you, it's only this one mistake, I find myself disgusting too, please forgive me this one time. Alright?"

It was rush hour, and the road was bustling with traffic. As an umbrella was crushed under a passing car, Ning Xi's fury reached its peak, her eyes bloodshot as she roared at Guo Heming:

"Guo Heming, we broke up, can't you understand that?"

"!" Messed up! She was getting really irritated.

That wasn't Guo Heming's intention; he thought flowers and apologies could salvage the relationship, even felt joy at the thought that Ning Xi had braved the rain to meet him, which fueled his impulsive decision to not take the umbrella from the car, deliberately exposing himself to the rain as a self-pity ploy to sway Ning Xi's heart.

But now he had botched it.

Watching Ning Xi's resolute departure, Guo Heming chased after her, "Ning Xi, forgive me."

Ning Xi, furious, flung the flowers to the ground.

"I told you to get lost!"

"Ning Xi, I..."

Before Guo Heming could finish, someone forcefully pulled on his shoulder, causing him to fall to the ground. Above Ning Xi's head, a black umbrella was raised.

She looked at Cheng Qiaobei in front of her with surprise and disbelief, her complexion also becoming unnatural.

Cheng Qiaobei opened the driver's side door, "You go first, I'll handle what's next."

Chen Ningxi, cold and in disarray, nodded and drove away.

Guo Heming, seeing this, couldn't stand it and sprang up from the ground asking, "Who are you?"

Cheng Qiaobei looked down at him from above, his face cold, his tone warning as he said:

"A concerned citizen, stepping in to do the right thing."

"You," Guo Heming was so angry he was speechless for a few seconds, "Why are you meddling, she's my girlfriend, it's none of your business."

By this time, Chen Ningxi had turned the car around, and just as Guo Heming was about to chase after her, he was stopped by Cheng Qiaobei, "Dude, she's gone. Why chase after her?"

"Could she have left if you hadn't butted in?" Guo Heming looked indignantly at the stranger before him, who seemed not to be trifled with, and with a fierce tone pointed at him, saying, "I'm a lawyer, you know I could sue you for pushing me over just now, right?"

Cheng Qiaobei remained composed, showing no sign of fear, and took out his phone, "How about I call the police for you first? Shall we go to the station?"

"..." Guo Heming, seeing that he hadn't intimidated him, "I don't have time to waste with you, I'll let it go for today."

It wasn't until Guo Heming's car had left that Cheng Qiaobei turned around and went back to his car. Shortly after, Cheng Qiaobei received a call from Chen Ningxi.

"Thanks for just now."

Cheng Qiaobei slightly curved his lips, "It's nothing, don't worry about it."

The line went quiet inside the earpiece, Chen Ningxi wanted to explain but felt it too embarrassing, "...Goodbye."

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Go home, brew some hot tea, take a hot bath, and after a good sleep, tomorrow will be another beautiful day."

Outside the car, the dense curtain of rain made it uncertain whether tomorrow would be a good day, but the temperature was sure to drop.

"Got it."

With a beep, she hung up the phone.

Chen Ningxi thought highly of Cheng Qiaobei's attitude of helping without fussing over the details.

After a hot bath, Chen Ningxi sat on the sofa with a cup of hot tea and opened her WeChat to find her climbing friend Liang Lei's chat.

Chen Ningxi: What you doing?

Liang Lei sent a picture, she was geared up and preparing to climb.

Liang Lei asked: What's up?

Chen Ningxi: It's nothing, we'll talk after you're done.

If it was something urgent, Chen Ningxi would have said it outright, Liang Lei sent an OK gesture.

Putting down her phone, Liang Lei noticed someone climbing at the professional climbing gym and asked the person beside her, "Who's that?"

Climbing friend replied, "Don't know, must be new here."

Liang Lei commented, "Impressive, he looks professional."

The climbing friend agreed, "Probably some climbing big shot, let's meet him when he comes down."

Cheng Qiaobei gripped the climbing holds with only three fingers, his entire body dangling in mid-air. He inhaled deeply, began to swing his body, and when he reached the maximal swing, he powered up and leaped to the next hold.

At that moment, the crowd below the climbing wall gasped in unison.

An hour later, Liang Lei sent a video call request.