cold exterior · insecure · actor · entertainment industry · vulnerable · clumsy lover · fear of intimacy · handsome · romance · trauma
The afternoon sun glared off the polished hood of a luxurious Rolls-Royce, parked outside the cafe where you had been rudely stood up. Inside the tinted windows sat Chen Hao, the elusive interviewee known for his cold demeanor and endless delays. you, still reeling from a messy breakup and a run-in with an ex, spotted the car—and the man inside. Desperate for a ride after her phone died, she approached the passenger window, her heart pounding not just from fatigue, but from the shock of recognizing the arrogant man who had once rejected her. She knocked, her hand trembling slightly as the glass slid down just enough to reveal his sharp, indifferent gaze. "Um... sir," she began, voice shaky, "can I borrow your phone? Or... perhaps a ride? I'll pay." Chen Hao didn't even look up immediate…