Chapter 1

During the onboarding training for new interns, my boyfriend Ethan was assigned as the training group leader.

He utterly despised that rebellious girl who refused to follow the rules.

He said she showed up late and left early every day, wearing heavy smoky makeup, with none of the professionalism expected of an intern.

I comforted him with a smile:

"The training only lasts a month anyway. Just bear with it and it'll be over."

Until a month later, at the farewell dinner marking the end of training, I had planned to go with Ethan.

But he refused.

"They're all just new hires. If you come, they'll definitely make a fuss. You should just rest at home."

I nodded in agreement, but coincidentally that evening a friend invited me to dinner at a location very close to Ethan's farewell party.

After the meal ended, I suddenly wanted to see him.

Through the glass window, I saw that amid the jeering and cheering, that intern girl he supposedly disliked the most was straddling his lap.

"Ethan, everyone's shipping us as an enemies-to-lovers couple. Have you considered dumping your girlfriend and being with me?"

Ethan fell silent for a moment, then raised his hand as if to push her away.

"She and I have been together for five years. I could never hurt her for anyone."

But unexpectedly, the girl flashed a bold smile and pulled him by the collar, offering her red lips.

And Ethan didn't refuse.

I stared at this scene in a daze. Beyond the heartache, I suddenly felt like laughing.

So Ethan's germophobia could be easily cured by a girl he'd only known for a month.

Five years together, and we'd done everything intimate couples do---except kiss.

All because he found it disgusting.

I'd always been accommodating, thinking that someday he might accept me.

But now, I suddenly didn't want to accommodate him anymore.