Chapter 1Everyone Thought He Was the Perfect Boyfriend. Then He Hard-Launched His Ex.

Everyone knew Caleb was the perfect boyfriend.

But on our anniversary, he suddenly hard-launched his ex on Instagram.

When I asked him why, he just laughed carelessly. "Because her waist... is thinner than yours, I guess."

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My boyfriend got a new girlfriend.

Just one minute before he made it Instagram official, he sent me a breakup text.

Before I could even process it, I saw his new post:

"Three years. My feelings for you only grew."

The photo attached was of him and a girl. She was looking away from the camera, leaving only her side profile visible. He was looking at her, his lips pressed slightly together.

That was his micro-expression when he was nervous.

The top comment was pinned by him. It was incredibly cliché:

"You’re always welcome to dock at my harbor."

Caleb's post blew up with comments, but he didn't reply to a single one.

My chest felt tight. A wave of nausea hit me. I took a deep breath and called him.

Honestly, I had always thought I didn't care that much about this relationship.

But...

The moment the call went through, I realized my hands were shaking violently.

The phone rang once before he quickly hung up.

Soon after, Caleb’s text popped up. His tone was so cold it felt like a stranger: "Not a good time. Text me if you need something."

I typed out a massive paragraph, then deleted it word by word. Finally, I just sent one sentence: "We can break up, but you're going to say it to my face."

Silence stretched on the other end. Then, as if bestowing a grand favor, he sent one word:

"Fine."

After agreeing on a time and place, I felt a bit dazed.

In this relationship, Caleb had always been the initiator. He chased me relentlessly, and his confession was so grand the entire campus knew about it.

When I rejected him, he stood outside my dorm all night in the freezing winter, smoking a whole pack of cigarettes. Anyone’s heart would soften at that.

Once, I casually mentioned missing a specific dish from my hometown. He drove through the night just to buy it for me. Even though the food was cold by the time it reached my hands.

When someone was vaguely trashing me online, he scoured the internet, tracked the guy down, and put him in his place.

Piece by piece, action by action, he chipped away at my walls until we finally got together. Whenever people on campus talked about us, they joked that Caleb was hopelessly whipped for me.

But I never imagined our breakup would be so... effortless.