Eight PM Beijing time, in the company elevator – this wasn’t a place where Lu Jiaheng should be. Yet the man’s arms held her steadily, his breath familiar, his voice curling around her ears, so familiar it almost brought tears to her eyes. Chu Zhi still had one hand tightly gripping his arm. She stared…

During her senior year internship, Chu Zhi ultimately chose the company where Lu Jiaheng had previously interned. Even though her father had repeatedly offered her opportunities to work at his company as a copywriter or planner to gain experience, Chu Zhi declined. On her first day of internship, Chu Zhi wore gray-and-red heeled leather shoes…

For a long time afterward, Chu Zhi and Xiao Yi didn’t speak to each other again. At first, Zhou Ming would still greet Chu Zhi and her friends in the classroom, but Gu Han, Lin Tong and the others were very cold, and Xiao Yi didn’t seem very enthusiastic either. Zhou Ming was confused but…

Chu Zhi deliberately chose a time when Lu Jiaheng had class. Little Ju took her to the airport, crying and sniffling: “Little sister-in-law, will you come back tomorrow?” This was exactly why Chu Zhi didn’t want Lu Jiaheng to come – but now Ju was making her feel emotional too: “No, not tomorrow. Will you…

Ah Ju suffered inhuman treatment, feeling wronged and angry. He shouted through the door: “Did I ask you?! Did I ask you?! I’m asking my little sister-in-law!” Lu Jiaheng: “Your little sister-in-law isn’t eating either. Get lost.” Chu Zhi quickly clutched his arm and craned her neck out: “I’ll eat, I’ll eat! What blueberry thing?”…

Chu Zhi jolted, almost kicking Lu Jiaheng off the bed. She frantically held her phone, hands trembling as she sat up, with cold sweat seeping through her back. Chu Zhi moved the phone away from her ear and mouthed to Lu Jiaheng: “What should we do?” Lu Jiaheng wiped the corner of his mouth with…

After a long day, Chu Zhi was exhausted from everything that had happened. Though she said she wouldn’t sleep, she quickly drifted off. The young woman had one arm raised high above her head as she slept peacefully, like a kitten lying on its back showing its fluffy white belly. When she was awake, her…

Chu Zhi was so embarrassed she nearly cried. She couldn’t understand how someone could speak such outrageous things with such a calm, unflinching expression. And it was clearly all his fault. Yet he acted completely unbothered, as if everything was perfectly normal. The young girl curled up into a ball, wrapping herself tightly in the…

Chu Zhi had imagined that Lu Jiaheng might have other romantic interests. What she hadn’t expected was that his roommate would turn out to be interested in him. In all the time she had known him, through their daily interactions, she had never noticed any indication that he might appeal to men. She had almost…

When Cheng Yi arrived, Chu Zhi was still crouching at the street corner crying. Her phone was carelessly thrown on the ground. She was crouching next to a street tree, head covered with a scarf, hanging low so her expression couldn’t be seen. Cheng Yi smoothly got out of the car, slowed his steps as…