After My Crush Rejected Me, I Joined a Dating Show

The story begins on campus and later moves to a dating show. The male lead appears late. Su Zijin is insecure and socially anxious. Just after transferring to a new school, she meets a sunny, cheerful boy. The first time he sees Su Zijin, he smiles and says, “You’re an amazing person!” His youthful warmth dazzles her throughout her adolescence. But her insecurities get in the way, and they lose each other in the crowd. To escape the blind dates her parents have arranged, she joins a dating show. A refined, gentle history professor also draws her attention, but Su Zijin doesn’t dare approach him. Later, as she watches him inch closer, Su Zijin tries taking a step toward him, too. “Hello, Ms. Su. I’m your Mr. Song.” (The early campus arc has no rivalry between women. If there are minor conflicts, they won’t be over a man. The second male lead won’t have a groveling redemption arc, either. He likes the heroine a little, but they don’t end up together, and he isn’t devastated by it. In the later dating-show arc, she’ll definitely interact with other people, but there won’t be rivalry between women. They’ll test the waters, then make graceful exits.)