She’s Socially Anxious Again Today

Clear-headed, socially anxious classical beauty ✘ Rational, refined top investor

When Jiang Nanqiao, a socially anxious literature prodigy, runs into Yang Qingci, the golden boy of the finance department, in a quiet corner of campus, she thinks it’s nothing more than a fleeting glimpse of someone utterly out of reach.

He is a refined, aloof heir to a wealthy family in Shanghai, disciplined and self-controlled, with a life mapped out like a meticulously drawn blueprint. She is a “little fairy” from the Jiangnan water towns, building her own aesthetic world among ancient books and needlework. Online, she is the quietly rising traditional-style blogger “Qiao An.”

A copy of the Book of Songs, a maki-e fountain pen, and a moment of protection amid a storm by the river: through them, he sees the brilliant soul beneath her quiet exterior. He commissions a one-of-a-kind perfume for her, takes her to see sunsets all over Europe, and when she hesitates, offers her a key set with aquamarines. “This is my world, but you’re welcome to become its mistress.”

From Fudan’s campus to the startup battlefield, he plots every move and clears the way for her in the business world. With her gifted writing, she turns classical aesthetics into the accessible “Lan Yan” brand. They work side by side in the library, hold hands beneath the Parisian night sky, and confirm in the intimacy of a rainy night that they are each other’s one and only soul’s refuge.