I'm in Love, But My Partner Isn't Human

Xu Ling has an incredibly rich inner world and is an introvert.

Rather than confide in her friends, she'd rather talk to herself and vent freely in a group chat where she's the only member.

For example:

Xu Ling: [Aaaah! Screaming wildly! Screaming!! This is the first time in my life I've gotten such a huge bonus! Aaaah, what else can I say?! What else can I say, Xu Ling! You're amazing! (thumbs-up.jpg)]

Later, it seemed... something was a little off.

One day.

Xu Ling: [Seriously!! Can my coworker just go die already! That useless bastard can't finish even a tiny bit of work despite having so much time, yet he still acts like he knows everything. Someone spray him with piss and wash that paternalistic stink off him!]

The next day, a weekend, Xu Ling was woken by a call from a coworker she was close to.

"Look at the video I sent you!!"

Then they hung up.

Still bleary-eyed, Xu Ling cracked open her eyelids and opened WeChat, only to see a flood of messages pop up. It was so much information she couldn't take it all in.

Amid the avalanche of messages, Xu Ling picked out the key details: the paternalistic guy from the office was standing drenched outside the company entrance, and passersby could catch a faint whiff of urine.

Xu Ling: ...Oh? Wow!

After that, she vented in the group chat about everything that annoyed her and that she couldn't put up with. Unsurprisingly, the people involved in each incident all ended up suffering the exact misfortune she'd complained about.

On New Year's Eve, the sky was ablaze with colorful lights.

Xu Ling leaned against the railing by the river, took a sip of wine, and typed in the group chat: [Happy New Year, Xu Ling]

Then, after a moment's thought, she wrote: [Happy New Year! Little Group!! I love you!]

As the midnight bells rang, a flood of well-wishes came through on her phone.

Xu Ling smiled and replied to each one, until she saw a red "1" appear on the icon for the group chat that only she belonged to: [Me too. Happy New Year.]

Theme: Treat others with sincerity