Claimed by a Yandere Beauty After Our Breakup

* The first time Lin Wanjian met Li Gulian was on the worst day of her life. That morning, she learned that her family's company had gone bankrupt. That night, her girlfriend of three years broke up with her at a bar. Drunk and crying, Lin Wanjian stumbled away. In a rain-soaked alley that night, she encountered a pair of elegant black patent leather shoes and a pristine, unopened white umbrella. * After sobering up, Lin Wanjian moved to a new city. The agency she contacted quickly found her an apartment, though the agent's tone when telling her to sign the lease had seemed a little strange. Lin Wanjian didn't think much of it. It was a two-bedroom apartment in the heart of downtown, with windows on both sides for excellent ventilation, and the rent was absurdly cheap. The only catch was that her landlady wanted her to make dinner every night in exchange for sharing the apartment. * The landlady was very kind. She patiently helped Lin Wanjian get to know the city and thoughtfully found her a better job. But perhaps Lin Wanjian just hadn't adjusted to the local climate. Ever since moving to the new city, she had been plagued by nightmares. In her dreams, the landlady would let her long black hair fall forward as she pressed Lin Wanjian down, kissing her and whispering in her ear. A damp, sticky sensation slid from her wrists to her toes, and the tingling throughout her body felt startlingly real. * At her landlady's suggestion, Lin Wanjian went to see one of her friends to sort out her feelings. The friend said it might be because Lin Wanjian was in love with her landlady. You dream about what occupies your thoughts by day. Could that really be it? Lin Wanjian hadn't even realized it herself. Her friend suggested she figure out how she felt and bring their relationship to a close. Once she settled her feelings, the strange dreams would stop. Lin Wanjian sorted out her feelings. But after being hurt by her ex, she didn't want another relationship anytime soon. She couldn't bring herself to reopen that old wound in front of her friend, so she only said that she already had someone she was seeing and couldn't have it both ways. * Life gradually began to feel strange. A coworker she chatted with every day was promoted again and again for her excellent performance, then soon transferred to headquarters; A neighbor she often discussed cooking tips with had recently landed a major deal, bought a house, and moved out of the neighborhood; The young owner of the pet shop was struggling to keep the business afloat, so she shut it down. Lin Wanjian heard she'd gone back to her hometown to get married. The landlady said that all good things must come to an end, and that people come together and part ways in their own time. That was true. At least the landlady was still here. * Lately, the landlady had been traveling a lot, too. She said she was going back to her hometown for blind dates. She still hadn't found a partner here, and her family was pressuring her. Even when the landlady was away, Lin Wanjian kept getting texts from her. [Why does Wanwan always get takeout when she's home alone? It's bad for you.] [Did she make Wanwan angry? She deserves to die. She should never have appeared in Wanwan's world.] [If you're feeling down, spend more time playing with the cat at home. Cats are humanity's most loyal friends.] The last text read: [My family is putting too much pressure on me. I have to get married before the end of the year. I won't be coming back, so take good care of yourself.] Lin Wanjian began to panic. She couldn't live without her landlady. * To keep the landlady from leaving, Lin Wanjian confessed her feelings. The landlady's body trembled, as if she were so excited she might cry. It must have been her imagination. The landlady had only agreed because she was kind, helping Lin Wanjian get treatment and protecting her from a thug. But why did the landlady's kisses feel exactly like they did in her dreams? Her breath was just as hot, her kisses just as damp and clinging, and she kissed the same places as in the dreams... even down to Lin Wanjian's toes. * It wasn't until the wedding, when she saw her ex-girlfriend at the family table, reluctantly raising a glass to her, that Lin Wanjian finally remembered the face beneath the umbrella on that rainy night. Once she understood everything, Lin Wanjian finally realized what kind of love Li Gulian had for her. It was a sick love, a damp love, a love with a possessiveness as rampant as weeds. And Lin Wanjian... had nowhere to run. “My love for you is an illness. I know there is no cure, yet I am willing to let it consume me.”, Marguerite Duras, The Lover [Reading Notes] 1. A love-at-first-sight, feel-good romance. Li Gulian is Lin Wanjian's ex-girlfriend's aunt. 2. Lin Wanjian has a terrible ex-girlfriend, but they never had sex. 3. A stunning, teary-eyed, frail and down-on-her-luck young woman x a spooky, lovesick aunt with bangs and two beauty marks beneath her brows [Coming Soon: Why Did the Young Lady Confess to the Gloomy Actress?] 1. [Ding Junyi, an ordinary family, a second-tier finance degree, unemployed upon graduation. But she's lucky enough to land a job as an extra in the short-form drama industry, and she's incredibly grateful for it, cheerfully doing this work even though it's unrelated to her degree. How could anyone not love such an optimistic, upbeat new extra?] In a cramped, stuffy rented room, Ding Junyi, a struggling extra, stared at the three paragraphs of paid promotional copy about her on her phone and cackled. That's right, that's exactly how positive and optimistic I am. Keep promoting me like this. 2. Ding Junyi was a mouse-type person. Bright, positive, lively, and cheerful on the outside, she was actually a rat who secretly skipped meals to buy low-quality paid commenters. Her greatest hobby was imagining her future as a celebrity, then obsessively stalking the detestable capitalist heiress Lin Xiuli. After getting her hate out of her system, she'd indulge in a fantasy romance about a domineering heiress falling in love with her. Why did she choose Lin Xiuli as her stalking target? Because the heiress had recently decided on a whim to experience “ordinary life” and had joined their short-drama crew as a director. Rats resent the people closest to them. 3. Ding Junyi's hatred and love for the heiress were both equally obsessive in private, but face-to-face, she was an absolute doormat. The heiress criticized her acting and made her reshoot the scene again and again. The rat meekly did as she was told. The heiress announced that the crew would be working overtime, so dinner would be delayed. The rat meekly went hungry. The heiress praised another actor: “There's a young one on the crew who's really serious about acting today.” The rat, who was hopelessly in love with the heiress, couldn't take it anymore. She grumbled inwardly, “Stupid heiress! I'm the one who's working the hardest! Don't I deserve some praise?” But when the heiress asked what was wrong, the rat cheerfully replied, “Nothing, nothing! What could possibly be wrong? Hahaha!” Noticing the script crumpled in her hands, the doting and considerate heiress handed her a fresh copy. “There, be good. You're just a background extra in this one, so you don't have any lines. Crumple this one instead.” The rat: “!” Even angrier! The smugly clever heiress: The poor kid must think the workload is too much. I understand. I'll just cut a few lines for her. 4. One day, the now somewhat famous Ding Junyi switched platforms and started streaming on Yinfu. It was her first time changing platforms, and she didn't know how the controls worked. Thinking she'd ended the stream as usual after another bright and cheerful broadcast, she let her true rat self show in front of the camera without realizing it. It turned out that cheerful Ding Junyi kept a grudge journal in private, angrily recording Lin Xiuli's crimes every day, from cutting her lines and deleting her kissing scenes to failing to praise her hard work. It turned out that cheerful Ding Junyi would eat expired instant noodles while calling the AI chatbot Doubao to complain about how badly her imaginary romance was going. The heiress hadn't replied to her private message again today. It turned out that cheerful Ding Junyi would... ...realize she hadn't managed to turn off the livestream and completely lose it on the spot. The comments went wild, and so did the rat. Trending topics that day: #Breaking: Rat Ding Junyi forgets to turn off livestream and confesses to heiress Lin Xiuli #Heiress Lin Xiuli posted a confession to rat Ding Junyi fifteen minutes earlier Ding Junyi: I get the first one, but what is the second one? She opened the trending topic. Lin Xiuli: The young one on the crew who takes acting so seriously, would you join me for the rest of our lives? @Ding Junyi Ding Junyi: !!! Theme: Even after you fall, life is still full of love.