1. Yan Lang, a bankrupt heiress who has seen through the world and lives by the creed of eating, drinking, and waiting to die.
Qin Guangqing, a woman whose career is thriving and who loves being out in the world, with a lifelong dream of digging up graves.
When they first meet, they don’t know each other well enough for one to follow the other.
Qin Guangqing: That woman looks like a lot of trouble. I’ll give her a try.
Yan Lang: That woman looks like the type to seduce you and leave you. Better keep my distance.
2. The gifted transfer student in her second year at Anchi No. 1 High School is the fallen princess of a once-wealthy family, and she specializes in putting all kinds of troublemakers in their place.
Yan Lang: Qin Guangqing is a lost cause. No cure for her.
Yan is juggling academic competitions in one hand and romance tests in the other.
Qin is juggling her studies in one hand and tests of Yan’s patience in the other.
3. Three years after they part, Yan Lang reappears, transformed and going by the name Chu Ting.
Chu Ting: I’ll pay you three times your salary. Leave your boss.
Qin Guangqing: ...Are you trying to poach me, or poach my boss?
Open flirting is easy to fend off. Secret desire is harder to resist.
A carefree, crane-like spirit versus a chivalrous, Taoist heart
How do you stay single when both of you are shooting straight?
Note: Neither a typical school story nor a typical second-chance romance.
The older one is doted on by both.
Written on April 30, 2026
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This story is free in its entirety. It’s the author’s first long-form novel, so please forgive its many shortcomings. See you in the next story!
Theme: Study hard and make progress every day.
