How I Went from Her Hater to Her Girlfriend

[Pruning the branches...]

Lu Er, pen name Lu Linshen, is an up-and-coming author on Blue Sky and White Clouds Chinese Web. Everyone who knows her is aware that she absolutely loathes Si Yan Wanqing, a popular author on the same site.

Lu Er has complained about Si Yan Wanqing to her best friend so many times that her friend now avoids bringing the name up around her.

During a writing slump, Lu Er didn't feel like writing, so she took on a student instead. She was perfectly happy spending her days taking it easy and mentoring her apprentice.

But then her young apprentice was accused of plagiarizing Si Yan Wanqing. Lu Er defended her apprentice, only for the girl to reveal her secret identity right afterward.

Si Yan Wanqing = her apprentice

Lu Er: ???

In a fit of anger, she unfollowed her apprentice and deleted every post about her from Weibo, making it clear she wanted nothing more to do with her.

Then, much later, one day, a Weibo account that reposted writing-related posts shared a post about a couple showing off their love: "Daily life with Ms. W." The caption read: "Shocking! Look what I found! Are those two the people I think they are?"

Netizens flocked to the post and began picking apart every clue in the posts.

In the end,

Netizens: @Lu Linshen @Si Yan Wanqing???? When did you two get together?!

Lu Linshen's best friend: What the heck?! I was always so careful not to hit a sore spot, and you two were secretly seeing each other this whole time?

Lu Er / Si Yan Wanqing: Yes, we're together.

This is probably the story of a hater being swept off her feet by the very author she used to hate.

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Lu Er never knew that someone had loved her quietly for ten years, crossing mountains and rivers just to be by her side.

A slice-of-life story.

Theme: When you find yourself in a difficult situation, perseverance can lead you to success.