A Good Crop Should Be Replanted

In high school, Jiu Miao fell for the handsome boy who sat beside her. After working up the courage for a whole year, she blushed and shyly handed Qin Yan a love letter. Qin Yan's face was cold, his gaze sharp as a blade. "Sorry, I don't like girls who slack off all day and get bad grades." Jiu Miao's flushed face turned deathly pale in an instant, and her newly awakened heart was shattered to pieces. From then on, Jiu Miao resolved to prove herself through her own efforts. She would make Qin Yan understand what it meant to ignore someone yesterday, only to find them out of your league today. After a year of hard work, Jiu Miao finally got into a 211 university, wiped away the shame of her past, and promptly cut off all contact with Qin Yan. Years later, Jiu Miao, still single at twenty, met an online friend through gaming. He was tough and taciturn, and especially attentive in the game. With the last of her youth slipping away, Jiu Miao embarked on a cloyingly sweet online romance. The online romance between two longtime singles came on fast and fierce, like an old house catching fire: once it started, the flames spread everywhere, and there would be no stopping them until everything burned to ash. Every day, they flirted and battled side by side in the game, their lovey-dovey romance practically giving off a sickly-sweet smell through the screen. Until Jiu Miao accidentally discovered that her online boyfriend's surname was Qin, and his given name was Yan. Question: What do you do when your boyfriend turns out to be someone from your past? Jiu Miao: Should I dump him, or dump him, or dump him? Theme: