An Epic Clash Between the White Lotus and the Green Tea

There are two goddesses in the second year of high school.

Zhen Qingning is bright and lively, while Qiu Nianming is gentle and considerate.

Except nobody but Zhen Qingning knows that Qiu Nianming is kind on the surface, but sharp-tongued and scheming underneath.

Likewise, only Qiu Nianming thinks that Zhen Qingning is a goofball on the surface, but actually a scheming flirt.

Their legendary rivalry is the talk of the school, as the two top goddesses battle it out nonstop.

The class goes on an autumn outing. Qiu Nianming dresses up, and everyone gathers around her. Zhen Qingning accidentally tips over half a bottle of floral water and spills it all over Qiu Nianming.

On Zhen Qingning's birthday, a handsome boy leaves flowers under her desk ahead of time, planning to confess. Qiu Nianming accidentally kicks over a beer, soaking the bouquet and ruining it.

They keep trading covert blows, each getting the better of the other.

Everyone assumes they can't stand each other and would rather stay ten feet apart.

Until one day, in front of everyone, Zhen Qingning pins Qiu Nianming into a corner against the wall.

Everyone thinks they're finally about to fight.

But the next moment, Zhen Qingning buries her face against Qiu Nianming's neck and complains in a soft voice, "Let's go home already. I want to kiss you."

Mutual secret crushes.

A sunny, generous girl who's actually a teasing little schemer VS a gentle, harmless-looking girl who's actually a deeply cunning black lotus.

Nobody knows how many mosquito bites Qiu Nianming has on her legs beneath those cropped pants.

Nobody knows why Zhen Qingning never carries a handbag in summer: it isn't big enough to hold a bottle of floral water.

Just as nobody knows that Zhen Qingning, who has always loved flowers, is actually allergic to pollen.

"Rose pollen is heavy enough that it won't trigger an allergy."

"I just didn't want you to accept his flowers."

New novel now underway:

"The Needy Junior Finally Stands on Her Own!"

Yang Yumian has a clingy junior who follows her everywhere. She's beautiful, sweet-voiced, obedient, and adorable.

Like she can't manage on her own, she follows Yang Yumian around every day and asks her about everything that comes up.

Yang Yumian is busy every day, and still has to make time to chat with her.

She thought the girl would eventually learn to stand on her own, and she could finally catch her breath. But no. The girl only got worse, even asking about everyday basics.

Yang Yumian finally got fed up and spoke harshly to her junior.

The junior finally stopped clinging to her. No more ridiculous questions, no more messages asking how she was, no more sharing every little thing.

Yang Yumian finally realized that the junior who acted like a helpless baby around her was someone others could rely on, someone who could stand on her own.

Tongtong was spoiled growing up, and going away to university was the first time she'd ever left home. Everything was unfamiliar.

That was when Tongtong met a senior who spoke in the same hometown accent as her.

That alone made her feel at home, but this senior was also exceptionally capable and could help her with everything.

Falling for her was only natural.

Tongtong thought her senior must feel something for her too, so even after she could manage on her own, she still wanted to act spoiled in front of her and be pampered.

Until one day, her senior said coldly, "Could you stop wasting my time?"

Tongtong finally understood how her senior saw her.

(The junior starts out a helpless baby and becomes incredibly capable, while the senior starts out cold and fake and later pursues her wife.)

Theme: Growing up is beautiful. We learn to love little by little, through every setback.