A Match Made in Heaven

Before he found success, Mr. Qin was a penniless young man. Rumor has it that Sang Zhi, the eldest daughter of a wealthy family in City A, pursued him relentlessly until he fell for her and she won him over. But he never imagined she had pursued him only because of a bet. In front of everyone, the heiress even mocked Mr. Qin for foolishly imagining that a poor boy like him could ever be worthy of her, saying she was only playing with him.

Miss Shu once spent many years in love with her childhood friend, Song Zhiye, whose family was as well matched with hers as could be.

When her parents' marriage fell apart and her family broke up, he stayed with her all night, watching the stars.

When she got her first period and stained her pants, and people made fun of her, he held his school uniform behind her to cover her, then blushingly bought her a huge bag of sanitary pads in all kinds of brands.

But everything changed after a soft-spoken, adorable transfer student named Ruan Xia arrived at school.

Song Zhiye, who had ignored Miss Shu's countless pleas to focus on his studies, suddenly picked up a book one morning and asked the transfer student for help with a problem.

The transfer student came over to talk to her. Miss Shu hadn't done anything, but the girl started crying anyway. After just a few tears, Song Zhiye shielded Ruan Xia behind him and pointed at Miss Shu, asking, “What did you do to her?”

Song Zhiye had never forgotten her birthday before, but this time he did. Instead, he posted a picture of a cake on his social media, captioned “One hundred days,” marking one hundred days since he and Ruan Xia had met.

Mr. Qin, who had been played with, and Miss Shu, unlucky in love, hit it off and decided to get together. Everyone thought they were only consoling each other and would break up sooner or later.

But then... A year later, they both got into the best university in the country.

Two years... They entered all kinds of competitions and won prize after prize.

Three years... Miss Shu was admitted to a graduate program at her university, and Mr. Qin started a business.

Six years... Miss Shu began a doctoral program, and Mr. Qin's company was worth hundreds of billions.

Just then, Sang Zhi came back. It turned out her family had gone bankrupt years ago, leaving them penniless and buried in debt. And apparently, there had been more to her playing with Mr. Qin's feelings than met the eye.

Song Zhiye also came back. He had broken up with Ruan Xia and, drunk at a bar, said he regretted everything and missed the childhood friend he had grown up with.

The onlookers all agreed that Mr. Qin and Miss Shu were about to break up. They had only settled for each other, and now that their true loves were back, they would return to where they belonged. After all, Mr. Qin had heard Sang Zhi say with his own ears that she was only playing with him, yet had still begged her not to leave, his eyes red. And Miss Shu had tearfully kissed Song Zhiye by force when he was about to go abroad.

Rumors were flying around their social circle, but the two at the center of them went on as usual: they cooked together, washed the dishes together, then Miss Shu curled up in Mr. Qin's arms to watch TV.

Only after their day of relaxing together had come to an end did Miss Shu yawn and ask him, “Are we breaking up? I heard that when you and Sang Zhi broke up, you begged her not to leave with red eyes.”

At the same time, Mr. Qin straightened Miss Shu's crooked collar and asked, “I heard that you tearfully kissed Song Zhiye by force before he went abroad. Now he's back. Are we breaking up?”

They looked at each other. At the very same moment, Miss Shu grabbed Mr. Qin by the collar and kissed him, silencing the words he was about to say: “No, but I want to beg you not to leave.”

What do you mean they just settled for each other? They're clearly perfect together.

Theme: Self-reliance