Making the Best of a Mistake

Announcement: The audio drama adaptation of this story, *As the Mistake Was Made*, is now streaming on Maoer FM! If you’re interested, go give it a listen! Half a year ago, Cheng Liu started dating someone. Unfortunately, she was so busy with work and constantly on the go that, apart from giving him money, she had no time for her boyfriend. He complained over the phone that their relationship had grown distant. Cheng Liu: Was it ever that passionate to begin with? Still, for the sake of nurturing their relationship, and keeping herself from being single, Cheng Liu decided to come home early. She hinted on WeChat about when she would be back, certain he would understand. The day her plane landed, Cheng Liu scanned the crowd at the exit and, sure enough, spotted a tall, handsome man standing among them. That had to be her boyfriend. They hadn’t seen each other in so long, but somehow he looked even better now, practically glowing in the crowd. Cheng Liu walked over and took the lily of the valley from his hand. “Let’s go home.” … A few days later, Cheng Liu went shopping with her boyfriend. On the way, they ran into a couple who were all over each other. The man, startled to see her, immediately let go of the woman’s hand, then accused Cheng Liu of having an affair and disappearing for more than half a year. Cheng Liu, the person in question: “???” Upcoming novel: *Changyang* Synopsis: Bai Changyang, the senior disciple of the Hehuan Sect, has a prophetic dream. In the future, she will meet a male cultivator, and the two of them will fall deeply in love. Unfortunately, he was afflicted with a deadly poison when he was young and has little time left. Luckily, her cultivation technique is special: she can use her heart’s blood as an ingredient to make medicine. After she saves him, he becomes even more tender and devoted, unable to hide his feelings for her. And then… Bai Changyang wakes up. She lies in bed with her eyes open, remembers the name of the antidote from her dream, and silently swears. Hehuan Sect disciples learn once they reach a certain level that the secret medicine, for all its benefits, has one disgusting side effect: after the poison is cured, the person’s feelings are reversed. If the person who offered their heart’s blood is someone the poisoned person likes, they will come to hate them after the cure. The opposite is true as well. Remembering how devoted he remained after being cured… Bai Changyang: All right, got it. This man is my mortal enemy. Theme: Exploring the bonds of fate