Plucking

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Cheng Jingjing fell in love with Gu Lingxiao at first sight in college. For his sake, she grew her hair long and became more ladylike... at least on the surface.

She thought her unrequited love would always remain unrequited. But years later, an unexpected reunion brought her into Gu Lingxiao's notice.

Cheng Jingjing married Gu Lingxiao.

To Cheng Jingjing, it was a blessing from heaven. She never knew how pitiful she seemed to those in the know. Everyone knew Gu Lingxiao loved someone else.

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By the time Gu Lingxiao finally understood his true feelings and learned that Cheng Jingjing had loved him all along, it was already too late. She had thrown herself into another man's arms, smiling radiantly by his side...

Gu Lingxiao watched Cheng Jingjing's retreating figure, his eyes red and a bitter smile on his lips. So this was what it felt like to have your heart torn apart.

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Shen Jizhou never imagined Cheng Jingjing would marry someone else. But after all their twists and turns, she was his in the end.

Theme: Self-respect and self-love