Hard to Handle

The audio drama adaptation of Nan Chan is complete on Fanjiao. Give it a listen! For updates on the print edition, follow the author on Weibo. After two years together, Lu Zhenqiu discovers that her girlfriend, Tang Yingxia, has been cheating on her. She doesn’t confront her or make a scene. Instead, she asks a friend to find her a new place that very night, then packs up and leaves. By sheer coincidence, her new landlady is Jin Shuilan, Tang Yingxia’s sworn enemy. Jin Shuilan is a well-known writer and screenwriter, aloof and difficult to get along with, the industry’s quintessential untouchable beauty, in short, a loner. She has countless admirers but never gives any of them the time of day. She has no known romantic entanglements, and no one knows she has someone hidden in her heart. Then one day, that person knocks on her door in the middle of the night and moves into her home. Extra scene: Her new book is selling well, and a magazine wants Jin Shuilan to join an online livestream with several guests, including Tang Yingxia. Not long after the broadcast begins, a few barks come from Jin Shuilan’s end. A golden retriever appears on camera, and the editor asks in confusion, “Doesn’t Teacher Jin avoid keeping dogs?” The ultimate loner, Jin Shuilan, smiles faintly. “My girlfriend has one.” Readers filling the livestream: Holy crap!!! Tang Yingxia spots the golden retriever’s custom collar, springs to her feet, and turns green. Reader’s guide: 1. The cheater gets what she deserves, and there’s plenty of public affection. Goes VIP on November 17. 2. The story is written by a cat. 3. Read or leave as you please; no need to tell me. Theme: Lovers are destined to end up together