Ace reporter Wen Yan shot to nationwide fame after covering a major case. When she returned to the magazine, only Editor-in-Chief Qian Shuyu came out to welcome her. Everyone else was either lukewarm or snide.
"Tsk, having connections sure makes life easy. Just act cute and you can get whatever resources you want."
"You think you can compare yourself to her? Being someone's pet is harder than you think."
"Don't put it so crudely. At most, Wen Yan is our editor-in-chief's knife. Wherever the editor points, that's where she cuts."
The woman they were talking about sat behind them, her slender back straight and independent, like a proud plum blossom standing unbowed in the depths of winter. Wen Yan listened in silence, aloof from it all.
A beige trench coat swept up a languid trail of fragrance. The other woman leaned against the desk and smiled. "Is that so?"
The magazine's current editor-in-chief, Qian Shuyu, the queen of journalism who had countless men and women falling at her feet, addressed her gossipy colleagues in her usual gentle tone. "That's true. She's my knife, and I'm her sheath. She's the pen I send charging into battle, and I'm the paper that lets her write freely, without restraint. Thank you. I really like your metaphor."
Wen Yan finally raised her eyes, meeting Qian Shuyu's gaze.
This moment was just like that moment long ago.
It was as if they had returned to the day more than ten years earlier when Wen Yan, as pitiful as a stray dog, appeared outside Qian Shuyu's home. One had crouched down to embrace her; the other had looked up and murmured, "Big Sister." After that, there was room in her eyes for no one else.
Qian Shuyu was Wen Yan's big sister. Wen Yan was the child Qian Shuyu had raised.
If it made her happy, what did it matter if Wen Yan was her knife?
As springtime passion filled the room, Qian Shuyu arched her shoulder blades, pleasure mingling with pain. "A Yan, I've changed my mind. Don't go."
Wen Yan caught her soft flesh between her teeth and nipped it gently. "Big Sister, sooner or later, a sharp blade must leave its sheath."
I will become the sharpest blade in Big Sister's hand.
Undercover reporter x magazine editor-in-chief
Theme: Perseverance leads to victory
