She's So Hard to Pursue

#Don't throw away a bad kid who shows up on your doorstep. Teach her, and she'll turn into a sweet, obedient, world-class treasure who knows how to make money#

Sharp-tongued, irritable broadcasting student with a beautiful voice, 1 x cool, resilient Chinese teacher, 0

20 and 26, age gap. Pretending to be good turns into genuinely being good. Bittersweet romance with a happy ending.

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On the eve of her first love's wedding, Ming You spends a wild night with a strange woman.

When they meet again at the wedding banquet, the woman is standing beside her first love as a bridesmaid, concealing the marks of their intimacy. Ming You, meanwhile, is an unwelcome guest whom everyone calls a "crazy person."

Yes, she is "ill."

Her first love used to be able to cure her, but now... only the bridesmaid, Yan Ningxi, can.

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After sharing a bed for months, everyone, including Ming You herself, thinks she's in a passionate relationship with Yan Ningxi.

After watching the snow, she asks, "Will you be my girlfriend?" "No."

After New Year's, she asks, "Can we..." "We can't."

After celebrating a birthday, she asks, "Could we..." "We can't."

Ming You, who's fallen head over heels, takes Yan Ningxi's refusals as her saying one thing and meaning another. After all, their passionate nights together can't be fake.

Until their "six-month agreement" expires. Yan Ningxi scolds her for living off her parents, then praises her skills, humiliating her until she's lost all her dignity. "Ming You, helping a child grow up comes at too great a cost. I can't afford it."

Only then does she realize that she's lost both her heart and the acting game.

To salvage the last scrap of her pride, she wipes away her tears. "If I could go back and relive that night at the bar, Yan Ningxi, I wouldn't have gone with you."

[Bonus scene]

As a psychology expert, Yan Ningxi is invited to appear on an interview program on Hengyuan TV, just so she can have a proper excuse to see someone.

In the parking garage of the broadcasting center, Ming You pins Yan Ningxi, who's been waiting for her all afternoon, against the front of a car. "Professor Yan, are you really that eager to offer yourself to me?"

Yan Ningxi's eyes turn red as she looks away. "You're a public figure now. Don't let anyone take a picture."

Ming You teases in her ear, "Back then, I gave myself only six months to win you over. I'll be generous and give you a year. How about that?"

Who would have guessed that the other woman would say "yes" without a moment's hesitation, just as she'd once said "no."

[Important notes]

Neither the younger nor the older woman is perfect. They each have their own painful family background and upbringing. They heal and save each other, gradually growing stronger and more mature in heart and character.

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Theme: Leave the darkness behind, turn toward the sun, light your own way, and warm others.