I Got a Boyfriend After Setting Up Auto-Reply

[A short story, not very long]

When her landlord texted to collect rent, Cen Sui's mother also sent her a message nagging her to get married. She had just made herself some instant noodles.

After placating her mother, she looked at next month's utility bills and rent and sighed. She dug out a social media account she hadn't used in ages, snapped a photo, posted it to her local feed, and then flopped down to sleep.

A few days later, after hitting one dead end after another in her job search, Cen Sui sat by the roadside. She took out her phone and tapped open her balance with gritted teeth. Covering her eyes, she braced herself before sneaking a peek at her savings.

2...

Followed by seven zeroes.

Her eyes widened. She counted the digits several times, and after confirming she hadn't won the lottery, she scrolled through the incoming transfers one by one.

Cen Sui: "..."

With a blank expression, she took a screenshot and posted an update before deciding whether to call the police. The caption read: [Which one of my online sweethearts sent this money?]

Ten seconds later, another message popped up on her account page:

F transferred 1,000,000 yuan to you.

The next second, Cen Sui grabbed her bag and headed straight to the police station.

That evening, as she sat on a bench at the station, someone hurried over.

He wore a long black coat. His features were refined, he was tall, and his air was cool and distinguished. He crouched in front of her, but when their eyes met, the tips of his ears turned red.

He spoke awkwardly, his voice clear and low: "S-Sui Sui."

Cen Sui: "???"

*

The next time she heard from her old college crush, it was because her last post had been recommended to Fu Zhiyu's feed.

In the second year after Fu Zhiyu followed her, the account that had not posted in a year finally updated. The post showed a bowl of instant noodles and a screenshot of a chat in which her mother nagged her to get married.

And two words: "That's life."

He found her private messages and sent her a message.

F: Hello, I'm Fu Zhiyu, CEO of Fu Group. My family is pressuring me to get married, and I need a girlfriend. Would you be willing to help?

Sui Sui: If you need something, send money. I'll say yes to anything.

Fu Zhiyu fell silent for a moment, then sent her money.

*

Sui: How do I explain that was just an automatic reply I set up on a whim?

*A short story, expected to be a little over 200,000 characters.

*The male lead knows the specific account the female lead uses for transactions for a particular reason, which will be explained in the story. The transfer is entirely fictional, so please don't try this in real life.

*A sweet story about a man with a secret crush. I wanted to try writing a domineering CEO whose thought process is a little unconventional.

Description screenshot from Weibo, 2024.9.28

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