1.
"Sorry, but we don't accept applicants with a criminal record."
Zhong Li managed a strained smile. She'd meant to say something polite, but in the end could only nod and flee.
Why did she keep running away like a sewer rat? What had happened back then had nothing to do with her.
2.
On a rainy day, heartbroken and dazed, she once again saw someone lying in a dark alley.
The last time, she'd saved them and fallen into the abyss.
This time, Zhong Li's fish-dead eyes twitched. Then, as if she hadn't seen a thing, she slowly walked away.
3.
"There's a strong aura of resentment around you. Where is it coming from?"
A mysterious man had moved in next door to Zhong Li. Though he was looking at her, his gaze seemed more focused on the "edges" of her body.
"You'd better get it under control, or you'll lose your mind and become a slave to an evil spirit."
Zhong Li scoffed. "My resentment is from working."
"Besides, I'm already a slave to my job. I can't serve two masters."
4.
Zhong Li thought that she'd already left everything behind once, but that hadn't solved anything, so she should face it bravely this time.
So she stopped avoiding people she knew and got back in touch with a friend she'd lost contact with years ago.
They'd known each other since childhood and grown up together. Back then, Zhong Li had cut contact because she'd convinced herself it was best for her friend.
The mysterious man, Ji Shan, suddenly chimed in again. "Do you know who was behind that 'criminal record' of yours?"
"It's closer than you think."
Just as Zhong Li was thinking it over, she caught a familiar, warm citrus scent. Her friend's soft arms slipped around her waist.
"Who is that man?"
"Is he trying to drive a wedge between us?"
[Reading guide]
1. The female lead has done nothing wrong.
2. Both leads are virgins; one-on-one romance.
3. Many original settings. Please don't overanalyze.
4. The author's logic is dead.
Theme: Live life earnestly
