The Rumored Pretty Green Tea

Shen Jiu is the most popular girl in class. The only one who thinks nothing of her, and even seems to despise her, is her deskmate, Zhou Qiyue.

She assumes it is simply the arrogance of a favored son of heaven, too proud to stoop to others. That is, until one day she sees Zhou Qiyue at the school gate, laughing and chatting with a girl she knows. Only then does she learn why he hates her.

He has known her secret all along.

To keep it from getting out, Shen Jiu acts completely out of character and tries to please him every day, but his attitude remains icy.

Zhou Qiyue: Stop bothering me. Go away.

Zhou Qiyue: Just looking at your face annoys me.

But no secret can stay hidden forever. Hers is exposed, her carefully crafted image crumbles, and everyone despises her. In front of others, Zhou Qiyue is arrogant and coldhearted, always saying he hates her. Yet he comes to her and says he wants to date her.

She looks up at the only person who knows her secret and smiles as she says yes.

Everyone thinks Shen Jiu is madly in love with Zhou Qiyue, and Zhou Qiyue himself is convinced she loves him.

Their status is worlds apart, like heaven and earth. A tiny bit of what Zhou Qiyue has could provide for Shen Jiu for the rest of her life. A smart girl should hold on tight to a man like him.

Until the summer break after graduation. In the pouring rain, Zhou Qiyue waits a whole day at the airport, but his girl never comes.

She leaves without a word and vanishes without a trace.

He reads the only diary she left behind and finally understands that she was never sincere with him. She had only been pretending and stringing him along.

The romance he believed in was nothing more than her long-planned revenge.

Zhou Qiyue met a liar. She was full of lies, vain, and affected. He hated her, and then he fell into the liar's hands.

(P.S. The female lead is gloomy and vindictive, and she's very good at pretending and lying early on.)

Original title: Taming the Arrogant Him

Next novel: Trapped by a Gloomy Monster

Cheng You'an is a diligent, honest office worker who works from nine in the morning to nine at night, always one step away from dropping dead on the job.

One day, just before bed, an ad pops up on her phone: AI glasses, a virtual lover you can see.

Put on these glasses and get a perfect lover all to yourself: handsome, with a lovely voice, always at your beck and call, ready to catch every little mood and be your most attentive confidant.

Cheng You'an, alone in the world, is tempted. Even a wage slave needs a comfort dog.

The price is only 9.9. It's a bargain with nothing to lose, so Cheng You'an places her order without hesitation.

When the product arrives, Cheng You'an tries it on immediately, but it is nothing like the seller described.

Her virtual lover is indeed handsome, but he can't talk. He can only make simple, single-syllable sounds, like a mute.

Cheng You'an contacts customer service, and they tell her not to worry. Every virtual lover has a different personality, and they can be trained.

Her virtual lover is shy.

Cheng You'an looks at the cold, mysterious man before her, radiating an intimidating air. She can't see how the word