A Toxic Woman Wants to Fake Her Own Death? No, I've Fallen for the Girl Next Door

Blurb:

Fu Youxuan graduated from college, then lost her job after working for a year. Her girlfriend, who had been with her since college, found fault with everything she did. "You can't even do housework properly."

"You dress so badly, you embarrass me in front of my friends. Don't come out with me next time."

"You've gotten fat again. Look at yourself. I don't even want to sleep with you..."

Every day, Fu Youxuan stared at herself in the mirror. "Am I really that awful?"

A new neighbor moved into her apartment building: an older woman, successful in her career and an executive at a major company.

Seeing her trudge out to buy groceries every day with her head bowed, the woman looked her over and suddenly said, "Want to come cook for me? I'll pay you."

Fu Youxuan froze. "Huh?"

Dan Hanyi smiled. "You don't have a job, do you? Come work for me. Just clean my place twice a week and make me dinner once."

"Really?" Fu Youxuan seemed to see hope at last. Afraid the woman might be fooling her, she didn't mind if the pay was a little low.

"Mm-hmm. How about 4,500 a month?"

That was already a lot.

Fu Youxuan worked diligently, determined not to lose this hard-won job. She even scrubbed the dust out of every nook and cranny.

Dan Hanyi asked her to join her for meals, and Fu Youxuan agreed without hesitation.

She said things that were the complete opposite of what Fu Youxuan's girlfriend said. "You're beautiful."

"You're cute and full of life."

Her girlfriend had made her insecure and self-conscious, while Dan Hanyi led her into the sunshine.

At last, Fu Youxuan broke up with her girlfriend, who panicked.

Through her darkest days, Dan Hanyi quietly stayed by her side, taking her to shows, on trips, or to the movies, and listening to music with her.

The cheating ex regretted it and tried every way she could to win her back, but it was too late. You don't go back to a horse you've already left behind. Fu Youxuan was already with Dan Hanyi.

Theme: Strive for progress and work hard