What Is It Now, My Lady?

If life were a novel, Su Tongzhi had been handed a standard poor-and-downtrodden story.

She was born and raised in Yun Village. The farthest she'd ever been was the town market, where she sold vegetables. The grandest thing she'd ever seen was the extravagant spending in domineering CEO novels.

The most glorious moment of her life was becoming Li Zhe's sidekick.

The young miss, whose life was the exact opposite of Su Tongzhi's poverty, had moved to the village the year before.

She was refined and pampered, frail and sickly, with only the best of everything.

There was none of Yun Village's dampness about Li Zhe. She was the freedom Su Tongzhi longed for.

Being a sidekick meant keeping her company day after day, always being obedient and ready when called. The spoiled young miss loved to cry, often dampening Su Tongzhi's shoulder.

Those tears also fell into Su Tongzhi's heart.

In the pitch-black night, she helplessly wiped away Li Zhe's tears.

She soothed her: "What's wrong now, my young miss?"

The two promised to leave Yun Village together after the college entrance exams, to reach a wider world and find true freedom.

Then summer finally arrived.

Li Zhe suddenly disappeared, leaving without a trace.

As when she'd first arrived, her departure became the village's favorite gossip.

Only this time, there was no gossipmonger at the village entrance.

The wound she got from falling as she ran downstairs to chase the car after hearing an engine last night was still bleeding. Curled up in a corner, Su Tongzhi lost her freedom completely.

They met again at a charity gala.

Li Zhe, the new owner of Li Jewelry, delivered a speech onstage. At only twenty-five, she was worth a billion. Everyone praised her as a promising young woman born into happiness.

No one knew that she had once curled up in a leaky attic, waiting desperately for dawn.

Their eyes met, then turned away. The old scar on Su Tongzhi's knee had faded to a faint mark.

Now a talent agent intern, Su Tongzhi saw off an artist after a brand endorsement, then returned to the lounge to pick something up. She was suddenly tackled and thrown onto the sofa.

"Zhizhi."

The woman's voice was soft and steeped in alcohol. Her suit, neat onstage just moments ago, had somehow come undone. She bent down, her knee touching the tip of Su Tongzhi's shoe, and her red lips gently kissed Su Tongzhi's knee. "There's a mark on you that I don't recognize. When did you get it?"

Tears before words: Li Zhe's usual trick.

But this time, Su Tongzhi didn't lift a hand. Her high heel pressed against Li Zhe's shoulder and pushed her away.

"Sorry, we don't know each other."

Notes:

1. The young miss is possessive and completely crazy.

2. The ex will have to suffer to win her back.

3. Happy ending.

Theme: A sweet little treat