1. Who in all of Shanghai doesn't know that Miss Shen is a hopeless romantic?
Qu Wei: "Are you crazy? Huh, are you crazy? You could have any woman you wanted, and you fall for a con artist!"
Shen Youting said earnestly, "I told you, she's not a con artist. If she wasn't interested in me, why would she cheat me and nobody else?"
Qu Wei exploded: "Because you're an idiot! She's an ungrateful wretch! You're both nuts!"
Shen Youting thought, "Then we're a perfect match."
Shen Youting pushed Qu Wei's hand away. "Don't talk about her like that again. She's not that kind of person."
Miss Shen is stunningly beautiful, comes from a wealthy family, and has a doting older brother and a mother who always has her back. The only hardship she's ever suffered in her life is heartbreak.
The ultimate hopeless romantic
Qu Wei's mouth fell open. "Seriously, Shen Youting, are you even human? We've known each other for eighteen years, eighteen years! I knew you back when you were still in diapers, stumbling around with your little walker. Did a dog eat your conscience? Have you forgotten who gave you a warm spring breeze of comfort and bought you panty liners when you got your first period? Have you forgotten who carefully picked out bras for you and took you to a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine when your developing breasts hurt so badly you were rolling around in bed? Fine, tell me this: if Chu Xin and I end up in court, whose side are you on?"
Shen Youting looked torn. "Don't be like that, Qu Wei. Obviously I'd take Chu Xin's side. It's so hard for her to come to Shanghai and make a living on her own. Without me, who knows how she'd survive?"
Qu Wei laughed in disbelief. "Wow, what a romantic! Shanghai has produced a once-in-a-century lover. Hurry up and get her declared a cultural heritage site! Your saintly glow is blinding me. What a grand, glorious love story!"
Shen Youting grabbed her. "Hey, we're just chatting. Where are you going?"
Qu Wei pulled her arm free. "I'm getting out of here!"
Qu Wei sneered. "Shen Youting, don't say I didn't warn you. Chu Xin is playing a dangerous game right now. If you keep clinging to her, she'll drain you dry. Not even your great-grandmother's good karma will save you, I'm telling you!"
2. Chu Xin stood in front of a luxury boutique counter and casually asked the shopkeeper, "Who is that person?"
"Who else?" the owner said. "In all of Shanghai, who doesn't know Miss Shen? Men and women who pursue her could fill the whole Huangpu River. You really don't know her?"
Shen Youting leisurely browsed the jewelry, though she had already noticed the burning gaze fixed on her.
The owner of that gaze wore a floral dress and canvas shoes, with an innocent, sweet look, as if she'd only just stepped out into the world.
A fresh, pretty face like that was a rare sight. Shen Youting liked her very much.
The entire novel is already written and ready to post.
Next up: Li Hua Leng and Miss Bei Zhen (80,000 words already written).
Theme: Saving someone from unhappiness
