She was the top algorithm genius known by the forum handle “Summer.” In her previous life, a rival company stole her core work, and she died with her name in disgrace. Reborn, she loses twenty pounds, then deliberately gains the weight back. Wearing ugly glasses, she infiltrates her nemesis Lu Chenzhou's company as the most forgettable intern. No one knows that the chubby girl who “does nothing but take up space” is the legendary Summer, the genius the entire tech world is desperately searching for.
Lu Chenzhou calls her stupid every day, then turns around and messages “Summer” on an encrypted forum: I revised the proposal. Take a look. Lin Weixia takes the scolding, then replies with her phone hidden in her pocket: Not bad. I'll call you son.
Online, they are bitter rivals who respect one another. In real life, they are a boss and his good-for-nothing subordinate. Then one day, the company faces a crisis that could make or break it, and a competitor unveils a proposal using the exact same algorithm stolen from Lin Weixia in her previous life. Lu Chenzhou sits in silence in the conference room for a long time, then finally calls the forum ID that's always busy.
The call connects, and a voice comes from the conference room doorway. The “chubby girl” he's been looking down on for four months leans against the doorframe, takes off her glasses, and smiles at him. “Stop calling. I'm right here.”
The moment her secret identity is revealed, the whole internet goes wild. Only afterward does Lu Chenzhou learn about every injustice she's suffered over the past three years. For the first time, he stands by her desk for so long that everyone thinks he's about to fire her on the spot.
He bends down and replaces the cold instant coffee at the corner of her desk with a hot one. His voice is rough as sandpaper. “Summer, next time I scold you, at least talk back.”
