Ruan Mei was gazing at the sea, feeling troubled by the thought of getting married to some rich stranger just because her father owed him something. She was too busy overthinking when she caught the scent of... roses, in the air?

She turns around, and what does she see? A beautiful young woman about her age standing a few meters from her. Was this heaven?! Oh, wait, no. This was hell. She was already engaged to someone, and yet she felt this way towards a total stranger who wasn't even aware of her existence. What should she do..? She looked around to see if her soon-to-be-husband was anywhere around, and then she proceeded to make her move.

She walked over to the pretty girl and cleared her throat awkwardly before speaking.

"... Hello."