Huai'an

萨尔Jul 2023

3.8

Word count: 106K words
Chapters: 66

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Summary

Guan Zhihuai, every long-awaited reunion with you is my deliberate design.

On the surface, the girl pursues the boy; in truth, the boy pursues the girl.

Guan Zhihuai vs. Jiang Chao, 1V1, sc.

The misunderstanding begins with a bet between Guan Zhihuai and her best friend over pineapple fried prawns.

Her friend asks her to get the WeChat of her crush, Xun Siyuan: next month's pineapple fried prawns and morning and evening runs are all on me.

Guan Zhihuai, who was hesitating a second ago, agrees on the spot.

After finally adding her crush on WeChat:

Guan Zhihuai: Hi, Senior Xun Siyuan, my name is Guan Zhihuai. You can save my name in your contacts.

Jiang Chao: ?

Anonymous post on the forum: Help! I wanted to add the campus heartthrob on WeChat, but I accidentally added my ex-boyfriend instead. What do I do! Urgent, waiting online!!

Netizen 1: Block him.

Netizen 2: Chase him.

Editor's review

An accidental WeChat add sparked by a bet sets the stage for Huaian, a breezy, playful romance that captures the two-way tension of a courtship that looks like the girl chasing the guy but is really the guy chasing the girl. The reunion of exes Guan Zhihuai and Jiang Chao gives the sweet romance an added charge of unfinished business: the awkwardness of adding the wrong WeChat contact, the embarrassment of an anonymous plea on a forum, and the spectacle of nosy netizens chiming in all feel true to the social habits of young people today. Author Sa Er keeps the pace moving with short sentences and dialogue—the misunderstanding never drags and the emotional turns are crisp—making the book well suited to reading in short bursts. This is not a heavy emotional epic but a light urban confection, best devoured in one sitting after work or on a weekend afternoon. Readers who track the separate hidden motives of Guan Zhihuai and Jiang Chao will find that the one who seems to be pursuing is in fact being quietly steered all along—that reversal is the most delicious thing about this book.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Young readers who enjoy light, sweet romance and mutual secret crushes
Readers looking for a brisk, moderately lengthed urban romance to pass the time
Readers who resonate with modern social tropes like reuniting with an ex or adding the wrong WeChat contact
Readers who read in short bursts on their phones and prefer dialogue-driven storytelling

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer serious literary fiction or deep emotional analysis
Readers tired of campus and urban romance formulas and looking for fresh subject matter
Readers who dislike light-comedy misunderstandings driving the plot

Reading tips

Start with the opening bet and the wrong-WeChat-add scene to see if you like this light-comedy rhythm before reading on.
Pay attention to the inner thoughts of Guan Zhihuai and Jiang Chao, and watch for the reversal in the "girl chases guy on the surface, guy chases girl in reality" setup.
Treat the anonymous forum replies as comic relief—no need to read every one; just follow the main emotional thread.
A good bedtime or commute read: one or two chapters at a time, no need to finish in one go.

版权信息
第一章菠萝油条虾
第二章社团
第三章橄榄球比赛
第四章礼仪小姐
第五章淋浴间
第六章欠收拾的小东西
第七章用手也行
第八章狗贼关之槐
第九章点小鸡
第十章你好关学妹
第十一章槐花落
第十二章梦
第十三章在河之洲
第十四章我与你同在
第十五章逃避可耻但有用
第十六章逛三园
第十七章发酒疯
第十八章蹭车
第十九章共享耳机
第二十章你心乱了
第二十一章你来不来
第二十二章小狗丢了
第二十三章一枕槐安
第二十四章做爱吗
第二十五章堂哥家
第二十六章理由
第二十七章窈窕安安
第二十八章初遇
第二十九章正在追
第三十章宴会
第三十一章蝴蝶酥
第三十二章承认
第三十三章在一起吗
第三十四章送水
第三十五章掉马
第三十六章槐树
第三十七章姐姐
第三十八章灯
第三十九章借宿
第四十章计谋
第四十一章认领
第四十二章不行
第四十三章八百米
第四十四章日料店
第四十五章大麦茶
第四十六章五杀
第四十七章厕所
第四十八章复刻回忆
第四十九章厚切牛排三明治
第五十章艳照门
第五十一章多少钱
第五十二章你去死
第五十三章谣言
第五十四章啦啦队
第五十五章我好像又爱上了你一次
第五十六章队服
第五十七章永远屈服于温柔
番外一毕业
番外二篝火
番外三求婚大作战
番外四婚礼
番外五于白安荀思远
番外六于白安荀思远
番外七于白安荀思远
番外八于白安荀思远

FAQ

Is this book about the girl chasing the guy or the guy chasing the girl?

The material describes it as "the girl chasing the guy on the surface, but the guy chasing the girl in reality." Guan Zhihuai approaches him because of a bet, but Jiang Chao has his own designs—watch each character's motive line as you read; the contrast is where the fun lies.

I haven't read the author's previous work—can I start with this one?

Yes. This is a standalone story featuring Guan Zhihuai and Jiang Chao in a one-on-one pairing; it doesn't depend on prior books, so you can jump straight in.

Does the misunderstanding in the story drag on for long?

From the material, the misunderstanding starts with a bet over pineapple fried shrimp, and after the wrong WeChat add it unfolds quickly through things like the forum plea. The overall tone is brisk—it's not the kind of book that sustains itself on a long-running misunderstanding.

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Sal is an author about whom relatively limited public information is available. Only one work by this author can be confirmed in the library's records: Huai'an, a modern romance novel. Because reliable biographical information is lacking, the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, and writing career cannot be verified, and no clear English name has been recorded. The available clues come mainly from the work itself and its common classification: Huai'an is categorized as modern romance, which suggests that Sal writes for contemporary urban emotional fiction, focusing on relationships and emotional development rather than historical or fantasy settings. Based on the single known work, the author has left one identifiable title in popular romance, though the scale of further writing and its later influence remain difficult to assess. For readers, Sal currently appears as an author known through one work, and a fuller picture awaits additional public information.