A Romance of the Little Forest

Yu Mei Ren is a Ph. D. graduate in Ornithology who works as a fashion blogger in Shanghai. She runs into Botany professor Zhuang Yu who was once her university schoolmate by accident while filming for a commercial. However, they get off on the wrong foot and trouble ensues.

Mei Ren loses a job opportunity with Shaye, but an opportunity with Lami seems possible. She only needs to help Lami in getting Zhuang Yu as its brand ambassador for the new skincare line. Of course, Zhuang Yu is not interested and thinks that they have no common ground, but they seem to share an interest that he is not aware

Mei Ren does all she can to please Zhuang Yu for the sake of the Lami project. Zhuang Yu appears to be very cold but surprisingly cooperates with Mei Ren and even sticks up for her at the Lami launch event. Mei Ren uses an anonymous Weibo account to get Zhuang Yu's attention.

Mei Ren has a new collaboration with Lami Cosmetics, but Mr. Wang uses that to date her. Zhuang Yu comes to her rescue just in time. Unfortunately, Mei Ren's defiance causes several jobs to be canceled. On top of that, she floods her toilet, causing a huge damage in Zhuang Yu's apartment. Promising to be responsible for it, Mei Ren has no choice but to shoot a commercial in her hometown, Qingshui Village.

Yu Mei Ren runs into Zhuang Yu again at Qingshui Village. She tells him that this ia God's will and tries to persuade him to pretend to be her boyfriend. At the same time, her parents make the guess that Zhuang Yu is indeed her boyfriend.

After done with her shooting, Yu Mei Ren happens to meet Zhuang Yu in Qingshui Village. Back at home, Mei Ren feels dejected as she has been rejected twice. Tian Tian encourages her to take the initiative and starts with doing the other person a favor.

Mei Ren brings Zhuang Yu home to meet her parents. He plays along with her to hide her real career as a blogger from her family. Mei Ren is forced to attend a party where she has to face the bullies from her childhood. When Zhuang Yu hears about her past, he shows up at the party to stick up for her.

Mei Ren and Zhuang Yu hike up the mountain to collect plant specimens. Trying to charm Zhuang Yu with her knowledge of the nature, Mei Ren shows him around the forest. Unexpectedly, it suddenly rains so heavily that they have to take shelter in a cave. Feeling shy, Mei Ren promises to behave.