Today Sweet in a Slightly Sweeter Mood---or "Now Sweet" for short.
It was a girls' manga about a deeply traumatized heroine who was healed after meeting the male lead and her friends. Duanmu Huai remembered it very clearly because Ruby enthusiastically told him about it every day over dinner. Sometimes she would recount the story with excitement and delight, sometimes through gritted teeth, and sometimes in floods of tears.
It was almost as if she were possessed. Duanmu Huai guessed that this was probably how parents felt when they saw youngsters become obsessed with idol dramas.
Things like, "You are the wind and I am the sand, entwined forever to the ends of the earth"...
At Ruby's strong recommendation, Duanmu Huai had watched it too. How should he put it...? The plot was indeed quite touching, but he hadn't experienced nearly as many emotions as Ruby had.
If he had to put it bluntly---They survived that long on nothing but bread and nutritional supplements? The human body really is quite incredible.
Ruby didn't speak to him for two days because of that.
But Duanmu Huai thought his question was perfectly normal...
In any case, Duanmu Huai knew that the manga was highly acclaimed among girls. Since it was being adapted into a television series, it should have been even more popular.
However... after watching the filming of the first episode and its sample footage, Duanmu Huai immediately made a call.
"Sakura, get your ass to the office."
A moment later, the professional manager came rushing into the office, panting heavily. What greeted him, however, was Duanmu Huai's roar.
"What---the---fucking---hell---is---this!?"
Duanmu Huai slammed his palm onto the heavy Rosewood Desk, cracking it apart.
"Are you sure this is the sample footage for Now Sweet?!"
"Th-this is indeed the sample footage for