Upon realizing that they are characters in Wen Xi’s novel, Cheng Jun and Ze Xin jostle to be the love of the heroine. Despite the academy’s crackdown on the novel, Wen Xi takes the risk to write one when she learns both her brother and mother are sick and in need of more money. Cheng Jun and Ze Xin write novels of their own, to persuade Wen Xi to use their versions. Han Zhisheng learns of their novels and reports them to the instructors. (Source: frankly at MyDramaList)