Chapter One

  Her name is Ji Xiaowan, she skipped a grade in junior high school and had excellent grades, but the year of the college entrance examination, her parents got divorced because her father had an affair, and the mistress even gave birth to a daughter about the same age as hers.

  After her parents divorced, her father brought his new wife home and they lived happily together. She followed her mother who relied on the alimony from her father to get by. Her mother was used to living a life of luxury at home and didn't work, only playing cards all day. The money got less and less, and her mother's temper got worse and worse, often beating and scolding her.

  Ji Xiaowan is very clever, she knows her mother has a bad temper, so she avoids her everywhere, she basically doesn't ask her mother for money, she can go to be a tutor, her tuition and living expenses are all from her part-time job and the subsidy she applied for.

  Ji Xiaowen's parents got divorced the year she took the college entrance exam, and they quarreled so loudly at home that it affected her mood for the test. Originally, her goal was to get into a top-tier university (A), but in the end, she only managed to get into a second-tier university (B).

  The tuition fee is high, and most students in B High can be admitted with money. However, there are also many excellent students who receive subsidies, and Ji Xiaowen is quite satisfied with the subsidy conditions.

  That year she was in her first year of high school and fifteen years old.

  A fifteen-year-old girl is the most innocent and romantic, pure and carefree. However, Ji Xiaowan's face has never revealed a smile, she is easy-going in class, never had an emotional outburst, nor any conflicts with her classmates, excellent grades, teachers love her very much, only that she doesn't have a warm smile, so the position of class monitor is not for her.

  Classmates in the class, neither close nor too bad, but there is one exception.

  That girl is two years older than Ji Xiaowan, but she is slightly shorter than Ji Xiaowan. Ji Xiaowan has not yet entered the development stage, but apart from her chest not being prominent, other parts of her body are quite plump. As for that girl, except for a doll-like face, she is short and flat-chested, but her height does not affect her popularity in the class.

  Her name is Luo Mei Yue, with a delicate face and a sweet personality. Her entire face was filled with a bright and lively smile, which was completely different from Ji Xiao Wan's.

  Lu Mei Yue is the treasure in the boys' hands, being called sweet baby by them. However, Lu Mei Yue and the girls in the class are not close, it can be said that all the girls in the class dislike her very much. Those male classmates like Lu Mei Yue very much, but they don't dare to get too close to her because Lu Mei Yue has two brothers who dote on her, not biological brothers, rumored to be her fiancés, one named Yi Ling and the other Ye Hai Wei.

  Lu Mei Yue's grades were not good, she didn't get into A High School, and her scores weren't even enough for B High School. However, her family was wealthy, and it was said that she was the daughter of a wealthy conglomerate, with an identity that was kept secret. Her family used their money to get her into B High School, where she ended up in the same class as Ji Xiao Wan.

  Lu Mei Yue and Ji Xiao Wan are very close, classmates often see them entering and leaving together, a very intimate appearance.

  Lu Mei Yue's face wore a genuinely princess-like smile, but Ji Xiao Wan had never smiled once.

  Luo Mei Yue is a rich girl, her family has money and power. Ji Xiao Wan's parents are divorced, she lives with her mother who never goes out to work for money, she relies on the scholarship from school to study.

  Lu Mei Yue is always the center of attention wherever she goes, but Ji Xiao Wan never gets close to boys. Every time Lu Mei Yue walks into a group of guys, she drags along the out-of-place Ji Xiao Wan. But somehow, Ji Xiao Wan notices that every time Lu Mei Yue talks to the boys for less than ten sentences, she would steer the conversation towards Ji Xiao Wan and intentionally or unintentionally mention her own parents' divorce. By the end of high school, almost everyone knows that Ji Xiao Wan comes from a single-parent family, all thanks to Lu Mei Yue's efforts.

  Every time Luo Mei Yue mentions Ji Xiao Wan's family relationship, a hint of displeasure flashes across Ji Xiao Wan's face, but it only lasts for an instant before she turns around and leaves nonchalantly.

  Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei were classmates, but Luo Mei Yue was one year senior to them, studying in A High. Although A High was quite far from B High, every Friday after school, Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei would appear punctually outside the gates of B High, waiting to welcome their little darling.

  Xiao Jie, Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei are what Lu Mei Yue is called.

  Lu Mei Yue is indeed a clever and obedient princess in front of Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei, occasionally throwing some small tantrums, but they like to spoil her.

  It was Friday after school, and Luo Mei Yue directly pulled Ji Xiao Wan's hand, walking and saying, "Yi Gege and Ye Gege both said they want to see you? Come with me, they said they'll treat you to dinner."

  Ji Xiaowan wanted to shake off her hand, but she found that the doll-like princess's grip was quite strong and couldn't get rid of it for a while. Ji Xiaowan said, "I have to give someone a make-up lesson tonight, I'm not going."

  Lu Mei Yue seemed as if she hadn't heard what she said and just pulled her along.

  Ji Xiaowan is two years younger than Luo Meiyue, but she is a little taller than her. Luo Meiyue looks like an exquisite doll and dresses like one too. Ji Xiaowan's outfit looks simple and refreshing, but paired with her elegant appearance, she can also be considered a beauty. However, her age makes her one of the younger students in school, and without fully developed physically, she is only seen as a little sister by the boys. Therefore, whenever Ji Xiaowan and Luo Meiyue stand together, people's attention will absolutely not be on Ji Xiaowan.

  Ji Xiaowan was dragged to the school gate by Luo Meiyue, and Ji Xiaowan saw two handsome men standing at the school gate. At a glance, it could be seen that one had a gentle personality, and the other had a quirky personality. However, their appearance was so stunning that they had never been seen before in B High School, so after school, many students passing by were attracted to them, with countless eyes fixed on them. Some girls even stood at the side, admiring them boldly, and took photos of them with their mobile phones.

  For their shooting, Yi Ling and Ye Haiwei didn't get angry, they seemed to be enjoying it, but in fact they weren't enjoying it, they were just used to it.

  This is the first time Ji Xiaowan appears in front of Yi Ling and Ye Haoyi.

  When she and Luo Mei Yue appeared together, Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei's first glance naturally fell on Xiao Jiao, with a full of pampering and concern in their eyes. Following Luo Mei Yue's hand, they saw Ji Xiao Wan's existence.

  And with this glance, Ji Xiaowan overturned all the images of girls in Yi Ling and Ye Haoyu's minds.

  In Yi Yang and Ye Hai Wei's perception, the first glance of all girls who see them is one of surprise, followed by adoration or admiration. However, in Ji Xiao Wan's eyes, there was not a hint of any emotion. Her face also didn't have that sweet smile that those girls should have had.

  Lu Mei Yue saw Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei then went up front at the same time and gave them a big hug.

  "Yi Gege, Ye Gege." Luo Mei Yue sweetly called out to them.

  Yi Ling pinched her nose, Ye Haiyi rubbed her hair, as a response, their behavior was full of pampering and sweetness. Then they shifted their gaze to Ji Xiaowan, Ye Haiyi greeted, "Is that Ji Xiaowan classmate? I often hear Xiao Jie mention you, I heard you two are good friends in school."

  Ji Xiaowan did not respond and didn't even bother to nod.

  Yi Ling and Ye Haiwei saw that she didn't respond, slightly stunned for a moment, as if they had never encountered such a cold scene before. At least until now, those girls were eager to greet them, even if they didn't take the initiative, whenever any of them greeted them first, those girls would lower their heads in shyness and then smile awkwardly.

  Ji Xiaowan looked at Yi Ling and Ye Hai for a moment, then turned to Luo Mei Yue and said, "Your brother has seen me, can I go now?"

  Yi Ling heard her say she was leaving and hastily opened his mouth to keep her from going, "We want to invite you to dinner as a token of our gratitude."

  "Thank you?" Ji Xiaowan slightly furrowed her brow, as if she didn't understand his meaning.

  "Thank you for taking care of our Xiao Jiao. She hasn't had many friends since she was little, and you're her first good classmate who has been with her for nearly half a semester. Based on this, we'd like to invite you out for a meal as a token of gratitude."

  Ye Haiwei finished speaking, and a cold smile flashed across Ji Xiaowan's heart.

  Ji Xiaowan had never considered Luo Meiyue a friend, nor had she ever taken the initiative to get close to her. It was always Luo Meiyue who held her hand and walked with her, making others mistakenly think they were as close as sisters. As Ji Xiaowan spent more time with Luo Meiyue, she discovered that Luo Meiyue liked to use her own background to highlight her sense of superiority. Ji Xiaowan also knew why the girls in their class didn't like to be with Luo Meiyue - it was because Luo Meiyue's innate sense of superiority would make those women jealous and exclude her. Every time Luo Meiyue interacted with a girl, it wouldn't last more than three days, except for Ji Xiaowan, who was an exception.

  Because in Ji Xiaowan's heart, she had never envied Luo Mei Yue for anything. Even when Luo Mei Yue used her family background as a topic to show off, Ji Xiaowan didn't take it to heart.

  One's background is something that cannot be chosen, and Ji Xiaowan has always thought so. She also knows that only by creating her own life can she truly achieve her goals in life.

  Lu Mei Yue's personality, it's normal not to have friends, but Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei just don't understand why their Xiao Jiao is so lively and lovely, yet doesn't have a single female friend. Based on this, they considered Ji Xiao Wan as Lu Mei Yue's only good friend.

  Yi Ling and Ye Haiwei's invitation, Ji Xiaowan took supplementary lessons as a reason, refused.

  Lu Mei Yue grasped Ji Xiao Wan's hand and refused to let go. Ji Xiao Wan was somewhat annoyed, but didn't show it on her face.

  Ye Hai's heart was meticulous, he saw that Ji Xiaowan obviously didn't want to walk with them, so he advised Luo Mei Yue not to force her.

  The two men who were rejected for the first time couldn't describe what it felt like, because they had never been rejected by a girl before. After that day, Ji Xiaowen left a deep impression on both Yi Ling and Ye Haoyu.

  From then on, every Friday after school, whenever Luo Mei Yue dragged Ji Xiao Wan in front of them, it was unclear when it started, but Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei's first glance shifted from Luo Mei Yue to Ji Xiao Wan's figure. Although they still greeted Luo Mei Yue first and pinched her nose and messed with her short hair every time they met, each of them knew that the girl behind Luo Mei Yue could no longer be ignored.

  Yi Ling and Ye Haiwei invited Ji Xiaowan to have dinner together every time, but Ji Xiaowan always refused with the same excuse. Later on, Ji Xiaowan directly avoided Luo Mei Yue and didn't want to appear with her together.

  After school that day, Yi Ling and Ye Haiyuan saw Ji Xiaowan not walking with Luo Meiyue, so when Luo Meiyue came over, Ye Haiyuan asked first, "Where's Xiaowan?"

  Lu Mei Yue's delicate doll-like face stiffened for a moment, then she burst out laughing and said, "Xiao Wan left first, saying she had to go to make up classes, not with me."

  "Is that so." Ye Hai's tone carried a hint of desolation.

  Lu Mei Yue heard it, but she didn't say anything.

  From that day on, Ji Xiaowan never appeared in front of Yi Ling and Ye Haoyu again. At first, they thought Ji Xiaowan and Luo Mei had a falling out, but when they asked their little brother Xiao Jie, he said it wasn't the case, and the two were still getting along well at school.

  Yi Ling and Ye Haiwei saw Ji Xiaowan again on a Sunday morning, they wanted to go say hello, but suddenly saw a woman standing in front of her, slapping her hard. That slap made them stop in their tracks.