As a Transfer Student, I Hooked Up with the Top Student in My Grade

That summer in their first year of high school, the sun baked the rubber running track until it was nearly melting, and even the breeze felt stifling.

The sports field was deserted, but the basketball court on the other side of campus was packed. Students from every grade had gathered to watch a game.

Lou Yexue strolled by with an iced milk tea and a little cake. A deafening roar nearly pierced her eardrums. She tried to ignore it, but in the end, she couldn’t help turning around to look. Beneath the blinding sun, the boy’s figure seemed to radiate light. Lou Yexue expressionlessly looked away. Thinking of the pug at home, panting with its tongue hanging out from the heat, she parted her lips and uttered two words: “What a freak.”