I had planned to drift through high school without a care, until one day Su Qingyue, the girl universally recognized as the school's beauty, personally chose me to be her deskmate.
Our homeroom teacher immediately laid down a strict wager: if we didn't make the top three in our grade on the monthly exam, she would investigate our relationship.
The whole class gleefully watched the drama unfold, and rumors spread everywhere. I had planned to bear all the pressure on my own.
But this cool, reserved girl secretly organized a complete set of notes on every question I got wrong, invited me to her home for tutoring, and patiently helped my younger sister, who has a communication disorder, heal little by little.
Her caring messages that arrived like clockwork late at night, the little feelings she couldn't hide between the pages of my exercise books...
It took me a while to realize that I wasn't the only one falling for her. She had been quietly giving me special treatment all along.
Then one day, Su Qingyue told me the truth with tears in her eyes, and I was struck like a bolt of lightning.
Ten years ago, my mother mortgaged our home to save Su Qingyue's mother's company. But that drove my parents apart, and my sister fell ill as a result.
Everyone thought Su Qingyue's special treatment of me was the result of a long-planned secret crush.
But only I knew that this was really a redemption ten years in the making.
The girl who grew up in a mansion had shouldered all the blame for the Lin family's ruin.
"Qingyue, it's all right. It's in the past now." I stroked her head. If her parents treated her like she wasn't there, then I would protect her with the warmth of my family's home.
With red-rimmed eyes, she clutched my clothes tightly and made a vow in her heart:
"Since I owe you, I'll spend my whole life making you happy."
The title of the book is okay, but I can roughly guess the content by looking at the introduction.
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Looking good so far
Here you go [rolls eyes]