Small-town test-taking ace x Group heir
Yun Wanyan, an outstanding small-town test-taking ace, receives an assignment from her employer and is sent to prestigious A Academy overnight.
She deliberately gets close to Xiao Yingchi, an envied prodigy and rich heir.
It's her only way to live a normal life, but her heart keeps wavering.
Xiao Yingchi takes Yun Wanyan to see the lights of the capital at night. Sitting in a Maybach, she sees a world entirely different from the one she knew from the train. At a campus charity sale, he even kneels to fasten a diamond bracelet on her wrist for one yuan.
Then, on a snowy mountain, someone holds a knife to her safety rope, threatening to cut it unless Xiao Yingchi climbs up.
Xiao Yingchi presses his forehead against hers and smiles as he soothes her. "Wait for me. I'll come back, okay?"
At the summit, someone sneers. "Yun Wanyan deliberately got close to you. Do you really think someone could just drop out of the sky and show you such favor?"
Xiao Yingchi replies calmly, "I've known all along."
"She treats you like a dog, and you still wag your tail for her?!"
Xiao Yingchi says, "That's why I've never told her I like her. But now that you mention it, I think I've changed my mind..."
A hint of smugness and anticipation appears on the other person's face.
Xiao Yingchi suddenly smiles. "I think I still owe her a confession. I should make it up to her."
After a long moment, he and the assailant tumble down from the summit together, leaving a trail of blood across the ground.
Yun Wanyan crawls to the edge of the snowy cliff, tears falling in fat drops.
At this moment, she can either take a step back, make use of A Academy's educational resources, finish her college entrance exams, and pursue the ordinary life she's always dreamed of, or take a step forward, give up everything, and risk her life for a very slim chance.
She closes her eyes and makes her choice
Content warnings:
1. The female lead is not strong. She's an ordinary person who works hard and gets love-struck.
2. The female lead is very conflicted. She's insecure, yet falls for him, and keeps going back and forth.
Theme: Self-interest must never take precedence over kindness
