"Noble academy novel"
"Fictional setting"
"An awkward heroine x a tsundere male lead"
One ordinary day in the countryside, Yue Mingqing met Gong Changze, a boy who seemed to live in another world. He was like a window, showing her a life unlike her own. After he told her about it, she began dreaming of the big city and earned excellent grades to get into a famous private noble academy.
But when she finally stepped into that world, she realized that the young master who called himself her childhood friend wore two completely different masks.
[Reader's Guide]
1. The story centers on the heroine. This is a Mary Sue novel, not an ensemble cast.
2. The plot develops very slowly and takes a few twists and turns.
3. BG romance. The leads are childhood friends, one-on-one, with no secondary couples.
4. The setting is a noble academy with an old-fashioned feel, in a fictional modern world. There are many original liberties, so please don't overanalyze the details.
Theme: Stand on your own two feet.