A Little One

[Blurb]

During her first year of high school military training, Yi Xiaozhi fell for a boy. Too shy to approach him, she wrote him a love letter every day, slipping it and some milk candies into his desk during the morning exercises.

She left the letters unsigned, thinking he’d never guess who wrote them.

One day, three months later, Luo Bu, the “Big Bad Wolf” from No. 2 High School, suddenly showed up at Class 7 and called Yi Xiaozhi outside. He handed her the backpack in his hands. “You wrote all these, right?”

Yi Xiaozhi looked down and saw the familiar envelopes. Then she looked at his face and froze.

Luo Bu watched her pull out a letter and open it to read:

“From now on, don’t let me see you again.

Or else... Every time I see you, I’ll fall for you all over again.”

(The line came from the internet. Yi Xiaozhi copied it into her love letter.)

Yi Xiaozhi covered her face and crouched down, her ears burning with embarrassment. Her voice slowly emerged from between her knees. “I’m sorry!” She’d put it in the wrong desk.

Luo Bu put the letter back, zipped up the backpack, and turned away coolly, leaving her with one last line: “You’ve got the wrong guy.”

He walked a few steps, then turned and came back. “My name’s Luo Bu. I don’t like milk candies. Could you switch to something else?”

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Plot 1

Luo Bu was the one who discovered that Yi Xiaozhi had copied all her love letters.

Since the letters weren’t meant for him, Luo Bu would get jealous from time to time. “I never thought the class rep would copy the love letters she uses to chase someone.”

Yi Xiaozhi murmured, “Mm. I never thought the Big Bad Wolf would be scared of horror movies, either.”

Luo Bu’s expression darkened. He was unhappy, so Yi Xiaozhi quickly reached out to smooth his hair. “Don’t be scared. I’m here.”

Luo Bu grabbed her, rolled over, and pinned her down, biting her lips. “You’re the one who’s afraid of ghosts. Today I’m going to be one. Dying beneath a peony is still a fine way to die...”

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Plot 2

Luo Bu took Xiaozhi out, and one of his buddies asked, “Is she your little sister?”

Lu Jue grinned mischievously. “What little sister? She’s just a bit shorter.”

Yi Xiaozhi frowned and shot Luo Bu an unhappy look. Without a word, Luo Bu kicked Lu Jue. “You’re asking for a beating.”

Lu Jue dodged with a quick sidestep, then looked down with a grin and apologized. “Sorry, little one~ Sister-in-law.”

Everyone else: ...He probably won’t be making it home tonight.

“My three cats, two dogs, one turtle, and four fish all want you to get to know them, Yi Xiaozhi.” - Luo Bu

[Reading Guide]

* A brave little sweetheart and a scaredy-cat Big Bad Wolf

The sweetheart’s keywords: horror movie fan, high scores but low practical ability, sly, dancing

The Big Bad Wolf’s keywords: pet lover, low scores but highly capable, gets lost easily, calligraphy

* The male lead isn’t a school bully, and the female lead isn’t a delicate flower.

* Their story is like an ice pop in summer and a heater in winter.

* “Dimples” - JJ Lin and Charlene Choi

Theme: If you like someone, you like them