The aloof, arrogant Second Young Master who turns dark later vs. the calm, perceptive little fox
1.
Gu Ranran first met Zuo Si on the day she moved into her new home.
While taking out the trash, she spotted a feather duster that had been knocked flying, and a boy with red-and-green feathers stuck in his hair.
She couldn't help laughing. The orange juice she'd just taken a sip of sprayed all over his shirt, which was still faintly white beneath the stains.
The second time they met was on the day she transferred to Beigao. Zuo Si became her new deskmate, ready to put her in her place.
"Kid, last time you laughed at me and sprayed me with juice. Now you're in my hands. Think about how you're going to bribe me."
Zuo Si leaned over her desk, both hands resting on it, his gaze fixed on her with a suggestive glint.
So it was him! The one who'd been knocked flying with the feather duster!
Surprise flashed through Gu Ranran's eyes. Was he planning to get revenge?
She looked around, only to see her classmates sipping milk tea and munching on instant noodles, all waiting for the show.
Gu Ranran lowered her eyes and bit her lip. Looks like she'll have to handle this herself.
"Classmate, would you like the feather duster or the white shirt?"
The whole class watched the drama unfold.
Zuo Si was speechless.
2.
Beigao's most popular king had just been ignored by a kid who'd once laughed at him.
Zuo Si found the kid pretty interesting. She clearly wasn't afraid of him, yet every day she pretended to be a rabbit and hid from him.
Wait... Was she trying to get his attention?
When Gu Ranran heard about it, she pushed up her black-rimmed glasses and said nothing. She went straight out and bought an eye mask, prescription glasses, reading glasses, and a hearing aid.
"If your eyesight is bad, wear these glasses."
"If you can't see properly, why not just close your eyes?"
"And if your hearing's bad too, I'll throw in a hearing aid."
After school, Zuo Si cornered her in the grove behind the sports field.
"You just like me."
Gu Ranran paused for a long while, then said something that made him furious:
"So your comprehension is declining. Please go to the hospital and get your brain checked."
(A faint blush crept up behind Gu Ranran's ears.)
3.
After the Zuo family fell into trouble, Second Young Master Zuo Si changed completely. No longer the carefree troublemaker he once was, he became the ruthless "Zuo Corporation Demon" of the business world, a man who inspired fear wherever he went.
His rivals were like food tossed into a boiling wok: even if they didn't die, they'd lose a layer of skin.
His gloomy personality drove away those who had once been captivated by his looks.
Everyone thought a man like Zuo Si was destined to be alone forever.
But at a dull cocktail party, everyone was stunned when the demon suddenly wrapped his arms around a woman. "You finally... decided to come back?"
[Guide]
Simply put, it's a story that goes from schooldays to wedding bells, with an obsessive male lead charging into the gauntlet of regret.
The heroine devotes herself entirely to studying at first, while the male lead is an interruption in her plan to stay single.
The male lead is arrogant early on and scheming later, with a possessive streak throughout.
Half school life, half career. Give it a try if you like it.
Theme: A happy life from schooldays to wedding bells