Not Quite as Noble as You

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[Age Gap | Old Flame Rekindled x Sweet, Soft Narcissist | Updates at 10:00 p.m.]

Shen Sixing, a famous figure at Zhengli High School, had a poor relative come to live with his family.

Word was, she came from a little county town in the south called Rong County, and her whole family was gone.

Word was, she was engaged to Shen Sixing. Judging by how much he disliked her, she had to be ugly.

Besides, although Zhengli was a private school, its college entrance exam results surpassed those of the city's top public school year after year. You couldn't get by on connections alone.

Everyone was waiting to watch Shen Sixing's plain-looking fiancée, transferred from the middle of nowhere, make a fool of herself and get thrown out.

Later, it wasn't just a rumor. Plenty of people really did witness it.

At the Shen family's Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, Shen Sixing had secretly planned a confession for ages.

Chu Yi had just come offstage after performing at the gala, her white dress shrouding her in the misty rain of Jiangnan.

After Shen Sixing finished saying, "I'll always treat you well," everyone half-heartedly cheered, saying she had finally gotten what she wanted.

But Chu Yi's gaze passed over the crowd and landed on the man who had just walked in, watching the commotion with an amused smile.

The onlookers turned around and saw the head of the Shen family, Shen Sixing's second uncle, rumored to have no interest in women and to be nothing but a human money-printing machine.

He walked over unhurriedly and drew Chu Yi into his arms.

After the two had gone, Shen Sixing, who had been so sure of winning her over, went pale. Only then did everyone realize that Chu Yi's silence during Shen Sixing's confession hadn't been shyness... It had been awkwardness.

[Old Flame Rekindled Business Tycoon x Sweet, Soft Narcissist Who Only Loves Studying]

+++++++++++++++++++++Shen Zhaoting x Chu Yi

Reader's Guide:

1. Both leads are each other's first love and have never been with anyone else | Nine-year age gap

2. An everyday-life story. I'll write about Chu Yi's school and daily life. No underage romance.

3. The male lead is possessive; the female lead is gentle and soft-spoken, not domineering.

4. I'll add more if I think of anything.

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*Love-Struck Underachiever, a seamless follow-up. Please add it to your reading list.

Dong Ning went to the teachers' office to pick up some homework and heard that a student in her class would be joining them on financial aid.

After class meeting that afternoon, the new student became her deskmate.

The homeroom teacher told Dong Ning to get along with him and help each other out.

Her new deskmate was very quiet and hardly spoke to anyone.

Rumors about him spread far and wide. The most common one was that he'd been a mad dog at his previous school.

He had money, a face so handsome he could get away with anything, and a reputation for doing whatever he wanted.

He was cocky as could be and changed girlfriends every week.

Only Dong Ning knew that he was probably so quiet because he felt inferior.

He was six feet tall, but still a little pitiful thing.

But it was his private business, and Dong Ning had no right to explain it for him.

All she could do was bring extra breakfast every few days, accidentally top up the wrong meal card, claim her eyesight was going bad, and buy shoes that weren't just the wrong style for her, but seven sizes too big.

She took helping others to heart, and in the end, painfully handed over most of her savings to pay the financially struggling student's college tuition.

He was so good at studying. He'd pay her back someday, right?

He did pay her back, eventually. Five years later, they met again. He was now refined and aloof. Dong Ning, whose family had fallen on hard times and who was borrowing money from everyone she could, watched his secretary hand her a thick stack of prenuptial agreements. She couldn't even count how many extra zeros had been added to what he was repaying her.

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Helpful little sweetheart x Financially struggling student who's always sleepy

#She must be so nice to me because I'm handsome

#Oh, turns out that's not why

#Another day of working hard to pretend I'm poor

#I really want to start dating young

Note: A slow-burn, everyday-life story. The two leads are mutually and wholeheartedly in love from start to finish, with no angst. No underage romance.

Blurb written on November 3, 2022.

Theme: Study hard and improve every day