When Guan Qing was sixteen, her parents abandoned her. With nowhere to turn and no one to rely on, she took the only bag of fruit in the house and knocked on the door of the neighbors across the hall, just to survive.
The boy who opened the door was the arrogant, impossibly cool guy everyone talked about. He stared at Guan Qing's timid, bashful face, leaned down, and laughed softly by her ear. "Hey, kid, do you need your big brother's help?"
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The whole school saw Xie Huan, the third-year heartthrob, give Guan Qing, the second-year top student, a ride home on his bicycle.
Guan Qing: "I swear we're not dating. He's really just a cousin from a distant branch of my family!"
Her "cousin" lifted his eyes with an unhurried smile, looking like a charming little demon. "That's right. We're doing the kind of brother-and-sister cosplay."
[Bewitching, scheming man x innocent girl]
"I'll give you everything I have. That's how I feel about you."
Please note! This story was started in 2022, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I didn't continue writing it. I'll definitely update it once there are enough people on the waitlist!
Theme: Persevere and work hard. Be self-reliant and never give up.
