An Unconventional Fortune

Shan Cheng had just started the second semester of her first year of high school when her family went bankrupt overnight. She had no choice but to transfer to No. 8 High School.

As the only transfer student, she claimed the supreme throne all to herself and took the title of top scholar. By day she studied herself to the bone, and at night she sold paintings, earning money while juggling both tasks. Life was smooth sailing, and she was living exactly as she pleased.

Then another transfer student arrived. The boy had striking features and an irresistible charm, and everyone in class called him the ridiculously handsome guy. He was handsome in every way, except for his grades... They were so bad even a dog would cry to see them. And his reputation was far too notorious...

Shan Cheng had thought the boy was just a bit of gossip on the side of the road. Then one day, bam, the gossip landed right in her lap.

Faced with the homeroom teacher's eyes, more aggrieved than anyone in a Qiong Yao melodrama, Shan Cheng could only accept the gossip with tears in her eyes.

Her friend warned her: "Don't let his face fool you. A jerk is always a jerk!"

Shan Cheng, whose heart belonged only to math: "How hard can that be?"

But then she realized the boy was nothing like the arrogant, unruly girl-player the rumors described. He was gentle and considerate. He studied hard for her, helped her earn a little spending money, and stayed by her side through thick and thin...

Shan Cheng frowned. "Stop talking about him. He's actually pretty pitiful."

Her friend: "Oh no, she's been bewitched. : )"

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Xi Yuwen had once been a top scholar, but his name hadn't appeared among the top five students in a long time. Then, at the high school division placement exams in his second year, his name appeared near the top of the list again. Everyone trembled with fear. Could the top scholar have returned...?

But less than two months later, Xi Yuwen's grades had fallen to the bottom of the class again. No one understood why. The boy just smiled, perfectly content. "I'm in the same class as her now. Does it really matter whether my grades are good or bad?"

When the college entrance exam results came out, everyone finally understood: the rumors had all been lies. They'd been fooled! This wasn't some delinquent school bully! He was a lovesick fool who could switch between top scholar and bottom of the class for Shan Cheng!

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A puppy has eyes only for you.

A puppy never changes its heart. At most, it just turns into a big dog.

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Xie Zhixing was unruly and disobedient. Even vicious dogs gave him a wide berth.

In their first year of high school, Jiang Baimo was unlucky enough to be assigned to sit beside him. Everyone silently lit a candle for her: This is bad.

But Xie Zhixing secretly asked her, "Do you know my nickname?"

The cut at the corner of Jiang Baimo's mouth hadn't healed, and she didn't feel like speaking, so she shook her head.

Xie Zhixing glanced around, then whispered his nickname in her ear when no one was looking.

Jiang Baimo smiled, even though her mouth still hurt. The boy, vicious as a wild dog, was at a loss with worry over her.

Later, the innocent boy who'd worked hard to make her laugh grew into a dragon who worked hard to protect her.

A spoiled, flamboyant campus heartthrob who's genuinely bad at school x a rational law student and top scholar (they're both law students in college)

*Someone who truly loves you can become a god for you, or a demon.

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A handsome goofball x a cunning beauty

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Jiang Muchun never imagined she'd end up caught in one of those clichéd plotlines. To inherit the fortune her grandfather left behind, she had to marry a man she'd never met.

But she wasn't going to turn down money, so she went to the restaurant as agreed. Facing the handsome subordinate across the table, she smiled. Once they were married, it would be easy to take all the assets and run, right?

She wouldn't fall for his face. She wouldn't get lost in his tenderness. She wouldn't covet his deep, unwavering love. She wouldn't delight in his favoritism. She wouldn't decide against divorce. Once she'd divided up all the assets, she'd draw up the divorce papers, too.

"Ji Fenghe, thank you for giving me this marriage. It's pretty much what I wanted." Jiang Muchun practiced the line over and over in front of the mirror, but no matter how many times she rehearsed, she couldn't say it to the man in front of her.

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Who at B High School wouldn't like Jiang Muchun?

Even someone as slow on the uptake as Ji Fenghe realized he had feelings for her. Everyone thought the cold, untouchable beauty had no heart, but no one knew how long he had been despondent after Jiang Muchun went abroad.

When he was twenty-seven, he switched jobs to a rising company in the industry. The general manager who interviewed him was Jiang Muchun. He recognized her at a glance, but she had never even heard of him.

Later, they got married. He had no reason to refuse. At last, his left ear, which had been quiet for twenty-seven years, heard Jiang Muchun say to him, "I love you."

*The man has a secret crush on the woman

*The male lead has hearing loss in his left ear

*The female lead is quite bold

A little scene to give you a taste:

Manager Jiang had brought her own lunch for once. To show solidarity with her staff, she planned to eat in the employees' lounge.

The employees praised her beauty and thoughtfulness, until an intern exclaimed, "Manager Jiang, your food looks so delicious!"

Manager Jiang, usually unruffled by praise for her looks or her work, suddenly lit up with joy. "Oh, right! My husband made it for me!"

The employees: stunned.jpg So that's what Manager Jiang had been waiting to hear!

Theme: Love money, but earn it honestly