After I Fainted in My Archrival's Arms

[Hot-Tempered, Sickly School Bully Bottom X Calm, Scheming Top Student Top] Mingcheng has plenty of young masters from prominent families, but Chi Xi is the one who brings his family the least honor. The young master of the Chi family has hair dyed every color of the rainbow, a short fuse, and a temper like a ticking bomb. He's Mingcheng's infamous lunatic, good for nothing but money and looks, and no one dares cross him. But one day, at the back of the school, someone provokes a fight. Amid the chaos and curses, Chi Xi takes on eight people by himself. His fists dripping with blood, he staggers to his feet from the crowd. The summer sun is blinding. He looks up and sees a man watching from a distance. The man looks down at him with his hands in his pockets and an air of calm indifference. Clearly, he's the leader of these people. Chi Xi grits his teeth and charges at him without a care for his own safety, pinning him against the wall. His voice is hoarse as he demands, "Tell me! Who sent you...?" His long, beautiful phoenix eyes are blood red, and he is as sharp as a blade. The man is silent for a few seconds, then says, "...The dean of students." "?" "Chi Xi, skipping class. Ten points deducted." "..." "Fighting in a crowd. Ten points deducted." "..." "Threatening the student council president. Twenty points deducted." "..." Wen Boyao doesn't bat an eye. He takes out the student council president's duty log and carefully writes it all down. Then he concludes in a flat voice, "Congratulations, Chi Xi. Just two more points and you can get expelled." Chi Xi stands there, stunned for a few seconds, before the pain finally catches up with him. He is injured and worked up. His stomach suddenly cramps, and his face turns deathly pale. His lovely brows knit together as he clutches his abdomen and lets out a muffled groan, his body going limp as he falls into Wen Boyao's arms. "Ugh..." Wen Boyao calmly hooks an arm around his narrow, trembling waist. With his other hand, he lightly flexes his knuckles and makes another note in the log. "Picking a fight with the student council president. Another twenty points deducted." - Chi Xi's grandfather is gravely ill. His only wish for Chi Xi is that he settle down and finish high school. But young Master Chi's pride is harder than his life. He never asks anyone for help. When he finally has no other choice, he and his lackeys decide to beat up Wen Boyao. Even if they beat him to death, they'll tear up that stupid logbook! But somehow, the two of them end up fighting their way onto a bed... Chi Xi loses every time, countless times pinned beneath Wen Boyao, unable to turn over. Later, in the dead of night, Chi Xi lies sprawled on the bed, aching all over. His lovely phoenix eyes are brimming with tears. He can barely get the words out, but still curses, "I'm in so much pain... Wen Boyao, you bastard... I, I won't date you anymore..." Wen Boyao quickly gathers him into his arms, massaging his aching waist with one hand as he kisses and coaxes him. "It's my fault. I'll give you anything you want. Don't cry, okay, sweetheart?" Chi Xi blushes scarlet and turns his head away, his lashes trembling. He kicks Wen Boyao and mutters, "Who's your sweetheart...? Get away..." It wasn't until later that Wen Boyao understood: that hot-tempered young master was a little hedgehog, prickly on the outside but soft and fragile underneath. He needed to be cherished and cared for, too. [Blurb posted on 2023.11.29, screenshot saved] Theme: Treat others with honesty.