When Yuan Xiaoli first met Xu Xiaoxiao, he wore a deep-purple gauze robe that fluttered in the breeze. Half-reclining in a grand chair in the middle of the street, he waved a fan, his eyes and brows full of charm, yet his words were venomous as he solemnly scolded a young girl.
She had stepped on and killed his undefeated champion, a cricket.
Yuan Xiaoli clenched her fist, damp with cold sweat, and forced herself to straighten up as she stepped forward and pointed at him. "It's just a cricket! I'll pay you back for her!"
Xu Xiaoxiao stared at her for a long moment, gave a faint scoff, then stood and simply said, "Fine."
The second time Yuan Xiaoli saw Xu Xiaoxiao, she discovered he was now her classmate.
Her classmate leaned against the railing, watching as a group of "troublesome boys" teased her, and did nothing.
"The tofu beauty's daughter really is a looker..."
"She looks even more endearing when she's angry..."
Yuan Xiaoli pretended not to hear and walked past with a cold expression.
Someone blocked her way. "I've heard you're excellent at arithmetic. Would you care to test your skills against mine?"
Yuan Xiaoli smiled politely. "No!"
Xu Xiaoxiao watched her hurriedly flee and, without a word, curled the corner of his lips.
Weak, perhaps, but proud.
Yuan Xiaoli heard that Xu Xiaoxiao came from an excellent family, was handsome, and had a freewheeling personality. Though he was a spoiled young master, he was still the dream lover of countless young women.
But he hadn't taken a liking to a single one of them. In fact, he seemed somewhat "indifferent to women."
Later, that supposedly "indifferent" young man cornered her by her desk. His unruly eyes shone with a tenderness that made her fall for him at a glance.
"I only exchanged a few words with her. I never said I liked her."
"That's only because you deliberately made me jealous by fencing with someone else first."
Yuan Xiaoli turned to leave. "The teacher told me to fence with him..."
Xu Xiaoxiao pulled her back into his arms. "I was jealous... I'm sorry."
Later still, the young man in her heart abandoned her.
The day Xu Xiaoxiao left, the rain poured down. Yuan Xiaoli watched his resolute retreat, his words echoing in her mind: "You're just a commoner. How could you possibly be worthy of the powerful and influential Xu family?"
Yuan Xiaoli was soaked by the rain and ran a fever for three days. When her fever finally broke, the young man in her heart was gone, too...
Three years later, Yuan Xiaoli opened a new shop, and the "powerful and influential" Xu Xiaoxiao suddenly showed up at her door.
Yuan Xiaoli waved her fan and greeted him with a smile. "Well, well, why would Young Lord Xu come to a shabby place like ours? Aren't you afraid of getting your shoes dirty?"
Xu Xiaoxiao looked at her. His lips moved, but it took him a long while to say, "I'm here to work as your shop assistant."
#A pure romance, like a school story. Slow burn, no revenge, no face-slapping. Please think twice if that's not your thing.#
Theme: Being independent is wonderful, and having you here makes it even better
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