The School Heartthrob's Ancestor Is the Empress Dowager

★ Coming soon: The Aloof Senior Is Actually My Son. Blurb below, please add it to your reading list~

Xie Qiyan was a notorious playboy in their circle, spending money like water and drowning himself in wine and debauchery. People predicted that sooner or later, the Young Master Xie would get himself into trouble.

A few months later, the prophecy came true. One day, Xie Qiyan was hospitalized after a car accident, hovering between life and death.

When he reappeared, people discovered that the former playboy Young Master Xie had become a completely different person

His drinking buddies invited him out for drinks and fun

Xie Qiyan: I'm studying. No time.

A beautiful underclassman made a grand public confession from afar

Xie Qiyan: Sorry, I'm devoted to my studies.

In the end, people noticed that Xie Qiyan, fed up with all the attention, had changed the usernames on all his social media accounts to

"Studying. Don't @ me!"

Everyone: ???

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At the start of the new semester, a dazzling beauty arrived at the art college next door. Senior students from every department rubbed their hands together, eager to make a move.

But in less than half a day, someone caught this underclassman walking with Xie Qiyan.

The usually haughty Young Master Xie held an umbrella in his right hand and carried her bag in his left, wearing a smile on his face.

Although everyone on the forum was spreading rumors that Young Master Xie and the underclassman were dating, some stubborn souls still decided to take their chances with her.

Senior No. 1: Serenades her with his guitar and a captivating voice

Xie Qiyan casually made a call. "Hello? Principal? I'd like to report someone lighting candles in front of the women's dormitory. It's a fire hazard."

Two minutes later, campus security arrived in person and dispersed the crowd.

Senior No. 2: Runs into her in the cafeteria and secretly slips her a love letter

Xie Qiyan snatched the letter and tossed it into the trash. "You? You think you're good enough?"

Senior No. 3: Shows concern for her at club activities

Xie Qiyan squeezed between the two of them and talked nonstop about everything from astronomy to geography.

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Later, even Xie Qiyan's best friend fell in love with the underclassman at first sight. After his attempts to woo her were repeatedly thwarted, his friend flew into a rage: You keep saying the two of you aren't a couple. If you're not a couple, why won't you let me pursue her?

Xie Qiyan: …

Because…

She's my family's precious ancestor! My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother! A mighty empress dowager ruling from behind the curtain! Mere mortals like you aren't worthy of her! Got it?

☆☆Reader's Guide☆☆

1. A family-bond story, following the growth of a grandparent and grandchild as they become top students together, all the way through their master's and doctoral degrees.

2. The heroine eventually gets a love interest. The few times the hero comes closest to the word "love interest" are when he's tripping up the heroine's love interest (just kidding).

3. The relationship between the male and female leads is familial!! It will never turn into romance!! (★Highlighted here: If you've shipped the wrong couple, snap out of it!! This is Jinjiang!!)

4. Since the heroine's official love interest, Lu Shili, has lodged a serious complaint about his low screen presence, I've decided to mark his appearances specially in the chapters. If you'd like to meet Lu Air, click to jump straight to him~

Blurb saved on 2022/3/20

★★ Coming soon: The Aloof Senior Is Actually My Son. Blurb ★★

During a game of Truth or Dare at the new students' welcome dinner, Song Yu lost and was assigned the task of confessing to Lu Yuming, the aloof senior from the computer science department next door.

The next day, Song Yu stopped the famously rejection-prone Lu Yuming in the cafeteria. "Senior, I like you. Will you be my boyfriend?"

Lu Yuming stared at the pink envelope held out to him, his handsome features nearly splitting apart. After a long while, he stammered, "Mom, you can't do that…"

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It took Song Yu a long time to finally accept that Lu Yuming was her son. Her brain, slowed by shock, eventually started working again. She looked her older-than-her son up and down and made a reasonable guess: "Your surname is Lu, so your dad must be Lu Ze, right?"

Lu Ze had been Song Yu's senior in high school. He was refined and gentle, and Song Yu had been in love with him for two years.

A moment later, Lu Yuming cruelly dashed his mother's dream. "No."

Song Yu: ??

Lu Yuming then pointed at someone riding past on a bicycle. "He's my dad."

Song Yu took a closer look and instantly felt her heart die.

The father of the kid riding past stopped too, braced the ground with his long legs, and patted the back seat. In his familiar, carefree tone, he said, "Song Yu, heading back to the dorm? I'll give you a ride. Don't worry, I won't charge you this time."

Song Yu: …

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At the end-of-term fitness test, Song Yu was the first to reach the finish line. Lu Yuming rushed onto the track and gently offered her his thermos. "Here, have some water."

The next second, campus heartthrob He Yanxing shoved him aside and firmly supported Song Yu by the arm. "Move, kid. She can't drink water right now."

Lu Yuming protested, "Why should I listen to you?"

He Yanxing: "Don't forget, she's my wife!"

Everyone: ??

PE teacher: ?? It's only a fifty-meter dash. Is this really necessary? Are college guys nowadays this competitive when chasing someone?

…

Later, during the campus forum's poll to choose the school heartthrob, Lu Yuming and He Yanxing were neck and neck. Someone with too much time on their hands asked Song Yu, who was close to both of them, which one she supported.

Song Yu gazed up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. "Both sides of my hand are covered in thorns. I choose Zhang San."

Theme: Studying makes me happy