Gracefully Falling Into My Heart

Shu Pianran was picked up by a governess as a child and grew up in a musical troupe.

The governess cared for her and secretly taught her instruments, singing, and dance. But she kept Shu Pianran dressed in drab clothes to hide her talents, making her do nothing but the most ordinary cleaning work so she could live out her life in peace.

But in a time of chaos, the barbarians breached the city. Hiding in a rice jar, she watched the troupe’s older girls die horribly. In the end, she couldn’t escape either, and took her own life with the dagger the governess had given her.

When she woke up again, she was met by a pair of handsome phoenix eyes. A boy with delicate features and an arrogant air shouted at her, “Stick out your thumb! Once your fingerprint’s registered, you can come and go from this house as you please!”

Shu Pianran was frightened. Had she failed to die, only to be sold to the barbarians afterward?

Jiang Di’s head was pounding because of this daughter of his mother’s late friend who had just moved into their house.

First, how was he supposed to convince his mother that he hadn’t bullied her, made her call him “Young Master,” or had her bring him a basin of water to wash his feet?

Then, how was he supposed to explain to his teachers and classmates that he hadn’t bullied the new transfer student, made her run errands to buy food, carry his bag, or massage his shoulders?

And finally, how was he supposed to explain to this little shadow that he didn’t need her to attend to him while he bathed or changed, and certainly had no intention of making her serve him in that way...

Heaven knew that though he got into fights, skipped class, and wrote self-criticisms, he was actually a well-adjusted young man with no particularly bad habits.

At school, Jiang Di used to do whatever he wanted, without a care in the world.

But now things were different. He had a little shadow following him around.

The little shadow had a face even prettier than the school belle’s, yet she dressed as plainly as she possibly could.

She was gentle and cried at the slightest thing. She would look up at him with soft, watery eyes and thank him, as if she couldn’t manage without him.

But then, in the blink of an eye, she took the imported chocolate he’d given her and presented it to the top student and class monitor, her face full of admiration...

In the empty classroom after school, Jiang Di braced his arm against the desk, trapping her in her seat. His face twisted as he demanded, “Tell me, what do you like about that bookworm?”

“He’s good at studying.”

“...That’s it?”

Jiang Di was stunned. He lay awake all night, tossing and turning.

“What’s so impressive about being good at studying? How can she be so shallow!”

He picked up a book and flipped it open.

“Would I study for her?”

An hour later, he switched to another subject.

“Damn it.”

When the school bully snatched the top spot in the grade rankings, he knocked on the door of the bedroom across the hall in the middle of the night.

This time, he softened his voice and asked quietly, “So, who do you like now?”

*

Shu Pianran thought: If there had been someone like Jiang Di by her side in her previous life, would her life have been so difficult?

Now she had him.

[The School Bully and His Classical-Dance Fairy]

PS:

1. The female lead grew up in a musical troupe, and her education and worldview differ from those of modern people. Please be understanding. She will change by the end.

2. The female lead has never liked the class monitor! She has always simply admired people who study hard. This is strictly a one-on-one romance.

3. The female lead is somewhat like the class’s beloved darling, so please enter at your own risk.

Synopsis written on May 14, 2022, and saved in a screenshot.

[Weibo: Tang Wan]

Theme: Life calls for resilience and perseverance.