The Pitiful One Becomes the Obsessive Top Student's Beloved

*Possessive, cold, and domineering hunk X down-on-his-luck, pitiful young master

*Pure love, both virgins, 1v1

Xie Ran used to be a rich second-generation kid.

He used to be, anyway. Now his family had gone bankrupt, his dad had hit someone with his car and gone to prison, and his mom had died in a car accident. After paying the funeral home, Xie Ran clutched the crematorium's payment receipt, with only 20 yuan left to his name.

He crouched at a street corner with that 20 yuan, completely at a loss about what to do next.

He couldn't afford school or food. After thinking for a while, he decided to find one last restaurant to eat at, then jump into a river.

The little restaurant had no menu with prices. He ordered a whole pile of food and only realized he'd ordered too much when it was time to pay. He was 10 yuan short. The person taking payment gave him an awkward look and said there was nothing they could do.

Fang Dongye was the top student in their class. Xie Ran had heard that everyone in Fang Dongye's family had died, and that he got by on school scholarships and grants. Their homeroom teacher had even organized a private fundraiser for him. Back then, Xie Ran was still a bona fide rich kid. He'd laughed with his friends as they donated generously, but Fang Dongye hadn't taken a single cent. The money was eventually returned.

Xie Ran had spotted him as soon as he walked in. Fang Dongye was bent over, busy working in the restaurant. He had a rather cold face and looked like someone you didn't want to mess with. Xie Ran wasn't close to him and didn't dare ask to borrow money, so he stood helplessly in the cold, staring at him without thinking.

But in the end, Fang Dongye paid the shortfall for him. As Fang Dongye was leaving, he asked, "Where are you going?"

Xie Ran didn't dare tell him anything else. He only said, "Just going for a walk."

Then he walked out and turned straight toward the river, intending to jump in.

*

Xie Ran sat by the bridge, shivering in the cold wind. There weren't many people around. The only witnesses to his grand gesture were a few fishermen sitting far away.

Xie Ran's mind was blank as he aimlessly watched them fish. He wondered if, after he died in the river, those people would fish him out with their rods.

His own thought amused him. A moment later, he wiped his phone and left it by the bridge, then climbed onto the railing.

It was cold in winter, and the wind was strong. Xie Ran closed his eyes.

Suddenly, startled cries rang out beside him.

He didn't feel the choking sensation of drowning. A pair of arms wrapped around his waist and held him tight. Hot breath washed over his neck from behind. Xie Ran opened his eyes and saw Fang Dongye holding him, his whole body pressed against him, his forehead covered in sweat.

Xie Ran opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Fang Dongye only panted urgently, gripping his wrist tightly. His face was as hard as ice, and he frowned. "You still owe me 10 yuan."

Xie Ran: "..."

Xie Ran laughed for a while, then curled up in his arms and cried.

And so, on an ordinary evening, Fang Dongye spent 10 yuan to buy a person.

That person later became his wife.

Premise: Embrace positive reform and strive to become an outstanding young person of today.