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"Hey, little girl, where are you going?"
Getting cornered on the way home from school? How could that happen to her? Ye Lening thought it made no sense. Was it all because too much homework had slowed her down, or...?
Before Ye Lening could run, the thuggish-looking punks were already there. Then she was pulled into a familiar embrace.
He chased the thugs away in no time. Before she could even thank him, he was gone.
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At Quanling No. 1 High School, everyone steered clear at the mere mention of Ji Yan's name.
Ji Yan had a devilishly handsome face, but it only fooled girls from outside the school. The girls at school thought it was fine to admire a handsome guy from afar, but getting close to him was out of the question, let alone dating him.
After all, his record of coming out on top in a brawl all by himself had long since become the talk of the school.
Only Ye Lening kept going up to him every day.
"Ji Yan, today's material is a little hard. Let's go over it again."
"Ji Yan, stop sleeping. You have to hand in your homework soon."
"Ji Yan, good luck on your exam!"
"Ji Yan..."
Her classmates teased her, asking if she'd fallen for him. Every time, Ye Lening blushed and denied it.
When the rumors got more and more outrageous, Ji Yan finally spoke up.
Only then did the other students shut up.
At their high school graduation party, someone asked Ye Lening during a game if she liked anyone. For the first time, she didn't deny it.
As everyone teased her, Ji Yan sat off to the side and unconsciously clenched his fists. Eyes red, he downed the beer in front of him in one gulp.
On the way home, they walked some distance apart, one behind the other. Suddenly, Ji Yan stepped forward and grabbed Ye Lening.
Summer nights were usually oppressive. Ji Yan didn't know what good it would do to ask, but he couldn't help himself.
His voice even sounded a little aggrieved. "Ningning, is there someone you like?"
A house filled with the stench of alcohol, hysterical shouting, a mother who left home... From the moment he was old enough to understand, Ji Yan hadn't wanted to spend a single minute in that so-called home.
Walking down a noisy street, loneliness swept over him.
He'd thought a kid nobody wanted, someone like him, was destined to live in the dark forever.
But then...
"Brother Xiaoyan."
Sunlight shone through a crack, bringing light into his life.
I'm your knight, and I'm your little shadow.
Revised on 2023.8.28, screenshot saved.
Theme: As I chase after you, I'll become a better version of myself!
