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Because her parents' jobs kept getting reassigned, Meng Chi was constantly transferring schools. To fit into each new class, she hid her temper and made herself seem harmless.

She thought she had perfected her act, but on her very first day, someone saw right through her.

Having transferred so often, Meng Chi had met all kinds of people. Jiang Xi was the first person she'd met who was so full of contradictions.

He had a face that seemed incapable of aggression, and wore a kind smile at all times. He said caring things, but his eyes were cold, and he seemed utterly indifferent to everything around him.

*

Her school life should have been peaceful, but after someone made a joking compliment, Meng Chi found herself shunned and excluded by the class.

What she never expected was that, when she was on the verge of breaking down, the one who reached out to save her would be Jiang Xi, who seemed the most heartless of them all.

Jiang Xi, who always kept others at a distance, showed her a different side of himself.

Meng Chi thought that meant he liked her.

*

When Meng Chi confessed her feelings, all she got in return was:

"We can be friends."

But when she decided to give up and leave, he stood beneath her apartment building in the night wind, wanting only to ask:

"Do you still like me?"

*

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After transferring to No. 3 High School, Lu Qi's misfortunes came one after another. First, someone inexplicably harassed and teased her. Then she was targeted for no reason by one of his admirers. Finally, her deskmate told her that, without even knowing it, she'd become someone else's substitute.

To make matters worse, the one responsible for all this wore a smug, infuriating grin as he watched her suffer.

He raised one eyebrow, his grin carefree and his voice lazy. "Someone giving you a hard time?"

Lu Qi replied flatly, "Obviously."

His flippant grin faded a little. "Why are they picking on you?"

Lu Qi looked him up and down. "Obviously."

Xie Ran: "..."

*

Lu Qi: "I have limited brain space. I never remember people or things that upset me."

Xie Ran was silent for a long time. His eyes gradually darkened. "Was I such a bad memory for you that you forgot me?"

Lu Qi froze. "Did we know each other before?"

He gave a quiet laugh, smiling casually. "What do you think?"

*

She thought she'd become someone else's substitute, but it turned out she was the white moonlight all along.

A bold, laid-back, unconventional top student x a cool, composed, unconventional answer-giving fake underachiever

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