After Winning Over the Poor School Heartthrob

Cheng Feifei was beautiful and rich, but her pursuit of an upperclassman went badly. Not only did he turn her down, he got together with her archenemy.

Feeling dejected, Cheng Feifei went to a party to drink and have fun. On a whim, she pointed at a handsome young man carrying trays and bet her friends she could get his contact information.

Unfortunately, he refused.

In a fit of anger, Cheng Feifei pulled out a few hundred-yuan bills. "I can buy it."

The handsome guy looked at her for a moment, then agreed.

Money changed hands, and they added each other on WeChat.

From then on, everyone knew that the eldest Miss Cheng had casually picked up a waiter to soothe her broken heart, that was all.

*

Only later did she find out that the waiter's name was Jiang Yu. He was a year below her and the campus heartthrob.

Jiang Yu had exquisitely drawn features and an almost flawless face. His demeanor was easygoing and refined, and he stood tall and elegant. Even in a waiter's uniform, he never looked down on his luck. He still looked like a handsome little prince.

They said his grades were outstanding, too. The only flaw in his life, perhaps, was that he had no money.

A poor handsome guy was exactly Cheng Feifei's type.

She'd had enough of chasing people and wasn't willing to lose even the tiniest bit in love again. She just wanted a straightforward arrangement, to spend a night with a handsome guy under an employment agreement and be a carefree flirt who left no strings attached.

"From today on, you have to be available whenever I call. No being late."

"If you're mine, you do as I say. When I point east, you don't go west."

She flirted with him in a new way every day, ordering the handsome guy around from on high. She shamelessly put her hands on him, kissing him whenever she wanted and hugging him whenever she pleased. Life was amazing.

When the novelty wore off, Cheng Feifei dumped him without a second thought.

What she didn't expect was that the campus heartthrob would suddenly become a sensation in China's entertainment industry, all thanks to his face.

Cheng Feifei: ...I got the raw end of the deal!

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Jiang Yu's life was like a spinning top that never stopped. After finishing one job every day, he had another one to go to.

At his most desperate and penniless, Cheng Feifei asked to break up.

Her reasons were simple: she was bored, annoyed, and tired of him.

That day, Jiang Yu stood on the street, silently watching her walk away without looking back. His gaze flickered, and for a very long time, he didn't move.

Many years later, he was famous and had a sea of fans. He had become one of the hottest singers in the country.

Onstage, he shone brilliantly. Tickets to his concerts were impossible to get, his new albums shot to the top of the charts as soon as they came out, half the trending topics on music platforms had his name in them, and his ads covered the streets. Wherever he went, he drew the eyes of the whole world.

At a dinner with investors, he saw the woman who had abandoned him all those years ago.

Cheng Feifei smiled as she handed him a glass of wine. "Big star, have a drink with me."

Then she added, as shameless as ever, "I can buy it."

Jiang Yu thought she would probably never know that back then he'd had to switch shifts with a coworker just to add her on WeChat, the account she'd already discarded.

All those silent glances and humble longings had made him like prey lying in wait, struggling to get himself into the hunter's sights. But the hunter had suddenly overturned the trap, gentle as it was, and set him free.

If that was how it was, then this time he would be the hunter.

He was no longer the poor boy she could pick and choose at her leisure.

Even if the rest of his life was destined to be filled with endless misery, he would go to her, hold on tight, and keep her at his side with a possessiveness he couldn't control.

"I don't have to be your boyfriend. You can do whatever you want."

"At worst, I'll be your amusement like before, or a substitute you can never love back."

"But you have to be mine."

A flirtatious rich girl who throws money around X a music prodigy so handsome he's out of this world, but too poor to get by

Reading Guide:

1. Younger male lead, one-year age gap

2. Their feelings are completely mutual, one-on-one romance, happy ending

3. The beginning is a little slow to heat up (sorry, everyone), but the story gets going once the main plot starts!

Theme: Someone will love you for being you