The Failing Student Is Pretending to Be Good Again

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My profile has another school romance of the same type, My Rival Is Getting Weird: childhood sweethearts destined to be together. It’s complete, so come check it out :)

Heads up, this author’s next book is an ancient-era farming and childbirth BL novel: The Stunning Little Husband Who Fell from the Sky. Flirty top and beautiful bottom. I’ve already commissioned a gorgeous cover, and the blurb is in the comments below. Please click into my author page and add it to your favorites, ladies~

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Blurb:

[Short-tempered, cocky, ridiculously strong, and hates studying bottom & quiet, gentle, obsessive, top-student green-tea top]

Just before the school year began, Tang Ran shot to the top of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School’s forum after showing up with two cuts on his face and taking on six sports students from the vocational school next door by himself. The post stayed hot, and all the students called him “badass.” Just like that, he became a school celebrity.

Now he was idly scrolling on his phone with a bottle of soda in hand when a hot post that had suddenly shot to the top caught his eye.

“Hey, hey, who do you think is hotter: Tang Ran, the guy who’s great at fighting, or Lu Jinye, the top student who ranked first in the city’s high school entrance exams?”

The post included two pictures to get everyone talking: one showed Tang Ran looking up at the sky with two bandages on his face, and the other showed a boy crouching beside some bushes, earnestly feeding a stray cat.

...Lu Jinye, first in the whole city?

“Tch. Boring.”

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He thought he’d never have anything to do with the guy once he got to school. But they ended up as roommates, and after Tang Ran repeatedly broke school rules, the top student kept a close eye on him.

One day after school, Lu Jinye finally caught him by the back entrance to Class Eight.

Tang Ran loosened his backpack straps and leaned against the doorframe, looking up at him with an annoyed expression. “All right, that’s enough. I stole your thunder at the start of the school year. You don’t have to chase me around this much, do you, top student?”

As if possessed, Lu Jinye reached out and hefted his backpack. It was practically empty, and his expression darkened even further.

“It’s been two weeks since school started. You’ve been late or left early eight times, skipped class six times, gotten into two fights off campus, received a pile of love letters, and you don’t do your homework?”

Tang Ran gave a simple “Mm,” then grinned. “Yeah. Unless you want to do my homework for me, top student? Sure, I’d love that.”

Lu Jinye froze at that, then stepped back to put some distance between them and pointed to the other badge on his chest: Grade Discipline Committee Leader.

He spoke again. “I won’t force you to give in, but don’t break the school rules right under my nose.”

“Everyone else behaves. You’re the only exception.”

“Then, as a favor, why don’t you close your eyes and walk away whenever you see me, Mr. Committee Leader?”

“Not happening.”

“Fine, then. Give me a demerit.”

“...”

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Note: The leads have no romantic relationship before they reach adulthood.

Advance blurb: The Stunning Little Husband Who Fell from the Sky

Ladies passing by, if you’re interested, please add it to your favorites ^O^

[Reader's Guide:

① Lots of original worldbuilding, with northern-style colloquial speech. No real-life inspirations. Romance and career get equal attention, with a lighthearted happy ending.

② The protagonist has a golden finger and is a total heartthrob.

③ Tropes: farming, childbirth, infrastructure building, food]

Blurb:

(First draft. Anything may change later.)

In one moment, Meng Jue went from a young master of a wealthy family to a penniless nobody in a backwater village. His family was so poor they could barely afford food, and their only asset was a dilapidated thatched hut, the kind that might collapse in a storm.

Despite the drastic change, Meng Jue wasn’t daunted. He picked up a hoe and went out to learn from the neighbors, asking when to sow seeds, when to weed, and all the rest...

Everyone in Qinghe Village thought the young man was useless. With those skinny arms and legs and that pale, pretty face, what could he possibly be good at?

But, against all expectations, he soon became the village’s top producer, an industry leader, and his breathtaking good looks had people of every eligible age lining up at his door.

Eventually, Meng Jue couldn’t take the attention anymore and put up a notice on his gate: “I’m devoted to farming and have no intention of marrying. I hope you brothers and sisters will understand.”

*

The rain was heavy that night. Meng Jue sat on his earthen bed, worrying about the old house, when he thought he heard someone knocking outside.

“Who is it?”

No answer.

He rolled up his trouser legs and ran into the yard to open the door. A stranger stood outside, wearing clothes that looked expensive and holding an oil-paper umbrella of clearly good quality. He was elegant and exceptionally beautiful, obviously no ordinary man.

Meng Jue tilted his head, a blade of grass between his lips, and took an interest. “Hey, handsome. Who are you?”

Xu Yanqing bowed to him. “Are you the young master of the Meng family, Meng Jue?”

“Yeah. If you hadn’t said so, I’d have forgotten I even had a family.”

Xu Yanqing smiled in relief and said gently, “I’ve finally found you. I... I’m the third young master of the Xu family. Our families arranged for us to be betrothed when we were children. My name is Xu Yanqing.”

The blade of grass in Meng Jue’s mouth dropped to the ground. “What the hell did you just say?”

Theme: Make the most of your youth, and keep growing.