[Sweet Small-Town Girl x Young Master from the City]
[Double Top Students / Neighbors / Rivals / Male Lead Has a Secret Crush]
1.
Xin Cheng No. 1 High School had two top students: Yu Zhili and Ban Yu.
One was a sweet, gentle girl who had come from a small town to attend the school.
The other was a proud young master, born and raised in the city.
They both lived in the school district.
Rumor had it they clashed like fire and water. For example:
To fight for first place, they often stayed up late studying.
Then they would each cut the power at the other's house so the other couldn't study.
To win scholarships, they frantically entered competitions to bring glory to the school.
Afterward, they would each expose the other's embarrassing secrets and end up fighting in the teachers' office.
There were plenty of incidents like these.
2.
Then, in their second year of high school, Ban Yu came down with a serious illness, and his grades plummeted. Their homeroom teacher had them sit together and asked Yu Zhili to help him catch up.
Yu Zhili put their past behind her and really did become Ban Yu's little tutor.
Ban Yu stared at a problem, thinking it over.
Thinking he was embarrassed to ask, Yu Zhili enthusiastically explained everything to him from start to finish.
Ban Yu: ...
This continued until Ban Yu's grades had caught up.
Thinking of her own hopes of staying in first place, Yu Zhili began teaching him time-consuming methods.
Ban Yu gave her a meaningful look, then obediently solved the problems the way she had taught him.
As the college entrance exams approached, Ban Yu held steady in second place.
To be safe, Yu Zhili shyly handed him a painfully sappy love letter on the night before the exams.
It worked like a charm. Ban Yu ultimately lost to her by three points.
Yu Zhili narrowly claimed the top score in the province.
Afterward, Ban Yu called her, his voice trembling slightly at the end. "Little tutor, congratulations on getting the highest score in the province."
Yu Zhili felt terribly guilty. Without a word, she hung up and blocked him.
Ban Yu's next words were left stuck in his throat: And on winning me over.
3.
Later, a new rumor spread: Ban Yu was going abroad to study.
Yu Zhili breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought their paths would never cross again, but they met at a welcome gathering for new students.
He had enrolled at the university right next to hers. So much for going abroad.
While playing a game, Ban Yu lost and had to kiss one of the girls present.
All the girls looked at him with shining eyes, full of anticipation.
Except Yu Zhili, who had a bad feeling about this.
The moment Ban Yu walked toward her, she stood up to run, but he grabbed her by the shoulder and tipped up her chin. A soft, lingering kiss fell on her lips, and a faint blush spread across her cheeks.
When the kiss ended, Ban Yu leaned close to her ear and laughed suggestively. "Little tutor, here's my response to that love letter..."
"Congratulations on getting what you wanted. I like you too."
A funny, lighthearted, fluffy romance with no angst
One-on-one, both leads are each other's only love. The grades in this story are entirely fictional.
Theme: Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest
