Reuniting with My Campus Crush

Li Yun was a somewhat unfortunate girl. Her parents died when she was young, and she was sent to live with her wealthy aunt. Her aunt wasn't exactly kind to her, but she wasn't exactly unkind either. She was generous with money, paying a huge tuition fee so Li Yun and her cousin Qin Shuang could attend a famous English-language private school in Hong Kong. At the same time, she was strict with Li Yun, treating her like Qin Shuang's full-time nanny and holding her responsible whenever her daughter's grades slipped.

When you're living under someone else's roof, you have to keep your head down. Fortunately, her little cousin was sweet and cute enough. Apart from dating too young, she didn't have any major flaws.

After class, Li Yun went to the international division as usual, looking for her cousin at the classroom door.

There she saw her little cousin, her face painted in garish makeup, sitting among a group of trendy boys and girls who couldn't be bothered to wear their uniforms properly. When Qin Shuang spotted Li Yun, her eyes lit up. She grabbed one especially tall and handsome boy and brought him over.

"Sis, let me tell you." Qin Shuang tugged on the boy's sleeve and glanced at him with a lovestruck look. "Kuang Bingcheng got first place in the business competition again!"

Li Yun knew him. Kuang Bingcheng was tall and handsome, excelled academically among the rich kids in the international division who were just there to have fun, and was good at sports too. They said he came from a wealthy Hong Kong family. In short, he was a famous figure at school, the quintessential campus crush.

Li Yun was only thinking about her little cousin's math score of 30, so she smiled politely. "Hello."

Then she turned to Qin Shuang, furrowing her brow and giving her a stern look. "Where's your math test? Show it to me."

Qin Shuang naturally refused, fidgeting and making excuses instead of handing it over.

Li Yun's expression turned cold. "I'll count to three. Three, two..."

Qin Shuang immediately pulled out the test.

Only then did Li Yun soften her expression. She slipped her little cousin a piece of candy, not noticing that Kuang Bingcheng, whom Qin Shuang had dragged over, had gone from slouching to paying close attention, slowly straightening up.

The next month, the monthly exam results came out. Qin Shuang had made a little progress, scoring 35.

Li Yun stormed over to the international division with a dark expression, only to find two people standing by the classroom door.

Her little cousin Qin Shuang looked nervous. Beside her, Kuang Bingcheng wore his uniform and leaned casually against the doorframe.

When he saw Li Yun, his eyes lit up. He pulled a test paper with a score of just 30 from behind his back and held it out to her.

"Sis." The boy's eyes curved into a smile. "I didn't pass either."

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Three years of high school can feel long, but they can also fly by.

Qin Shuang never did win over her crush, Kuang Bingcheng, but her grades improved quite a bit, and she got into a US university ranked in the QS top 50. Her aunt hoped Li Yun would keep accompanying Qin Shuang abroad for her studies and promised to cover all the expenses. But Li Yun secretly took the national college entrance exam without telling anyone and was admitted to a top medical university as the highest scorer in her school.

Her aunt's family flew into a rage and argued with Li Yun for three days straight. Li Yun didn't argue back. She simply moved out of the Qin home and went away to study by herself.

Years later, after completing her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, Li Yun joined a hospital in the capital as the top student in her department and became a young, well-known cardiac surgeon.

One winter, she traveled abroad with her department chair as part of an expert team attending a seminar, and checked into a hotel in Seattle.

They reached the hotel at three in the morning. The US was nowhere near as convenient as home, and Li Yun couldn't find any restaurants open nearby, so she could only order delivery from Chinatown.

"Hello, your delivery is here."

The delivery guy, bundled up from head to toe, braved the snow and wind. He lowered his mask and, with his eyes downcast, handed Li Yun a steaming bowl of rice noodles.

After so many years, Li Yun recognized Kuang Bingcheng's handsome face and was so shocked her jaw nearly dropped.

She chose her words carefully. "You... why are you delivering food? To make some gas money?"

After all, rich young heirs often had strange ideas. Quite a few international students abroad drove Ferraris while delivering food.

But Kuang Bingcheng looked at her and smiled. "My family went bankrupt."

Li Yun fell silent. Looking at the young man in front of her, now nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a face so handsome it could make heaven and earth weep, she thought about the savings in her bank account and asked, "Then... can I keep you?"

---------A few things to know-----------

1. A gorgeous, sophisticated, big-sister-type heroine x a seemingly broke rich young master who keeps his cards close to his chest

2. It's all about misunderstandings. The male lead is broke, but not completely broke. He'll build himself back up from scratch later.

3. At first, the male lead is completely smitten with the heroine. The heroine initially only wants a fling, but later they fall for each other equally.

4. The heroine is career-focused, not a hopeless romantic. She's only gentle with people she cares about, and has the aloof beauty vibe.

5. Dear readers, please add this to your pre-sale list!

Theme: A twist of fate brought them together