After the Academic Slacker Decided to Stop Being a Simp

Cold, sharp-tongued top student x sensitive, teary-eyed, sweet little underachiever

Tao Ranran was a poor student. From having a crush on top student Jiang Xiao to shamelessly fawning over her, she did all of the following and more:

Brought Jiang Xiao breakfast every day;

Clung to Jiang Xiao all day, eating with her and going to the bathroom with her;

Took off her padded coat in the middle of winter and paraded around in front of Jiang Xiao just to hear her say, "Put on more clothes";

Saved half a month's food money to buy Jiang Xiao a birthday present.

Jiang Xiao didn't understand, but she believed in repaying kindness:

When Tao Ranran brought her breakfast, she made time after class every day to help Tao Ranran with math;

When Tao Ranran went without her padded coat in the middle of winter, Jiang Xiao called her crazy, then took off her own coat and gave it to her;

When Tao Ranran only got one pitiful vegetable dish with her meals, Jiang Xiao became a food-picker and put Tao Ranran's favorite sweet-and-sour ribs on her tray.

So Tao Ranran decided that Jiang Xiao liked her too.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, during winter break in the first semester of their senior year, Tao Ranran spent a fortune on a peasant girl's outfit and went to meet Jiang Xiao, who had invited her to watch a movie. After the movie, Tao Ranran made an impassioned confession.

Tao Ranran (blushing): I like you. I fell for you when you introduced yourself at the podium in your first year of high school and said you were from No. 5 High School.

Jiang Xiao (stunned): Thank you for liking me, but I'm from No. 6 High School... We should focus on the college entrance exams for now...

Tao Ranran (shouting through tears): But I really do like you!

Jiang Xiao (covering her mouth): You're crazy...

Her first confession ended in failure, but Tao Ranran let loose on her path as a simp. After her third confession, Jiang Xiao was fed up: "Go find someone else, a man or a woman, I don't care..."

Tao Ranran decided to stop fawning over her...

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Jiang Xiao was the aloof top student whom her classmates at County No. 2 High School considered untouchable. She often wore a sour expression.

Studying was her only goal. Unfortunately, her desk mate was a poor student who wanted to be in a yuri relationship with her, and even had her number saved in her contacts?!

But the desk mate who claimed she only wanted Jiang Xiao could turn around and laugh and chat with several boys.

One day, Tao Ranran pouted and told her, "Jiang Xiao, I don't like you anymore."

Jiang Xiao: "You're crazy."

But as Jiang Xiao watched Tao Ranran move farther and farther away, she irritably scratched her head. Why was she the one losing it...

Note: Happy ending

A bittersweet pursuit of a wife

The overall tone is sweet.

Theme: May our youth, though gone at last, leave a trace behind