[Gentle yet resilient wallflower x Rebellious, devoted troublemaker]
I glimpsed the light of day, and then the stars shone forever.
Ruan Xingrui was the quietest person in her class.
She had a secret crush on Gu Yanzhi, the dazzling class president, and filled her diary with feelings no one knew about.
Until one rainy day, when she hid in the stairwell and cried, only to be spotted by Qi Jin, who had skipped class by climbing over the wall.
The notorious troublemaker of the whole school crouched down, clumsily wiped away her tears, and said gruffly, "Stop crying. Whoever's picking on you, I'll beat them up for you."
Qi Jin was a legend at the affiliated high school, someone no one dared provoke.
He fought, skipped class, and got zeroes in every subject, yet had a face that could captivate anyone.
He thought he would spend his life muddling through, until one day he saw a girl named Ruan Xingrui cornered by others, biting her lip but refusing to shed a single tear.
At that moment, his heart clenched with pain.
Later, someone saw Qi Jin, who feared nothing and no one, corner a girl against a wall, his eyes red and his voice hoarse as he pleaded:
"Ruan Xingrui, what's so great about liking him? Can't you... like me instead?"
Rumors from the schoolyard:
They say Qi Jin, the school bully at the affiliated high school, has gone crazy lately.
Not only has he started going to class on time, he's also been devouring a copy of Wusan until dawn.
His friends were shocked. "Brother Jin, did someone possess you?"
With a cigarette between his lips, Qi Jin smiled carelessly. "Get lost. I need to get into a good university."
"Why?"
He stubbed out his cigarette and looked in a certain direction, his eyes so tender they could drown someone. "So I can take care of my little Xingxing."
Theme: Study hard and strive to improve every day.
