Luo Yubing likes Jin Ye, and everyone knows it. Everyone has something to say about it.
Jin Ye is the real-life version of “handsome, strong, and tragic”: impossibly good-looking, irresistibly roguish, and so tragic he makes your heart ache. His grades are astonishingly good, too.
And Luo Yubing? Utterly ordinary, a bit dim, and good-natured. Her classmates jokingly call her “Black, Fat Ice Princess.”
At the start of senior year, Luo Yubing gathers her courage and slips the carefully written love letter into Jin Ye's desk. The next day, the letter is plastered all over the classroom...
Her homeroom teacher crowns her the “worst example of puppy love” and moves her to the corner of the classroom, where she gets two seats all to herself.
Then comes the isolation, followed by endless mockery and bullying.
When she falls to the ground in a sorry heap, Jin Ye, the boy she'd once treasured above all else, merely glances at her before turning to take another girl's hand...
Not long afterward, a transfer student named Xing Yang joins Class Two.
He's even more handsome than Jin Ye, and looks even wilder.
After introducing the new student, the homeroom teacher notices the conspicuously empty seat beside Luo Yubing and turns to Xing Yang. “I'll find you another desk.”
“No need to trouble yourself, teacher,” Xing Yang replies briskly, his gaze locking onto the empty seat in the corner. The corner of his mouth lifts slightly. “I'll sit there.”
Later, the school forum explodes:
“New campus heartthrob Xing Yang carried Luo Yubing to the infirmary in his arms!”
“Did Black, Fat Ice Princess take a miracle pill? She's turned into a swan!”
“Jin Ye tried to help Luo Yubing fix her bike, but Xing Yang chased him off?!”
“Two campus heartthrobs fighting over one girl, and that girl is Black, Fat Ice Princess!”
Little Scene
The favored son of heaven: Hired a part-time housekeeper. She cleans, keeps me company on my runs, and even pays me 250 yuan on top of that.
The ugly duckling: I found a place in the school district! Rent is only 250 yuan a month! The landlord's a fool with more money than sense, hurry over!
Only later does Luo Yubing learn that her “foolish landlord” is every girl in school’s dream guy.
On her first day moving in, Xing Yang hands her a piece of paper. “Roommate rules: First, no falling for me in secret.”
Luo Yubing stares at his face, even more handsome than Jin Ye's, and signs in indignation. “Don't worry. My taste has changed. These days, I specialize in taking down the handsome, strong, and tragic type.”
Later, Xing Yang blocks her at the door of the spare bedroom, his gaze deep. “One more rule: You're allowed to be openly in love with me.”
[Outwardly carefree, inwardly tender favored son of heaven × outwardly insecure, inwardly stubborn ugly duckling who turns her life around]
Theme: Become the best version of yourself. A good romance is about two outstanding people being drawn to each other.
