After the Top Student's Other Personality Dumped the Campus Heartthrob

Blurb for After the Academic Genius Personality Dumps the Campus Heartthrob

Shijingchuan, a ruthless real estate tycoon x Zhao Xuman, a reserved architectural designer

1.

After Zhao Xuman, who ranked near the bottom of her class, awakened her academic genius personality, she went from an insecure little nobody to the campus goddess, and became desk mates with the top student and campus heartthrob she'd secretly loved for ages.

Shijingchuan came from a good family, got good grades, and had a good temper. He carried himself proudly in public and never let anyone see him in a sorry state.

People noticed that something was off between the two. They were inseparable, exchanging meaningful glances. The campus heartthrob seemed to have fallen in love, but for some unknown reason, Zhao Xuman still hadn't said yes?

Her friend figured it out: "The leads in a school romance have to wait until after the college entrance exam to confess and get their happy ending."

But when the results of the final mock exam before the college entrance exam came out, the two tied for first and went onstage together to receive their awards. Zhao Xuman received a love letter from him.

After the ceremony, he stopped her in the hallway. The young man's eyes were slightly red at the corners. "Can I get a little reward this time?"

Zhao Xuman glanced down at her milk tea, then looked up, her red lips parting. "A reward? Shijingchuan, you think you deserve one? The game's over. You're still not good enough."

The announcement microphone was still on.

She flung the love letter in his face. The whole school fell silent.

2.

Zhao Xuman had been secretly in love with Shijingchuan for years. While living as a dependent in her uncle's home, Shijingchuan had rescued her from the bullying of her domineering cousins. He was the light of her youth.

He was brilliant, graceful, and exceptional, while she was an unwanted burden. Her parents remarried, and she was shuffled between relatives. Once, when she didn't go home, Shijingchuan went out in the rain and brought her back from the roadside.

At school, she didn't dare approach him either. The pressures of growing up gradually turned into an insatiable ambition. She wanted the best grades, a promising future, and a recommendation to university. She wanted to crush everyone who looked down on her and earn the best prospects for herself. And so, the cold and merciless academic genius personality was born...

Years later, someone asked her, "Do you regret losing such a wonderful boy for the sake of an opportunity?"

Thunder rumbled as rain began to fall, just like that afternoon after the college entrance exam years ago, when she learned he was going abroad to study.

She didn't know that he'd given up the only recommendation slot so she could have it.

3.

Several years later, after completing her PhD, Zhao Xuman became a renowned designer in China. She attended an industry gathering hosted by a real estate tycoon.

There, she saw him seated at the head of the guest table in a dark gray suit, his brow shadowed by a hint of menace. Rumor had it that he was now known in the investment world for his ruthless methods. When his rivals knelt and begged him to back off, he only smiled. "Beg me? You're not good enough."

It was exactly what she had said back then.

After the banquet, the terrace was empty. He cornered her against the wall, one hand braced against the glass curtain wall beside her ear.

His voice was icy. "You dumped me in front of two thousand people. Zhao Xuman, you owe me an explanation."

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