I'm Number One in the School

[1]

In high school, Xie Chen'an was the talk of the school, a heaven-blessed young man and the most dazzling presence in any crowd.

Countless girls liked him, and Shu Jing was one of them.

But Shu Jing was quiet and reserved, with average grades, the kind of girl who was easiest to overlook at school.

So she hid her feelings in her diary and wrote down her dream: "I hope I'll be first in the whole school."

Later, on the day Xie Chen'an returned to school after being accepted early to university, she had become the top student in the school. After years of secretly loving him, she finally worked up the courage to confess.

But then she overheard the boys joking.

"Shu Jing likes Xie Chen'an? Even the top student is going in for this secret-crush stuff?"

"Damn, if Xie Chen'an got together with that fat girl, we'd die laughing."

That letter, filled with all the secret thoughts of a girl in the throes of adolescence, remained something only she knew about.

[2]

When they met again in college, he was still a heaven-blessed young man. She began drifting in and out of his world, seemingly without meaning to.

At a gathering, the people around them started teasing and gossiping.

"Jingjing and Brother Xie are a perfect match, and they're such good friends. Since neither of you has dated anyone, why not give it a try?"

Shu Jing seemed calm, but her heart pounded like a drum.

Xie Chen'an froze, then gave a faint, mocking smile. His voice was as casual as ever. "Neither of us is the type to settle. Got it?"

She thought there would never be another story between them.

But one day, he wrapped an arm around her waist, his warm breath brushing her ear, and spoke with a hint of wickedness.

"Jingjing, still don't get it?"

I don't like you on a whim.

Shu Jing suddenly remembered a line she had written in her high school diary.

"I hope I'll be first in the whole school."

Back then, he was the top student in the school. Later, she became the top student.

And eventually, the top student really did notice her.

Author's note:

She has a crush on him in the first half; he pursues her in the second half. Both are sexually inexperienced.

"Thank you for bringing warmth and passion to my quiet world.", Shu Jing

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