★ Romantic and passionate, an energetic puppy × a cool beauty to everyone else, gloomy and possessive in private ★
Beneath the campus awards stage, a friend leaned close to Shi Qingyan and sighed over the campus belle, who had everyone's attention:
"A kindred spirit is hard to find in this world. Only when no one can have her do you realize what you had."
Fang Zhiyu had just won first place in the national competition. As she turned with a trophy in hand, the blazing sun and golden reflections from the cup sharpened the striking elegance of her cool, beautiful features.
The friend's sigh was swallowed by applause. "Rich and gorgeous, talented and brilliant. What a beauty... If she ever fell for someone, that lucky guy would become my enemy, no, the enemy of the whole school. No matter how far away, we'd hunt him down!"
Shi Qingyan shot the friend a strange look.
Her obnoxious friend responded with a sarcastic remark. "Sorry, Qingyan. I forgot she outshines you at every turn, and you consider her your nemesis. You can't stand hearing anyone praise her."
Shi Qingyan scoffed, neither confirming nor denying it.
After the ceremony, in a secluded alley where no one could see them,
Shi Qingyan awkwardly opened her arms to Fang Zhiyu, whose eyes were red. "If you want a hug, hurry up. Don't let our classmates see."
*
Only Shi Qingyan knew that Fang Zhiyu, who seemed so detached from worldly desires, actually suffered from skin hunger.
It was so severe she needed someone by her side at all times to keep it from disrupting her life. So the childhood engagement between the Shi and Fang families, which everyone had long treated as a joke, was dug up from the past.
And so, the two who had once been bitter rivals now had to go home to the same place every night, all because of the title of "fiancee," no matter how fiercely they argued at school during the day.
One moment, the two would be trading barbs over their opposing views. The next, Fang Zhiyu's eyes would redden as she trembled, and Shi Qingyan would have to immediately comfort her fiancee and ease her skin hunger with hand-holding, hugs, or even kisses.
One day, Shi Qingyan, who had gotten a taste for it and was on the verge of falling too deep, suddenly came to her senses. She resolved to have a serious talk with Fang Zhiyu and put an end to their ambiguous relationship...
But after entering Fang Zhiyu's room, she saw her lock the door behind them. Fang Zhiyu approached with a smile, step by step, backing Shi Qingyan toward the bed. Her orchid-scented breath brushed against Shi Qingyan as she pushed her down, then she said pitifully:
"I think I'm about to have another episode.
A kiss probably won't be enough today.
Wifey."
Theme: Sincerity deserves sincerity