The Bad Kid Makeover Plan

(My Frail, Sickly Self, Lost in a Vortex of Romance, main character is the bottom, multiple partners, now publishing)

Coming soon: Inheriting in Worlds Across the Multiverse, no female lead

[No romance while the teacher-student relationship continues; 1v1, happy ending]

[Ten-year age gap: a stubborn lone wolf, hardy as weeds that won't burn away x a commanding, noble white crane, like clouds that can't be blown away]

[Everyday life, slow burn at first, then a passionate romance]

(Usually updated daily)

Xi Zhaoye was the local ruffian of Rong County. She smoked, drank, and got into fights, a problem student in her teachers' eyes and a delinquent in her classmates'. She thought her life was supposed to be this way: rotting in the mud, murky and filthy.

Who could have known that a rich young lady would show up at No. 1 High School that day? She looked beautiful and gentle, like a flower in the mirror or the moon reflected in water. Xi Zhaoye couldn't help herself and rudely whistled at her. And so, she was brought to heel.

It was the first time she'd ever been bested by a teacher.

After a few rounds of outsmarting and resisting her, Xi Zhaoye glared coldly at the stern teacher as she stood there being punished, then defiantly slammed into the desk.

"What, Teacher? Has your bleeding-heart side kicked in? Want to save me? A little thug who's been running with gangs since middle school?"

"It's my job." Gu Tangwan merely tapped the desk with her ruler and glanced at her.

Xi Zhaoye scoffed. Who did she think she was? Even her father, who'd beaten her up ever since she was little, couldn't control her. What made her think she could?

But Xi Zhaoye couldn't beat her, and whenever she tried to scheme, Gu Tangwan led her right into a trap. In the end, she had no choice but to accept her discipline.

She took a deep breath and copied down math formulas, thinking that she only had to endure two more years. Then she'd graduate, go back to her old life, and be rid of that old witch for good.

But as Gu Tangwan kept her under control, Xi Zhaoye discovered that she wasn't as cold-hearted as she looked. She took Xi Zhaoye home to treat her wounds when she was covered in bruises. She cooked her a bowl of noodles for her birthday. And when everyone looked at Xi Zhaoye with suspicion, she stood in front of her to protect her...

She asked Xi Zhaoye if she was really content to rot in the mud for the rest of her life, with no one caring about her or treating her with respect, like a weed by the roadside that anyone could trample.

She was actually a good teacher...

On the night of graduation, Xi Zhaoye had a little to drink. On a whim, she leaned over and stole a kiss. It was the first time she'd ever seen Gu Tangwan react so strongly. She slapped Xi Zhaoye and threw her out, as if her feelings were filthy, something to be ashamed of.

Xi Zhaoye really was lowly, unworthy of her. But just as Gu Tangwan had said, she was a weed that couldn't be burned away, common as dirt. When spring breezes came, life would return, and tender green shoots would cover the land.

She offered up the only vitality she had, hoping to give Gu Tangwan a chance to see her.

Four years later, when they met again, Xi Zhaoye stood in front of her with her usual nonchalance and whistled.

From then on, it was as if the problem student of old had returned. Again and again, she trampled on the boundaries Gu Tangwan had set, pushing and teasing her past the line.

But Gu Tangwan never again used force to discipline her, because Xi Zhaoye was no longer her student.

That night, Xi Zhaoye stood in front of her, bleary-eyed with drink and covered in bruises. She taunted her with her usual insouciance:

"Teacher Gu, I only like you because I want to sleep with you. Let me sleep with you once, and I'll never bother you again."

Gu Tangwan had watched all of Xi Zhaoye's behavior. Furious, she laughed, slapped her between the legs, and forced her to kneel on the sofa. Her eyes were redder than Xi Zhaoye's, despite Xi Zhaoye being drunk.

"Good girl? Xi Zhaoye, do you misunderstand what that means?"

She grabbed Xi Zhaoye by the head and pressed her red lips hard against hers. Like the fire that had burned in the ancestral hall, it reduced all the reason and restraint she'd clung to for so long to ashes.

The wooden ruler gently tapped Xi Zhaoye's face, then traced a path downward. Gu Tangwan curled her lips and gave a soft laugh.

"Don't keep testing my limits. Otherwise, I won't be able to stop myself from beating you to death."

Before you read:

[All people, places, and events are fictional and not based on real individuals or events.]

[The main characters are imperfect, and both have flaws.]

[The writing is bad and the story makes no sense. If you don't like it, don't force yourself to read. You don't need to tell me if you drop it.]

[Please don't insult the author. I'm sensitive and will hide under the covers and cry.]

Theme: Study hard and keep improving.