My School's Top Scholar Is a Little Sweet

They had been classmates for a year, and Hou Jiayin had never imagined that one day the campus heartthrob He Tingxi would sit right in front of her. He was a dazzling boy who seemed to have his own halo, adored wherever he went and worshipped by countless girls who would gladly swoon for him. Hou Jiayin knew she shouldn't fall for him, but... When she couldn't solve a problem, the top student would tilt his head and personally guide her with a set square and compass. “Hey, how can you be so clueless...?” When she was hungry, he would lazily hand her a carton of milk. “Here, I bought too much...” Even when she was sick, he went to great lengths to take her to a famous doctor thousands of miles away, then kept tabs on her every day. “Have you taken your medicine? How did you sleep last night? Is your cough worse in the morning or in the middle of the night...?” The top student was always calling her name, Jiayin, Jiayin, in a sweet, tender voice, warmth shining in his eyes and smile. * By senior year, Hou Jiayin had turned into a real troublemaker. She fought, skipped class, and cheated on tests, the very picture of a bad student. But the top student had changed too. That boy who always wore a faint, arrogant smile now shamelessly clung to her, refusing to let her do this or that. Hou Jiayin was at her wit's end. “He Tingxi, just leave me alone. I only wanted to skip class. You didn't have to chase me several blocks from school just to catch me, did you?” The top student gazed at her tenderly. “Jiayin, you know what? I like you best when you're well-behaved. Come back to class. I'll buy you an ice cream. Do you want chocolate or strawberry?” Hou Jiayin was at a loss for words. “I'm not well-behaved at all. I'm rebellious and arrogant, thanks.” “Just do what I say, and you'll be well-behaved.” Hou Jiayin said nothing, only rolling her eyes. “Yeah, right.” The top student smiled indulgently. “You're so cute.” Hou Jiayin threw her head back and wailed. “Heavens above, earth below, won't someone drag this lovesick fool away...?” * The truth was, she had been the first to fall in love. But later, she no longer dared to love him, burying this deep-rooted feeling in her heart. Meanwhile, he became the one who loved in vain, losing sleep night after night. In the end, he came to his senses and appeared before her in flowing white, just as he had the first time they met. His eyes narrowed, a faint smile at the corners of his brows. “Hou Jiayin, you're the one who got me into this. You're responsible for me to the end.” That year, you had just come of age, and I had just become gentle... Recommended reads by Lanlan: Warm Love: The Sickly Academic God Comes to Me, Jialan Sweet Wife, Unattainably High, Jialan My Wild Lord Has a Warm Wife, Jiuxu Young Master Lan's Adorable and Rebellious Wife, Jiuxu