The Perfect Disguise

On her first day after transferring schools, Lin Wan boldly announced, “I have a boyfriend. We’re in a long-distance relationship.” She successfully scared off every admirer. Gu Chen, who was sleeping in the back row, cracked open an eye. “Interesting.” After that, he beat her by exactly one point on every mock exam and changed girlfriends as often as he changed clothes, while she took down three thugs by herself after school. In composition class, he wrote “On the Self-Cultivation of Pretenders,” while she wrote “On Peacocks Showing Off and the True Nature of Teddy Bears.” Then, on graduation night, he pinned her against a wall in an alley. “Heh. Your act is flawless, but you can’t fool me.” …