Jiang Qing is a native of City A. Her father is a philosophy professor at University A, and her mother is a well-known painter.
In order to give their daughter their wholehearted love, Jiang's parents only had one child.
Jiang Qing, born with her parents' expectations, grew up surrounded by love and was carefully cared for.
Then, as Jiang Qing grew up, she unsurprisingly became a "naive and innocent" girl.
A person's perspective is determined by their upbringing. Being overly protected by her parents fostered Jiang Qing's naive and innocent nature.
In her view, everything in the world is beautiful and lovely, and everyone around her is a good person.
Not only does she care for her friends, but she also treats those who scheme to get close to her with genuine kindness. That's why Shen Shi was able to approach her effortlessly.
Jiang Qing not only comes from a wealthy family, but she is also very beautiful.
With her alluring, captivating peach blossom eyes and moist, peach-petal lips, coupled with her quirky and mischievous personality, love letters never ceased to be found in her desk from the time she first experienced romantic feelings in middle school.
But the boys who pursued her before were either too arrogant and loved to brag, or they were dull and couldn't talk properly. Jiang Qing couldn't find any of them appealing.
Only when she was in a deep sleep did she feel something different.
Judging from first impressions, Shen Shi has already won at the starting line. After all, who can resist a handsome angel who saves cats?
What's more, being pursued by the most popular campus heartthrob at A University is a real source of pride!
The two were drawn to each other like magnets, and after dating for a week, they successfully established a romantic relationship.
Just as Shen Shi had thought, Jiang Qing was indeed a wealthy and beautiful woman.
After realizing that his family wasn't well-off, Jiang Qing always insisted on paying the bill during their dates, afraid of putting him in a financial burden.
To protect her boyfriend's pride, Jiang Qing always lied and said that she bought expensive gifts from street vendors and that they didn't cost much.
This conveniently saved Shen Shi the trouble. He pretended not to know anything, gave Jiang Qing a cheap gift in return, and then happily carried away the luxury goods.
Six months passed like this, and Jiang Qing didn't notice anything amiss. Whenever her friends subtly reminded her, Jiang Qing thought they were overthinking it.
Shen Shi couldn't see the value of the gift at all, and he never asked her for money, so how could he have ulterior motives?
Jiang Qing, completely absorbed in the beauty of love, was utterly unprepared.
Couples deeply in love are inseparable, unable to look away from each other for even a moment.
But such happiness is like quicksand built on lies; the sweet days are ultimately short-lived, until one event shatters the surface tranquility.
This story begins with Lu Yiyi, Shen Shi's childhood sweetheart.
The two were children from the same compound, and they had played together since they were little, going to school and coming home together.
Lu Yiyi is like morning dew, always shrouded in a hazy, elusive aura, making her seem both near and far, and impossible to grasp.
The exploration of mysterious things is a perpetual desire for young boys.
For almost the same reason, many boys have always been drawn to Lu Yiyi because of this sense of mystery.
Shen Shi was no exception; Lu Yiyi was his innocent first love, and she made him understand what liking and caring meant.
Carrying this budding crush, she quietly applied to University A and ended up attending the same university as her sweetheart.
At that time, Shen Shi had an inexplicable confidence, always believing that he and Lu Yiyi were in love.
With this mysterious confidence, Shen Shi confessed his feelings to Lu Yiyi as soon as he received his admission letter from University A, only to be rejected.
At that moment, Shen Shi found it unbelievable; he never imagined that Lu Yiyi would reject him.
"Why? You clearly like me, don't you?"
Still young and inexperienced, Shen Shi was completely unable to hide his emotions and lost control, pressing down on Lu Yiyi's shoulder.
“My mother passed away, and my father is an alcoholic and gambler. The only elder who has ever cared about me since I was a child is Aunt Lin. You are Aunt Lin’s son, and I have always regarded you as my older brother.”
Lu Yiyi lowered her head and explained in a low voice.
"Is that really all there is to it?" Shen Shi asked again, unwilling to give up.
Lu Yiyi nodded gently.
As she moved, something in Shen Shi's heart seemed to shatter, leaving his heart feeling empty like a dilapidated house, with cold winds constantly blowing in.
Shen Shi arrived at this confession full of joy, but left dejected.
Lu Yiyi, who was confessed to, showed no emotional reaction whatsoever.
Lu Yiyi had realized long ago that Shen Shi liked her.
The oppressive living environment made her very good at reading people's expressions and attitudes. Lu Yiyi would not miss any person who was interested in her.
She possessed so little! Only these fleeting, ethereal affections could bring her a sliver of comfort, or even some benefit.
Yes! Even though Lu Yiyi had just come of age, she had already learned, without being taught, how to use other people's affections to gain the greatest benefit for herself.
What I said when I refused to go to bed was complete fabrication.
Lu Yiyi refused because she and Shen Shi were the same kind of people: collectively known as the poor.
Although the Shen family's conditions are better, they are still just the best of the worst, and are far from Lu Yiyi's dream of marrying into a wealthy family.
After being rejected, Shen Shi spent all his time playing video games at home until he left home for the start of the semester at A University.
Whether it was fate playing a trick on him or not, on the bullet train to school, Shen Shi unexpectedly ran into Lu Yiyi, and the two sat close together.
Chen Shi was embarrassed and at a loss, not knowing how to face Lu Yiyi. In the end, Lu Yiyi took the initiative to greet him, and the two slowly started chatting.
After all, they were childhood friends and knew each other very well. Lu Yiyi was also very shrewd and charming. Under her deliberate guidance, Shen Shi was led to forget about confessing his feelings, and the two became good friends again.
After entering university, Shen Shi saw different scenery and met many girls, and gradually forgot about his little feelings for Lu Yiyi.
Just when he could barely remember who Lu Yiyi was, she suddenly became his roommate's girlfriend.
When Shen saw the photos of the two kissing on her roommate's WeChat Moments, she was completely stunned.
Shen Shi never imagined that Qi Xiao would end up with Lu Yiyi!
How could these two people be acquainted? They're completely unrelated, how did they even meet?
After a series of question marks flashed across his head, a strong sense of resentment welled up in Shen Shi's heart.
This resentment stemmed not only from his unrequited love for Lu Yiyi, but also largely from his jealousy of Qi Xiao.
Shen Shi and Qi Xiao are both campus heartthrobs at A University, and they dislike each other, competing openly and secretly.
But aside from looks, Shen Shi is completely defeated in every other aspect.
Besides his good family background and enviable allowance, Qi Xiao even had someone he once liked.
How could anyone completely overwhelm him?
The more Shen thought about it, the more resentful and unfair it seemed. It was on this day that he turned to the dark side!
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