Lin Yujing had always prided herself on being a good judge of character. The moment she first saw Chu Zhi, she felt this girl wasn’t suitable for Lu Jiaheng. She was too innocent, too soft, like cotton candy – clearly someone who had never faced any hardships, carefully protected and cherished by her parents since…

Lu Jiaheng and Lin Yujing particularly didn’t get along. This discord had existed since they could remember. They were similar types of people. Lu Jiaheng was also mischievous as a child, but he was fair-skinned and delicate, even prettier when he was younger, looking like a girl. Unlike other boys his age, he wasn’t particularly…

There were two apples left. Chu Zhi stopped selling and folded the price list back into her down jacket pocket. While she was organizing her things, Lu Jiaheng took a phone call. Chu Zhi was lost in thought and didn’t pay attention to what he was saying on the other end. She held a stack…

Ever since she first saw that four-digit price tag sweatshirt, Chu Zhi felt that Lu Jiaheng had “I’m rich,” “I’m super rich,” and “I’m made of money” written all over him. Not only that, but he was wasteful and extravagantly lavish – clearly someone who had never experienced financial pressure since childhood. On Christmas Eve,…

Chu Zhi was about to collapse from exhaustion. The walk from the teaching building back to the dormitory was quite a distance, and she was struggling to carry a large bundle of snake apples. The huge pile was almost too much to hold, and halfway through, her arms felt like they were about to break.…

As soon as Lu Jiaheng put on his backpack, he seemed to transform from a dog back into a human. Class hadn’t started yet, and both Xiao Yi and Lu Jiaheng were eye-catching. Many students in the classroom were already looking their way. After hearing his words, their gazes naturally fell on Chu Zhi beside…

For the third time in her life, Chu Zhi received a confession. Though she had always been pretty, well-behaved, and achieved good grades since childhood, she felt that she had never really been pursued by anyone. Except for that confusing incident when she was too young to understand, and the class heartthrob after the college…

At 8:30 PM Beijing time, Lu Jiaheng stood at Chu Zhi’s security door holding an electric blanket, his black hair damp, lips slightly pressed together, like an abandoned puppy. Chu Zhi also stood at the door, hesitantly looking at him. While observing his expression, she carefully said: “Electric blankets work pretty well too?” “…” Lu…

A mercury thermometer’s highest reading is forty-two degrees. The mercury had reached its limit, probably around forty-three degrees. Chu Zhi lowered her eyes to look at the thermometer in her hand, where the mercury column sat precisely just above forty-two degrees. Any higher and the thermometer might explode. Chu Zhi froze for a moment, silent,…

Chu Zhi woke up early on Saturday. She had been sleeping since she got back last night, all the way until around six in the morning. Chu Zhi opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling for ten minutes, lost in thought. Chu Zhi didn’t know when she had left. She had received a call…