Chapter 17: with translation of chapter title

Song Lujing heard the sound here.

He brought milk tea to his sister, gave a slight smile, inserted a straw, and handed the milk tea to her.

Mu Youyu obediently took the milk tea, saying, "Thank you, Lujing-gege."

Luo Liu furtively glanced at Luo Sha, whispering, "Third sister, is this okay?"

"Alright, alright, let's go back." Luo Sha waved her hand.

Immediately turning his head, he gave Mu Youyu a slight nod, "Sorry to disturb you, we're leaving first."

Mu Youyu casually replied, Luo Sha turned and left, inexplicably feeling a chill behind her back.

Hiss, Young Master Jiang actually found a girlfriend!

Sister is studying at Lan Lin, why haven't I heard anything from Nan Feng?

I'll have to ask when I go back.

They played until almost seven, Song Lujing took his sister out for dinner, then sent her home.

No dreams all night, next morning.

Mu Youyu overslept, groggily felt for her phone by the pillow, and when she saw the time she bolted upright.

If she went to school now, by the time she arrived it would be almost the fourth period.

The second brother had someone tell the teacher, but the teacher didn't ask about her situation.

She still planned to go to Lan Lin.

Mu Youyu picked a pure pink T-shirt, which with her fair, delicate little face, and if paired with a fresh sweet smile, she was the picture of a harmless sweet girl.

Her hair hadn't been dyed back yet, and on her way to Class A, she fortunately didn't run into the discipline master.

It was exactly break time now.

Mu Youyu raised her hand and pushed open the door of Class A, walking straight in.

The next second, the previously noisy classroom suddenly fell silent; the whole class glanced at her, then at Jiang Liangjin sitting there.

Some classmates who had risen from their seats sat back down, apparently intending to watch the show.

What a coincidence, Young Master Jiang just happened to come today; let's see his reaction to this pretty transfer student sitting next to him!

Now it was quiet as if they were in class.

Mu Youyu only felt the atmosphere was weird, the classmates inexplicably so, but she couldn't be bothered to think more.

The classroom had the central air-conditioning running year-round, the temperature was comfortable, neither cold nor hot.

She lowered her head to tidy her hair; her brown hair fell softly with her movement, revealing the necklace on her neck.

She had originally thought to go back to her seat, put down her bag, then go out for a stroll to kill time.

But when Mu Youyu lifted her head and looked at her former seat, her whole body froze in place, her feet as if nailed to the floor, unable to move.

Beside her seat, a boy had sat down at some point.

That person was lowering his head, fingers swiping on his phone screen, a head of eye-catching wine-red hair that was especially flamboyant in the daylight.

Mu Youyu's pupils shrank sharply, and the hand gripping her bag tightened.

Although his demeanor was completely different from before, the friendship they'd had since childhood let her recognize him at a glance.

Why did he dye his hair?

Or is it still this appearance…

No, how could he be at Lan Lin? And even in the same class as me?

Mu Youyu looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar boy, a flood of questions rising in her mind, rooted to the spot, unable to walk.

Yu Ci in the back rows sensed the strange quiet and glanced toward the podium.

Just that glance made his pupils contract sharply, all expression on his face froze, and an uncontrollable blurt escaped his mouth: "Holy shit!"

He slammed the table hard and jumped up, his motion surprisingly large.

Jiang Liangjin in the front rows was idly scrolling on his phone, not even looking up as he snorted, "Sick?"

The whole class instantly erupted: "What's going on? This expression—does Yu Ci know the transfer student?"

Gu Xingnan beside him was shaken so his desk trembled slightly; he helplessly put down his phone and lifted his eyes to the emotionally uncontrolled Yu Ci: "A Ci, what's wrong?"

After he spoke, he followed Yu Ci's gaze, which was almost glued to the podium, and looked over.

Usually calm and gentle Gu Xingnan couldn't help but mutter under his breath: "Damn!"

Gu Xingnan also rose with his childhood friend, his movement drawing the whole class's gaze.

He paid no heed to others' looks, his eyes fixed straight on Mu Youyu.

Ten years of friendship let him recognize her at a glance.

Jiang Liangjin and Mu Youyu have known each other since birth, and Gu Xingnan and Yu Ci have also known each other since birth.

The four of them had been in the same class from first grade of elementary school through middle school, their relationship extremely close.

Up to now, they've known each other together for ten years.

Until the middle school exam approached, Jiang Liangjin vanished without warning.

The day after the middle school exam ended, he reappeared, but Mu Youyu had vanished like she'd evaporated from the world—no one could reach her phone, and people asked about her concealed the truth.

Another day passed, and Gu Xingnan and Yu Ci could no longer reach Jiang Liangjin.

The next time they saw Jiang Liangjin, it was already the first day of high school two months later.

It was on the Lan Lin playground; he stood in the middle, his head of wine-red hair extremely eye-catching.

That fierce aura about him, those cold, dark eyes—Gu Xingnan and Yu Ci hardly dared compare him to the boy he used to be.

Jiang Liangjin, relying on his top academic scores and outstanding looks, landed on Lan Lin's hot list even before school started.

On the day he made the list, his family background was also revealed, and on the first day of school he became the school bully.

As for the teachers and students of Lan Lin Academy and other schools, all they know is……

Lan Lin Academy's school bully and heartthrob, Jiang Liangjin, is cold‑hearted and seems unable to muster interest in anything.

He is a noble young master of the Jiang Family, someone everyone knows and absolutely must not provoke.

He has dabbled a bit in truancy and fighting, which violate school rules.

He used to be the perfect teenager in parents' mouths.

Now that he's at Lan Lin, aside from his two childhood friends Yu Ci and Gu Xingnan—with whom he can stay close and maintain intimacy—hardly anyone dares to approach him on their own.

Gu Xingnan made a somewhat exaggerated move when standing up; his usually calm eyes now looked at Mu Youyu with disbelief.

The A‑class students stared dumbfounded: 'Young Master Gu, what's wrong?'

Upon hearing his childhood friend's words, Yu Ci also realized that Jiang Liangjin still hadn't seen the person.

He raised his voice so Jiang Liangjin could hear, shouting excitedly: 'A Jin, A Jin! Stop playing and look up!'

Jiang Liangjin impatiently put away his phone, looked up, and with lingering annoyance asked: 'What…?'

The moment his gaze met the girl on the podium, all his irritation froze.

His mind felt emptied; after a full two seconds of stunned silence, Jiang Liangjin's heart suddenly raced, his distinct knuckles clenching and then relaxing.

Those usually dull, lifeless eyes now shone with undisguised joy, locking onto Mu Youyu's stunned gaze.

Upon seeing the girl he had long yearned for, Jiang Liangjin immediately rose and hurried forward.

Mu Youyu lifted her gaze and met his fiery stare.

How could he be at Lan Lin……

And he's even in her class?

Seeing Jiang Liangjin draw nearer, her somewhat stiff body instinctively stepped back.

"Youbao." Jiang Liangjin stood before her, his deep brown eyes brimming with surging emotion, his voice trembling slightly, wrapped in the scorching heat of having regained what was lost.

Mu Youyu heard his voice and came to her senses.

Her long lashes trembled slightly, her eye sockets inexplicably felt sore, and her expression showed a hint of bewilderment.

The boy before her fixed his deep brown eyes on her without blinking or wavering, letting her see a kind of tenacity born of having regained what was lost.

However, that gaze was too heavy—heavy with a burning focus that made even the tear mole at the corner of his left eye look attractive.

It made her unable to help but look away.

Thus, Mu Youyu looked at Jiang Liangjin, who was less than a fist's distance away, and with a firm push of both hands, she shoved him away without hesitation.

Afterward, she fled as if escaping, running out of the A‑class classroom.

The A‑class students exclaimed: 'What did I just see?'

Class A student: What did I see?