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I and Noah were reunited in Miami. Since then, he asked me to move back to Los Angeles. At first I disagreed, but then Lily brain –washed me.
So, I ended up taking a bachelor in Los Angeles and working in Hoskins' Company. I still take trips sometimes, like twice a year or during weekend. So far my life is great here in Los Angeles, even though the media is busy with the news but Noah covers me up. I still refuse to attend any talk –shows, maybe one day I should.

The world is freaking out, Rony is freaking out, my sisters are freaking out, Lily knows everything so she's not freaking out. Cara, Jane and James  become my close friends in Los Angeles. James is dating Jane, I can't believe they finally date ! I mean, they are match made in heaven !

Oh speaking of the devil.

"HEY !!! I'M COMING !!!" screamed Jane as she rushed towards me and Cara. We have been waiting for them for an hour.

"What the f**k are you two doing huh? You are an hour LATE !!" moaned Cara. 

Jane snorted a laugh, James pulled a chair and let Jane seated. 

"can I make it as a secret?" she grinned.

"Alright Jane, up to you. I have ordered mine cause I'm starving, baby" Cara rolled her eyes. 

James is the new manager of Vier Café and the bar, his father retired. Jane is a psychiatrist and Cara is a lecturer in her old university. 

Everything is beautiful here. 

Sometimes when life isn't as what you expected, you gotta move on. 
- One Day in California

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Hello, thanks for reading our chapters until the end ! 

One Day in California is my first work, I want to apologize if there's any weak language you might hard to understand.

Here are the specific descriptions of the character.

Steffi : Steffi was born in Indonesia, her sisters too. Steffi has a pair of monolid dark brown eyes, a button nose, a thin lips and yellow skin. She has a long black hair, but then she cut them short during her vacation, grew her hair back until the last chapter. 

Rony : is a tall and handsome Indonesian, he has a fair skin, a pointed nose and a pair of big eyes. He is wearing glasses anyway, mostly appeared in tidy shirt and pants. 

Lily : a cute woman, she has a pair of thick eyebrows and eyelashes, a pair of beautiful eyes. She is very cheerful and energic.

Noah : of course Noah is 8 cm taller than Rony, Noah was born in Italy, he is half Italian anyway. He has a curly dark –brown hair, thick eyelashes and eyebrows, a pair of hazel eyes, and a pointed nose. He is about 185 cm tall. 

Cara : is a half African –American, she is pretty tall like about 175 cm. She has curly black hair, pointed nose, a pair of beautiful eyes and sexy lips. She is hot in lipsticks. Hehe. But she is not that feminine, so she hates lipstick.

Jane : is a petite woman with red hair. She is very beautiful and damn good in singing.  

James : a Swedish born. James is very tall, like about 188 cm, he has golden hair and a pair of beautiful eyes too. 

Cindy and Clara : they are identical twins, Cindy has a tiny mole on her nose and Clara doesn't. They are the queen bees during their High School. 

This story is inspired by marriage of Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso.



"If anything should give normal people hope, it's the story of how Matt Damon met his wife Luciana Barroso. One night in Miami - where Damon was filming Stuck on You - he went to a bar with some friends. Barroso happened to be bartending that night, the two met, and the rest is history. Barroso probably never thought she would go from working at a bar in Miami to attending A-list parties and marrying one of the biggest stars in the world.

The couple has been married since 2005, and they have four children together. Damon admits it's a strange set of circumstances that lead them together - at first, he wasn't even planning to go out that night. Now, he's definitely happy he decided to go out for a drink in Miami."

The pictures are taken from Google or Pinterest (different source). Some quotes were inspired by  I learnt a lot from them! 

Anyway thanks for following our story until the end ! I hope you enjoy the story !

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Two years later
Turquoise Villa, Houston.
The wind was still and the ocean was tranquil, reflecting the colours of the resplendent sunset that was a brilliant mixture of red and orange with the touch of a gorgeous pink. Most of the flowers had their petals lowered preparing themselves for bedtime, not forgetting to leave an alluring scent in the atmosphere while the birds were seen flying in two's and three's below the beautiful sunset.
In the pond directly behind the vast field of flowers and trees, the goldfishes, carps and shrimps were swimming happily without a care in the world beside the corals and the gray and black pebbles. The water from the pond was flowing downhill, trickling and making rippling sounds through carefully placed rocks making a mini waterfall which stretched towards the end of villa.
Standing at the edge of an octagonal, open-aired balcony was a beautiful girl wearing a white lacy backless sundress. Her platinum blonde layered wavy hair coloured with silver highlights was let loose over her shoulders and covered her bare back to her waist making the sexy sundress appear modest. Placing her elbows on the modern balcony guardrail, Penny closed her eyes when the ocean breeze caressed her face and let out a satisfied sigh while basking in the afterglow of the sun marking the end of the day. 
With the rays of the colourful sunset dying her white dress and making her platinum blonde hair highlighted with silver seem to have a touch of rose gold and the colours of flowers of different varieties as her backdrop, Penny appeared to be iridescent and ethereal. At least that's what Cy thought when he walked into balcony.
It was dinnertime and ever since they moved here two years ago, it was a ritual for them to eat together, so he was looking for her. But he didn't expect her to be standing there looking extremely beautiful. Going into dreamland, he imagined himself walking up to her, placing his palm on her waist to pull her towards himself and hugging her from behind before placing light kisses on her hair, both her shoulders, cheeks and last of all her .......
His imagination was cut off by Penny's beautiful voice, "Why are you just standing there Cy? It's been almost 5 minutes" she said with her eyes still closed and her back facing Cy.
Breaking out of his reverie, Cy smiled and walked towards Penny before also leaning on the guardrail, "Why aren't you coming in for dinner?", he asked while looking at the setting sun and the beautiful scenery it created with its lustrous colours.
Opening her eyes, Penny asked,"Is that all?"
"What?", asked Cy confused.
"Standing there for close to 5 minutes, is that all you wanted to ask or.....tell me?", Penny asked before turning towards Cy with a smile on her face.
Cy wished Penny didn't turn to look at him as he almost blurted out his innermost thoughts when he saw her light blue eyes mixed with a hint of black at the iris, petite nose and her irresistible smile. Her eyes which appeared to reflect the colours of the flowers and sunset made him wonder if she had sectoral heterochromia. Taking deep breaths Cy reminded himself not to have fantasies about Penny for the nth time while repeating, 'She's like your sister!' severally in his mind, totally shutting the voice that kept telling him, 'Well, she's not your biological sister!'.
When he saw Penny raising her eyebrows inquisitively, Cy hurriedly straightened up.
"Uh… I… I..I was just…not…expecting you to be..so beautiful...I mean to be..here! I just wanted to remind you to come pretty, I mean…eat! " said Cy while raising his hand to scratch his silky brown hair.
Looking at Cy still stammering and falling over his words as usual, Penny chuckled before linking her arm with his and looking him in the eye, "Come on, let's go." she said making Cy seem like he was electrocuted. Seeing his shocked look, Penny chuckled one more time before pulling him back into the villa and towards the dining room while Cy's line of sight remained on their linked arms.
At the dining table, Avi was setting the last of the dishes when she heard footsteps and looked up to meet Penny's gentle smile and Cy's shocked face. Raising her eyebrows, Avi cleared her throat while giving Cy a knowing smile which made him quickly unlink his arms from Penny. Coughing to hide his embarrassment, Cy made his way to the kitchen to wash his hands…again but the little tinge of red on his ears did not escape Avi's sight which made her smile brighter.
'Like your little sister my foot', she thought.
Looking at the table covered with plates filled with lasagna, lamb chops, Italian pasta, chicken curry, casserole, chicken roast, macaroni and cheese, braised pork and a chocolate cheesecake sitting right in the middle of it all, Penny and Timmy gulped noisily.
"They smell wonderful Avi!", Penny exclaimed before quickly sitting to reach for the lasagna.
"Have I ever told you how much I love your cooking, Avi?", Timmy asked while also reaching to take a piece of the lamb chops. 
However, .....
'PAH' 'PAH'
Avi hit the back of their hands mercilessly before they could even reach the plates.
"Ouch!", they both yelled.
"Thank you, Penny and Yes you have Timmy, severally", Avi said replying to both their remarks.
"Now, go wash your hands!", she continued. Just then Cy walked out of the kitchen. "Look at Cy, he's washed his hands twice this evening and still he washed it again just now but you, you won't even clean yourselves properly before you eat! Now, Get up and go wash those hands!"
"Yes mum", Timmy replied sarcastically before heading to the kitchen while Penny glanced at Cy before going after Timmy.
When Cy had another eye contact with Penny and almost hit his foot on the chair that was right in front of him, Avi chuckled earning Cy's glare.
"So, 'Penny's older brother', why have you been stuttering and stumbling a lot lately, especially when Penny's around you?", Avi asked rather sarcastically while making air quotes with her fingers when she said 'older brother'.
"I don't know what you are talking about", Cy said before looking elsewhere guiltily. 
"Oh, I just thought that since you take Penny as your 'younger sister' you'd be more 'comfortable' around her", Avi replied, still making air quotes. She still remembered how Cy lashed out at her when she asked him this question a year ago, not believing his sermon about how much he cares for her as an older brother, she began to observe him where she realized that his words and his actions were totally different. An example is what happened earlier that day, who'd blush when making eye contact with their 'younger sister'?, so she decided to tease him a bit.
"Avika Iris Dawson!, you....", Cy who was about to bite back, kept quiet when Penny and Timmy returned and sat at the table. Glaring at Avi one last time who stuck her tongue out to him, he made his way to the chair beside Timmy and opposite Penny but Avi quickly and 'unintentionally' sat beside Timmy. "OMO, did you want to sit here?, I really didn't know but you could sit beside Penny though, you don't mind right?", Avi said cheekily.
"Yeah, come sit here Cy at least I can have some peace and quiet for once today." Penny said tapping the chair beside her before giving Avi an exasperated look. 
Cy:"....."
Hence, dinner began with Cy 'reluctantly' sitting beside Penny but his little cheeky smile didn't escape Avi's eagle eyes.

*Imagine this is a trailer with a very cool soundtrack* 

A socially awkward orphan lost in the world without any direction strives to find her desire in life. 

Despite her beauty she's labelled as a psycho and ostracized due to her unique hobby of pranking people...

No boyfriend...
No desire...
No life...
She has taken up as many jobs and professions as she has been kicked out of...

A secretary, a store attendant, a plumber, a human rights activist, a carpenter, a lawyer, a singer, a dancer, a nurse, an events' planner...you name it! She's tried all! 

Penny: ‘But why don't I feel passion for any of the jobs I've taken so far?!’ she thought till she saw a beautiful golden dress. 

Penny: “I finally know my destiny in life Avi! Wait for it..... A fashion designer!!” she said with a huge smile on her face

Avi: “.....”, ‘That's the tenth time you found your destiny this week!’

What do you think will happen when one of her pranking escapades goes wrong.

“Hey you! Stop right there! I'll ask you for the last time, Where is my shirt?!”
Will it lead to love or hate?

Penny: “I told you before and I'm saying it again! It's on the notice board right beside the principal's office! If you really do have guts as you say, why don't you go there shirtless? I dare you! ”

Or when her childhood friend tells her exactly how he feels about her.

“Penny, I... I love you.”

What dark secret does she carry with her that makes her feel she doesn't deserve to be loved?

Join Penny as she journeys to free herself from the shackles of her dark past to find her destiny and maybe just maybe her love as well.

Somewhere in a dark room,

“How could I not see all the signs? She was practically yelling it in my face every single day! Penny, can you hear me?, I'm so sorry, please come back, please!”

*End of trailer*

A year later.....

It's late December, I took 2 weeks off to visit Tiere at Jakarta, staying at her apartment. Tiere told me she loves her job and she made a lot of money. I'm so happy that I let her chase her dreams. And I, I finally got to work at my dream game company, was accepted right after a month dating Tiere. She's like a lucky charm to me.

The sun shining through the open curtain, I woke up before the alarm start beeping. I turned it off once it rang cause it's Sunday, I leaned forward looking at the peaceful looks of Tiere while she's sleeping, drooling on her pillow, greasy hair, and her messy waterproof makeup, did she forget to wash her face or? I use my thumb to wipe her eye –shadow but I didn't make it, for me she's always beautiful, my lips lifted upward I feel warm in my heart as it beats faster cause I realize how much I love her. Somehow it's so calming and my heart is melting. I leaned my head forward again, kiss her lips once and she pouted. "I want to sleeeppppp" she said, tossing her body to the other side. I laid back on the bed, hug her from behind. 

"Good morning, my dear" I whispered. I heard her sniffing smiles. Then my phone ruined my Sunday. 

drrrttt drrttt drrttt

I sit up to catch my phone, my mom's picture popped up. DAMN! SHE IS VIDEO CALLING ME RIGHT NOW? I LIED TO HER! But it's okay, I am 24 years old. BUT NO, JUST PRETEND I'M IN THE HOTEL.

I click the green button soon as my mom's face close up-ly appeared. I was kind of shock, my heart start pumping fast, throbbing behind my ribs, it's going to crack soon.

"Hii.. Mom" my jaw turns rigid. 

"Hey, so, you're at Jakarta?" my mom asked, still smiling.  

I nod my head, "Yes"

"Huh.. it's so hard to ask you to come to Miami, but when it is about Tiere, you arrived soon as she asked" 

I told my mom about Tiere and my mom was so happy about it. I don't know she used to ship me with Tiere since grade –school. I don't understand my mom sometimes. 

"Mom..." I rolled my eyes. 

"So where's she?"

"She is beside me..ups" I covered my mouth, DAMN! MY MOM PURPOSELY SHIFT MY CONCENTRATION.

Her smile disappeared, her face turned scary. THIS IS THE END OF MY LIFE!

"HAA!! YOU!!! Bastard! You slept with TIERE?? YOU DARE LIED TO ME?? YOU WANNA GET MARRIED SOON, HUH?" 

"Momm.. mom... listen" like usually....

Then, how about Caroline and the flowers?

Back to that time.

Once I've done my confessions towards Tiere, I walked back to my car light –heartedly. I feel happy and relieved at the same time. 

drrrtt drrttt

It's Caroline. Oh, I really forgot about her! I was kinda shock.

"Ryan.. where the hell are you?"

"Caroline.. I'm so sorry to say this. But, I think I'd like to stay with Tiere cause I love her" I said as I scratched my forehead, I know I sound like a total jerk but this is for the best.

"What???" she moaned and hung up the phone, before I even explain. 

Then the florist got to call me. 

"Hello, Giany's florist here. Am I talking with Mr.Valerian?"
 "Hello, miss florist. The bouquet and the chocolate box, sorry.. my girlfriend just left the town, so I'm giving that package for you. Thankyou!"

It turned her speechless, maybe I sound pathetic but not too pathetic that makes her confused. Ah, not a big deal.

That's how I deal with my puppy lover and the first roses I bought.

-Bonus Chapter End-

Hello, do you enjoy Bestfriend With Benefits?

Right, if you did, please hit follow my account and send me tons of likes! If there's anything you need to add, please do comment below. I'm so glad that I finally made it until the final of the story.

So here's a little throwback of the story and the specific descriptions of the character: 

Ryan (Valerian) : a tall nerd guy, he used to be thin, but he did some work out. He has a dark hair color and a pair of glasses but just in some times since he plays computer a lot. Sometimes he doesn't put any glasses while on date. Well, he is kind of good looking back in High School, just very thin so nobody noticed them, like he is nearly invisible. Ryan is from a very rich family too, but he is simple, so nobody has ever realized it. 

Tiere : a nerd girl who tends to be so active, and talkative. She has a dark past during her school time, students like to judge her, but since graduated from high school she did some improvements of her both appearance and her image that makes her prettier in the present time. But nah, in the past time, she is kind of retarded. Her family isn't that rich, but her mom's new husband and her dad's new wife are billionaires. But Tiere won't take a cent from them. She is tough. 

Caroline : she is one of the queen bees gang in their school. But she is the most normal among the others, I mean.. she is kinda study a lot rather than hanging out and shopping, even though she does a lot of shopping too. She is from a very rich family, that's why people like to cling into her. Nowadays people.

Calvin : Tiere's ex –boyfriend. Son of a famous cosmetic company. Calvin and Tiere were not in the same school. They met in the pub where Tiere worked at. That time, Calvin has a crush on her, and get to know her better. Tiere doesn't change because of Calvin, so don't get her wrong. She changed because she feel kinda ashamed of her past life during her school time. 

The quotes and some descriptions were inspired by descriptionari, they have tons of beautiful quotes and inspirational writings there. I develop my knowledge, learning from that website. 

The cover of the book might confused you. It is the picture of them wearing their middle school lab suit in their adult age. 

Here, I made 2 quotes for you! You can share quotes from Bestfriend With Benefits story your own in the comment section!

"You can't predict people, you can't predict love. It just came across you somehow, so you'll barely realize it"

"The worst part is sometimes the best part" 

-      Bestfriend With Benefits

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(Goodbye in Bahasa Indonesia)

Qian Mengfei, who had been listening to the gossip, said, "the friendship between my idol and Su Nuanyu must be real. Also, I also feel that Su Nuanyu has been slandered because the direction of the comments is too abnormal. " After staying in the circle for a long time, naturally, there were more twists and turns in the circle. When the direction of the comments was still fine before, it suddenly changed. There must be someone behind it who hired a large-scale troll army to guide the direction of public opinion.
Thinking back, she used to think that these mixed comments could really be the heartfelt words of the netizens. Although she also knew about the existence of the troll army, she had always thought that the troll army was very low-level. Who knew that the current troll army.. You wouldn't be able to recognize them if you mingled among the netizens. Sigh, you could only say that you were too naive in the past.
"But before Su Nuanyu won the Golden Time Award for best actress and Best Actress, she was also heavily criticized. She's the queen of bad movies. It's possible that those anti-fans will be active again, " AH XI said.
"Now that you mention it, I remember it. It seems to be true. ". "But since last year, her reputation started to improve. ". "But you don't have to tell me. Su Nuanyu did a good job in the movie 'The lady with Amnesia. ' The netizens also started to call her a goddess. Then, she got together with the boss, Lin Xi. She was in the limelight for a while. " A Min nodded.
"If that's the case, who would dare to defame Su Nuanyu as the future owner of Hua Feng? " Qian Mengfei was puzzled.
"So she probably borrowed the title of Best Actress Jiang Too many times and her fans defected? "
As they chatted, Xi Wan's lips were painted. Then, she changed into the costume prepared by the costume designer and went out to shoot.
"..."
After Xi Wan finished shooting, Qian Mengfei excitedly ran to Xi Wan and said, "Xi Wan, Xi Wan, you're trending on Weibo again. "
Xi Wan didn't understand. "What's wrong? "
Qian Mengfei was so happy "The advertisement that you shot in Japan has already been released in Japan. Some netizens who studied in Japan said that it was incredible to see your advertisement on TV. They also said that you're now famous on the Japanese Social Media Forum and that you're the top search engine. Everyone is talking about where this fairy-like beauty came from. "
Hearing Qian Mengfei say this, Xi Wan remembered that the advertisement that was shot in Japan a few months ago had started to be broadcast on the Japanese television station.
"Look, look. " Qian Mengfei let Xi Wan look at the Long Weibo.
The ID of the Weibo was a relatively famous marketing account that specialized in consulting in Japan. It was called "new consulting in Japan. ".
The entire Weibo was filled with videos of the entire advertisement, as well as high-definition screenshots.
When Lu Zhu was watching NHK's television program, he suddenly saw a secret water advertisement of SISYA. When he saw the female lead in the advertisement, he thought, Oh my God, did I see a fairy?
Oh my God, there's actually such a beautiful girl who cried in Japan!
Then wait a moment..
So familiar!
This isn't our China's Jiang Xi Wan Huh? ! ! !
For someone like Lu Zhu who was overseas and had a heart on Weibo, the famous Jiang Xiwan Lu Zhu knew her At that time, Lu Zhu's impression of her was only good-looking. However, because she didn't have any specific works, and it looked like she was creating a lot of hype, I didn't pay much attention to her.
I didn't expect Lu Zhu to know that she was actually the spokesperson for SISYA's latest product!
Oh my God, it's the spokesperson for SISYA's product!
I won't say much about the spokesperson for SISYA's product. Those who don't know, GO ASK DU Niang Yourself!
Thus, after I finished reading this advertisement, my first reaction was that this girl would definitely become popular I didn't know about China, but Japan was definitely very popular Japanese people loved this kind of woman who was as clean as a fairy from heaven!
I immediately logged onto the forum. As expected, it was filled with comments about Jiang Xiwan!
Pictures, pictures, pictures
I posted a few classic quotes for everyone to see.
[ Oh my God, who is this girl? She is too beautiful. Only words like 'perfect woman' can describe her. ]
[ after seeing this advertisement video, I decided to immediately buy SISYA's water secrets. I clenched my fist. She is too beautiful. I want to have her good skin. ]
[ Wa, Wa, Wa, she is already in the water. is she wearing makeup or not? As a makeup student, I actually can't tell. But even if she is wearing makeup, her skin foundation is too good. ]
[ replying to the person above, Mr. Yamaguchi said that this was a pure-face shoot. ]
[ I really like her face. It's a little fleshy, and it's so tender. It's full of the scent of a young girl. ]
[ it's even better looking than having Tian Dali. I've decided to follow this Chinese female celebrity. What works does she have? ]
[ is this face really natural? Oh my God, it's hard to imagine that it's natural. It's too perfect. It has a lethality of a million tons to me. ]
...
Alright, you all saw it. The Netizens of Japan were indeed in an uproar. Moreover, the sales of the water's secret product had beaten the sales of the ace product, Mei Ke, on the same day.
Pictures, pictures, pictures
Let's end it with a few more pictures of Jiang Xiwan's beauty. Anyway, I'm a fan of this advertising circle. If any of my friends want to purchase the water's secret product on behalf of me, I can search for a certain treasure shop of Japan's new information, or I can add Nihongzixun as a wechat account.
Then, this long Weibo post of Japan's new information became completely popular. Originally, Xi Wan's Weibo anti-fans were really 50% fans, but the comments below this Weibo Post were unusually harmonious.
Netizen a: Oh my God, Jiang Xiwan actually accepted XISIA's advertising endorsement This was an international big shot, and it was also an a-list brand. Their family's spokesperson was either an international a-list supermodel, or neon's local a-list heavenly rainbow. This time, the spokesperson was actually Huaxia's newcomer, Jiang Xiwan. It was too unbelievable!
Netizen B: I don't know what brand Xisia is. The link is here. The link, please call me Lei Feng
Netizen C: Jiang Xiwan's advertisement is too awesome. No wonder the secret of water asked her to endorse it. It fits the requirements too well.
Of course, there are also people who are naturally rebellious. They have to show a rebuttal attitude to the public's praise to prove that they stand out from the crowd.
Netizen D: Hehe, how much money did Jiang Xiwan give you to clear your name?
Netizen E: It's all compliments. I don't believe that the people of Japan are so lacking in integrity.
Netizen F: Isn't it just an advertisement? What's so great about it. Jiang Xiwan's fans were about to explode.
Of course, such people were only a small portion.
Xi Wan finished reading the Weibo Post and the comments and nodded. Since the advertisement was broadcast in Japan, it wouldn't be far from China.

REVENGE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY!
COPYWRITER: In her previous life, she was a grand slam best actress, but she was tortured to death by her best friend. Before she died, she was unwilling to accept it. Fortunately, the heavens were hanging down on her, and she was possessed by a fourth-year media girl. Therefore, with hatred, she started from the bottom step by step, and climbed to the top again. She was proud and outstanding!
About Love: In her previous life, she was moved by Jin Zhu, and she died a miserable death.
In this life, meeting him was both her life and career. He was both her benefactor and her benefactor. She was unmoved and unmoved. She stuck to her original heart. In the end, it made him angry: Jiang Xiwan, do you have a heart or not He thought that he would leave her, but unexpectedly, he doted on her even more. He even racked his brains to create a "human life" ... ...
In the world of mortals, it was a touch of brilliance. Believe it, it was there. If you don't believe it, it was also there.
Group number: 486914513. Welcome to the group to play.

Noah broke out in a cold sweat after hearing her words. He carefully glanced at Sha Zhixing.
The expression on Sha Zhixing's face froze for a few seconds. She patted her little head lightly. "child, don't talk nonsense! "
The Baby Sat on the Sofa a little dejectedly. Her head was lowered, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Sha Zhixing also knew that her words were actually more of a comfort to herself. She didn't have the heart to blame her. She was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable, so she hugged her with one hand and patted her shoulder to comfort her "Alright, baby, it's alright. Fifteen days isn't too long, so it's possible that you didn't see it. Besides, half a month has passed, and there's still half a month left. "
The baby suddenly raised her head after she said that, and her beautiful big eyes looked at her quietly. Her head turned a little, and her small body suddenly ran upstairs.
After flipping through a photo, she returned to the two of them.
In her hand was a photo of Sha Zhixing and Shi Qinuo. She had secretly taken it when the four of them were having a party.
After sitting back on the SOFA, the baby picked up the phone and dialed Ji Nanyou's number. "fifth uncle, I have a photo here. Can you help me find someone to print it in the newspaper together with the previous photo? "
After saying that, his tone suddenly became a little fierce "Also, help me send a message that tomorrow is the last day. If Xi Chen doesn't show up, mommy will marry Uncle Qinuo. From now on, we will also call uncle Qinuo Daddy. TOMORROW IS OUR ULTIMATUM TO HIM! "
Her tone suddenly changed. She had not discussed her words with anyone before, which shocked Sha Zhixing.
The baby never spoke like this. She was very similar to herself when she was young. She always smiled and gave people a sweet feeling. When did she become so serious?
And where did she learn these evil ideas?
Ji Nanyou was also shocked by the baby. How old was this child?
She actually said such things... ...
The baby finished speaking expressionlessly and hung up the phone. When she saw Sha Zhixing looking at her in astonishment, the expression on her face immediately changed to her usual smiling face. She fell into Sha Zhixing's arms and said coquettishly, "Mommy, you won't be angry if I say this, right? "
Sha Zhixing shook her head gently and patted her back. "Why would I be angry? "
The baby was not even four years old. Her thoughts were the most direct thoughts of the child. If Luo Xichen was really still there, but he did not even bring them any news, Sha Zhixing could understand that he might have his own difficulties But the child might not necessarily want so much.
Most of the time, they could only see the surface. They only knew that Shi Qinuo was good to both of them, but the man they called Daddy did not even ask them about it.
Luo Xichen was not responsible in front of the child. She had no reason to blame the child for him.
After the baby's ultimatum was given, Ji Nanyou listened to it uneasily, but he still did it.
No matter what method he used, he had to give it a try, didn't he?
In a certain country on the other side of the ocean, in a villa by the sea.
A figure was standing quietly on the balcony of the clear water and Blue Sky, holding a newspaper in her hand. There were four photos in the newspaper. There were two children, a man, and a woman.
Below, the original quotes from the baby's tone reprinted her words from yesterday. Her words were filled with dissatisfaction. When she read those words, it could make people think of her angry little face, which was baring her fangs and brandishing her claws. ...

On the first day back to China, he saw her in the corner of the wall. He smiled and said, "Zhixing, if you pay so much attention to me, people will suspect that you have designs on me. " "It's not like we haven't lived together before. " He smiled wickedly and seductively as he moved into her house openly. "choose yourself or let me help you. " A marriage contract was placed in front of her. He looked calm and composed. She was furious. "Luo Xichen, what do you want... " "You! " Her unfinished words were interrupted by a single word. WHO said that it was not easy to kill someone who was too familiar It was precisely because he was so familiar with her that he wanted to possess her for the rest of his life... ...

TO BE A CINDERELLA
• Prologue •

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As the young woman stared down at the brightly lit city, bustling with life even so late into the night, her slender fingers absentmindedly touched the diamond necklace on her throat. It was a heavy thing; not because of how many diamonds it had but because of its implications and how expensive it was.

Instead of a simple necklace, it felt like a noose around the neck to her.

She ignored the stifling feeling, continuing to gaze outside. Mind and body already tired from acting so aloof and unapproachable.

The city of Verosa was a mega-metropolis, and it was a sprawling, thriving place with a population of millions. The entertainment and business industries were at their peak here, and people would often come here with dreams and aspirations, their spirits burning.

She herself had grown up in a small town with loving parents and a younger brother whom she smothered with love, coddling him till he was a spoiled brat.

She stood alone beside the huge window and because of the atmosphere around her, no one approached her. 

Many women had noticed that beautiful necklace around her slender neck, the workmanship was extremely fine, and just looking at it made their faces green with envy.

Wasn't that necklace the only unique piece from Ananya's newest theme of jewellery, Nazakat?

The spokesperson for Ananya was even the most popular female star currently, Lianne Bowei! And even she had only gotten to wear this piece once when the jewellery had been released, and that too had been for an extremely short period of time!

Envy.

How could they not envy this woman?

Seeing her touch it so casually and absentmindedly was making all the rich heiress's teeth itch. Looking at her more carefully, they noticed that although the dark maroon dress she wore looked low key, the cut and design were beyond exquisite.

Fine gold threads had been weaved in to make beautiful flowers that resembled hydrangeas, and real diamonds had been used as the centre of those flowers so that they shimmered at the slightest movement.

The woman seemed extremely beautiful too. A pity though that a mask covered her face and there was no one who recognised her either.

At the end, who was this woman?

• • •

The bright streetlights, headlights of cars and the lights from the entertainment centre of the city lit up the place. She had stayed in this city for three years already, but this was the first time she had felt and seen for herself how beautiful Verosa was.

She wondered how beautiful the harbour would look from so high up, but unfortunately, the building was built towards the centre of the city between other skyscrapers and she couldn't see even a hint of the sea.

The cool wine in her hand had warmed, the droplets condensed on the glass making her palms clammy.

She looked at all the people's gathered in circles as they talked of business; mergers, acquisitions and stocks. The woman complimented others on their perfect hair, makeup, dresses and jewellery. Each trying to outshine the other as they spoke of their perfect lives.

Each and every move of theirs, so arrogant, showy and pretentious, sickened her.

Why had she even come?

She knew the answer and lamented glumly at her circumstances.

Her best friend had tricked her into coming, giving her the invitation. Thankfully her best friends elder brother had gotten held back by something and would not become. All she had to do was make an appearance, and quickly escape when it was time.

Currently, her best friend was attending a heavy metal concert with painted face and ripped clothes that would make the paparazzi and public go crazy if they found out. The daughter of the hotel industry tycoon unexpectedly had such a heavy taste in music, despite her petite frame and sweet features.

'Only once! Promise!' Her friends pouting face came to mind as she had begged her. Promising her freshly made deserts by her family's chef that couldn't be found elsewhere or bought with money.

Suddenly, a voice interrupted her deep thoughts and a really handsome man entered her vision.

Handsome enough that he could beat the current top male model...

"May I stand here?"

Hearing his voice that was so deep yet soft at the same time, she felt her ears turning warm and flushing.

"No!"

At this response, the man's expression fell, his clearly warm smile turning awkward.

"That's not what I meant... I mean... that, I, uh—"

She tried to smooth over the awkwardness but in her nervousness and panic, she had made the situation worse, fumbling over her words and action.

The woman who had seen the incredibly handsome man walk up to her had been extremely jealous, and seeing her actions they sneered and whispered amongst themselves.

"Turns out, she's just a vase made of good material, but lacking any finesse!" One of the older, married women sneered. Her evaluation of the young woman was made by comparing her with a vase, for that was exactly how much she deemed the young woman worth.

"Isn't that Adam Ellison? What's he doing walking up to her? Isn't he already..."

The young woman had heard clearly all the jeers and insults that they didn't even try to hide. She felt for a moment like misusing her authority and background but held back.

"I mean, of course, you can stand here if you wish to."

"I'm not so interested in standing here as I am in the person standing here."

In an extremely smooth way, Adam Ellison had made clear his intentions, as he said in a low tone.

Unable to hold back, the young woman blushed uncontrollably. This was the first time someone had ever been so direct to her.

"Really? I would say I'm a pretty boring person." She said, trying to be nonchalant and graceful as if she thought nothing of his direct thoughts.

"Well, your reaction certainly can't be surmised as 'boring'." He made air quotes as he said so, making her mask of stoic nonchalance crack immediately.

"Pfft." She laughed.

Air quotes? Seriously?

Adam Ellison was at a loss as he looked at the woman laughing at his expense, wondering what had made her laugh. He hadn't really said anything funny, though?

Looking at her laugh so freely, so differently from every other woman he had encountered in this party, he was more than just a little intrigued by her. The women here laughed with practised poise, their smiles perfected to look graceful and ladylike and appropriate for the occasion.

In the end, each smile was the same as other and Adam Ellison just didn't want to deal with the fairness of it all. Then he had noticed this woman standing alone by the window, the aura around her so unapproachable.

Most importantly, she wasn't surrounded by a gaggle of giggling women and she wasn't forcing a smile for someone else. This had made him approach her.

Seemed like it was the right choice after all.

"You're quite interesting." The words had already slipped from her mouth before she realised.

"Not as interesting as you." He replied with a cheeky smile.

They smiled at each other, and although he couldn't see her face, he felt that she was incredible beauty that would make all the women here lose their shine.

"I just noticed that you seemed particularly lonely here all by yourself. Thought I'd accompany you."

"Ah, it's just because I don't particularly belong here." Maybe it was because of his warm smile and kind brown eyes, she felt like she could reveal everything about herself to him.

"Don't belong?" His brows furrowed as he pondered over her words.

"Think nothing of my words, I tend to speak too much. I debate a lot after all."

"You must like getting into arguments." He joked, staring at the beautiful night skyline.

"Of course not. I'm a proper lady through and through!" She said those words with mock horror and an exaggerated expression and tone.

Like this, more than two hours passed by, with them bantering back and forth like this. In the end, they had learned a lot about each other.

Their bubble was broken when the host walked up the podium to thank everyone once again.

During the speech, Adam realised that he had never asked the young woman for his name.

"Asking this is embarrassing after having talked for so long... but what's your name? I am Adam Ellison."

He's who?!

The young woman was shocked for a moment. He was Adam Ellison and wasn't he already...

She looked at his ring finger where lay a low key platinum ring that she hadn't seen throughout the night.

"Adam!"

Suddenly a woman's voice interrupted them. The voice was sweet and mature, and unwilling to see the woman who most probably already owned Adam Ellison's heart, she looks down.

In two hours, Adam Ellison had his wrapped around his fingers. She had never considered her to be so fickle, but to have started liking someone after such a short while...

She felt pain in her heart at the thought of him with another woman. A pain that was utterly ridiculous.

What feelings could sprout in two hours? It was ridiculous!

She berated and mocked herself in her mind, ripping at her own budding feelings.

"You can call me Cinderella."

With one last witty reply, she turned around and almost ran towards the elevator. Making her escape while he was caught up. Although he tried to follow her, he was unable to catch up to her and watched as her car left the hotel premises with regrets in his heart.

For the woman, the feelings that had bloomed so suddenly would just not die so easily, which she realised a day later, still thinking of a certain man's charming smile, voice and humour.

"Cinderella, please don't take him away. He is all I have, I love him a lot. So, please..."

Erica Belle had a whirlwind, fairy tale-esque romance which all the paparazzi knew. A famous and skilled actress, soft spoken and kind, she was an actress who got along with all the people around her. From a humble background, she was now a socialite.

One day, her husband blows her off at a party. This man who had comforted her at her lowest, loved her for so many years and given her kindness and care, why was he so cold now?

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S h a z i

"So," Kishan said turning back to face me with a mildly amused smile, "would you like to have cookies with me?"

I could not help but let out a sigh before I smiled back. "Sure just let me grab some coffee." With that he went to sit at the table. 

Click click click click

I heard the sound of him typing on his phone as I made myself a cup of instant coffee. As I pulled out the chair to sit down however he quickly closed it and put it face down on the table.

"So Bailey," he said looking up at me as I gently stirred the milk into my coffee. His dark eyes were lit with amusement. "How likely is it that we've been set up?" he asked casually. 

I slightly raised an eye brow at his direct attitude. I sipped my coffee to buy time to contemplate my answer.

"Well it's not an accident that I'm here but I find it hard to believe Ariel would fake car troubles not to be here, so I don't know." I decided to answer honestly. I have always appreciated people who cut to the chase rather than being cryptic and beating around the bush.

I was raised up north where people say what they mean and mean what they say. However the summer before I started high school my family moved to just an hour north of New Orleans on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. I still lived in the area.

Kishan's calm yet direct attitude was a breath of fresh air to me. This kind of attitude can be hard to find in the south.

"Hmm," was all he said as he sipped his coffee. I took advantage of the momentary silence that no longer felt as awkward to take a bite from a cookie. "You said you were an English Lit. major so tell me, what is your favorite classic?"

"Pride and Prejudice," I answered easily. I can always talk about books.

"How come?"

"Well, originally I fell in love with the 6 hour mini series as a child. It was my favorite 'movie'," I made air quotes with one hand. "I can still waste a day watching it. I didn't actually read the book until I was in high school but I was not disappointed with it at all. It's not just my favorite classic, it's my favorite period."

He smiled in a relaxed manor that made him very easy to talk to. Though I am generally the quiet type until you get to know me my words flowed naturally. His whole presence gave off a very calm but sturdy feeling that was aided by his smooth baritone voice. 

Also did I mention he was handsome? Dangerously so.

"What do you like about it so much?" he asked taking a bite of his own cookie. 

"I love the dynamic between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy as they get to know each other and fall in love in spite of themselves. And how they still end up together even though Mr. Darcy screwed up his initial proposal.

"Not only that, I love how the side characters have their own love stories and are well thought out. The problems they all face real problems but nothing so exaggerated like todays romances. Don't get me wrong, I love a good K-drama but exactly how many people actually fall into a coma only to wake up and have temporary amnesia?

"Though it's a historical romance it's so much easier to relate to how one simply falls for a person in spite of everything. Jane and Mr. Bingley are so sweet together providing the perfect compliment to Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy's turbulent relationship." 

As I spoke he listened attentively sipping his coffee and finishing off a cookie. Finally I realized I was rambling on about a romantic story, which he probably would not be interested in, so I ended my speech.

"So," I said mildly embarrassed. "Do you like to read?"

"No," he answered then allowed a dramatic pause to happen before continuing, "I love it. So much so I just recently finished my PHD in English Literature." His smile was slightly playful as he finished his sentence.

My face rapidly switched from showing my momentary stomach clenching horror from embarrassing myself to wide eyed with surprise.

'So this man likes to play jokes,' was my first thought. 

"Mr. Kishan, was the dramatic pause really necessary?" I complained knowing I had been had.

"Hmm," he took another sip of his coffee. "I'm not sure what you're referring to," he said though his expression still said otherwise.

I let it go with a small sigh. "Then what is your favorite?" I asked sipping my own coffee. He thought for a moment before answering.

"I can't say I have a favorite book but my favorite collection would have to be the Sherlock Holmes series."

"So you're a mystery type." 

The conversation flowed naturally from then on as we continued to discuss different books we had both read. We discovered we had a lot of the same taste in literature and before we realized it the cookies were gone and our coffee was cold. 

Almost an hour later Ariel and her mom finally returned. When the door opened the two of us had been laughing over a comedic part of the book we were discussing. I looked over and met Ariel's inquisitive gaze. 

"Sorry we're so late," Ariel's mom said looking up at the clock that hung on the wall. "The tow truck took much longer to show up than they initially said." Both her and Ariel walked over to the table. "Kishan this my daughter Ariel, Ariel this is Kishan."

Kishan stood and shook her hand as they exchanged greetings. Ariel was all done up ready for her date wearing a beautiful bright orange dress. Reminding me that she knew what would happen when I came over dressed like I normally was.

"It's unfortunate but I don't think we will be able to make our dinner reservation tonight," Kishan said looking at his leather watch. 

"We can reschedule for tomorrow night if you're free," Ariel's mom suggested.

"Actually," Kishan hesitated for a moment before saying, "if it's alright with you I would like to change plans." He turned to look at me with an anxious expression and continued, "Bailey, would you like to go out with me tomorrow night?"

I instantly blushed at the unexpected question. "Aaa sure," I said somewhat dazed. His shoulders and face relaxed at my response. I had not noticed when they had tensed. 

We quickly exchanged numbers and set a time for him to pick me up from my place. As he was leaving he turned his head around to say, "Make sure you dress up tomorrow." 

Thunk. The door closed behind him leaving us three women standing there momentarily stunned. It was Ariel's mom who broke the silence.

"Bailey, if you are scheduled to work tomorrow get someone to cover your shift. We need to spend the day shopping for a dress."

"Aaa, I'm off tomorrow." 

"Good. Be here by 9 o'clock and we will all go together. This is unexpected but a good result nonetheless." She promptly turned to leave, leaving no room for discussion. 

Thunk. The door closed behind her as she left. As soon as she did Ariel grabbed the sleeve of my hoodie and started jumping up and down excitedly.

I am your average American girl from a middle class family. One of the last people you would expect to have an arranged marriage. However thanks to my best friend that was exactly what happened! Not only that he has two young kids! I suddenly became a wife and a mother much sooner than I thought I would. I am not ready for this but since I said I would I'll do my best!

_____

Kishan and Bailey quickly become a married couple because of his family circumstances. Will they be able to find true love in this arranged marriage? 

But life never goes perfectly smooth. They will have to face many trials that come with being a multiracial and multicultural couple living in the southern United States. Love, marriage, and parenthood are not easy. But nothing is impossible if you have found the right person and are both dedicated to making it work.

NEXT DAY
YUJIN POV

I'm in my room scrolling through my phone when suddenly an unknown number called me. Due to confusion I answered it.

Yujin:hello?
??:hello? is this Yujin?
Yujin:uh yeah,may I know who is this?
??:It's me,Si-hyuk 
Yujin:oh uncle Si-hyuk? why did you call?
Uncle Si-hyuk:I'm just asking if we can meet later 4 in the afternoon?
Yujin:may I know why?
Uncle Si-hyuk:I just wanted to know about you more,can I?
Yujin:*hesitated* ok,uh where do we meet?
Uncle Si-hyuk: in a coffee shop,I'll just send you the address 
Yujin:ok

I hung up.the I noticed the time,its already 3 PM.it means I only had one hour left.I get up from bed and get ready.

TIME SKIP

I'm at the coffee shop now,it's my first time here,I hadn't been here before. after some minutes I saw my uncle approaching me and took a sit in front of me.

Uncle Si-hyuk:hi Yujin
Yujin:hi uncle
Uncle Si-hyuk:how was your day?
Yujin:I'm good uncle
Uncle Si-hyuk:that's good.
Yujin:so what do you want to know about me?
Uncle Si-hyuk:I wanted to know...how did you do the songs? I mean,they're beautiful,meaningful,and we feel a lot of emotions in the song. how did you do that?
Yujin:inspiration *I answered without looking at him* every where I go,or in every situation I'm in,I collect some inspiration and add it to my songs. also my mood,if I'm happy,I express it to the song how I feel and the reason of it,when I'm sad and angry I put some sad quotes and add my feelings. That's it.
Uncle Si-hyuk:well that's good then. One more question 
Yujin:what is it?
Uncle Si-hyuk:are you willing to be an artist?
Yujin:what do you mean?
Uncle Si-hyuk:audition in my company,be a trainee,debut,and be a Famous solo artist.
Yujin:huh? why would I?
Uncle Si-hyuk:don't you want it? you'll have a lot of fans,you'll be popular
Yujin:I'm sorry but I'm not interested 
Uncle Si-hyuk:why?
Yujin:because my parents,my friends,and even my auntie and uncle's are popular and that made me popular too,it means wherever I go,when someone recognizes me,they'll get photos,ask for random stuff,follow me everywhere,and even asking me out with them to gain popularity. in short,when someone recognizes me,my day will be ruined. so I don't want to be a artist because I'm  contented in my life now.
Uncle Si-hyuk:oh,fine...but atleast be our composer?
Yujin:*hesitates* ok fine,I'll help on some song,but remember,I won't be a artist nor idol ok?
Uncle Si-hyuk:ok thank you so much Yujin!

he cme to me and hugged me but releases immediately 

Uncle Si-hyuk:thank you so much...but I'll get going now,I still have a lot of works.
Yujin:ok...bye uncle 

He left.wow did he just convinced me to be their producer and left? like what the fuck? After some minutes I was about to go home but when I stood up I bumped into a masked girl and she spilled her coffee to me.

Yujin:omo it's hot *I slightly panicked*
??:omg I'm so sorry *she tries to clean my clothes*
Yujin:I-its okay I'm fine,it's my fault anyways.i didn't see you coming
??:come with me

She dragged me with her to the toilet and handed me a paper bag

Yujin:what's this?
??:change your shirt to that please
Yujin:no it's ok I'm fine
??:no...it's my faultmi didn't see you standing up and bumped into you,so let me fix this by handing you some clothes to change on.
Yujin:ok fine

I took the clothes and change into it.its a pink hoodie that matches my black Jean's. when I get out of the stall I saw a girl without a face mask on, and she's pretty I'm not gonna lie.

Yujin:uhmm had you see a girl with mask on?
??:oh that's me *giggles* well I think my hoodie fits you
Yujin:uh yeah...uhm may I know your name please?
??:you don't know me?
Yujin:obviously 
??:*chuckles* hi,I'm Lalisa Manoban,and I'm a member of group called BackPink.
Yujin:BlackPink? I think I heard that somewhere...*I think for a while* oh!! famous group BlackPink?
Lisa:yup that's us
Yujin:oh...thanks for the hoodie anyways,it matches my Jean'sBy the way I'm Lee Yujin,nice to meet you
Lisa:Lee Yujin? I heard so much about you online,and yeah nice to meet you too

We shake our hands and get out of the toilet and headed to my table before. she ordered drinks for us.

Lisa:what are you doing here anyways?
Yujin:I met up with my uncle,and I was about t leave when I bumped into you
Lisa:sorry are you in a hurry?
Yujin:no actually. how about you?
Lisa:I'm meeting up with my unnies and bumped into you
Yujin:unnies? you mean your bandmates?
Lisa:yup,Jennie,Jisoo,and Rosè unnie,and I'll introduce you to them
Yujin:oh ok

after 5 minutes 3 masked girls came to us and sat down. they took out they're mask and faced lisa

Lisa:unnie your here,let me introduce you to Lee Yujin,Lee Yujin they are my bandmates
??:hi I'm jennie nice to meet you
??:I'm Park Chaeyoung but call me Rosè
??:Hello I'm Jisso
Yujin:and your BackPink?
Lisa:yup!
Yujin:nice to meet you all *smiles*

We drink our coffee talk about random stuff,and exchanges our numbers.And now I'm heading home walking. after minutes I felt someone following meso I fastened my pace.When im near at our house I looked back and see no one behind me,I then ran into the house and quickly went in my room.i took my laptop out and hacked CCTV's near our house. I look for the cam where I felt someone following me and found it. I reviewed the video and watched,when I see myself walking in a fast pace I saw a boy behind me,he looked kinda familiar so I zoomed in the face and I'm right,it's my childhood friend Marco.i sigh and texted called him in the phone.And he picked it up.

Marco:I guess you know it's me already?
Yujin:yes and care to explain?
Marco:I saw at the internet that your here in korea so I looked for you but I don't know where you live so I go to a coffee shop to rest when I saw you with BlackPink,and your heading home walking so I decided to surprise you but you walked helle fast and I think if I ran after you,you'll also run,so I just stayed at my speed and kept following you,when I saw you where you were heading I finally know your house and get home. that's it
Yujin:do you know how worried and  nervous I am?
Marco:*chuckles*sorry I won't do it again
Yujin:meet me tomorrow,at Hann River,9 PM sharp
Marco:ok
Yujin:see you bye

I hung up and go downstairs greeted by Kevin.

Yujin:where's mom?
Kevin:kitchen

I go to the kitchen to see my mother cooking

Yujin:mom...what are you cooking?
Mom:your favorite
Yujin:really? 
Mom:call themothers now,I'll prepare the table
Yujin:ok

I call Chungha and Kevin to the dining area and we started to eat.after eating I head to my room and slept because I'm tired.

"A handsome guy who is not from our school?" Qiao Nan knitted her eyebrows. She did not know a lot of people or handsome guys. Where did he come from? "Did he say who he is?"
"No." The female classmate was over the moon, looking infatuated. To her, it was a blessing that a handsome guy would talk to her, albeit not really interested in her.
"Thank you." Seeing the infatuated look of her classmate, Qiao Nan knew there was no way that she could get any answer out of her. Instead, she used a handkerchief to cover her red nose as she walked to the pavement on the side of the classroom building. "Excuse me, you are…?"
Qiao Nan had not met many men, but they were all top-notch and very outstanding.
Take Zhu Baoguo for an instance. He was overbearing, but he inherited the good genes from his father, Zhu Chengqi. He might be a high school student, but he was taller than most adults. Chen Jun might have a personality problem, but at least, he looked bright and cultured.
Zhou Jun was upright and righteous.
As for Zhai Sheng, he was the cream of the crop.
Although she had seen a lot of outstanding men, Qiao Nan's eyes still lit up when she saw the man right in front of her.
The man in front of her seemed to be on the thin side, but Qiao Nan, who came from the 21st century, was very clear about one thing: some men looked thin when dressed, but they were, in fact, well-built. Her intuition told her that this was the case with the man in front of her.
This man was charming and urbane. He looked very much like the cultured and refined scholar in the martial arts novel who was well-versed in martial arts.
He had a handsome appearance and a comforting and pleasing aura. He was that type of men that women would easily fall for.
However, no matter how he looked, Qiao Nan could not help but frown and said, "I don't seem to know you." Or rather, she had not seen this man before. "Have you got the wrong person?" In China, there were a lot of people with the same name and surname.
Gao Yan was very surprised as well. To think that the top student whom his childhood sweetheart was full of praise of was, in fact, a pretty and quick-witted girl… She did not look nerdy at all. "Are you Qiao Nan from first year's class one?"
"Yes."
"Then, I have got the right person." Gao Yan smiled and said, "You don't know me, so please allow me to introduce myself. I'm Gao Yan, a second-year student this year. I am a student at The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China."
"A second-year student at The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China?" That was the level Qiao Zijin was in. "And?"
"I have known Fang Fang ever since a young age. We grew up together."
"So?" Since he was Fang Fang's friend, Gao Yan should look for Fang Fang. Why did he look for her instead?
"I am here to thank you." Gao Yan had a wide smile on his face. He was not full of himself, but since a young age, most of the girls he met were interested in him. Some even deliberately engaged him in a conversation, not caring whether he was in a hurry or not.
Ever since he was sensible enough, he had only known two women that he found pleasing to the eye: his mother and his childhood sweetheart, Fang Fang.
Qiao Nan could be the third woman. After all, she was the classmate and roommate that his childhood sweetheart was very concerned about.
Qiao Nan looked perplexed. "I don't know you. What are you thanking me for?"
"Because of Fang Fang." Gao Yan smiled bitterly. "Fang Fang often mentioned you, so you must have known that she initially wanted to choose the science course. However, when she was back from school recently, I knew that she has changed her mind to choose the humanities course."
Qiao Nan still could not understand why Gao Yan would come all the way to her school to thank her.
Gao Yan was embarrassed to tell Qiao Nan of the conflict between him and Fang Fang.
Gao Yan was one year older than Fang Fang, and so he was a level higher than Fang Fang. Since a young age, he had been doing well in school. Fang Fang was equally smart, but she was also very stubborn. Her parents were always full of praise for Gao Yan as if he was the perfect son they had always dreamed of having. Fang Fang would be upset because of that and would give him the cold shoulder at times.
In fact, their conflict started when Fang Fang was in her fifth year of elementary school.
Fang Fang might have good results now and was equally good in the science and humanities subjects. However, when she was in elementary school, she did very well in Chinese, but could barely pass mathematics.
Gao Yan knew Fang Fang well and came up with a radical method to help her. He deliberately egged Fang Fang on so that she would give up on mathematics, saying that since girls could not do as well in mathematics as boys, she would not be able to do well in mathematics regardless of how much effort she put in.
After being provoked by Gao Yan, Fang Fang locked herself in her room for the whole day. When she left her room the next day, her eyes were red and swollen.
Fang Fang then constantly encouraged herself with famous quotes and devoted all her attention to mathematics. After half a semester, Fang Fang's results for mathematics were as good as her Chinese.
In order to prove it to Gao Yan, Fang Fang had always put more effort and time in mathematics. Even in high school, she had declared that she would choose the science course.
Gao Yan was helpless upon hearing this.
Back then, Fang Fang relied on hard work to do well in mathematics. Similarly, when she was in the first year of high school, she had to work very hard to maintain her results.
Fang Fang had beautiful eyes, but ever since the fifth year in elementary school, she had been spending so much time on reading that she had to wear glasses starting her sixth year in elementary school. She was only in her first year of high school, but her myopia was already over four hundred degrees.
Gao Yan was worried that if Fang Fang was so bent on studying in the science class, her myopia might exceed five hundred degrees even before she graduated. Worse, she might pass this problem to her next generation.
Gao Yan was full of regrets. He should not have come up with such a foolish method to help her. His method had backfired on him.
Students would be divided into two courses in their second year of high school, and they had to make a decision in their first year. In the past six months, Gao Yan had been trying to make Fang Fang change her mind to give up on the science class, but all his plans failed.
One's successes and failures were both due to the same person.
In fact, Fang Fang's firm decision to choose the science course was due to Qiao Nan.
At that time, whenever Fang Fang mentioned Qiao Nan, Gao Yan would be very angry at Qiao Nan. However, Gao Yan knew that Qiao Nan did nothing wrong at all. It was Fang Fang who was stubborn and obstinate. Nobody was to blame.
Just when Gao Yan was anxious and witless, Fang Fang came home and told him that she would not choose the science course. She said that she had decided on the humanities class.
When Gao Yan heard the news, he almost wanted to go to the temple to thank God that Fang Fang finally had a change of mind.


Qiao Nan: Crap! I am your biological daughter, yet I am treated as if I was picked up from the streets. In fact, you treat me worse than that!

Mother Qiao: Qiao Nan, you are not as pretty or smart as your elder sister. You are not as blessed as her. You have no right to study, marry, or to have your happiness!

Qiao Nan: Why am I not allowed to study, marry, or to seek my happiness? I will find a man right now and marry him!

Qiao Nan is dumbstruck upon discovering that the man right beside her is a powerful figure in the quad—the person who has the most promising prospects to be the future Chief.

Qiao Nan stares at the well-built man in front of her. He has firm abs and cold, chilling eyes. She swallows the lump in her throat as she says her greetings, "Good Morning, Chief!"

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