Chapter 1 An Infatuation?

Jiang Yu came to the library's study area with a few friends.

The girl was a little different today. She was clearly doing Portuguese exercises, but she would space out and giggle one moment, and frown the next, her mind wandering far away.

The others were discussing a practice exam.

Her friends had already finished, but Jiang Yu was only halfway done, which was clearly unlike her usual self; her mind wasn't on her studies.

They sensed something strange.

A close friend named Xie Wenwen reached out and nudged Jiang Yu, asking, "Why aren't you busy with the questions? Why do you have such a lovesick look on your face? Did you receive too many love letters these past few days? Did someone you like confess to you?"

Since Jiang Yu, this beautiful girl, had come to the library, many male students nearby were eyeing her.

They were fanned out around her in the corner. The number of boys nearby clearly exceeded the number of girls; such was her charm.

When Xie Wenwen asked this question, many of the male students felt a pang in their hearts and perked up their ears.

Jiang Yu's secret was exposed, and her earlobes flushed. She quietly said to her best friend Xie Wenwen, "You're going to die! I'm not planning on dating!"

Faintly, the sound of breathing grew heavier, as if many people were sighing in relief at the same time.

Just as their hearts settled, they heard another round-faced girl say seriously:

"Something's wrong. Your state is definitely off, Xiao Yu. You're clearly infatuated... I remember last time, Su Yehao sat next to you in the restaurant, and you stayed at the Su's last night since your parents weren't home. Could it be that he's already charmed you?"

Many people nearby instantly tensed up.

Thinking about Su Yehao's physique and face, and then about the Su family's wealth, their vigilance was raised to the maximum.

Jiang Yu had no idea that so many ears were perked up and eavesdropping. While nervous, her whole body tensed up, and her little toes began to dig into the soles of her shoes.

She quickly clarified, "No... no way! His Second Aunt wants to take me as a goddaughter, that's why I went to the Su's."

Xie Wenwen continued, "Oh, so aren't you Su Dashao's (Young Master Su's) god-sister then? Cousins, god-sisters and the like are the easiest to get together with! You have to go for it!"

"..."

Her earlobes grew hotter and hotter, and Jiang Yu's face was covered in a blush. Her little heart was thumping non-stop.

Since her reputation was at stake, how could she reveal what had happened last night? She only said, "That guy clearly likes Nangong Tian, and he often goes to bars with people. I don't like him."

"There's a sour taste. Does anyone else smell it?"

"Haha, I smell it too. Even if you knock over a whole jar of vinegar, it wouldn't be this sour. Snatch him away from Nangong, or try to get her to be an 'aunt wife.' That's how things always are in wealthy families anyway."

"That's right. My dad also has a woman outside. My mom even went to have dinner with her and scared her silly."

It was Xie Wenwen who said this.

Her family runs a foreign trade company, sourcing goods from Southeast Asia and selling them to Europe through Hong Kong. They have assets of two or three hundred million at least.

Girls can talk about anything with each other, and they can be just as raunchy as boys.

Take Xie Wenwen for example. At the beginning of the year, she fell in love with a college student five years older than her. She spent weekends going out to sea with him, asking friends to help cover for her, and came back flaunting how charming the taste of *that* was.

But to outsiders, this friend of Jiang Yu's is still graceful and cheerful.

In this region, where one can apply for marriage at the age of sixteen with parental consent, the concepts are far more open than in the mainland.

The topic suddenly changed to the matter of keeping mistresses.

Xie Wenwen's father got to know a young woman who made pastries, and thought he was hiding it well, but it had actually been discovered long ago.

Xie Wenwen's friends also knew about this. Her parents almost got divorced before, but they ultimately didn't, and now he essentially has a mistress outside.

There are too many similar situations. Their advice to Jiang Yu to find a way to overpower Nangong Tian and become the first wife wasn't entirely a joke.

Although the social atmosphere has changed a lot in recent years, in this year of 1997, whether in Casino, 1997 or Hong Kong, the tolerance for this is far greater than in other countries and regions. The concepts that have been circulating for thousands of years are hard to change.

Many wealthy families are home to several women. Take the gambling king's family for example; who would dare to say that the strength of the "aunt wives" is not good? On the contrary, they are envied by everyone.

It's become commonplace.

As the topic shifted, Jiang Yu began to relax, but also felt a little melancholy.

She not only knew about Nangong Tian on the surface, but also knew that Su Yehao had hooked up with Zhao Yimeng, Vera, and others.

He was clearly not a model boyfriend, but bad boys also have their charm. She was struggling with whether she had accidentally... put a green hat on Nangong Tian's head.

She was worried.

Thinking of Nangong Tian's radiant charm when wearing a tight dress, Jiang Yu felt envious and inferior. She had definitely lost.

Countless thoughts flashed through Jiang Yu's mind. In a daze, she felt as if her chest was being grasped by an invisible hand. That feeling was really... embarrassing.

She was really restless.

Jiang Yu made an excuse to leave the library first. She walked around absentmindedly, and ended up in the classroom, deliberately passing by the next class.

During this time, she glanced at Su Yehao's seat. The guy was busy reading extracurricular books.

Thinking of Su Yehao's solemn vow this morning that he was running out of time and needed to hurry up and review, Jiang Yu was speechless.

Once high school ends, they will probably be scattered all over the world, and there won't be many chances to meet again, right?

She thought, feeling a little sad...

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Just at this moment.

The voice of Huang Zewen, who hadn't shown his face for many days, came from downstairs.

This Young Master Huang drove his red Ferrari to the teaching building. A heart shape was made of roses on the car, and he was also holding a large bouquet of roses, plus a loudspeaker.

He was shouting:

"Graduation is coming, and I have a sentence hidden deep in my heart for two years, but I never had the chance to say it. Now that I'm about to leave, I've finally mustered the courage!"

The students ran to the windows to look downstairs.

Su Yehao was no exception. Seeing Huang Zewen in a suit and his hair dyed back to black, he almost didn't recognize him.

Next to him, Bucktooth Jun (龅牙俊) said, "Him? Secretly liking someone for two years? He's practically a freak in the world of perverts. He's already got his acceptance letter, and he's still trying to fool girls at school."

They heard Huang Zewen continue to shout: "So... Jiang Yu? Are you there? I want to invite you to the graduation ball!"

Wow.

Throughout the teaching building, many students followed suit and cheered.

He Shaofan instantly understood many things and wondered, "Brother Hao, could it be that this guy has a crush on Jiang Yu, so he's been picking on us all along?"

Zhugan (竹竿) also said, "Yeah, who doesn't know that Jiang Yu is close to Brother Hao? Could it be that he sees you as a rival in love?"

Su Yehao was stunned and thought it was quite possible.

Seeing that his little fish was about to be snatched away, Su Yehao was about to do something when other admirers of Jiang Yu jumped out first.

Someone threw a book down and shouted, "You? You're worthy of asking Jiang Yu to the ball!?"

"If anyone can ask her out, it must be me!"

The young lads were full of energy.

With graduation approaching, who would be afraid of being retaliated against at school in the future? In an instant, more than a dozen books were thrown at Huang Zewen one after another.

There were also some victims who had been bullied by Huang Zewen, secretly starting to take revenge, shouting, "Loves the new and loathes the old! Turns his back on people! Who doesn't know you, Huang Zewen!"

Hearing this, Huang Zewen, who had originally planned to make a dashing entrance and lead away the beautiful girl, almost had his nose crooked with anger.

As for Jiang Yu, she was too lazy to even look downstairs.

She went downstairs and slipped away through the back door, thinking of finding a place to hide...