In July, Fengcheng in summer is like a huge iron furnace. The road surface that has been baked all day still gives off heat at night, making people wish they could jump into a pool and soak in it.
At Chenghua Middle School in Fengcheng, after the physical education class, at the sound of a whistle, Yan Anning rushed into the school's small supermarket with a few little sisters, planning to buy some ice creams to cool off.
But because she rushed a bit too fast and didn't watch the road under her feet, she accidentally bumped into someone, knocking over the things in that person's hand and even falling on top of him.
Behind her, the little sisters quickly helped her up from the ground and chattered with concern: "Anning, are you okay?"
"Ouch, your elbow is scratched!"
"Hey, why don't you watch where you're going? You don't even know how to say sorry after bumping into someone?"
"Right. Do you know who you've bumped into?!"
The little sisters turned their heads and got angry at the person, but after seeing his appearance, they all fell silent, looking terrified, and even pulled Yan Anning back a few steps.
Anning didn't notice the expressions of her little sisters. While saying "I'm okay, I'm okay. Don't be like this. It was me who bumped into him first", she looked up at the person opposite.
After seeing his appearance clearly, she stood there stunned.
What a face it was! He was as beautiful as a demon. Especially those eyes, which were as alluring as a male goblin in a painting. Anning wasn't someone who had never seen a handsome guy before. Her two older brothers were well - known handsome men in Fengcheng, and her father was so handsome that it made everyone jealous.
However, she still thought that the person in front of her was extremely good - looking, with every feature meeting her aesthetic standards.
But his expression was cold and gloomy, looking in a rather bad mood.
Was it because she had bumped into him? Was he angry?
Yan Anning's cheeks flushed. She gave him a cute smile and said, "Classmate, I'm sorry. I ran too fast and didn't watch the road. I apologize. Don't be angry."
The knocked - down teenager didn't expect her to apologize to him, let alone to receive such a kind attitude from her. He was stunned for a moment, and her smile dazzled him.
Looking away awkwardly, the teenager got up from the ground, bent down to pick up the things that had fallen on the ground, tightened his handsome but gloomy face, and pushed past Yan Anning, striding away.
Yan Anning found that all the things in his hand were empty bottles that others had thrown away.
After the teenager left, Anning's little sisters spat at his back, showing their disgust and contempt for him.
Miss Yan was extremely puzzled. He was so good - looking. Why did her friends hate him so much? After buying the ice creams and sitting on the air - conditioned bench, she asked her little sisters about her doubts.
She was the young lady of the Yan family and also the top student in the school. There were many people chasing after her in the school. Being the center of attention, she had never noticed such a person in the school before.
If she hadn't bumped into him today, they might never have had any intersection.
The little sister said, "Anning, don't tell me you're interested in him, right? Don't be. He's the son of a murderer. Maybe he has criminal genes too. Moreover, he's very poor, has a gloomy personality, and his hands aren't clean. He steals things! No one in the whole school is willing to talk to him. Jiang Chen even said that if anyone talks to him, he'll deal with that person!"
Jiang Chen, Yan Anning's arch - enemy, the young master of the Jiang family, had been at odds with her since childhood.
Yan Anning squinted her eyes and showed a cute smile.
"Really? Then I'll protect this person."
From that day on, Yan Anning deliberately paid attention to the teenager who had amazed her.
No one in the school knew that the 16 - year - old Yan Anning was already an extremely excellent hacker. She only spent a little effort and found out all the information about the teenager clearly.
His name was Zhu Yu. His father had passed away, and his mother had been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. There were only him and his younger sister who had heart disease at home. His family background was not only ordinary but even poor.
Chenghua Middle School was a school jointly established by Xu Zixi and Yan Yincheng. The students it admitted came from all levels. There were rich young ladies and young masters like Yan Anning and Jiang Chen, as well as poor students like Zhu Yu.
The school spirit of Chenghua Middle School was actually not bad, but unfortunately, Zhu Yu's reputation was really too bad. Even the kindest students couldn't accept someone with such a background, which led to his being isolated by everyone.
Actually, when it came to his mother's murder, it was because his father had been an alcoholic for many years. When he got drunk and returned home, he would beat and scold his mother and son, and he even once beat his mother to a fracture.
On the day of the incident, his father came home drunk, picked up his younger sister who had heart disease and intended to throw her to death. He was crazy and wanted to kill his father, but maybe his mother saw his intention. For the first time, she mustered up the courage, picked up a knife, and resolutely stabbed it into that man's chest.
Finally, the man who had tortured his mother and son for most of their lives died, and his mother was also punished by the law.
And he was left with his younger sister who had heart disease, struggling to survive in this world.
Besides completing his studies, he had to work several part - time jobs in different places every day just to save enough money for his sister's heart surgery.
When other students learned about his family situation, they didn't look at him with sympathy but with fear, horror, and disgust. In such an environment, he became even more silent and gloomy and was even less willing to interact with anyone in the school.
After getting to know Zhu Yu, Yan Anning became even more interested in him.
She was like a little tail that couldn't be shaken off, following Zhu Yu around all day and showing up high - profile wherever he was. For example, the bars and restaurants where he worked, the scrapyard where he sold his waste, and the dark and damp old tube - shaped building where he and his sister lived.
Zhu Yu didn't want to talk to her at first, but Yan Anning was like a little sun that emitted light and heat. She wasn't someone he could just ignore.
When he saw Yan Anning sitting under the big banyan tree in front of the tube - shaped building, eating lollipops with his sister Zhu Meng, he finally couldn't stand it anymore.
Sending his sister away, he blocked Miss Yan's way out and asked in a suppressed voice, "Yan Anning, what on earth do you want?"
Yan Anning smiled and said to him, "Zhu Yu, my older brother is the best general expert in the world. As long as I ask him, you don't have to spend a single cent, and your sister can get a heart transplant and recover her health."
Zhu Yu wasn't deceived by her words. He clenched his fists and said to Yan Anning, "What do you want?"
She leaned towards him. The tip of her small and delicate nose was only one centimeter away from his. Their breaths were even clearly audible.
"I've taken a fancy to you, young man. I want to date you, listen to you play the guitar just for me, and see you smile just for me. So, will you be my boyfriend?"
Zhu Yu was stunned for a moment. What surged in his heart wasn't ecstasy but anger. He was angry that she was using such a reason to tempt him. Wasn't this just like selling himself? Did she want him to be her dog, wagging his tail for her?
That was impossible!
But more than that, he felt inferior.
How could he be worthy of her... such a wonderful her...
Clenching his fists tightly, he suppressed his emotions and was about to open his mouth to refuse when he heard her say again, "Of course, I also have conditions. As my boyfriend, how could you be good - for - nothing? So, I have three more requirements.
First, by the end of this semester, you have to rank second in the grade and get the highest scholarship.
Second, you have to defeat Jiang Chen within three months. It would be best if you can beat him black and blue so that you can protect me.
Third, you have to get into the same university as me. My goal is Fengcheng University, my mother's alma mater.
If you can do all these, I'll ask my brother to help you."
The midsummer wind blew through the corridor, blowing the girl's hair onto the boy's face. With the continuous chirping of cicadas, looking at the girl's extremely beautiful face and her eyes as smart and cunning as a cat's, the boy couldn't help but fall in love.
He felt the vines of "ambition" and "possession" growing and spreading wildly in his heart, covering everything. He wanted to enclose the sunshine in front of him in his arms forever.
Taking a deep breath, he made the most important decision in his life, a decision that would change his destiny.
Like a gentle brush of a dragonfly's wings, he touched Yan Anning's lips and said,
"I agree to your requirements. I'll show you, my Miss Anning."
——Extra Chapter 6: "Exclusive Sunshine" End——