A few days after the start of high school, the original body had already toured the entire school. However, among the thousands of students across three grades, only one senior from Class 33 caught her eye for his looks, but his academic performance was too poor.
He looked like a school heartthrob, but in reality, he was a "school crumb."
The original body was incredibly disappointed. She could only sigh about the poor resources of her own school and then visit nearby high schools. Finally, she set her sights on the fifth-ranked student at No. 1 High School.
Xu Jun.
He was reportedly fifth in the county's entrance exams.
Like her, he had just started high school.
How to describe him? It was as if every aspect of him was tailor-made to her ideal, from his looks to his demeanor, and even his academic performance was just right.
Then, true to her bossy nature, the original body began to waylay him every day on her way to and from school, and during holidays. She scared him so much that he thought he had encountered a robber demanding money. When he later realized it wasn't about money but about "taking him," he was even more terrified.
However, the original body didn't resort to force or abduction. She simply confessed her feelings. Even after being rejected, she persisted in blocking his path.
At the same time, she firmly believed that "a woman pursuing a man is like piercing through a veil" and was confident she could win him over, given her own good looks.
A month later, Xu Jun moved into the school dormitory.
He no longer had to worry about being waylaid by the original body after school. He even tried to stay at school on Saturdays and Sundays. From then on, the original body often couldn't find him even once a month. After nearly a semester, this unrequited love, which could no longer be called secret, had completely died in the womb.
After all, it hadn't even begun, so it couldn't be called an abortion.
It could only be called stillborn.
In the second semester, the original body became somewhat self-destructive, even doubting her own attractiveness.
Even the fearsome Mother Yaksha Sun Erniang found herself a Zhang Qing.
Where had she gone wrong?
The result of her self-destruction was her belief that she wasn't eye-catching enough. So, she started dressing eccentrically and dyeing her hair, determined to be the brightest star in the crowd.
And in the second year of high school, she deliberately lowered her standards.
She reduced her academic performance requirements.
She then took a liking to a junior who had just started high school.
This junior was much more sensible and understanding. Not long after the original body confessed, he agreed, but he requested discretion. Being too arrogant and direct in a relationship could easily lead to parental involvement and interference.
The original body agreed this time.
And so, they began dating.
They often met under the guise of forming a study group.
This relationship lasted for over a year, continuing until she was in her third year of high school. She accidentally overheard a phone conversation between her boyfriend and his mother. In the call, her boyfriend repeatedly told his mother that he wasn't really dating that "emo" girl. He was just using the excuse of dating to find a free and dedicated tutor.
This saved a considerable amount on tutoring fees for the year.
Moreover, his grades had significantly improved. When he started high school, he was ranked within the top hundred. Now, he was among the top thirty.
Hearing this, how could the original body tolerate it any longer?
I thought of you as my boyfriend, and you were actually just looking for a free one-on-one tutor? Was that fair?
Anyone would be infuriated, right?
She immediately confronted him and broke up with him after a fight.
This was followed by an uproar, and their parents were almost at each other's throats at the school. In the end, since both sides had their faults, they could only compromise and not pursue the matter.
Only then did the original body become somewhat more settled.
She didn't cause any more trouble throughout her third year of high school and eventually got into a very good university. Upon starting university, she unexpectedly discovered that Xu Jun was in the same class as her.
Yes, the one she had set her sights on in high school.
This reunion truly made the original body feel an inexplicable sense of destiny, as if it were meant to be. The day after military training began, she pulled Xu Jun aside.
She initiated a reunion, pretending they were old acquaintances.
Regardless of whether he acknowledged it, the original body definitely considered them old friends. After all, they had known each other for three years, and they were still friends from the same hometown.
Such a good reason to interact.
Why let it go to waste?
Xu Jun also had a vivid memory of the original body. The moment he saw her, he felt a darkness descend upon him. He must have thought, "It's over. That terrifying woman is in the same class as me."
How would he get through the next four years of university?
Should he transfer departments?
However, the original body at this point was no longer as impulsive and reckless as before. She had learned military strategy and did not directly propose, "Hey, since fate has brought us back together, why don't you just be mine?"
She simply approached him as a fellow townsman.
She didn't appear overly familiar or enthusiastic. The only slightly out-of-line thing she did was give Xu Jun a few bottles of sunscreen after two days of military training, fearing he might get tanned and affect his looks, which in turn would affect her own mood.
Afterward, the original body continued to interact with Xu Jun regularly, trying to start as friends.
Simultaneously, she competed with him academically.
She couldn't help it; when dealing with someone who devoted more energy to studying, besides directly confronting him academically and crushing him, she couldn't think of any other way to attract his attention.
Through the original body's persistent efforts.
Her initial impression, which had almost given Xu Jun psychological trauma, gradually disappeared. Their relationship slowly became more harmonious. Through this "boiling frog slowly" tactic, the original body finally achieved her goal with Xu Jun in their junior year. It was Xu Jun who confessed.
Heaven knows how eagerly the original body had waited.
If she had acted according to her own personality, she would have confessed much earlier. However, the bitter experience of her first failed attempt, coupled with the second experience of being deceived, and some advice from her friends, had finally made her restrain her impatience.
She quietly waited for Xu Jun to make the first move.
Of course, the original body hadn't planned to wait indefinitely. She had intended that if he didn't confess before graduation, she would take the initiative.
If all else failed, she was even prepared to use force.
Four years shouldn't be wasted, after all...
Fortunately, Xu Jun had some decency and officially confessed in the second semester of their junior year. The original body readily agreed, and they officially became a couple.
After getting together, Xu Jun's temperament was gentle, while the original body's was more fiery, creating a perfect balance. Thus, although there were occasional minor conflicts, they generally managed to coexist harmoniously. By their senior year, they had no worries about breaking up after graduation.
This was because both of them had successfully secured postgraduate recommendations.
And they would be attending the same university, in the same major.
The only change was that they ultimately chose not to live in the graduate student dormitories. Instead, they rented an apartment near the school, informed their parents, and got engaged and moved in together.
They planned to get married after obtaining their master's degrees.