When Guan Yang's cold and piercing voice reached her ears, Mu Yu Xin only felt a greater pain throughout her body.
She didn't look back at Guan Yang; she didn't want to see him at all right now.
However, before she could take two steps, a strong force suddenly grabbed her.
"Let go!"
As if provoked, she shouted.
But Guan Yang turned a deaf ear and directly threw her over his shoulder, striding towards the hotel next door.
Upon reaching the room, Guan Yang carelessly tossed her onto the bed. He then pressed down on her in anger, his large hand clamping around her neck. "My revenge hasn't even begun, and you're already crying like this. When you betrayed me and sent me to prison, why didn't I notice you were so fragile?"
What happened back then was a thorn lodged between them, an unremovable one.
Mu Yu Xin's memories were instantly pulled back to that time.
After Guan Yang dragged her out of the alley that day, he went to the pharmacy, bought medicine, and threw it at her. She looked at him, not understanding, and heard his cold, pleasant voice, "What are you looking at? Put on the medicine!"
Although Guan Yang was handsome, he was quite frightening when he wasn't smiling.
But he had just saved her, and she felt that compared to those hooligans, he was still a decent person.
After she applied the iodine to his wound, he patted his butt and left, never once thinking about applying medicine to her.
Her injury was on her arm, making it extremely difficult to apply medicine herself. There was nothing she could do but apply it where she could reach and leave the rest.
For many days after that, she never saw Guan Yang again, but she still heard legends about him from others.
Their paths crossed again after a midterm exam. She scored first in the entire school, while Guan Yang ranked last.
On the school's announcement board, Mu Yu Xin's name was at the top, and Guan Yang's was at the very bottom.
When Mu Yu Xin went to look at the announcement board, she saw Guan Yang.
He was wearing black casual pants and a white shirt, the buttons of which were not properly fastened. With his hands in his pockets, he looked rather roguish.
Several followers had appeared beside him at some point. Seeing the rankings, they laughed and teased him, "Brother Yang, see? You're number one."
Guan Yang frowned and kicked one of them in the butt. After a moment of playful banter, Mu Yu Xin noticed Guan Yang looking at her.
It was just a fleeting glance, yet her heart pounded wildly. That day, she fled with her books.
After that, it seemed wherever she went, she would see his figure, but they both pretended not to know each other.
Until one time, when she was being bullied and Guan Yang stepped in to help her, their interactions gradually increased.
At that time, she didn't know about Guan Yang's family background. She only knew he had a bad temper, was quiet, didn't like studying, but loved to have fun.
As the college entrance examination approached, Guan Yang approached her.
"Which university do you plan to apply to in the future?"
Back then, Mu Yu Xin had no concept of which university to apply to. She only had one thought in her mind: to leave her hometown.
She answered truthfully, "I don't know."
"Then you should apply to a university in Jing Hua City."
She looked at him blankly and asked why.
It was the first time Guan Yang touched her. He patted her head and smiled, saying, "With your dazed look, you might get bullied elsewhere. But if you go to Jing Hua City, I'll look out for you."
Being looked after felt good. Growing up, she had never experienced protection from family or friends.
Her heart beat rapidly, her cheeks and ears turning red.
By then, she realized she had fallen in love. She asked him, with a mix of anticipation and nervousness, "Will you also apply to a university in Jing Hua City?"
He smirked and let out a soft laugh, "Can I get into university with my last-place grades?"
Speaking of which, she felt a little dejected. Guan Yang's grades were indeed terrible. He looked quite intelligent, but he just didn't study properly, consistently holding onto the throne of last place.
"Actually, it's still not too late to study hard. Even if you can't get into a prestigious university, a second or third-tier one would be fine!"
"You don't need to worry about me. We've agreed, we'll meet in Jing Hua City."
After the college entrance examination, she never saw Guan Yang again. He seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth, disappearing without a trace.
She had expected Feng Wan Hui to refuse her application to a Jing Hua City university. To her surprise, Feng Wan Hui not only agreed but also said the whole family would move to Jing Hua City. She was ecstatic at the time.
Later, she realized Feng Wan Hui's decision to move was not for her, but for Lin Qiu Tong.
After arriving in Jing Hua City, she wanted to contact Guan Yang but suddenly realized she didn't have his contact information. She had never asked for it, and he had never given it to her.
She removed her thick glasses and stopped keeping bangs, instead tucking her long fringe behind her ears.
She had many suitors in university, but her mind was filled with the image of that boy with a mischievous smile, who was fierce in fights and had a bad temper.
Jing Hua City was too big, and she had no idea where Guan Yang was. Just when she thought she would never see Guan Yang again in her lifetime, he suddenly appeared before her.
She remembered it clearly: that day, Guan Yang was wearing a black and white t-shirt, with a black leather jacket over it. He still had that scruffy, handsome look, with a mischievous smile playing on his lips.
When Mu Yu Xin saw him, all her resentment vanished, replaced by overwhelming joy.
She didn't know what had come over her. Seeing him, she wanted to rush over and hug him, but she held back.
At that moment, Guan Yang opened his arms to her, "Long time no see, won't you give me a hug?"
Mu Yu Xin hesitated for a few seconds, but then, unable to resist, she ran towards him with a smile. She hugged him tightly, and in that moment, she realized she had fallen in love with Guan Yang.
Their relationship developed naturally. Neither of them confessed; they simply became a couple.
After they were together, Mu Yu Xin discovered Guan Yang's possessiveness was incredibly strong. He disliked seeing her too close to other men, not even classmates.
He needed to text and call her every day, and they had to see each other every weekend.
It was then that she learned that even though Guan Yang couldn't get into university, it didn't hinder his future. She also discovered he was the young master of a wealthy family.
The reason he had come to their town was that Guan Yang had made a mistake and his father had sent him to the countryside to experience life.
Although Mu Yu Xin knew then that there was a significant gap between their social statuses, she had never considered parting ways with him. She didn't desire anything from the Guan family; she only wanted Guan Yang himself.
For Mu Yu Xin, Guan Yang also started his own business. He loved games and had a high aptitude for them. He had already co-developed a mobile game with others and earned a considerable amount of money.
But just as Mu Yu Xin thought their future was bright, something happened that would tear their lives apart!