Chapter 6

Jinwu had watched an anime called “Shugo Chara”.

She envied the protagonist who had a guardian egg that could always accompany her, cheer her up when she was sad or upset, and protect her when she was in danger.

For a while, the first thing she did every morning was to lift her blanket to see if an egg had appeared.

She even tried, while her mother, who was always at home drinking, wasn’t paying attention, to secretly take a few eggs from the refrigerator and hide them in her bed to hatch.

Later, she realized that these were all just things that existed on television.

Until she met Fu Yulchen, her shattered hope began to sprout again, but it was once again pulled back by cruel reality.

Jinwu thought, whether it was before or now, she could never have a guardian egg that was uniquely hers.

But tonight, a sky-blue egg with a puppy design, as if it had arrived late, descended from heaven and appeared before her.

Not only did it seem to know her preferences like magic.

But it also guided her directly and patiently whenever she was caught in negative emotions.

It even made a tempting proposal, which was out of character for someone who didn’t like to meddle in other people’s business.

As if as long as she nodded, he could wave his magic wand and help her smash the scumbag to pieces.

Jinwu’s red lips pursed slightly.

Is this for real?

After all, he had always liked to tease her before.

Duan Shiyan met her inquisitive gaze without dodging or avoiding it, his deep and beautiful eyebrows became even more alluring under the light.

His expression was full of seriousness, not a trace of mischief.

So serious that if Jinwu didn’t know that Fu Yulchen was straight, she would really think that he had been secretly cheating on her and had even gotten Duan Shiyan involved.

Jinwu couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you hate Fu Yulchen so much?”

If it was just those mutual dislikes from their school days.

But they had graduated for so long, it wouldn’t make sense for him to still hold a grudge and want to form a revenge alliance with her, would it?

Duan Shiyan made a sound, his deep gaze still fixed on her, he spoke slowly, “Because he stole a very cute and precious little hedgehog from me, and he didn’t cherish her, so I’m very angry.”

Jinwu: ?

Little, little hedgehog?

The unexpected answer made her widen her eyes in surprise.

She hadn’t expected him to actually like small animals so much.

No wonder, back in high school, whenever she went to feed the stray dogs at school, she would always see his lazy figure appear.

Not only would he follow her to feed them.

Sometimes, like a childish ghost, he would take the sausage from her pocket, and then, under her helpless gaze and the resentful eyes of the little dogs, he would tear open the packaging and munch, munch, munch.

“Jinwu.”

Duan Shiyan looked at her, the slight curve of his lips made his lazy smile even more dazzling and unrestrained, faintly revealing the shadow of the sixteen-year-old boy he once was.

“Think about it, I’ll wait for you.”

Waiting to be chosen by you.

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Jinwu returned to her apartment, her roommate was on duty at the hospital tonight.

The apartment was small, but it was clean and fresh.

Jinwu gently placed the jar of candy and the cake on the table, her mood was still a little subtle, like a bottle of sweet fizzy water, bubbling away.

She had thought she would be coming back empty-handed tonight, but she had unexpectedly received a glass jar full of her favorite gummy bears and her favorite cake.

“Buzz—”

A notification sound from an incoming call suddenly rang out.

“Wu Bao!!! Are you okay!!!”

As soon as she answered, her best friend Xia Ying’s voice immediately rang out, angry and worried, “I saw that damn Qin Yiyao post on her Moments, saying something like ‘Happy birthday to my dearest Yulchen brother’, pfft! She really thinks she’s the main wife, and ‘Yulchen brother’, who is she trying to disgust?”

“And that Fu Yulchen too, he’s always cold and distant towards you, I’ve been clenching my fists and enduring it, and now he’s letting this white lotus get so close to him, does he even have a shred of self-awareness as a boyfriend! Wow! I’m so pissed off by this pair of scumbags, I’m going to change my name to Xia Sanzang!”

Xia Ying, who was on a business trip, was ranting on the other end.

She wished she could punch her boss in the face first, then drive her boss’s car all night and run over this pair of scumbags.

Jinwu listened to her best friend standing up for her, and couldn’t help but smile.

“I’m fine.”

She chuckled, her tone light, “I’ve already broken up with Fu Yulchen.”

The other side paused for a second.

Then, an excited roar erupted—

“Ahhhhhhhh!!!”

“Good, good, good!!! Good break up! Excellent break up! Top-notch break up!!!”

“Wuwuwu, Wu Bao, you finally woke up, you finally realized how unworthy that stupid jerk is!!!”

As if she could finally vent all the pent-up anger, Xia Ying took a sip of water, cleared her throat, and once again, with the confidence of a reporter, launched into a barrage of words.

“I’ve always disliked that stupid jerk, he looks like he has a lot of sex appeal, but he thinks he’s Wu Yanzu all the time, is he worthy? I think he’s like a little frog crossing the road pretending to be a camouflaged jeep! He hangs a gourd in his room and thinks he’s the grandpa, he’s a useless piece of trash! And he’s always giving you the cold shoulder, not giving you a good look!”

“Humph, it’s good that you broke up, let him be tied to that white lotus Qin Yiyao, a hypocrite and a green tea, a perfect match, a public service!”

Xia Ying was satisfied with her rant, and rewarded herself with another sip of water to clear her throat.

“But Wu Bao, are you really okay?”

She calmed down and said with concern, “We’ve been best friends for so many years, don’t hold back, tell me if anything’s wrong, don’t ever hold it in, you know?”

Her best friend was great in every way, except that she liked to keep everything bottled up inside.

Plus, she was cold and reserved, and her personality was introverted and slow to warm up, so everyone in class thought she was hard to get along with.

They said she was an illegitimate daughter and still so aloof, she didn’t know who she was putting on airs for.

At first, Xia Ying thought so too.

Until one day, she accidentally got pushed down the stairs by a group of boys who were fooling around, and she twisted her ankle.

Before anyone else could react, Jinwu came out without a word and carried her all the way to the infirmary.

She also knew that she couldn’t move, so she silently helped her get food and water for a week.

Xia Ying was so touched, she immediately changed her ways and vowed to be Jinwu’s best friend forever.

“Don’t worry, I’m not pretending to be strong.”

Jinwu nodded seriously, giving a thumbs-up to her statement, “You’re right, Fu Yulchen is just a worthless little thing.”

Hearing her say that, Xia Ying finally relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good, I was worried you’d be heartbroken.”

“By the way, do you remember Duan Shiyan?”

Not wanting to talk about that stinky scumbag anymore, Xia Ying changed the subject, “I heard he recently returned to China to take over the family business.”

Duan Shiyan was a legend in their high school, and a darling of the media.

From a rebellious, arrogant school bully who was always on the blacklist, he shocked everyone by entering the key class with amazing grades.

Although he was demoted to the regular class after a fight, he went on to get into the prestigious Peking University with an astonishing score in the college entrance exams.

Everyone thought that this prodigy was destined for great things.

But unexpectedly, at the high school graduation ceremony, there was turmoil in the management of his family business.

Someone targeted him, the future heir, and attempted to kill him in a car accident. It was said that he was seriously injured at the time and almost died from blood loss.

Everyone thought that this prodigy was about to fall from his pedestal.

But unexpectedly, not only did he recover from his injuries, but he also founded a technology company, becoming a tech tycoon, and now he’s back in China to take over the Duan Group.

“Tsk, he’s really someone who’s blessed by heaven, no matter how many times he falls, he can always get back up.”

Xia Ying sighed, “Other people’s lives may be ups and downs, downs, downs, his is ups, ups, ups, ups, ups, it’s really infuriating to compare people.”

“But I also got some intel, saying that tonight, the prince, I don’t know who he was going to see, he received a call and rushed out of the company, the way he was going, it was like he was going to see his wife.”

Jinwu, who was eating cake, coughed.

She felt a little guilty and licked her lips, “Well, actually, I ran into an old classmate tonight, and he gave me a ride back.”

Xia Ying: !

The reporter’s radar immediately beeped.

“Who? Who is it? Is it someone from our high school?”

Still thinking about the previous topic, Xia Ying didn’t even think, and casually said, “Could it be Duan Shiyan?”