When Rong Xuan was coming over, she vaguely heard the conversation between Tong Yue and Mu Xiao.

Seeing the two full of gossip and their eyes shining like small animals seeing food, she felt helpless and funny at the same time. What were the two of them thinking? She and the male protagonist were just having the most ordinary conversation, just like between friends. How could it be filled with pink bubbles as Tong Yue said?

However, Gu Ye did surprise her when he rushed to her doorstep early in the morning, as if he wanted to help her deal with her half-sister, because of a dream.

As soon as Rong Xuan sat down, Tong Yue winked at her, intentionally teasing her, while Mu Xiao covered her mouth and snickered. Fortunately, they weren’t too crazy and didn’t poke fun at her to her face.

Mu Xiao smiled cheekily. “Rong Xuan, what’s your fiancé’s name?” She and Rong Xuan had only recently become friend, so she knew nothing about Rong Xuan’s fiancé.

Rong Xuan had just opened her language book, preparing to memorize texts, when she heard Mu Xiao’s question. She pursed her lips. It’s not that this question couldn’t be answered. She picked up the pen and wrote the name ‘Gu Ye’ on the scratch paper.

The font was very beautiful. Mu Xiao originally looked at it with admiration, then she slowly read, “Gu Ye?” After she finished reading, she realized something and repeated, “Gu Ye?!”

Tong Yue glanced at Mu Xiao doubtfully. “What? Do you know him?”

Mu Xiao shook her head. “How can that be? That’s the name I seem to have heard before. Isn’t that the school grass^[1]school hunk from the nearby international school?”

Rong Xuan carefully recalled the plot before remembering that Gu Ye did seem to be attending an international school with a frighteningly expensive tuition fee.

Mu Xiao blinked and closed her mouth.

———

During the break, Rong Xuan went to the toilet. Mu Xiao immediately turned around and said, “Shall we go to the international school with Rong Xuan after classes?”

Tong Yue blinked in confusion. “To do what? Block people? What, you must see what her fiancé looks like?”

Mu Xiao shook her head. “No, my EQ isn’t that low. It’s not what you think la.”

Tong Yue took a sip of water then unhurriedly ask, “Then what?”

Mu Xiao carefully looked around and found that no one was paying attention to them, so she whispered, “If Rong Xuan’s fiancé is indeed the Gu Ye I heard about, then he’s very popular in school, popular beyond imagination. There are girls from all three grades who like him.”

Tong Yue was still a little confused. “So what if there are many people who like him?”

Mu Xiao spoke righteously, “I feel like Xuanxuan isn’t taking it seriously, but I think it’s necessary for her to declare her sovereignty!”

Tong Yue was silent for a few seconds. As she thought carefully, she felt that what Mu Xiao said made sense. Although Rong Xuan might not be very satisfied with their engagement, she was indeed Gu Ye’s fiancée now. If she was cheated on, even if it’s not really that kind of cheating, and so many girls often pestering her fiancé, it would be unbearable!

This was a matter of principle.

Who would be happy being cheated on? It’s impossible. Not even if there’s no feeling between them.

It’s indeed necessary to show sovereignty. Let those girls from the international school take a good look at Gu Ye’s fiancée! Make them stay away from Gu Ye on their own accord.

Tong Yue immediately finalized the plan with Mu Xiao to go to the international school once classes were over.

At this time, Tong Yue suddenly thought of something. “But when our classes are done, so is their school? How can we block people?”

Mu Xiao recalled the information she had recently received from her other friends, “I heard that Gu Ye have been playing basketball after school lately, at least that’s what they said a few days ago. Let’s try our luck.”

Tong Yue nodded vigorously.

———

There were two self-study classes that day. After Rong Xuan finished her schoolwork, she still had a lot of free time, so she used it to perfect the greeting card.

Tong Yue marvelled, “Xuanxuan, this greeting card is so beautiful. How about you give me one for my birthday too?”

Sending greeting cards was naturally no problem. Rong Xuan nodded.

The day’s classes soon came to an end. After school, Tong Yue said to Rong Xuan, “Xuanxuan, Mu Xiao and I have a place we want to go to after school. Can you accompany us?”

Rong Xuan blinked, but before she could answer, Mu Xiao pouted her lips. “Rong Xuan, please accompany us, okay?”

Tong Yue followed suit and acted like a spoiled child. “Xuanxuan, please?”

Mu Xiao and Tong Yue even used their special skills of acting coquettish. Rong Xuan saw the two faces full of expectation and nodded slowly.

Rong Xuan was now quite familiar with this city. After getting on the bus, she followed Tong Yue and Mu Xiao the whole way. They changed bus and took the subway. Only when she saw the big words ‘XXX International School’ did she realize where they had taken her.

This was Gu Ye’s school.

Rong Xuan blinked strangely, asking them with her eyes why they were there.

Tong Yue giggled. “Surprises are also needed between engaged couples. You, this little darling, suddenly appeared to give your fiancé a huge surprise!”

Rong Xuan didn’t know what to say for a moment. She knew that Tongyue and Mu Xiao both had good intentions, but she really didn’t need it. However since they’ve already arrived, she’d just use this time to give the completed greeting card to Gu Ye.

Mu Xiao had come to this school before to find a former classmate so she’s quite familiar with the place.

She familiarly led the other two to the basketball court.

It was then that Rong Xuan and her group ran into Rong Yi and her friend while on the road.

Suddenly encountering each other, Rong Yi, Tong Yue and the others were a little surprised. But Rong Xuan wasn’t surprised to see Rong Yi there. After all, Rong Yi had been coming to see Gu Ye play basketball since the other day.

After Rong Yi saw Rong Xuan, for some reason, she couldn’t hold back the resentment that had recently accumulated in her heart.

She had heard the rumors in school today. She and Rong Xuan were in separate classes but the students in their two classes had a good relationship. Generally, whatever happened in their class would be known to the class next door. Similarly, if something happened in the class next door, her class would also know it. Although they weren’t the same class, they’re like one. Gossip was all interconnected.

When she heard from her classmates that Rong Xuan was chatting with an extremely handsome boy at the school gate this morning, her heart skipped a beat. As Rong Xuan’s half-sister, she knew her character very well. Rong Xuan would never chat with an unfamiliar boy right in front of the school gate. After seeing the secretly taken photo from her classmate’s phone, she could hardly contain her jealousy.

Although the photo was blurry and the distance was a bit far away, the boy’s handsome face was still visible.

It was indeed Gu Ye.

Seeing Rong Xuan there this time, Rong Yi wasn’t going to suppress herself anymore. Why was it that every time she comes to watch Gu Ye play, she couldn’t even get a good spot? Why was it that she sends Gu Ye massages every day but he didn’t even bother to reply to her? How could Rong Xuan occupy the title of Gu Ye’s fiancée and even add Gu Ye on WeChat?

She refused to accept it! She refused accept it at all!

But just as Rong Yi was about to go all out, she stopped. She still retained her last bit of sanity. She was Rong Xuan’s nominal half-sister so there were some things she couldn’t say. There were so many people there, she couldn’t leave any handle for others.

If she released her anger recklessly, she would be the wrong one.

With this in mind, she gestured to her best friend, who, after receiving her look, immediately entered combat mode and said sarcastically, “Hey, I was wondering who it was, it turns out to be the person with a dead mother. Seeing you is really unlucky!”

These words were really a bit too much, and both Tongyue and Mu Xiao were angered.

Rong Xuan’s expression suddenly turned cold and she looked at Rong Yi.

Rong Yi raised her chin and looked at Rong Xuan arrogantly like a proud hen.

That’s just the truth, wasn’t it? A child without a mother was like a weed without a root. This sentence was exactly describing Rong Xuan.

Rong Yi’s friend continued to mock, “How could Gu Shao possibly like someone like you? You’ll be dumped by him sooner or later!” After saying that, the girl laughed unscrupulously. Even Rong Yi had a smug smile on her face. Rong Yi loved hearing this kind of words about Rong Xuan being dumped by Gu Ye the most and it made her happy.

At that moment, a deep voice suddenly came from the side, “Little Bride, I’m here.”

Several people subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and saw a few boys in basketball uniforms standing not far away. It was obviously winter but these boys were only wearing sleeveless clothes.

They were all sweating, and one boy was still holding a ball in his hand, as if they had just stepped out of the court.

Rong Yi suddenly paled. Why did today’s game end so quickly?

What her friend said just now, did Gu Ye, his teammates, and his friends heard it?

Gu Ye took a few steps toward Rong Xuan, then reached out and pulled her into his arms. “Little Bride, you came to see me?”

Although Gu Ye was wearing very little, his embrace was full of warmth.

Rong Xuan squirmed a bit in his arms.

This was the first time in her two lives that she had been pulled into a boy’s arms and she’s quite unaccustomed to it.

The gaze above her head was like the sun, impossible to ignore. Under Gu Ye’s inquiring gaze, she nodded extremely slowly.

The corners of Gu Ye’s mouth lifted up. “I’m pleased.” He’s using actions to disprove what the other girl had just said.

She said that he wouldn’t take a liking to Rong Xuan, but he affectionately called Rong Xuan his little bride.

Rong Xuan came to see him and he said he’s pleased.

Neither the girl nor Rong Yi’s face look good. Rong Yi fiercely glared at Rong Xuan, then fled in a hurry with her friend.

Sheng Shihao had a hint of disgust on his face. “We’re just letting them run away like this?”

All the boys heard the two sentences just now and they had to say that even they thought what the girl said was nasty.

It’s simply intolerable.

Ning Zichen patted Sheng Shihao on the shoulder. “Don’t worry. Have you forgotten what Boss is best at?”

Sheng Shihao instantly remembered that Gu Ye was best at was settling scores. If Gu Ye wanted to find fault with anyone, even if that person escaped this time, they wouldn’t be able to escape next time.

Gu Ye motioned his friends to move a bit further. Tong Yue and Mu Xiao were very self-conscious and also automatically moved away.

Once the others were a distant away, Rong Xuan took out the completed greeting card from her schoolbag. She originally planned to give it to him at the weekend dinner party, but since they met today and the card was finished, she gave it to him.

Gu Ye looked surprised. “You came here today to give me this?”

Actually no, it just happened.

But it was troublesome to explain, plus Rong Xuan couldn’t speak yet, so she remained silent.

However, Gu Ye took this silence as acquiescence.

He opened the card and read it carefully.

It looks like a lot of thought went into this handmade card.

It could be seen that the person who made it was very attentive. The shape was very special and the outermost layer and the middle were three-dimensional. No matter the cover or the inner page, it’s covered with drawings. On the inner page was the card maker’s greeting. Even though the sentence was the most ordinary birthday greeting, the card itself wasn’t ordinary.

The attentiveness and how much care was put into it could be seen at a glance.

Gu Ye was actually surprised to receive such a heartfelt greeting card.

The first birthday gift Rong Xuan gave him was too perfunctory and thoughtless. But recalling the words that Rong Yi’s friend said just now, Gu Ye felt that it wasn’t strange at all. At that time, he and Rong Xuan weren’t familiar with each other and she didn’t know what kind of person he was, so it was understandable that she was perfunctory towards him.

Thinking back to the sentence ‘it turns out to be the person with a dead mother’, Gu Ye pondered for a while before suddenly asking Rong Xuan, “Do you have anyone you envy?”

Someone she envied?

Rong Xuan thought about it carefully but there seemed to be none.

However, the other Rong Xuan had one.

That person happened to be the female protagonist of the novel, Ning Chun.

This was what briefly mentioned in the novel.

The other Rong Xuan would sometimes post words that were only visible to herself. She envied Ning Chun for her good temperament and good grades. Most importantly, she envied Ning Chun for having a happy family.

Compared with Ning Chun, the female supporting character’s home was too depressing. Her father was neglectful and her stepmother and half-sister were vicious. Growing up in such a family, her pain far outweighed her happiness.

There’s nothing wrong about having someone one envies.

Many girls probably have someone they were envious of during their teenage years. Maybe they envy that person for being good-looking, for having a beautiful campus love, for having good grades or for having a good family background.

It’s not that one couldn’t have this emotion. As long as one had a normal state of mind, having someone one envied wasn’t a big deal.

Thinking so, Rong Xuan nodded.

Gu Ye didn’t ask Rong Xuan who it was. He just said word by word after Rong Xuan nodded, “Whatever you envy from others, I will give it to you. Whatever you want to do, I will accompany you. If you envy something that I don’t have, then I will try my best to find it for you.”

His thoughts were simple. What she didn’t have, he’d give her.

It’s that simple.