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Chapter 1: How Can There Be a Rogue Among Angels
In this alternate world, the legal age for marriage is eighteen.
The male lead started school late and repeated a year.
At first, the girl will purse the boy, and she’ll also be a little more assertive! If this is not to your taste, feel free to skip.
[This story is mostly slice-of-life with no tragic endings, and moves at a fast pace—you can read with ease.]
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Jiangbei City.
Night fell.
Fine rain lashed the earth like a whip.
Shen Qingxuan stood alone by the lakeside, like a sculpture forgotten by time.
His eyes stared emptily ahead, letting raindrops mix with sorrow and drip from the tips of his hair and the corners of his clothes, pooling into a small puddle at his feet.
Behind him, the streetlights flickered, casting a dim, yellow glow and illuminating his desolate figure.
The scene he saw with his own eyes replayed in his mind over and over again.
“Yunshu, do you think that clown will confess to you today because it’s your birthday?”
“Hmph!” Chu Yunshu snorted coldly.
“There’s no need to ask?”
“He pulls this stunt on every holiday. I’m already tired of it.”
Zhao Juan thought for a moment and agreed, “So, will you say yes this time?”
“You said you’d be with him after he repeated a year.”
Chu Yunshu pursed her lips with exasperation, “Please, I struggled so hard just to get into Jiangbei High School.
The good life is just beginning. How could I waste my youth on someone so annoying?”
“That’s true. High School is full of handsome guys. How could Shen Qingxuan compete?”
“Especially since our Yunshu is so beautiful, even if she wants to date, she should pick someone top-tier.”
“A guy like Shen Qingxuan, with bangs longer than a little girl’s—how could he match our Yunshu?”
“If you meet any handsome guys, don’t forget to introduce me too!”
Chu Yunshu blushed, “Oh, if there’s someone, I’ll introduce you…”
Not far away.
Shen Qingxuan held a bouquet of flowers he prepared carefully, watching the two girls playing not far away with a calm face.
It was all just as they said.
That day, he planned to confess to Chu Yunshu on her birthday.
He prepared birthday presents, flowers, and even a cake that would arrive soon…
He got everything ready.
Usually, Shen Qingxuan saved on food and expenses, and for this confession, he spent all his savings.
But all he got in return was a shattered dream.
For this repeated year, just to help Chu Yunshu get into High School.
Shen Qingxuan gave up all his rest time, dedicating it all to tutoring Chu Yunshu.
Chu Yunshu was never a girl who could sit still.
During those extra lessons, she said hurtful things to Shen Qingxuan more than once so she could go out with friends.
But Shen Qingxuan thought that as long as he could help her get into High School, she would become his girlfriend.
What was wrong with giving in to a girlfriend?
Even though it was exhausting!
Shen Qingxuan swallowed all the grievances in silence, just for that sliver of hope to be together.
Once, he thought it was a sacrifice for eventual happiness.
Only now did he realize—the real clown was himself.
Maybe even the heavens pitied him, which was why he saw this scene!
The indifferent tone in Chu Yunshu’s voice just now finally woke Shen Qingxuan up.
So, in her eyes, he was dispensable.
She treated everything he did as if it was only right and proper.
“Sigh!” Shen Qingxuan let out a long sigh.
All of this was simply his own wishful thinking.
These four years of devotion might as well have been fed to the dogs!
He could have gone to a good High School without repeating a year, but he wasted a year chasing a ridiculous chance.
Absurd love—let whoever wants it have it!
As he turned to leave, the sky began to drizzle.
In the rain, Shen Qingxuan walked toward the nearby park.
When he passed a trash can, he casually threw the bouquet—a symbol of his true feelings—inside.
The park was not far from home, but feeling down, he would rather be washed by the cold rain than go home for now.
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“Splash…”
A strange sound came from the small lake ahead, and Shen Qingxuan looked toward it.
Not far away, a slender silhouette stood quietly beside the lake.
By the weak streetlight, Shen Qingxuan saw that the girl’s drenched long hair clung messily to her back.
The light blue dress pressed tightly against her body, tracing out her shapely curves.
He stared in confusion.
Suddenly came a splash, and the girl threw her phone into the lake.
Shen Qingxuan’s heart tightened.
It was late at night, raining, and nobody else was in the park.
Was she planning to end her life?
Such a beautiful lady—what a pity if she died here!
He could not think anymore. Shen Qingxuan rushed toward the girl in big strides.
Just as he took a few steps, the girl suddenly leapt into the water.
“Damn!”
Shen Qingxuan could not help but curse.
This was serious!
Luckily—although unluckily—it happened right in front of him.
It was already too late to call the police—what could he do?
Heaven above, am I your grandchild that you’re treating me this way?
Joy and sorrow in such a short time—wasn’t that enough for one night?
The girl in the water did not struggle; she let the lake submerge her head.
She was clearly bent on dying!
How could Shen Qingxuan just stand by and watch? He gritted his teeth and jumped in after her.
Underwater, the girl waited for death with her eyes shut, but suddenly felt someone grab her. She struggled in a panic.
The girl burst out with surprising strength, almost pulling Shen Qingxuan under.
At a critical moment, Shen Qingxuan raised his hand and slapped the girl across the face.
“Don’t move!” he shouted coldly.
Feeling the pain on her cheek, the girl immediately calmed down.
A dozen seconds later, the two of them got out of the water.
Shen Qingxuan slumped onto the muddy ground, lifted his hand to brush aside his overlong bangs.
He thought about his impulsive actions and sighed, “If I didn’t know how to swim, I would have died today.”
He turned, exhausted, to look at the girl lying beside him.
The girl’s face looked pale, her eyes tightly shut.
Raindrops clung to her long eyelashes, her brows knitted as if she was troubled by a nightmare.
Rain mixed with lake water slid down her face, and her lips turned slightly purple from lack of oxygen.
Her body trembled, and a few locks of wet hair stuck to her neck.
“She’s saved, but what next?”
Shen Qingxuan stared at the soaked and unconscious Jiang Yubing, He felt a bit helpless, completely at a loss.
“I’ve never dealt with something like this before!”
He scratched his head in worry, his mind racing as he tried to remember anything from past experiences.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind—he remembered first aid tips from a short video he once saw.
He slapped his thigh in regret, “Oh no, how could I forget this!”
Quickly, Shen Qingxuan crouched beside Jiang Yubing, ready to follow the steps he recalled.
At that moment, Jiang Yubing’s consciousness was slowly returning.
From falling into the water to being rescued, the whole process took less than half a minute.
She now felt dizzy, still short of breath, Her chest felt as if pressed by a giant rock—stifling and uncomfortable.
She forced her eyes open, and what she saw was a face inches from hers—handsome and striking.
“Is this… a male angel?”
Jiang Yubing’s eyes looked confused as she pondered dazedly.
“He’s really handsome!”
But why did he look so worried, his eyes full of concern?
At that moment, Shen Qingxuan held Jiang Yubing’s shoulders tightly with both hands, He tilted his head, took a deep breath, and without hesitation lowered himself towards her.
He did not notice Jiang Yubing’s subtle change of expression at all.
Just as Jiang Yubing wondered what was happening, that face came closer and closer.
Then—
A warm, soft sensation pressed against her lips.
Huh?
Wha-What was he doing?
Jiang Yubing’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“How can there be a rogue among angels!”
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