School of Economics "Lover"

The special effect of deliberately forgetting to transform was a potent medicine to numb herself. Su Yuan had felt from a very young age that as a person, one should go with the flow, adapting to their surroundings. Humans, after all, were the most adaptable creatures.

When she was little, she remembered her family was quite well-off. Not exactly living in luxury, but at least they had enough to eat and wear. Even then, she had a rather absurd thought: what was the point of her studying so hard? This wasn't her being pretentious; it was a genuine question she'd had.

Although she never had a father, she gradually got used to life without one. The mockery of her classmates, the pity from her teachers, coupled with a sliver of annoyance – ever since she was old enough to understand things, around third grade, she felt she had to be different from everyone else.

Yes, didn't the ordinariness of those around her highlight her own greatness? Her mischievous personality was basically forged during that time. From then on, she began to look down on everyone around her, no matter how they provoked her. She neither got angry, nor upset, nor fought back; she simply kept to herself.

Until one day, when emotions broke through the boundaries of reason, even the most serene sage would have a day of rage. The sky-blue brick, still bearing the marks of history, served as the perfect catalyst. Su Yuan still remembered the burning "little universe" within her when she held it, how incredibly moving it was.

With a swing of the brick, the enemy fell to the ground. From then on, she was fearless, dauntless, and no longer afraid of anyone. The serene Su Yuan disappeared, replaced by a delinquent who dominated elementary, middle, and high school – Su Yuan.

But after that, perhaps due to karma, Su Yuan's family fortunes declined. She remembered moving several times, getting closer and closer to school, her house getting smaller and smaller.

Before the college entrance exams, specifically as she was about to start her third year of high school, her mother, Su Caiwei, finally lost patience with her. Hoping for self-reflection from Su Yuan was like buying a lottery ticket! So, on Su Yuan's birthday, Su Caiwei personally had a heart-to-heart talk with her by candlelight. She didn't hold out much hope, but perhaps because Su Yuan had grown up, she was completely pulled back from the brink of the cliff.

From then on, Su Yuan abandoned her decadent past and swung to the complete opposite extreme.

September 10th, Monday.

After class, Su Yuan was on her way back to the dorm when she suddenly saw a crowd gathered in the hallway. Chinese people have always loved to watch a spectacle. Wasn't the apathetic, grey circle of onlookers a perfect description of the people who loved to watch dramas, as Lu Xun wrote?

"So many people gathered there, let's go take a look." Su Yuan squeezed through the crowd with effort and saw that a man and a woman were surrounded in the middle. The man seemed to be losing face and unhappily pushed through the crowd to leave.

As the protagonist left, the onlookers also dispersed. However, the girl's classmates were quite indignant, constantly comforting the girl in the middle. From their fragmented words, Su Yuan pieced together what had happened: it turned out to be a conflict between a couple. But gradually, she realized she had misunderstood, and there was more to the story.

"Su Yuan, did you find out what happened?" Gao Jun and Ji Yehao walked over, asking with a gossipy expression.

"Mm, I figured it out. A couple is breaking up."

"Just this little thing caused so many people to gather here?" Gao Jun looked surprised. It was impossible for relationships not to have conflicts, but making such a fuss that the whole town knew seemed too exaggerated. Couldn't the couple just quarrel privately?

Su Yuan also felt speechless. "Yeah, it's just a couple breaking up. I heard the guy is a typical rich second-generation heir. Handsome and wealthy, but his character seems to be questionable. He changes girlfriends like he changes clothes. Yet, knowing his notorious past, countless girls still can't resist his fervent pursuit and fall into his arms."

Su Yuan was speechless about this. She wondered what those girls were thinking; they were practically asking for it. Knowing what kind of person he was and still daring to get close to him, they deserved to be dumped!

And that guy too, what was so great about having money? Did it give him the right to be irresponsible?

"All the good cabbages are being eaten by pigs!" she exclaimed sentimentally. As soon as she spoke, all eyes turned towards her. Su Yuan was startled and quickly fled the scene with Ji Yehao and Gao Jun.

"Tell me, what's going on? Why are some girls so stupid? They know it's like a moth flying into a flame, yet they still rush in, hoping for a miracle? They brought it upon themselves!"

"That's the charm of handsome guys and money!" Gao Jun clicked his tongue. "That guy's name is Peng Jie, right? He's quite famous."

"Peng Jie?"

Su Yuan froze. She seemed to have some impression of this name. Damn it, she remembered! It was the guy who had approached her when she was handing out flyers that day!

She never imagined he was that kind of person, a playboy! Thinking that he had actually hit on her, Su Yuan felt a strong sense of discomfort. Not to mention, he was the type who was attractive to both men and women. The way she was dressed that day must have been very masculine.

"Su Yuan, have you heard of him too?" Seeing her reaction, Gao Jun became interested.

"I've heard a little. He's a third-year student in the School of Economics!" She muttered to herself that he had said it himself.

"That's right, the campus heartthrob of the School of Economics! He's very famous there. The girls he pursued came one after another. And this guy has a strange habit: no girl he's gotten has dated him for more than a month. He's practically invincible, always succeeding."

"Uh… I didn't expect him to have such a reputation! He's truly rotten to the core."

"Yeah, that guy is too bad. Not only has he ruined so many girls from the School of Economics, but now he's even set his sights on our School of Biological Sciences."

Looking at his indignant expression, Su Yuan suddenly felt that Gao Jun wasn't angry about Peng Jie's terrible character, but rather because he had extended his claws to another school. This made her feel very speechless.

"Ye Hao, what do you think?"

Ji Yehao hadn't intended to comment, but hearing Su Yuan ask, he shook his head. "I don't know him well, but his behavior is indeed a bit excessive. Such a person cannot be associated with."

Su Yuan nodded repeatedly, giving Ji Yehao an appreciative glance. His attitude was quite satisfactory. Compared to him, Gao Jun, who "couldn't grasp the main point," really deserved a scolding.

She would never have imagined that in the morning she was speaking ill of Peng Jie, considering him scum, and in the afternoon she would have a face-to-face encounter with him.

"Su Yuan, someone's looking for you!" Just as class ended and she was packing her books, a male student at the door turned around and called out to her.

"Looking for me?"