[Real World] - 02
Three months had passed since Jiang Nian and Ye Wenwen got together in the original world. Winter was approaching, and the temperature was dropping. Jiang Nian, wearing a warm hoodie with the hood pulled out over his school uniform, sat on a chair
on the playground, his fingers curled up in his sleeves. It was break time for PE class. Ye Wenwen had gone to buy Jiang Nian hot milk tea. Feeling a bit bored, Jiang Nian stood up, stomped his feet, ignored the students from other classes who wanted to chat him up, and strolled towards the small garden around the playground. He had intended to take a walk, but instead witnessed a bullying scene.
To be honest, bullying wasn't uncommon at this school, but it was mostly subtle bullying. This was the first time Jiang Nian had seen it so blatantly.
In the woods, a group of people were beating a tall boy. The boy was covering his head, motionless, offering no resistance whatsoever.
Jiang Nian blinked. His parents often taught him social skills and how to protect himself, because they loved to give him everything good, including the school. However, his family background wasn't anything special in a good school. If he accidentally offended someone he shouldn't, it was Jiang Nian who would suffer.
Even though Yuan Junyu treated Jiang Nian exceptionally well, to an unusual degree that drew attention, Jiang's parents didn't fully trust him. They only privately told Jiang Nian to be careful.
Before Jiang Nian could react, one of the boys watching from the side, a boy with red hair, noticed Jiang Nian's slender figure and exclaimed in surprise, "School beauty?!" Upon
hearing this, the boy hitting Jiang Nian immediately stopped, frantically straightening himself and shielding the boy from the attack. Their faces were full of embarrassment and helplessness. They asked, "School beauty, what are you doing here?"
"Are you stupid? The school beauty is in PE class today."
"Damn, the school beauty doesn't have a good impression of me anymore!"
Red Hair walked over. He was very tall, with a stiff expression and a lot of intimidation. What he said was, "Jiang Nian... can I call you Nian Nian? We didn't do this on purpose. Hitting someone is definitely not good, especially since you saw it. How should I put it? He's the son of a mistress, my buddy's half-brother. His dad seduced my buddy's mother, making her pregnant with him, two years before my buddy. That's why I dislike him so much. So I hit him for my buddy. That's not hitting someone, right?"
Jiang Nian didn't speak, but blinked her eyes like a butterfly fluttering its wings, ready to take flight. Her green eyes, like a misty morning, looked into Red Hair's heart.
Red Hair felt a rare pang of regret, not for hitting someone, but for being seen by Jiang Nian.
Jiang Nian then looked at the boy on the ground. The boy had released his hands from his head at some point, revealing an eyeball under his long hair, staring at Jiang Nian with a dark expression, motionless.
Seeing that Jiang Nian's attention wasn't on him, the red-haired guy clicked his tongue in annoyance, put his arm around Jiang Nian's shoulder, and led him away from the grove of trees, saying as they walked, "I'm not taking advantage of you. I know you're in a relationship. You're great in every way except for your taste, and early relationships are wrong."
"But don't watch this scene anymore. I'll still beat him up, just avoid you. Don't look at me like that again, I can't take it."
These rambling words suddenly sounded familiar to Jiang Nian. He looked up and carefully examined the red-haired guy's face before saying in surprise, "It's you, that guy who talks so strangely."
It was the one who had shouted that he wanted to be a mistress, but he had dyed his hair red, so Jiang Nian hadn't recognized him at first.
"What do you mean by a guy who talks weirdly? I was just speaking up bravely, and my name is Ji Hanfei," the red-haired guy said. He escorted Jiang Nian back to the playground, glanced at Ye Wenwen's dark face, pinched Jiang Nian's cheek, and said, "Go back to your boyfriend. He's rather stingy. If it were me, I'd be more generous."
Jiang Nian rubbed her cheek, unhappy, feeling that Ji Hanfei had pinched her too hard and hurt her. Her words were also a bit sarcastic, "Your grudges with others are none of my business, but you beat up an illegitimate child, yet you want to be a mistress yourself."
Ji Hanfei chuckled, his hands in his pockets, looking somewhat roguish. He said, "What, are you implying that I should seduce you, get you pregnant, and then have my child crawl out of your belly?"
"Nian Nian, can you get pregnant? If you really can, I'll really do it, and I'll accept the child being an illegitimate child."
"Besides, I'm hypocritical, Nian Nian. I'm judging people, not things."
Jiang Nian didn't want to hear Ji Hanfei's twisted values anymore, which left him speechless. He ran to his boyfriend, Ye Wenwen, who immediately hugged him and gently asked him some questions. Jiang Nian answered softly.
Ji Hanfei didn't want to see the person he liked being so sweet with his boyfriend, so he turned and left.
Jiang Nian thought the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, on his way home, he encountered the boy who had been beaten. He was very tall and strong, but his whole demeanor was incredibly gloomy, with his hair covering his eyes, making him very unsettling.
The first thing the boy said after blocking Jiang Nian's way was, "I'm not the son of a mistress. My parents truly love each other, but my mother was taken away."
Jiang Nian was a day student and had just parted ways with Ye Wenwen. Seeing that the boy wanted to talk to her, she stood quietly without saying a word.
The boy seemed to have exhausted all his courage after saying that. After a long pause, he stammered out his second sentence, "My name is Tang Zhengxin, Niannian. I know you... I'm very grateful for your help."
Jiang Nian then spoke up, not commenting on his family affairs, but asking something else, "Did it hurt when you were hit?"
The boy was somewhat moved and shook his head, "It didn't hurt."
"Hmm... but I didn't help you. Ji Hanfei and the others stopped on their own. You don't need to thank me." Jiang Nian didn't take credit, speaking the truth. He gave Tang Zhengxin a somewhat shy smile, which was like a diamond shining in Tang Zhengxin's eyes.
Seeing that Tang Zhengxin hadn't listened to him, Jiang Nian was a little helpless. He carried his schoolbag and walked past Tang Zhengxin, intending to go home. But Tang Zhengxin suddenly said, "I will repay you in the future!"
"No need..." Before Jiang Nian could finish speaking, Tang Zhengxin suddenly ran away.
This wasn't the first time Tang Zhengxin had seen Jiang Nian. Long before she even noticed him, Tang Zhengxin had been watching her. Like all restless young men, he secretly fantasized about Jiang Nian, even imagining them together. Unlike
his classmates who disliked him, and even Ji Hanfei and others who beat him up, Jiang Nian had previously met his gaze unintentionally. Her eyes were clear, showing neither sympathy nor disdain, but rather a faint smile, just like before—beautiful and sacred.
This made Tang Zhengxin's numb heart suddenly pound uncontrollably.
From then on, Tang Zhengxin began relentlessly stalking Jiang Nian.
Jiang Nian was somewhat troubled, but he had experienced such intense admiration before, so he had some experience. Ye Wenwen and Yuan Junyu, however, weren't so forgiving, giving Tang Zhengxin's classmates a warning, preventing him from bothering Jiang Nian.
In their senior year of high school, both Jiang Nian and Ye Wenwen turned 18. During summer vacation, they secretly indulged in premarital sex. Ye Wenwen was a virgin and ejaculated quickly, which surprised Jiang Nian. He thought his first time wasn't as terrible as the internet made it out to be; at least his anus didn't hurt that much.
But after Ye Wenwen reached another erection, Jiang Nian felt his buttocks go numb.
He felt like crying.
Ye Wenwen became even more possessive and clingy, and Jiang Nian didn't know what to do. Sometimes, after everything was settled, when Ye Wenwen carried Jiang Nian out, he could see the man squatting outside the hotel.
Sometimes it's Yuan Junyu.
After learning about Jiang Nian and Ye Wenwen's affair, Yuan Junyu broke down for a month, climbing into Jiang Nian's bedroom every night, but doing nothing, just watching her, sleeping at the foot of her bed, waiting to be discovered the next day.
Sometimes it's Tang Zhengxin.
It's unclear how Tang Zhengxin found her; he seems rather powerless.
But he's much bolder than Yuan Junyu. He handed Jiang Nian the condoms he bought, saying, "Nian Nian, you can't be too careful." He
only bought the smallest size.
Jiang Nian laughed, saying, "My boyfriend's size is much bigger." "
I don't believe you," Tang Zhengxin said.
Tang Zhengxin was beaten up again by Ye Wenwen's men.
Occasionally it's Ji Hanfei.
Ji Hanfei is the same as always, "Nian Nian, are you really not going to consider me?"
Ji Hanfei was also beaten up, but he's a strong fighter and didn't suffer any real loss.
The group secretly hired people to beat each other up, but outwardly maintained a peaceful facade. Ye Wenwen, though jealous, knew Jiang Nian also liked him and would firmly choose him; these two things smoothed things over.
He was much better off than the others.
This happiness lasted until after the college entrance exams.
They all successfully entered their desired universities, and surprisingly, Tang Zhengxin's grades were exceptionally high, earning him early admission.
Then, Jiang Nian and Ye Wenwen broke up, without explanation.
Ye Wenwen was unwilling to accept this; he waited outside Jiang Nian's house every day, hoping she would change her mind, but that didn't happen.
Yuan Junyu seized the opportunity, constantly trying to make Jiang Nian feel his kindness, but his happiness didn't last long either.
Jiang Nian and Ji Hanfei got together.
Ji Hanfei quietly accomplished great things, somehow winning Jiang Nian's heart and becoming a winner in life.
During that time, Ji Hanfei would often be beaten up by someone with a sack over his head when walking alone at night; later, he became smarter and never walked alone at night again.
Tang Zhengxin was nowhere to be seen, and the ever-present, shadowy gaze of the past had vanished,
much to Jiang Nian's relief. Ji Hanfei was an interesting character, often making Jiang Nian laugh. Jiang Nian hadn't originally planned to be with him, but Ji Hanfei's sincerity was overwhelming. He was willing to go all out, disregarding his pride.
Unsurprisingly, the two ended up together, and Ji Hanfei secretly compared them, "Between me and your ex-boyfriend, who's bigger? Who makes you feel better?" They
were actually about the same, but Jiang Nian wasn't about to tell the truth at this point, so she coaxed, "Of course it's you."
Ji Hanfei boasted everywhere, and unsurprisingly, he got beaten up again.
But he was still happy.
During this holiday, Jiang Nian's baby fat completely disappeared, her skin becoming like jade, her face radiant, but her eyes drooping slightly, softening her sharp beauty and making her appear pure and innocent.
This version of Jiang Nian was undoubtedly more popular, coupled with her excellent grades and musical talent.
On her first day of university, she caused the music academy's campus network to crash.
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