It was just a love letter; I'm really no great writer!

"Xiao Di, aren't you going home yet?"

As night fell, St. Anne's Street was at its busiest, with crowds of people thronging the streets in the distance.

Lu Ran turned around and waited for Di Lingyan, who was a few steps away, to approach.

The girl was wearing a white and purple tracksuit, and her hair was tied in a small wolf tail with a hair tie, which added to her playful and lively appearance.

"I'm not going back." Di Lingyan shook her head. "I'm going with you."

She moved closer, her right hand adorned with an agate bracelet, and gently tugged at Lu Ran's sleeve, her forehead level with his chin.

Lu Ran was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Xiao Di, don't do this."

"What?"

"You've made me make a mistake..." Lu Ran looked around nervously. "Come on, I'll take you back."

Di Lingyan pouted and grumbled, "What's so great about her? She didn't even spend much time with you on your birthday; she flew away this morning."

The summer night breeze and sunset are a perfect match, and the sky is a beautiful blue.

Lu Ran took Xiao Di along, turned on the navigation, and headed towards the neighborhood where she lived.

He said slowly, "But no matter what, I'm your brother-in-law now."

"..." Di Lingyan's face turned red.

It still has to be desensitization therapy... Lu Ran turned around and chuckled, "Come on, call me brother-in-law."

"I won't call you that," Di Lingyan said angrily.

"Not calling me? Even if you don't, I'm still your brother-in-law." Lu Ran strode along, casually saying, "May we find one true love and stay together until our hair turns white."

Di Lingyan followed him silently for a while, then suddenly whispered, "You and your sister must stay together forever."

"Hmm." Lu Ran glanced at her.

The little girl probably realized that she couldn't match her older sister's charm, so she had no choice but to give up...

But this kind of blessing always feels like a flag!

However, Lu Ran really wanted to grow old with Sister Di.

Anyone who has experienced being deeply in love knows that during that time, you feel that everything about your partner is wonderful.

They wish they could be glued together every moment, a phenomenon also known as "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

After dropping Xiao Di off at an upscale residential complex, Lu Ran turned around and went home.

But what I saw was...

A sports car slowly glided over.

Zhao Qingqing said disdainfully, "Lu, you're not as affectionate as I imagined."

Lu Ran scoffed, opened the car door, got into the passenger seat, and buckled his seatbelt. "Take me home."

Zhao Qingqing stepped on the gas, humming a song, seemingly in a good mood. "Hehe, I thought you would resist to the end, but you've already fallen for someone else so quickly."

Lu Ran was taken aback. Oh right.

Zhao Zheng's goal was to prevent me from coveting his daughter, so why not just fall for someone else...?

My thoughts are wandering.

He fiddled with his phone and sent a message to Xiao Di.

Lu Ran: "Xiao Di, I need your help with something. There's a bad woman following me lately, and your sister's not here. I was thinking... could you pretend to be my girlfriend for a few days?"

Lu Ran: "If you feel awkward, then never mind."

Soon, she sent a single word.

Lingyan: "Hmm"

……

The next day, the sunrise indicated it would be a sunny day.

Lu Ran ate breakfast at home and then went out of the community gate.

Last night, after he made an agreement with Xiao Di, they discussed some details later.

The general plan was to pretend to be a couple and trick Zhao Qingqing into going there.

It would be best if it could be resolved peacefully.

Try to avoid direct conflict with the Zhao family.

After all, they were Zhao Yishuang's relatives, and Lu Ran wouldn't go to such extremes as he did with Fu Liqun.

The hazy red sun slowly rose, and the morning mist dissipated.

The street is lined with stalls selling steamed buns and fried dough sticks, like a vivid picture of everyday life.

At the bus stop, a bus disembarks and a group of students in school uniforms walk sparsely toward the school gate to scan their faces.

"Hey." Di Lingyan was the most eye-catching one among them.

The girl skipped and hopped towards Lu Ran, her red lips and white teeth making her pretty and clever, and she naturally grabbed his forearm.

The two chatted and laughed as they walked toward the school gate.

Along the way, many classmates cast surprised glances at me.

In this small territory of Huaizhong, Lu Ran still wields too much authority.

"There's no need to be so deliberate," Lu Ran said with a smile. "In the middle of summer, there's no need to hold hands. Just keep a normal distance from me, and people will naturally misunderstand."

"I've never been in a relationship," Di Lingyan smiled sweetly, like a bright red hawthorn berry.

"Thank you so much this time, otherwise it would have been quite difficult," Lu Ran said.

"I'm glad I could help, since my sister isn't here." Di Lingyan lowered her voice. "Where is that wicked woman?"

"Look, that arrogant woman driving the sports car." Lu Ran glanced sideways.

A Lamborghini was parked on the road early in the morning, and you could vaguely see a short-haired woman wearing sunglasses sitting inside.

Di Lingyan's gaze froze for a moment: "That car... looks like Aunt Yishuang's."

"It's her, Zhao Qingqing."

"How did you offend her?"

Di Lingyan quickly caught up with Lu Ran, "I heard she's the queen of no-holds-barred fighting and even won the world women's freestyle fighting gold belt. She's amazing."

"Uh..." Lu Ran was embarrassed, realizing that he had actually tried to subdue a gold belt holder.

"It was actually a misunderstanding. She thought I still liked Yishuang, so she kept spying on me."

"oh oh."

Di Lingyan understood the whole story.

As Zhao Yishuang's best friend, she knew all too well how tightly the Zhao family protected Yishuang.

To prevent Lu Ran from harming Yi Shuang, they specifically monitored him; the Zhao family really went to such lengths.

However, Di Qingling was busy with her tour and couldn't help her in the immediate situation, so she got the chance to substitute as a stand-in...

"whee."

Happy.

Di Lingyan grinned, revealing her fine, white teeth, her eyes gleaming brightly in the sunlight.

"What does your older sister usually call you?"

"Just call me by my name."

"Are you calling her?"

"She's usually called Sister Di, but sometimes she's called Lingling."

"Then you can just call me Lingling."

"Is this right...?"

Under the fiery morning light, the two walked side by side into the campus.

Zhao Qingqing put down her phone and took many photos of Lu Ran and Di Lingyan talking intimately. She then posted them in the group chat: "A loving family" (7).

"Heh, Ichisō should give up now..."

Zhao Qingqing didn't care whether it was true or false.

All that's needed is for Lu Ran to get close to other girls, which would dispel Yi Shuang's thoughts.

At the same time, a Ghost Car.

Zhao Yishuang calmly closed her phone, thought for a moment, and sent a message.

"...I never expected him to be such a scumbag."

……

The morning classes are geography and biology.

Lu Ran was quite interested in both subjects, but unfortunately his grades were average, with 74 in geography and 82 in biology, which put him at the bottom of Class 6.

He tallied his total scores across five subjects: Chinese 148, English 128, History 80, Geography 74, and Biology 82, totaling 512 points without considering the assigned scores.

If you're not bad at math, you could get into a less popular major at Huaiyin University next door, even in the college entrance exam.

The problem is that Lu Ran's math is terrible, barely passing, which is embarrassing in Class 6, a class known for its strong math skills.

"Fortunately, the mathematics in this world is very strong, with Fields Medals being won so many times that they don't need me to save it," Lu Ran thought to himself.

My job is to get the Nobel Prize in Literature.

During the break after biology class.

Lu Ran did not completely copy what he wrote in "The Outsider".

The Outsider tells the story of the protagonist being tried after committing murder, while Lu Ran changed the background to China. If the plot still involves impulsively pulling out a gun and shooting someone, it wouldn't make sense.

—Absurdity must be contrasted with a truthful aspect.

The more realistic the details of the murder, the more absurd the trial the protagonist experiences.

Zheng Yue returned from the restroom, squeezing through the gap behind Lu Ran's chair as she leaned down and whispered, "Ran-ge, you've found someone?"

"Huh?" Lu Ran was a little confused.

"I just heard a lot of people saying that you're dating the school beauty." Zheng Yue scratched the back of her head. "The school beauty next door, the one with short hair and a wolf tail."

"Di Lingyan!" Yuan Binbin turned around and joined the chat, "She really is... a very special kind of beautiful."

"Yes, it's Di Lingyan, and his name is quite unique." Zheng Yue nodded repeatedly.

"You guys are quick to gossip... I just came to school with her this morning, didn't I?" Lu Ran exclaimed in surprise.

"Exactly, Lu Ran and I go to school together, why isn't anyone spreading rumors?" Xia Liang, sitting to the side, crossed her legs and fanned herself with her notebook. "Is it because I'm not the school beauty?"

"Isn't Lotus the school beauty?" Lu Ran asked with a smile.

"So it's fake then." Meng Lu laughed heartily.

The classroom was noisy, and everyone was laughing. Li Xingping felt her heart sink.

"No, it's true."