All the goddesses in the world are lusting after my body.

She wore no earrings, and there were almost no accessories on her body, making her look clean and pure in a way that left a deep impression. And she really didn't need those external things to prove herself, so An Hongdou's usual style of dressing was often simple solid colors without any fancy patterns. Whether it was a long skirt or a top, she could always use simple black, white, and red.

Jiang Tang was somewhat hesitant to look into her eyes, not because of her beauty, but because looking at her easily reminded him of someone he missed but dared not reminisce about.

"This is the first time I've met and spoken to you so closely, Jiang Tang."

An Hongdou seemed to be filled with immense emotion, although Jiang Tang had no idea where her emotions came from.

"...Hello, Senior An."

Jiang Tang's performance was clearly not as tough as he had imagined.

"So, have you given my suggestion a good consideration?"

She was still openly recruiting Jiang Tang, a privilege many people could only dream of.

In fact, even getting into the college student union requires going through layers of screening, let alone the university student union, which only recruits a select group of elites from each college.

But now, even the president of the student union is showing great favor to Jiang Tang.

If Jiang Tang's success was simply due to luck or some other reason, such as using connections, then at least they would have the opportunity to mock him.

Jiang Tang, however, won favor based solely on his own abilities and excellence. He was the top scorer in the province, a representative of freshmen, and the most handsome guy at Tianfu University. These are the reasons for his confidence.

Damn, the gap between people is truly like a chasm, insurmountable.

Jiang Tang took a deep breath; he was about to say something that would shock everyone and force them to reject An Hongdou.

Yes, he refused. He would neither become a member of the college student union nor want to join the university student union.

He only wanted to be a good student, learn his skills well, and contribute to society, the country, and even humanity.

This may sound a bit too abstract, but it really is Jiang Tang's idea.

An Hongdou seemed to have figured out what kind of answer Jiang Tang was preparing.

A hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes, but the corners of her lips remained smiling. She leaned down and spoke in a low voice, just above Jiang Tang's ear, in a voice only Jiang Tang could hear.

"If I told you I had news about An Qianxi, would you still not want to join the student council?"

Jiang Tang's words, which were about to spill out, were instantly stuck in his throat. He stared wide-eyed at the air in front of him, yet it seemed as if he wasn't seeing anything at all.

Only memories come flooding my mind, like howling snowflakes or raindrops.

He paused for a moment before exhaling that breath of stale air.

"...Senior An, please let me join the student council."

"I am willing to serve you wholeheartedly and do my best for you, my junior."

"Mmm, good boy~"

An Hongdou's voice softened again.

This tenderness belongs only to Jiang Tang; if it were bestowed upon someone else, they would only feel flattered and overwhelmed.

But Jiang Tang was so confused that he didn't notice anything amiss.

………………

An Hongdou left, just as she had arrived with a fleeting, breathtaking beauty.

Jiang Tang stayed where he was, ignoring the criticisms of others, but his attention gradually drifted away from his books.

After class, he walked toward the senior student who was still sitting on the podium supervising everyone's evening self-study and asked her if he could apply for the student union's recruitment.

The rule states that students are allowed to apply for positions in the college's student union during the second period.

As for the recruitment of new members for the school's student union, it will not be held at the same time, and will probably be around tomorrow.

The senior student was speechless for a moment. Reason told her that she should refuse Jiang Tang's request. If she were a boy, she would have refused him righteously long ago.

But she was a girl, and it was hard for her not to be bewitched by Jiang Tang's soft gaze. She nodded as if possessed, forgetting that today was not actually the day for the student council's recruitment.

Both President An and Jiang Tang are acting too willfully! They're not following the school's rules and procedures.

"Thank you, senior."

Jiang Tang expressed his heartfelt gratitude, then turned and ran out of the classroom.

Where should he apply for a job? In fact, even Jiang Tang himself had no idea about this.

He rushed into the boundless night, as if he didn't want the "too late" that night to happen again.

He dialed Mu Qimei's number, and she answered somewhat... no, quite unexpectedly.

"What, has my Jiang Tang seen the light? Teacher's house is quite big~"

Unfortunately, Jiang Tang wasn't in the mood for beating around the bush with Mu Qimei, so he went straight to the point and asked.

"Mu Qimei, do you know where An Hongdou is right now?"

They even forgot to add honorifics and called Mu Qimei by her full name.

"Hey, you're concerned about my students, not the teacher?"

This sentence structure is reminiscent of a Japanese light novel called "Does He Like Me Instead of His Daughter?"

"No... I just happen to have something to ask her, please, Teacher Mu." Jiang Tang's tone softened, and his usual politeness returned.

You still need to be careful about your attitude when asking someone for a favor.

Even the experienced Mu Qimei couldn't withstand this move.

"It's rare... for you to have to ask someone for help."

This made Mu Qimei extremely curious. What secrets were her student An Hongdou and Jiang Tang hiding that she didn't know about?

"Fine, if you call again to ask about someone else's business, I'll be angry then. Let it go for today."

Mu Qimei showed her leniency and continued speaking.

“At this time, An Hongdou is usually in her office.”

“That girl is always very busy, and she doesn’t even want to come out and have a meal with me.”

So, Mu Qimei and An Hongdou really have a good relationship. What teacher invites students to dinner?

However, given An Hongdou's excellence and the connections she cultivated within the Tianfu University Student Union, it's quite normal for her to be courted by a daughter from a prominent family like Mu Qimei.

Immediately, Mu Qimei recited a series of office building addresses.

Jiang Tang should have been surprised that An Hongdou, a mere student, had a private office that was no different from that of a teacher.

But his attention wasn't on that at all. After thanking Mu Qimei, he hung up the phone and started running toward the address she had given him.

An Hongdou was indeed in her office at that moment, but she wasn't as busy as Mu Qimei had imagined.

On the contrary, tonight she seemed to be waiting for someone to arrive, having either finished her work in advance or entrusted it to others, leaving herself to spend the cool night alone, both relaxed and lonely.

In the drawer in front of her, there is a treasured photo of An Hongdou when she was very young.

In the photo, two sisters dressed in princess dresses are holding hands and snuggling together. Their smiles are so beautiful that it seems as if all the years of displacement and change have never happened.

Two sisters with the same blood, or rather, two half-sisters, one was pampered like a little princess in the family, while the other was abandoned by an ordinary family from a young age, registered in the household, and kept in the dark. Even Mu Qimei couldn't find out An Hongdou's true background.

This clearly shows how completely she has been abandoned. Apart from blood ties, there is nothing left in this world that can prove her relationship with the An family.

Even so, she still strives to become outstanding, as if she wants to prove something to the family that abandoned her. Over the years, she has done everything she can to get to where her family has to take notice of her, and perhaps she has regretted it in the past.

The An family was finally willing to accept her back into the family. At this time, the An family was no longer a place where An Qianxi's mother could control everything.

However, An Hongdou rejected the suggestion without hesitation.

Whether she felt happy or not, she didn't know.

His feelings for his "younger sister," whom he hadn't seen in a long time, were also shrouded in mystery.

Perhaps she should resent her sister for taking everything from her, perhaps she should...

In my distant memory, I had a very good relationship with my younger sister. She was always so clingy, and I was always her reliable older sister.

But what she meant by "a long time ago" was a very, very long time ago, so long that perhaps even she had forgotten the fact that she once had an older sister.

When I saw An Qianxi again, she was still in high school.

At the age of blossoming youth, she possessed an added radiance compared to herself. She had a similar appearance and beauty, perhaps even more petite and delicate. After all, An Hongdou was well aware of her own advantages: beauty and grace, like a peony.

His younger sister was like the cherry blossoms of early spring and the snow of late autumn.

After many years apart, their relationship could never be the same again. Even An Hongdou, who was known for her social skills, had a trembling gaze and her lips trembled for a long time when she saw her sister.

Until An Qianxi called out that word with complicated emotions and shyness.

--"……elder sister."

This is the starting point for the two to communicate.

That day, An Hongdou accompanied her younger sister shopping for a long time. Although they still couldn't be as close as before, the atmosphere between them was noticeably more harmonious.

Later, both of them had busy studies, and although they couldn't meet up often, they could still keep in touch online.

The two sisters got along better and better, and An Qianxi even told An Hongdou about her new relationship.

An Hongdou always remembered her younger sister's radiant smile that day, her face beaming with the happiness that belonged to both a young girl and a woman.

Therefore, her somber departure upon graduation is particularly poignant.

She left Chengdu and went to study in a very far place, at the ends of the earth.

With eyes full of scars.

and so……

"Jiang Tang, how are you going to repay the debt of gratitude you owe my sister?"

The office lights weren't bright, but for a moment they made An Hongdou's eyes seem to burn with flames.

Am I really inferior to her?

The building where the offices were located was almost completely dark, with only a few rooms having tiny, sparkling lights.

Even in the lobby at the entrance, there was no one on duty.

Jiang Tang's shadow became increasingly clear under the incandescent light, but gradually it overlapped with his body and toes.

He arrived at the elevator on the first floor of the building, panting, and pressed the up button.