There were no streetlights here, and in the darkness, only their eyes shone brightly. Her face couldn’t help but heat up again.

In fact, every time Sheng Yanxiao got close, she couldn’t help but blush, and this blushing hadn’t faded despite the increasing frequency.

But now, in the dark, he shouldn’t be able to see her blushing. She pressed her lips together, grabbing onto his T-shirt, and finally mustered the courage to say what she’d been brewing for days.

"Yanxiao, I’m older than you. I’m about to start university, and you still have your college entrance exams. Let’s make a deal, okay? You study hard for the next two years, don’t let your parents down. After your exams, let’s really be together, alright?"

This was the greatest courage she could muster.

She and Sheng Yanxiao were people who shouldn’t be together at all, but since he liked her too, she wanted to give it a try. They might be unacceptable to many, but in the end, it wasn’t against ethics; they weren’t related by blood.

In fact, she didn’t care how outsiders viewed them. What she cared about were her parents, her family, who were also her benefactors.

So after Sheng Yanxiao finishes his exams, if he could make them happy, perhaps their union would be less of a shock to her family.

She knew she was simplifying things, but no matter what, they had to wait for him to finish his exams, right?

He had previously said for her to wait for him, and of course, she could wait. Not just for two years, but even ten years, she could wait.

In the dim light, Sheng Yanxiao took in all of her thoughts. The young man’s eyes lowered; he suggested coming out tonight to let her feel that he was her boyfriend, and that one day he could be the man to support her world.

He didn’t intend to do anything right now, nor could he, but he didn’t want her to have any worries.

Those worries in her heart, he would handle. Their meeting was a coincidence, and without this coincidence, they were complete strangers who would never meet. If they were strangers, why couldn’t they be together?

Now, he understood what she meant.

He smiled, "Alright, I’ll become the top scorer for you."

She was taken aback, the top scorer?

Yanxiao, are you kidding me?

Given his current grades, it would be a miracle if he wasn’t at the bottom.

"Don’t believe me?"

Before she could respond, his voice sounded again, carrying a kind of convincing magic that made her heart tremble.

She pressed her lips together in silence. In the darkness, she could see his eyes shining vividly, and vaguely, she had a hunch that maybe she was wrong.

Or rather, they were both wrong.

He was still Sheng Yanxiao, the genius boy who outshone all his peers, the one who mocked her for playing with blocks and dolls.

Grades? Ha, to him, they were just clouds.

She laughed too, her soft fingers poking his chest, "Then it’s settled, from tomorrow on, you’re not allowed to just hug or kiss me anymore, okay?"

This made his eyes darken, but then they lifted with a strange brightness, making her heart sink with a gut feeling that there was a trap ahead.

Sure enough, his long fingers pinched her chin, the kiss landing firmly, while his other hand tightened around her waist.