The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Chapter 116 Love Letter

Wen Yao is very efficient. That very night, she posted the selection results on the school forum and used her connections to spread the news throughout the school.

In an instant, the post about selecting the school's most beautiful and handsome students went viral.

Anyone could upload photos to run for office and vote, and thousands of students participated before the voting deadline.

However, the moment Wen Yao saw the voting results, she was completely dumbfounded.

The reason is that the top ten on the school's heartthrob list are all abstract, flamboyant types.

"The aloof Young Master Liu, the sharp-tongued Brother Wang, the world-weary Young Master Li... what the hell are these guys?"

They all sported permed, frizzy hairstyles in red, green, and blue, paired with heavy makeup and metallic tops.

At a glance, none of the online photos are of real people.

Even more abstract is the list of school beauties.

Because Xu Xi only ranked tenth!

The top nine votes were overwhelmingly ahead of Xu Xi, but they were all round-faced, bearded girls from Chengdu.

Wen Yao pinched her philtrum so hard she almost fainted.

Xu Xi and Zhao Lin were laughing so hard they couldn't stand up straight.

They also received one of the thousands of votes for the top spot on both the school's most handsome and most beautiful lists.

"I can't take it anymore! I'm going to turn evil!"

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Of course, this ranking list isn't entirely without effect.

Xu Xi, who stood out among a group of abstract artists, quickly attracted a lot of attention.

The fact that there was a girl next door in Class 3 of Senior Three who looked exactly like she stepped out of an anime replaced the abstract ranking created by Wen Yao and became a very popular post on the school forum.

Anonymous letters began appearing in Xu Xi's drawer. She didn't know what they contained, only that the envelopes had a large heart on them.

She would lose one batch, and another would come; whenever she left the classroom, something that didn't belong to her would always appear on her seat when she returned.

Wen Yao realized the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly contacted the school forum administrator to delete all the content.

She felt extremely guilty and rarely went out to play after class, instead sitting in her seat staring at the students from other classes gathered at the door.

"Xi Bao, I'm so sorry... I never expected it to turn out like this..."

Xu Xi just smiled faintly, looking indifferent.

"It's okay~ It'll be fine in a while, you'll just have to take out the trash a few more times."

As she spoke, she planned to throw the love letters she had accumulated in her drawer into the trash can at the back of the classroom.

"Hey, wait a minute, Xi Bao."

Wen Yao stopped her, looking shy.

"Could...could I see what's inside? Just pretend I received a love letter~"

"I'll throw it away for you after I've finished reading it."

"Okay, let's watch it together. I'm curious about what they wrote too."

Xu Xi winked mischievously, opened a letter, and placed it between herself and Wen Yao.

"Hmm... From the moment I first saw you, I've been trying to get closer to you..."

"Who is this person? They seem to be a first-year high school student. I guess they've only known you for less than two days from the forum."

"Next one, next one."

"Holy crap, a whole page of dense text... What? The content was generated by AI?"

"My God, I'm so happy!"

The two spent the entire lunch break reading through these love letters.

Some wrote seriously, some were just joking, and some were even abstract. When they met someone with good writing skills, the two would have a serious exchange, discussing writing techniques to improve their writing skills.

"Forget it, I'm not watching anymore, it's pointless."

Wen Yao shook her head, gathered up a stack of love letters, and threw them into the trash can at the back of the classroom in front of the students watching from outside.

This method worked well, and gradually, Xu Xi received fewer and fewer love letters.

The academic pressure of senior year began to increase, and Xu Xi devoted herself wholeheartedly to her studies.

Achieving the top score in the grade is not something that can be easily obtained through casual play; Xu Xi put in tremendous effort behind the scenes.

Listening attentively in class and reviewing notes after class are basic practices for her. Often at home, she studies until the early hours of the morning.

Her sleep time has decreased significantly, and her complexion is getting worse.

Xu Nian saw it all and felt a pang of pain in her heart.

"Ugh... I'm so sleepy, brother... let me take a nap a little longer~"

Early in the morning, the little one curled up and hugged Xu Nianlai's arm as she shook him, murmuring softly.

Xu Nian glanced at the clock on the wall and couldn't help but frown.

"Xiaoxi, if you don't get up now, you'll be late."

Xu Xi only responded symbolically with two "mia~mia~" sounds before returning to her dreamland.

Xu Nian sighed helplessly.

He knew the pressure of studying in the senior year of high school was immense, and he didn't know how to persuade Xu Xi about her habit of studying so late every day.

All I could do was try to work less overtime, go home on time every day to cook for Xu Xi, and start taking over household chores so that Xu Xi wouldn't spend time on anything other than studying.

Xu Nian dressed Xu Xi, carried her to the bathroom, and helped her brush her teeth and wash her face.

Then he packed the dumplings he had heated up that morning into a thermos and drove Xu Xi to school.

Watching Xu Xi rub her sleepy eyes and walk into the campus in a daze with her lunchbox, Xu Nian scratched her head, feeling as if she had forgotten something.

Just as he was on his way to deliver food, he received a call from Xu Xi.

"Brother... I didn't bring my schoolbag..."

Xu Nian slapped her forehead, instantly speechless at her own words.

"Sorry, Xiaoxi, I'll go home and get it for you."

He turned the car around and drove home.

I ran upstairs and pushed open Xu Xi's room door.

Her schoolbag hadn't been packed yet; her books and notebooks were scattered messily on the desk, and there seemed to be Xu Xi's drool stains on them.

Xu Nian had never attended high school and didn't know which books he needed to bring, so he simply packed all the books he could see into his backpack.

It's better to bring ten books by mistake than to miss one.

With this in mind, my backpack was stuffed full, almost bursting at the seams.

Xu Nian raised it and weighed it in.

This is too heavy; I don't even know if Xiaoxi can carry it.

Just as he was about to pick up his schoolbag and take it to school, an envelope fell out of a compartment in the bag.

It swayed in the air for a few moments before gently landing on the ground.

"What is this?"

Xu Nian bent down and picked it up. In his memory, Xu Xi's textbooks didn't seem to contain anything in the shape of an envelope.

Never mind what it is, I'll just put it in my backpack and take it with me.

Just as he was about to do so, his eyes were drawn to a large heart and an English word on the envelope.

"LOVE?"

Xu Nian's heart skipped a beat.