That night, before the motorbike keys were surrendered, He Ran drove his bike to a riding club he frequented.

Zhou Yanji was changing the engine oil of his Ducati. Young Master He was inexplicably staying up so late to fix something on his bike.

Hearing that he was going to take off the hump modification on the back of his bike and replacing it with the original back seat—Zhou Yanji was so surprised that his pupils shook like earthquake.

For the sake of safety, they never took girls to show off when riding. They have neither the need nor the inclination.

“Well, which one are you going to take with you when you change the car seat back?” Zhou Yanji asked, gossiping.

Young Master He supported his chin with one hand and looked at the hazy moonlight outside, a layer of confusion and uncertainty in his eyes. “I don’t know,” he muttered, “Who do you think I should take with me?”

At this time, Young Master He really thought that this was a question to which he would decide the answer.

… …

Three days later, the results of the opening exams were quickly announced, and Gou An unsurprisingly ranked first.

Miss Gou was very satisfied when she saw her smiling ID picture posted on the bulletin board when she entered school that morning: she was ranked first ahead of more than a hundred people in her class.

“It’s okay, Wanwan, second place is also great. We all know that you have to study and work part-time. It’s normal to not do well in the exam.”

The sound of the conversation at the back of the crowd penetrated Gou An’s ears. She turned around and saw Lu Wan, who was carrying a schoolbag and looking pale. She was surrounded by a group of classmates, every single one of them comforting her.

So sincerely.

Gou An didn’t care if these people called her an ‘idle rich’. She was the winner in the end anyway, no matter what these people say.

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While having dinner that night, Gou An heard the sound of a motorbike driving out of the He residence next door. Young Master He’s motorcycle had been confiscated, then the engine noise should be his GTR.

Gou An didn’t care much about what he was doing not eating dinner at night, but gossip would automatically come to her door even without her looking for it.

As soon as she put down her chopsticks, she received a text message. It was her friend Tang Xinjiu, telling her that Lu Wan had been brought to the hospital again.

The heroine of a Domineering CEO novel always had a delicate body and was easily pushed down. She was either sick or injured every day. The one who was solid as a rock and never got sick was the vicious female supporting character.

But a vicious female supporting character may sometimes pretend to be sick.

Therefore, the hospitals in Domineering CEO novels always seemed to have good business.

[JIUJIU: Now the campus forum is exploding. You’d never imagine how weird these people’s ideas are. Lu Wan didn’t rank first in class and of course doesn’t have the opportunity to give a welcome speech to the incoming freshmen. They somehow elevated this matter to a ‘social classes cannot be crossed even with hard work’ discussion…]

[JIUJIU: Someone moved the discussion over onto Weibo and Douyin.]

[JIUJIU: Your Weibo account is almost overwhelmed, help!]

[JIUJIU: It seems that suddenly everyone has conveniently forgotten that when you first entered university, you were originally ranked second, not far behind the first place at all.]

Gou An took a look at her social media account.

Fortunately, contemporary young people were not all crazy dogs. Most people were discussing rationally why rich people could study well while eating, drinking and having fun, and there was no worry in their life…

And bad luck only came to the poor and miserable.

There were nearly 3,000 comments on her Weibo, and the one at the top has become a mess.

A: [Did you really have to get the 3,000 yuan scholarship? Do you know that Lu Wan’s family needs a lot of money for dialysis? What does the 3,000 yuan even mean to you?]

This person received tens of thousands of likes but was immediately scolded.

D: [You guys are really funny. Why are you putting this out here? According to the internal ranking of a certain department of a certain college in Jiangcheng University, the total scholarship is only 3,000 yuan. What are you doing here, taunting and calling out people? Are you that free?]

E: [Extra gossip: I heard that the first placer’s nominal fiancé is dating the second placer. And this fiancé supported the second placer… Ah, Romeo and Juliet, being ranked first is nothing, this is just breaking her teeth, she’s miserable enough to swallow all the blood into her stomach. Isn’t 3,o00 yuan not enough to pay for the medical expenses caused by her emotional trauma?]

F: [@Gouan, did you have your nose done?]

Seeing the last question with hundreds of likes, Gou An couldn’t help laughing.

… …

The welcome speech was to be delivered at the opening ceremony of the freshman orientation three days after the results were announced. This day was September 28, and the National Day holiday was two days later.

On that day, Gou An spent the whole afternoon revising and completing her freshmen welcome speech. She did it all while sitting in the Office of the Department Student Union.

During this period, teachers from the department came and went. They also surfed the Internet and followed the events of the past few days. They asked her if she wanted to give up.

It was already 4:30 in the afternoon, and in two hours, the opening ceremony of the freshman orientation festivities was about to begin.

Gou An, without hesitation, refused to give up. First of all, she was not the heroine’s licking dog, so why should she give it up? Secondly, as long as the heroine had some dignity, she would not ask Gou An to give up this opportunity.

Then perhaps she wouldn’t hate her as much, who knew?

… …

After finishing writing the speech, Gou An finally took it to the Dean of the Department for confirmation. This mess had already caused enough problems. She didn’t want any more problems to arise because of the contents of the speech, and she didn’t want the entire Department to suffer any more criticism because of her.

Pushing open the door of the Department Dean’s Office, Gou An was surprised to find that the person sitting casually behind the desk was not the amiable Dean but a tall and straight figure wearing a suit.

He had taken off his suit jacket and hung it casually on the back of the chair. He was wearing only his shirt and even had a glass of whiskey in his hand.

… Who the hell would treat the sacred grounds of university as his company lounge in the clear light of day!

“Mr. He.”

Holding the door, Gou An muttered darkly in her heart, What kind of damned fate is this?

From The Day The Engagement Was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: The welcome speech will be given to freshmen of the whole university, but the competition as to who will give the speech was only for Gou An and Lu Wan’s Department. It seems they rotate this, and this year it was their Department’s turn.

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Chapter 11.3 — Young Uncle
Chapter 12.1 — Conflict During the Welcome Speech
Chapter 12.2 — Conflict During the Welcome Speech
Chapter 13.1 — He Ran Makes an Official Announcement on Weibo
Chapter 13.2 — He Ran Makes an Official Announcement on Weibo
Chapter 14.1 — The Gears of Fate Rumble
Chapter 14.2 — The Gears of Fate Rumble
Chapter 15.1 — Soft and gentle
Chapter 15.2 — Soft and gentle