"Twisted Love Chapter 11: What is 5-0=?"

  People often strive for something not because they really want it, but out of a strange mentality, either jealousy, or greed, or revenge.

  February 14th is a special day for high school students. Although it's not yet proper, the air is filled with a sweet and ambiguous flavor.

  Ji Huan Ning opened the drawer, and a bunch of things fell out with a rustling sound. Textbooks, letters, candies... Looking around at Qin Yi Jiang's, it was also stuffed to the brim. Just as they were frowning, they heard Xiao Da shouting from behind: "It's not fair! You three all have so many letters, I don't even have a piece of paper!" The voice was on the verge of tears, causing the other three to look at each other in surprise, and then burst out laughing.

  After lunch, Ji Huaning went to the teacher's office to pick up the grades for the whole class. As he passed by the corner of the corridor, he surprisingly heard a voice that was quite familiar to him:

  "......Is that so......Then let's just forget I said anything......" A woman's voice deliberately lowered her tone, also suppressing all sorts of emotions.

  "...Sorry." Jiang Yuanying's clear and resonant voice. Ji Huaining's heart inexplicably skipped a beat, and she couldn't take another step forward.

  "Take it anyway."

  "This... I..." His voice was hesitant.

  "Goodbye, take it, consider it a thank you gift for that time."

  Ji Huaning stealthily stretched out her head to take a peek. Long black hair, lacquered small shoes, the slender figure was already enchanting from behind.

  Before they finished their conversation, she left. Xiao Yi, she actually gave something to Jiang Yuan Ying... and he seemed to have accepted it too. What did that imply... For the entire afternoon, Ji Hua Ning felt a bit dizzy, entangled in this question with no answer.

  During physical education class, Ji Huaining was holding a volleyball and leaning against the wall in a daze. Qin Yijiang walked over and chatted with her casually. Suddenly she asked: "Xiao Ning, today is Valentine's Day, don't you... have someone you want to give gifts to?"

  Ji Huaning seemed to have just woken up from his own reverie, shaking his head reflexively, "What about you? Don't you have any either?"

  Qin Yi Jiang seemed to smile, "No."

  Her voice was so soft, as if it came from afar. Ji Huaning felt a thud in her own heart.

  This was the first secret between two good friends who used to talk about everything.

  From that day on, Ji Huaning found herself having a different feeling towards Jiang Yuanying. Compared to the previous attention and attraction, she now had a more resolute determination. Unconsciously, what she wanted was everything that others desired but couldn't get.

  In a daze, a group of people with different concerns in their hearts entered their second year of high school.

  In the past six months, Ji Huaning's grades have risen rapidly, from originally ranking in the top five to suddenly jumping to first place, almost tied with Jiang Yuanying. Xie Qida, Qin Yijiang, and even Jiang Yuanying himself do not understand why she has worked so hard, but they also admire her courage in wanting to overcome all obstacles.

  Only she knew that when Ying Lihua, Xiao Yi and others were successively rejected by Jiang Yuan Ying, the joy and pride of seeing his arrogance melt slightly in front of her - the one who would stand beside Jiang Yuan Ying was not Xiao Yi, nor anyone else, but only her. She wanted to cleverly take possession, she wanted to get the heart of that prince, she wanted his gaze to follow only her, Ji Hua Ning.

  In a lively atmosphere where everyone was laughing and chatting, Ji Huaning would always glance at Jiang Yuanying intentionally or unintentionally, her eyes shining brightly until their gazes met.

  As they walked side by side on the way home under the warm sunset, she allowed him to escort her to her doorstep every time and watched his slender figure leave with a gentle smile.

  He occasionally fell ill and missed class, she would organize her notes neatly for him. He once inadvertently saw his own copy, which was not as neat and detailed as the one he wrote for her, and a wave of sweetness suddenly rose in his heart.

  It was a hint, and even more an obscure enticement, an irresistible attraction that young men in their prime could hardly resist, let alone his heart which had long been drawn to her like a magnet.

  Jiang Yuan Ying was born into a medical family, with good family education and elegant manners. From his family background to his appearance, and even his personal abilities, he could be considered exceptional. Such an impeccable young man naturally had high standards, and no one had ever truly caught his eye. Yet on the first day of high school, he was taken aback by a jasmine-like girl.

  She is pure, beautiful and full of talent. Her beauty is not just on the surface, if compared to Qin Yi Jiang, she may not be as good-looking in terms of facial features. She has a kind of lovable and delicate weakness that makes people feel sorry for her, but sometimes she can also be strong-willed and hard to get close to. Unconsciously, he pays attention to everything about her, puts down his own pride, and starts to imagine himself as the one who cherishes her.

  The emotions of youth are obscure and difficult to express, like a layer of gauze that can only be observed from afar. Jiang Yuan cherished the time spent with the four people together even more, her smile was so beautiful, making him hold the best hopes for the future.

  Now, it was Ji Huaning who actively lifted the veil, allowing him to see clearly the vague longing. Every glance of hers, every shape of her mouth, made him imagine things. He fantasized that she also liked him - yes, liked; perhaps it should be called love? Along with countless nights filled with tender feelings and promising days, a small emotion like a silkworm's cocoon, thread by thread, brewed and wrapped layer by layer, in the thick cocoon, a beautiful butterfly was about to emerge.

  At last, on a beautiful afternoon with leaves falling all around, amidst Ji Huaning's joy and Qin Yijiang's despair, everything came to an end.

  Ji Huaning became Jiang Yuan's girlfriend. The rumor that had once swept the campus finally became a reality.

  At this time, the only one who could laugh was probably Ying Ruiyun, who turned hostility into blessings.