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One week later, Li Ming stood in the front of An Ziyan"s room and knocked on the door. He knew that he had to pick up the pieces and be responsible for it.
 
The door opened. An Ziyan looked so terrible, which made Li Ming"s legs tremble. If
he told him the truth, he may get a smack. But he had to go on.
 
"An Ziyan... I should explain something to you."
 
An Ziyan stared at Li Ming without saying anything. Li Ming was fairly nervous, but he still explained the ins and outs of the matter quickly. Then, he took a look at An Ziyan and went back to his dorm. He felt very relieved.
 
Although An Ziyan still had a poker face, he could feel that something has changed.
 
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Zhu Li thought that she has achieved her goal, but the ending was so perfect, Mai Ding actually walked the road she made for him. It seemed that everything was destiny. Now was a good tim for her to show love to An Ziyan. When the cla.s.s was over, there were only two people in the cla.s.sroom, An Ziyan and her.
 
Zhu Li got extremely nervous because of the fact that she was with An Ziyan like this for the first time. "An Ziyan, we have known each other for a long time, and now that I"m at my prettiest, I want to say that I love you. Can you accept my love for you?" she said as she wisped her hair.
 
"Who are you?" An Ziyan frowned.

 
Zhu Li tried hard to be in the same cla.s.s with An Ziyan, but she was still a stranger to him. It was a pity. But she kept smiling and said "Do you really not know me? I have been here for so long, yet you never looked at me. You are so impolite, but it doesn"t matter now. I will make you remember me forever. I am Zhu Li."
 
An Ziyan leaned on the table. He was going to think about who Zhu Li was. Now she went towards him.
 
"Do you want to say something about Mai Ding"s photo?" An Ziyan went straight to the heart of the problem.
 
Zhu Li whimpered for a moment and denied it at once. "I don"t understand what you are talking about."
 
"Really?" An Ziyan narrowed his eyes.
 
"Now that he"s gone, why did you mention him? He doesn"t deserve you at all." Zhu Li couldn"t look at An Ziyan"s eyes.
 
 
"Zhu Li. I am not a gentlman." An Ziyan threatened in a soft tone.
 
"I have loved you for a long time and I even lost weight foryou. Why did you not notice me at all? Is he better than me? I will prove to you that I could do better than him." Zhu Li was too pumped up and wasn"t able to control her feelings when she thought of what An Ziyan had told her.
 
"I hate such a woman like you."
 
"Why do you say so? Is my love for you that worthless?" Zhu Li tugged on An Ziyan"s clothes crazily, but she was pushed on the ground. An Ziyan just gave her an icy gaze, went to the door, and said to the insane woman "I don"t want to see you anymore. Do you understand?"
 
"Please don"t go, An Ziyan, come back, I am head-over-heels for you. I can do anything for you."
 
Zhu Li was crying. Her crying was clearly heard in the empty cla.s.sroom. Her love was rejected by those simple words. She couldn"t understand. She thought that if Mai Ding was out of the way, she would be An Ziyan"s lover, and the reason why she couldn"t understand was because she didn"t know what love was. The reason why she couldn"t figure it all out was because An Ziyan"s never belonged to her in the first place.
 
Even if she was a vicious woman, sometimes she just couldn"t do anything.

 
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Mai Ding stayed at home. He didn"t talk to new cla.s.smates. He just read books and listened to the teacher, like a zombie. He was busy everyday, so that he wouldn"t have time to miss "that guy".
 
Time could heal, but the memories gave him more pain.
 
Mai Ding could"ve told everything to Bai Xiaosi, but now he did not think of anything. Although Bai Xiaosi knew it, she was not going to do something to help. An Ziyan must understand everything by himself. Although Mai Ding was very shabbily treated, it could"ve taught An Ziyan a lesson. Bai Xiaosi thought it was very enjoyable. She was so mischievous.
 
Bai Xiaosi never worries when they"re apart. She didn"t take it to heart, even now. They couldn"t be a more perfect match made in heaven. What really annoyed them is that one day, their families would learn everything about them.
 
Mai Ding"s life continued, by that, he was still so crestfallen.
 
One morning, Mai Ding couldn"t stop rolling around his quilt repeatedly until his mother invited
 
him to have breakfast. His mother always felt that Mai Ding was unhappy. She thought that he would be happy when he moved to the new school, but he was always wearing a long face, which made his mother worry about him. Maybe its because he can"t stay with his girlfriend? However, they can have a date with each other occasionally.
 
After having breakfast, Mai Ding went to school. He just repeated his boring life. In the evening, Mai Ding went to the gate of the school with books. Meanwhile, he heard some girls talking about something. "Who is that? He"s so handsome. He doesn"t seem to be a student here."
 
"Yes, he is waiting for someone. He is my dream lover."
 
"Ah...my imagination is fired by him."
 
Mai Ding despised to listen to girls" talking. They have seen nothing in life. He didn"t have any idea on what those girls eould do if they see An Ziyan. Why did he think of An Ziyan again? He attempted to throw that thought from his mind, but he couldn"t help looking toward the school gate because of curiosity.
 
Mai Ding dropped his books. He is overwhelmed when he saw An Ziyan leaning against a car.
 
The man that he admired day and night was just standing there. Mixed feelings fill his mind, because An Ziyan was always the main controller in their relationship. "Where do you want to go this time?" An Ziyan said.

 
Mai Ding didn"t listen to him at all. He turned back and ran towards the direction of the school. An Ziyan seized him and carried him on his own shoulder.
 
"Let go of me! You are a b.a.s.t.a.r.d! What are you doing here, let me go! " Mai Ding kept
struggling.
 
"I found you, so you have to stay with me."
 
An Ziyan threw Mai Ding into his car in front of other people, and drove away. A group of people were astonished by the scene and watched them go. Mai Ding was howling in the car. "Stop here now! I don"t want to be here with you." An Ziyan just kept driving without saying anything.
 
"I said stop it now! Enough is enough. I didn"t do anything at all, but you hurt me so much. I"ll tell you everything. I will not forgive you easily, An Ziyan, you are the worst kind of b.a.s.t.a.r.d in the world. How dare you do that to me!" Mai Ding brought up feelings when he saw An Ziyan.
 
An Ziyan just kept silent and listened to Mai Ding"s barking.
 
"Why are you so silent? You know I am mistakened and how much I have grieved? Where were you when I was sad? I hate you."
 
"Baby, I would never leave you alone." An Ziyan"s tone was very gentle and simple. It seemed like magic which healed Mai Ding from his anger and depression. Mai Ding stayed down quietly, folded in An Ziyan"s arms, feeling his warmth and familiar smell. He knew that he was no longer angry with An Ziyan when he saw him. The fool in love was him.
 
"You have to apologize because you didn"t trust me."
 
"You are so stupid."
 
Mai Ding freed himself from An Ziyan"s arms. "What do you mean?"
 
"You know that." An Ziyan changed his tone. Mai Ding felt that that was a momentary illusion just now.
 
"You are picking on me! You can"t blame me. Women are all powerful."
 
"Really?" An Ziyan doubted about it.
 
"Well, you hurt me first, but you dared to look down on me. Are you okay? I was so foolish to fall in love with you. I don"t want sit next to you." barked Mai Ding as he climbed from the front seat to the back seat. He was just sulking.

 
Ater a while, he said "Now that we are in different schools, how long can we date? Distance is a problem. Lovers should see each other often, so that they feel secure. I don"t want to hear you via phone only. It"s impossible that you would be together with me forever. It"s a lie." Mai Ding worried about this. They couldn"t stay together like before. Reality was crueler than fairy tales. Whether they reconciled with each other or not, something is changed.
 
"We can live together." An Ziyan shrugged.
 
The prince finally kissed Snow White.
Cinderella finally got her the other gla.s.s slipper.
 
Mai Ding finally has An Ziyan. Their love was as beautiful as a fairy tale.
 
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To be continued...