IF Storyline • High School (First Part) – If Shang An died earlier
Seventeen-years-old Shang Lu, with her affluent family background, beautiful appearance, and consistently top-ranking performance, became a prominent figure in the school.
On the campus forum, there was a thread with a thousand posts, titled [ If I had Shang Lu’s life, there should be no worries, right? ]
In reality, Shang Lu had a significant concern that had been troubling her until now – both her older brother and the boy she liked didn’t pay much attention to her.
She truly enjoyed talking but often felt lonely due to the lack of responses.
However, Shang Lu didn’t give up. In this year, the relationship between her and her Brother finally underwent a change.
Her Brother started dating a girlfriend, who not only took the initiative to talk to Shang Lu and show concern but also brought her gifts.
Due to an unexpected event, Shang Lu met her Brother’s girlfriend, and Shang Lu addressed her as ‘Sister Ah Yin.’
In Shang Lu’s eyes, Sister Ah Yin was the gentlest and most beautiful girl in the world. Sister Ah Yin didn’t mind her impulsive approach; instead, Sister Ah Yin chatted with her warmly.
Sister Ah Yin also advised Shang Lu to study well and mentioned that when Shang Lu entered college, she could come and visit Sister Ah Yin’s home during the summer vacation.
Sister Ah Yin’s home was in the countryside, where there were clear streams and ponds. If Shang Lu wanted, she could join Sister Ah Yin in fishing for lobsters and fish in the pond or even dig lotus roots in the mud pond.
Shang Lu was excited about the life Sister Ah Yin described and asked, “Sister, will you marry my brother in the future?”
Sister Ah Yin blushed but answered, “If he loves me, I would be willing.”
Shang Lu straightforwardly said, “I like you, and I want you to be my family.”
Sister Ah Yin hugged Shang Lu and smiled, saying, “I like you too and hope you can be my sister.”
Before leaving, Sister Ah Yin made a promise with Shang Lu to pick her up during her college’s summer vacation.
That day, Shang Lu was very happy. She returned to her room, found a new notebook, and handwrote a calendar for the next year, marking the days for the college entrance exam.
She decided to work harder to get into her preferred university and then go to the countryside with Sister Ah Yin.
During dinner, Shang Mu looked at her puzzledly and asked, “What are you happy about?”
Shang Lu denied it, but the smile on her face couldn’t be concealed.
Shang Mu put down his chopsticks, prepared to go upstairs, hesitated for a moment, and asked, “Are you going back to school tomorrow?”
Shang Lu nodded. Shang Mu casually said, “Get up early. I’m going back to school too, and it’s on the way. Don’t delay my time,” and went upstairs.
Shang Lu immediately understood Shang Mu’s meaning : he was going to accompany her back to school!
That night, Shang Lu set ten alarms to ensure she wouldn’t oversleep.
Until they reached the school, after getting off the car, Shang Lu still stood in place, watching his Brother’s car go further and further, and reluctantly entered the school.
The final exams were approaching, and the weather was getting colder.
Shang Lu exhaled into her hands, eager to quickly get to the warm classroom.
However, before Shang Lu could enter the classroom, a girl from the neighboring class stopped her.
The girl informed Shang Lu that Jiang Yi was now in the girl’s class, teaching another girl.
Upon hearing the name ‘Jiang Yi,’ Shang Lu couldn’t help but follow the girl to the door of that class to check the situation.
Shang Lu knew that she liked Jiang Yi because he had once warmed her heart.
But when she peeked through the window, Shang Lu couldn’t understand why she was so exaggerated. She liked Jiang Yi, but she wasn’t a stalker. Did she really need to sneak a peek?
Shang Lu felt a bit disgusted with herself but couldn’t help but notice that Jiang Yi, who had always been indifferent to her, pursed his lips gently while explaining the question to another girl.
Why was Jiang Yi never like this with her?
Jiang Yi was polite to everyone, even if someone he didn’t know asked for help, he would usually agree. Good-looking, good grades, good temper—many girls in the school secretly admired him.
But Jiang Yi was particularly impatient with her. Was she really so annoying?
Shang Lu couldn’t figure it out and felt a bit downcast, lowering her eyelashes.
And at that moment, her lips touched something firm.
A lychee-flavored lollipop was handed to her lips, accompanied by the lazy voice of a young man : “What are you doing so early? Look at how furrowed your brows are; you could almost catch flies. Miss, is there something upsetting you? Tell me, let me be happy.”
Shang Lu looked at the person in front of her angrily, took a step back, and scolded, “Chi Yan! Can’t you speak properly?”
“Okay, okay, my bad.” Chi Yan admitted his mistake promptly, then extended the lollipop back towards her and asked, “Do you want to eat it? If you don’t, I’ll eat it.”
Class was about to start, and Shang Lu didn’t want the candy, but since the lollipop had just touched her lips, it wasn’t quite appropriate for Chi Yan to eat it.
So Shang Lu snatched the lollipop and stuffed it into her mouth before walking towards her class.
It was surprisingly delicious.
Watching the girl’s retreating figure, Chi Yan chuckled lightly and glanced at the next door classroom.
He directly opened the window and shouted inside, “Jiang Yi, hurry back to your class and tidy up your drawer; a cockroach just crawled out from it!”
Jiang Yi’s expression changed, then he stood up and walked outside.
The girl who had been looking at Jiang Yi with shy admiration had a hint of disdain in her eyes.
Of course, after Jiang Yi carefully checked the drawer and found nothing, Chi Yan insincerely apologized, “Sorry, maybe I saw it wrong.”
Jiang Yi naturally dared not be angry with Chi Yan, but his face became even darker.
Shang Lu still had the candy in her mouth and couldn’t help turning around to look at Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi seemed not very happy. What had just happened?
Before Shang Lu could figure it out, the bell for class rang, and the homeroom teacher’s first words upon entering the classroom were, “Shang Lu? You’re still eating candy when class has started? Go stand outside for morning study!”
It was the same every year. As the end of the term approached, the homeroom teacher’s temper would become particularly irritable.
Shang Lu crushed the candy, put the stick in the trash can beside her desk, and obediently answered, “Yes.”
Soon after, the teacher’s reprimand sounded again, “Chi Yan! Are you unpacking your bread as if you’re afraid I won’t hear? Go stand outside for morning study and the first class!”
“Okay, Teacher!” Chi Yan answered without hesitation, or perhaps he was waiting for these words. He walked out through the back door.
Seeing Chi Yan leaving too, Shang Lu turned her head and didn’t look at him.
Then she felt something being put into her pocket.
Shang Lu reached in and pulled out a handful of lollipops, various flavors.
Chi Yan leaned against the wall, looking at her. The sunlight fell on his handsome face as he asked, “Still angry?”
Shang Lu put the candy back in her pocket and said, “Not angry.”
She really wasn’t angry with Chi Yan but was thinking about something else.
She glanced back at Jiang Yi in the classroom and suddenly asked Chi Yan, “Do you have a girl you like? Oh no… do you have an ideal type?”
Chi Yan coughed, pretending to be calm, “Why are you asking such a question?”
“I just find it strange,” Shang Lu felt a bit frustrated. She looked at Jiang Yi in the classroom again and asked Chi Yan, “I like Jiang Yi, but I always feel something is strange. It seems like I don’t like his type of appearance.”
She seemed to prefer boys with slightly smaller eyes, the smaller, the better. Chi Yan’s narrow eyes seemed a bit too big for her, not to mention Jiang Yi.
Chi Yan, who had a smile on his face, turned cold after hearing Shang Lu’s words and asked, “Are you trying to say that the ideal type is the ideal type, and true love is true love, and nothing else matters after meeting true love?”
Shang Lu : “?”
Was that what she meant?
But thinking about it carefully, Chi Yan’s words seemed to make some sense.
Oh God, she has enlightened!