My family is at the very bottom of the high society ladder. I am notoriously cowardly in our circle, daring not to offend anyone. When Adrian Sterling, the heir to the Sterling empire, confessed his love to me. Seeing the murderous looks from the top socialites. I cowardly chose to flee the scene by pretending to go to the bathroom. After returning, I immediately packed my bags and ran off to a remote mountain to raise pigs. I only dared to return after hearing that Adrian had a new love interest. Who knew that as soon as I stepped out of the train station, I was pulled into someone's arms. A mocking chuckle sounded in my ear. "Baby, I caught you." 1 Thanks to my grandfather's brilliant business acumen. When I was ten, our family successfully squeezed into the high society circle. But no matter how you look at it, we were just at the tail end. To keep this barely-there status. We were warned from a young age to be cautious in our words and deeds, and never to offend anyone. Reciting "rise together, fall together" eight hundred times a day. So my cousin and I began a multifaceted spy career spanning over twenty years. We dared not offend any young master or miss. To ensure we didn't stand on the wrong side. If we encountered a conflict, we would part ways on the spot, each standing in a different camp. Balancing everything perfectly 360 degrees. Ensuring we weren't affected by the disasters of top-tier figures, defending this hard-earned status. Thinking that after enduring until college graduation, I would have the chance to marry the grandson of my grandfather's comrade-in-arms. From then on, move far away, away from disputes. Who knew that just as I was about to step out of the school gate, my path was blocked. At that time, I was arguing heatedly with my cousin Chloe about the ownership of the arranged marriage. "I'm the older sister, I should marry first, so he's mine." "You're smarter than me, you should go work in the company and contribute to the family." I retorted matter-of-factly. "For the scale of our assets, your brain is enough," Chloe didn't yield at all. "Besides, last time when we broke ties, I played the bad guy. This time it's your turn to sacrifice, right?" ?! "How can these two things be compared? This is a lifelong event!" Unexpectedly, Chloe looked calm, "Doesn't taking sides count? Taking the wrong side is also a lifelong event, a very serious one." Damn, her brain really works well, how can she talk so well. I thought for a long time before squeezing out a sentence, "What if Grandpa's comrade's grandson is ugly? Don't you like handsome guys the most?" "I'd marry him even if he were a toad," Chloe didn't hesitate at all, "It's better than living in fear here every day." This woman! Why is she so stubborn! I sprinted towards the school gate, preparing to ignore martial ethics. What sisterly love, whoever grabs the husband first gets him. Chloe chased me from behind, spewing fragrant words. Just at the moment of rushing towards freedom, my path was blocked by a crowd gathered at the school gate. With no mood to watch the fun, I lifted my foot to go around. Unexpectedly, someone in the crowd shouted "Lily is here," and the crowd automatically made a path. I looked confused, following the flow of people. At the end of the crowd was a magnificent sea of flowers. Adrian Sterling, the renowned heir in the circle, was standing in front of the flowers holding a large bouquet of roses. The well-fitted suit perfectly accentuated his superior proportions of broad shoulders and narrow waist. Completely different from his usual lazy and loose image. I froze for a moment, watching Adrian's approaching steps and thinking about the sentence "Lily is here." My brain spun fast. Could it be? Maybe? Save me, save me! You have to know that Grandpa warned Chloe and me repeatedly not to date young masters from wealthy families. He said he didn't need us juniors to marry for alliances or anything, or contribute much to the family. He only begged us not to provoke these immortals, lest a breakup lead to retaliation that would crush our fragile assets. Seeing Adrian about to walk right up to me, I silently lowered my head and took a step back. But found the road blocked. Moved left, Adrian took a step with me. Moved right, he followed again. After a few times, I lowered my head and swallowed nervously. Adrian chuckled low, his voice carrying a bit of indulgence, "Little Lily, look up." Help, dare not look up. Dare not refuse, also dare not agree. Refusing offends the heir, agreeing means that top socialite lady will tear me apart. See, the older generation didn't work hard enough, and the younger generation doesn't even have freedom in love. Sure enough, as soon as I looked up, a sinister gaze shot over from the crowd. Feeling like needles on my back, I weakly found a universal excuse. "Um, really sorry, can I go to the bathroom first?" 2 "Chloe!!!" Squatting in the bathroom stall, I started crying for help frantically. Before I could send the second sentence, Chloe's message came back. "Report, I'm outside the bathroom, Adrian hasn't left yet." I was so anxious I wanted to kowtow to my grandma who passed away years ago. Can someone guide this child on how to solve this with high EQ? I'm about to crumble. Just now, after hearing my weak request to go to the bathroom. Adrian froze for a second, cleared his throat, his tone still carrying a bit of suppressed laughter. "Okay." Then he dismissed the people, handed the flowers to a brother beside him, and followed me to the bathroom. "Go ahead." Before I went in, he raised his hand to rub my head, smiling lazily, but his tone was full of threat. "But Lily, if you dare play tricks again..." My legs went soft from fear, and I tremblingly hid in the bathroom. This wasn't the first time Adrian confessed to me. Last time was two years ago, he cornered me in the library and said he liked me. I waved my hands in fear, my brain smoking before coming up with the very reasonable and inoffensive excuse that "family doesn't allow dating while studying." Adrian didn't say anything then, plus I hid whenever I saw him in the past two years, flashing away when I heard he was coming. Didn't see him many times in total. I thought after so long, the heir had long forgotten me like a fart, who knew he would come again. "Just give the arranged marriage to me, okay?" I typed frantically on my phone, "I'll tell Adrian I have a husband when I go out later." "?" Even across the screen, I could see Chloe's disdainful expression looking at an idiot. "Is he a fool?" "What can't a young master with hands and eyes reaching the sky find out?" "If Adrian knows you married someone else just to reject him, let alone tearing down our family, he could tear down Grandpa's comrade's family too, believe it?" I sighed, thinking through everything I did in this life that could attract Adrian's attention, but still couldn't understand why he fancied me. "Then what should I do?" "I've been in the bathroom for an hour, time to go out right?" No movement from Chloe's side. I looked at the top right corner, there is signal, not just 5G, 5GA even. Did something uncontrollable happen outside? Just when I thought of eight hundred possibilities, Chloe finally sent a message. "I thought about it carefully." "The best way now is to stall." I looked confused, what? "Stall? How to stall?" "Yes, later you just tell Adrian you'll consider it carefully." "When you go home, tell Grandpa you want to go to the mountains to experience grassroots life." "When Adrian comes looking, say you were punished to raise pigs in the mountains because you didn't want to work or strive after graduation." "I'll find a beauty to seduce him, and you come back when he doesn't like you anymore." "Maybe I don't even need to find one, that socialite lady will definitely try hard too." ... Although unreliable, why does it seem so reliable? When I went out, Adrian was leaning against the corridor wall, looking down at his phone. Seeing me come out, he stood up straight, the corner of his mouth curving up, "Willing to come out?" I went through the script I had recited dozens of times in my heart again, gathering courage. "Um... Young Master Sterling, I..." Before I could finish, I was ruthlessly interrupted. Adrian leaned down, warm air wrapping words drilling into my ears, making my face hot. "It's not the old society, why call me Young Master?" "Call me by name." Damn this hateful playboy, made me forget the script I memorized so hard. "Lily?" Seeing I didn't speak, Adrian asked in a low voice very patiently. I quietly took a breath, steadied my mind, brain reconnected. "Adrian, um, can you give me some time?" After speaking, I lowered my head and closed my eyes tightly, daring not look at the expression opposite. If I can't see it, it means nothing happened. I can't see, I can't see. No response for a long time, so long that I couldn't help opening my eyes and looking up. But bumped into Adrian's meaningful gaze. He continued to stare at me for a long time before sighing deeply, seemingly compromising helplessly. "Okay, I'll give you time." 3 When we got home, Chloe and I immediately found Grandpa. After much persuasion, he agreed to let me go to the countryside to raise pigs. "Once you go deep into the mountains, throw your phone away and pretend there's no signal." "Adrian won't be able to find you!" While helping me pack, Chloe was proud of her strategy. "Will it work? Everything is scientifically scaled now, will he believe there's no signal in our factory?" "He's never been to the countryside, how would he know." Chloe rolled her eyes at me. Alright... After packing two huge suitcases, Chloe continued to talk to me about the next battle plan. "I'll go seek refuge with that socialite lady, say I hate you so I sent you to the mountains, creating opportunities for her." "The rest depends on her!" I looked at her and asked a soul-searching question. "Didn't you say you'd find a woman to seduce Adrian?" Chloe cursed, "Isn't there a ready-made one? Why do you use your brain when arguing with me?" ... Sleep, suddenly so sleepy. After kicking Chloe out of the room, I lay on the bed feeling hopeless. May I ask why our family insists on joining the wealthy? Isn't it good to be a rich person deep in the mountains? I could be very arrogant. Unlike now, where everyone can be arrogant to me. Turns out having money isn't always a good thing. Just when I finally realized these truths, Adrian's video call suddenly popped up. Can't see, I'm asleep... "Lily, if you don't answer, I'll go to your house to find you." Seeming to anticipate what I was thinking, Adrian messaged directly. So when the video call rang again, I resignedly picked up. "Sorry, didn't see it just now." Please don't be angry, Young Master. Adrian looked like he just showered, face a bit red, hair still damp. "Mm." He stared at me, seeming not to care about this clumsy excuse. "Lily, call me." Adrian's voice was extremely hoarse. I looked at him doubtfully. Which move of the playboy manual is this? Hooking my heart a bit itchy. "Be good, call me." His voice was so hoarse it was almost unrecognizable. I bit the bullet and called out "Adrian". Thinking he must be a fox spirit reincarnated in his past life, how come he only knows these seductive tricks. No movement on the other side, just his eyes in the screen were a bit unfocused, face more flushed. Then he let out a few fragmented sighs. ? ! ? ! ! How could he??? Scared, I immediately turned off the screen, heart pounding. At the same time wishing I could delete Adrian's WeChat and throw the phone into a recycling app. How could he do this? Is this still that lazy, unruly, arrogant heir? I think he doesn't look like a young master at all, but very much like a male model. After a long time, Adrian messaged back. "Scared?" "Just couldn't hold back because I was too close to you today, won't happen next time, okay?" I turned the phone face down, really sleeping this time, can't see. When counting the 7698th star, Adrian added another sentence. "Lily, don't be afraid of me." I silently turned off the phone, got out of bed, and took two sleeping pills from Grandpa's study. Don't be afraid? Strange if I'm not afraid? Really looking forward to waking up tomorrow and saying bye-bye to all troubles~ 4 Watching the mountains get deeper and deeper, I confirmed the driver again and again. Yes, it's our dear Driver Wang who has worked with us for many years. Should probably maybe be reliable. Finally, when I was getting more and more suspicious, the car stopped. Looking at the endless green around, I couldn't help complaining. Must we be such honest merchants? Saying pure natural means this pure natural. Before I could stand firm, Chloe called. "Mom, is Adrian sick?" Me: Huh? "He called me eight hundred times this morning!!!" Chloe's voice carried rare breakdown, "Said if he can't contact you, he'll make me look good." "Make me look good how? Make my life look good?" Chloe cursed loudly, "Where did he learn these CEO quotes." "Said you were sent by family to raise pigs, what business is it of his!!!" "Um..." I weakly interrupted her accusation, "What's the situation now? What should I do?" Chloe put away her emotions, narrowed her eyes, and sneered, "Don't turn on your original phone." "I'll go find that socialite lady this afternoon, let her use her childhood sweetheart advantage." "Just wait, Adrian. Dare not provoke me openly, can't I use dirty tricks?" Very good... Chloe's competitive spirit is up. I silently sympathized with Adrian in my heart. Don't look at Chloe being as cowardly as me on the surface, the bad water in her stomach is deeper than the Pacific Ocean. However, when I turned on the old phone and saw Adrian's 99+ messages, sympathy for him disappeared completely. Until I turned off the phone, pulled the SIM card and stuffed it under the bed, my heart was still pounding. In Adrian's 99+ messages just now, besides crazy video and voice calls. The last few sentences made my eyelids twitch. He said, "Lily, playing me again, right?" "Baby, don't let me catch you." "Otherwise, if you can escape one meter, I'll admit defeat." Clearly separated by mountains, my legs still went soft unconsciously. Too scary. Will he lock me in the basement and hang me up to beat me? I see rich people on TV always have some weird plays. Chloe, please do your best, hold on. In the following days, Chloe, afraid of being caught by Adrian, didn't contact me at all. Every day besides learning how to raise pigs with advanced scientific assembly lines with the factory director, I could only pass time by appreciating the green mountains and rivers. After all, I really couldn't understand the intense gossip at the village entrance; this dialect is too hard to learn. Occasionally put on airs of a rich lady, warning the cafeteria auntie that if she gave me so little meat again, I'd tell their leader. Days without psychological burden are too beautiful. But there were times of regret. Like when shoveling manure in the pigsty wearing protective suits and rain boots. Actually, I think being cautious in the city is also fine, at least living in luxury and eating well. Ever since Grandpa called asking me to endure hardship at the grassroots level, I became the person with the most resentment in this mountain. Up before dawn, serving pigs during the day, learning breeding knowledge, and studying politics with the factory director at night. "Chloe, I really can't take it anymore." I started urging Chloe every day. After enduring half a year of painful physical labor. Chloe finally told me Adrian had a new little white flower, and I could go back. "Damn scumbag, changing affections so fast." I blurted out subconsciously, then realized it was wrong. Isn't this what I hoped for? Without waiting for Driver Wang to pick me up, I simply packed up and fled the mountain. If I don't leave now, I have to work two more days. I won't!!! "How long until arrival?" Chloe suddenly messaged, making me doubtful. Why does this person care about me so much today, asking how long until arrival all the time. Didn't I send her the train information? To get home faster, I didn't hesitate to sacrifice my old waist and took a 9-hour high-speed train. After exiting the station and breathing the cordial and not-fresh-at-all city air, I couldn't help opening my arms and stretching. "Still, the life of luxury without working is good." Unexpectedly, before I could retract my hands, a burning heat pressed against my back, and my waist was tightly hooped by someone. Adrian's familiar mocking voice sounded in my ear, "Baby, caught you." "Won't let you go this time."
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