I intentionally picked the same college as my sworn rival. The day my acceptance letter arrived, I smugly showed it off to him. "Same college, huh? Leo Han, as long as I’m around, you’ll never be number one. You’ll be stuck underneath me your whole life." Leo smiled but said nothing. I was furious at his lack of reaction. But at the graduation dinner that night, scrolling text suddenly flashed across my vision: [Sweetheart Jane is an adult today! Time for some romance, yay~] [Our girl thinks Leo is always provoking her, but that creep has been deliberately tanking his scores the whole time.] [Being 'stuck underneath' her for life? He'd kill for that.] I was so shocked I nearly dropped my wine glass. I looked up and met Leo Han’s soft, yet intense, hazel eyes. He gently steadied me. His clear voice, laced with seduction, whispered in my ear: "Sweetheart, want to try a different way of keeping me down?" 01 A few lines of text refreshed before my eyes. [Sweetheart Jane is finally an adult. Leo can finally stop acting like a saint.] [He'll probably confess tonight. Little Leo has been holding back for years; it's time for the fireworks.] I choked on the soda I’d just sipped. What the heck? Little Leo? Was that what I thought it was? My friend, Shelly, patted my back. "Slow down. No one's racing you." "Hey, watch my bag. I'm hitting the restroom." I quickly nodded, relieved when Shelly walked away. I rubbed my eyes, and the text vanished. Weird. Had I been studying too hard? Was I losing it? [Sweetheart Jane looks a little dazed. So cute.] [When is Leo Han going to show up? If he doesn't hurry, someone else is going to confess to her.] I thought, Holy cow, it's not a hallucination. 02 [Ugh, I wish Sweetheart would figure it out already. Every time Leo tries to flirt, she thinks he's provoking her. That wasn't provocation, girl, it was foreplay!] I thought, Leo Han flirting with me? Impossible. That guy only ever showed up with a perfect test paper and condescended: "Want me to explain this one? You got it wrong twice." I was already mad at myself for the mistake, and he just added fuel to the fire. Do you call that flirting? Take that 'flirting' and shove it! [That manipulative bastard even controlled his score on the final exams just to keep her happy.] [When Sweetheart showed off the day before yesterday, saying she'd 'keep him down' forever, he probably nearly climaxed right there.] I thought, Is this a respectable comment section? This is terrifying. I reached for my glass to calm my nerves. My foot slipped, and I stumbled as I turned. I quickly grabbed the back of the chair, but at the same time, a hand caught my waist. It tickled. I turned my head and met Leo Han's slightly curved hazel eyes. He wore a crisp white button-down, emphasizing his broad shoulders and narrow waist. Standing there, he was the picture of a charming villain. His clear voice, when he finally spoke, was laced with mockery. "What's the matter? You can't stand still the moment I show up?" 03 Leo Han was a psychopath. A simple slip of the foot became something flirtatious in his mouth. I rolled my eyes. "Get lost. Stay away from me. I hate looking at you." Leo didn't retreat; he advanced, trapping me between the table and his body. "Why the sudden hate again? Aren't you happy you scored two points higher than me?" I was happy, but the streaming comments said he had controlled his score. That meant I hadn't truly won. What was there to be happy about? I pushed him, creating distance. "I just hate looking at you. You annoy me." Leo raised an eyebrow and finally stepped back. "Fine." I looked at him suspiciously. Why was he being so compliant? The next second, he grabbed a glass and took a sip of water. I thought, Oh. He was thirsty. He wore that stiff shirt, so he was probably overheating. Wait, why does that glass look familiar? Oh my God! "You jerk! That's my glass! Can't you use a new one, Leo Han?" 04 [He's doing it on purpose, Sweetheart! Can't you see? Did someone take away her ability to recognize flirting? Why does she think everything he does is a challenge?] [Also, stop yelling at him! It's not intimidating. You're just rewarding him.] I frowned. Screaming at him rewards him? Was he a masochist? Leo slowly put the glass down, water still clinging to his lips, making his pale mouth look slightly tempting. "My bad. I didn't notice. I just grabbed the closest one." He took my hand and gently placed the glass back in it. "Don't be mad. Here." My palm was suddenly burned by the heat—I couldn't tell if it was the water temperature or Leo's body heat. It was strange. My heart pounded a little faster. Suddenly, a nervous male voice spoke behind me. "Sue... Susan? Do you have a minute? Can you step outside? I need to talk to you..." 05 [Wow, this guy is bold. Asking Sweetheart out right in front of Leo Han.] [Leo was going to take things slow so he wouldn't scare her, but this rival just activated his psycho mode.] I shivered. I looked up and met Leo's noncommittal gaze. "Go ahead," he said. His tone was normal, but it sent a chill down my spine. I took two tentative steps toward the boy, but Leo's gaze darkened. I immediately backed up, smiling politely at the guy. "Sorry, I have something I need to handle. I can't leave right now." Leo was acting totally weird today, and combined with these warning signs from the comments, I wasn't taking any risks. What if the comments were right, and he really was a psychopath who would lock me up? I'd read enough books to know how those stories ended. I activated my Level One Security, sent the boy away, and held my glass, keeping a safe distance from Leo. Shelly came back from the restroom, looked at me, and tilted her head. "Huh? Didn't you just show me that hairpin this morning? You bought it this afternoon? Are they local? The delivery was fast!" "Huh? What hairpin?" Shelly made me look down and took a delicate strawberry clip from my hair. "This one." My eyes widened. "Where did that come from? I haven't bought it yet!" Shelly said, "Uh... you don't know?" She scanned the room, saw Leo, and understood. "Leo probably clipped it on you. He loves giving you those little gifts."
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