Chapter 1: Apologize or I Won't Let Go!

""Squ-e-e-eal—"

The sharp sound of brakes pierced the air, startling the birds in the mountains.

Thud! Cheng Xiaoyou was hit by a red Aston Martin and knocked to the ground.

The sky was still blue, and the clouds were still white, but she was about to die!

Yes, she must have been hit and killed by that speeding car!

No, please!

She hadn't fallen in love yet!

She hadn't even seen the beautiful campus that was said to be prettier than a resort!

Most importantly, she still had a nearly seventy-year-old grandmother and an unfinished manga waiting for her!

Her youthful years! Her blossoming life! Was it going to end so cruelly?

Countless thoughts flashed through Cheng Xiaoyou's mind, but surprisingly, the expected pain didn't come.

She quickly got up to check her body—no broken legs, no fractured arms, no blood from her mouth, and even the pimple on her forehead was intact!

"So, you're not dead."

A cold voice came from behind, icy and mocking, freezing her nerves.

Cheng Xiaoyou turned around quickly, only to see a stunningly handsome face that took her breath away. Her heart skipped a beat before resuming its rhythm.

This boy standing in the backlight had features like the most meticulously crafted masterpiece of the Creator, but his brows were filled with a rebellious and chilling aura that kept people at a distance.

His flaxen hair was carefully trimmed, looking wild and unruly. The late summer sun cast a golden halo around his tall figure, but it did not diminish the icy coldness that kept people away.

The boy gave her a cold glance, then turned and walked away!

"Stop right there! You hit someone and you're just going to leave?" Cheng Xiaoyou felt angry seeing his arrogant demeanor. She had been hit by his car! Although the brakes were timely, the impact was still significant!

She had scraped skin in many places, yet he didn't even apologize before leaving?!

"Here, I'm in a hurry!" The boy turned and threw a piece of paper at her.

"What is this for? Don't you know you should apologize when you hit someone?" Cheng Xiaoyou crumpled the paper without looking at it, feeling his attitude was too arrogant.

In a hurry?!

Being in a hurry allows you to speed on such a dangerous mountain road?!

Being in a hurry means you can hit someone and not apologize?!

"Sorry, the word 'apologize' is not in my dictionary!"

Without looking back, the boy left this cold remark, opened the car door, and got in.

"Then start learning to apologize now!" Cheng Xiaoyou ran over angrily and held onto his car door, not allowing him to close it. "Apologize! You can't leave unless you apologize!"

Gong Che started the car with the key, giving her a cold look. "Are you sure?"

Cheng Xiaoyou's response was to cling tightly to his car window frame. She wouldn't let go unless he apologized!

"You asked for it!" Gong Che's icy words sent a shiver down her spine. He stepped on the gas pedal, and the car shot off like an arrow.

Caught off guard, Cheng Xiaoyou's arms hung on the car door, swinging in the air. If she hadn't held on tightly, she might have been thrown into the mountain abyss.

After a sharp turn, the car stopped again. Cheng Xiaoyou was drenched in cold sweat, her face paler than paper. Her legs were weak, and she could barely stand, but her arms still clung to the car door, frightened.

Is he crazy? How could he drive like that? Wasn't he afraid of killing her?!

Gong Che didn't even glance at her, coldly looking ahead. "Want to continue?"

Cheng Xiaoyou looked at his cold profile, slowly let go of the door, and slammed it shut.

Gong Che sneered, shifted gears, and prepared to drive away.

Anger built up like a snowball in Cheng Xiaoyou. Seeing he was about to leave, she impulsively ran to the back door and threw herself in.

All in a flash, as the car restarted, Cheng Xiaoyou's upper body was already in the back seat, her lower body flailing outside in the wind.

Gong Che glanced coldly at the rearview mirror. The clueless girl was flailing her arms, trying to find a grip to climb into the car.

"Reckless!"

With these cold words, the sports car suddenly accelerated, throwing the girl in the back seat down.

The car's roof suddenly opened, turning into a convertible. The strong wind rushed in, making the girl even more disheveled.

He did it on purpose! He definitely did it on purpose!

Lying in a mess, Cheng Xiaoyou thought angrily. She was like an overturned turtle, stuck in the gap between the back and front seats, unable to move.

With the car speeding like the wind, the back door swung open and closed, hitting her legs painfully.

The driver, without a shred of sympathy, deliberately used drifting skills around curves, making the car's rear sway, tossing her around until she felt like vomiting.

No, she wouldn't give up!

Using her hips as leverage, she inched up bit by bit. Her legs, which had been dangling outside, were numb from the cold wind. Finally, with all her strength, she pulled her legs back in.

When she finally climbed out from under the seat, the car made a sharp turn again, throwing her back.

This time, her head hit the open door frame. If she hadn't grabbed the driver's seat quickly, she might have been thrown out.

"Are you crazy?! Don't you know this could kill someone?!"

Finally sitting steadily in the back seat, Cheng Xiaoyou closed the door and shouted angrily at the front.

The person in front responded with another sharp turn, tossing her around again.

Through the dizzying jolts, she saw a cluster of buildings on the mountainside, rapidly approaching.

The European-style buildings were magnificent, like a beautiful castle hidden in the mountains from a fairy tale. Was this the school she was about to attend, Shengyu Academy?!

Could it be that this guy who didn't apologize after hitting her was also a student at Shengyu?8