Volume 1: Chapter 3 - You Are My Exclusive

Warm sunlight streams through the white chiffon curtains outside the window, bathing the beautiful girl lying on the bed. Her angelic sleeping face is enough to make the world fall into oblivion.

The aroma of breakfast fills the room. The girl, having enjoyed a restful night, opens her beautiful eyes and breaks into a sweet smile.

"Yi, you made breakfast for me. It wasn't just a dream last night," she murmurs happily.

Last night, after Lei Tianyi had protected Leng Yolan, she realized he had been following her. Seeing the silhouettes side by side on the ground, she suddenly felt her heartache lessen, for she was no longer alone.

When Leng Yolan entered her cold home, the pain surged back.

"Don't go. I don't want to be alone anymore. Stay with me, okay?" Leng Yolan rushed to the door, shouting at the retreating figure, her voice full of pleading and fear.

"Alright."

Lei Tianyi didn't understand why seeing the girl in distress made his heart ache so intensely, as if a knife were lodged in it. He wanted to give her all the beauty in the world, just to see her happy.

Leng Yolan's place was small, with only three rooms: two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a tiny living room with a table and two chairs. The yard was also small, with a cherry tree and a bench underneath it.

Lei Tianyi held Leng Yolan in his arms and sat on the bench under the tree, a rare smile of affection on his usually indifferent face. He silently vowed, "I'll make her the happiest woman in the world."

Leng Yolan snuggled tightly against his broad, solid chest, warming her cold heart. This was her paradise. She suddenly felt exhausted and fragile alone; she didn't want to bear the pain by herself anymore. She wanted him to share the burden and always be close to him.

"I'm Leng Yolan, 17 years old, a freshman at Saint Lidia Academy. What about you?"

"I'm Lei Tianyi, 20 years old, a senior at Saint Lidia Academy. You can call me Yi." In reality, Lei Tianyi had just transferred here and wouldn't officially start until next Monday. He wouldn't have entered school if not for his parents; he found such a monotonous life quite dreary.

"Yi, we'll be together forever, right? You won't leave me, will you?" Leng Yolan's voice was filled with joy and excitement.

"Mm, we'll be together forever. I won't leave you, Lan'er. I only want you in this world."

"No, don't call me Lan'er. I hate that name. I don't want you to leave me either." Leng Yolan shouted anxiously, tears wetting Lei Tianyi's white shirt and piercing his heart.

"Don't be anxious. I won't leave you. Trust me!" Lei Tianyi's gentle yet resolute voice calmed her worried heart.

"I trust you!" Leng Yolan had known from the first moment she saw him that she could completely trust this person. There was no particular reason; it was a deep-seated trust.

"Then let's think about what to call you. I want an exclusive nickname for you." Lei Tianyi's tone was unusually tender because of her trust. He almost looked forward to his subordinates' reactions if they saw him like this!

Watching Lei Tianyi think seriously, Leng Yolan realized how handsome he truly was: his thick eyebrows, high nose, and those deep eyes that seemed to draw in the soul. Leng Yolan felt the world seemed to bow at his feet.

"Have you looked enough?" He didn't mind being admired by his woman!

"Y-yes, I've looked enough!" She was so embarrassed she felt like her face could be a traffic light.

"Little girl, you are my little girl. Leng Yolan is Lei Tianyi's little girl only! Do you like it?"

"Yes, I like it so much, so much!" Leng Yolan felt incredibly happy.

"Mummy, do you see? Your daughter is very happy now. You must be smiling in heaven!"