Yan Lingyu

By the time Li Qingran realized she had been transplanted into a book, she had already muddled through seventeen years. 
Growing up together as childhood sweethearts with the male protagonist Xie Ying’an, their relationship was rather passable. 
Endowed with the halo of the male lead, Xie Ying’an was like a hacked character from birth: good-looking, from a good family, with good academics... 
Li Qingran vaguely remembers that she was a female supporting character in the book, whose ending was not good due to constantly making trouble for the female protagonist. 
Li Qingran shuddered, feeling all too familiar with this plot; getting involved or not could both lead to trouble, so she needed to come up with some strategies to cope...
PS: Unrequited love theme, male and female leads are high school students, and they do not engage in early romance.

I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart

Wednesday comes around with a PE class for Class 1.


Conveniently, Class 7 has adjusted their schedule, having their PE class coincide with Class 1.


The PE teacher from Class 1 first has the students run two laps around the track. The boys are okay, but the girls are nearly collapsing from exhaustion.


After completing two laps, Ruan Ruan crouches on the ground, gasping for air, surrounded by a number of girls in similar states.


Qingran pulls her up, "Get up quickly, you'll feel better after walking a bit."


Ruan Ruan can barely speak and waves at Qingran dismissively.


The PE teacher, whistling, calls out, "Students, don't squat on the ground after running, get up and walk!"


Reluctantly, Ruan Ruan starts walking with Qingran, leaning on her shoulder and whispering complaints: "Ranran, why aren't you tired at all?"


Qingran's face is flushed from running: "I'm tired too, just not as much as you."


Chapter 42: Following the Plot