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

Xie Ying'an's hair was in disarray from the wind, showing his rush to arrive.  


As soon as the door closed behind him, he slipped inside.  


Just as Ji Yanchen was getting used to the atmosphere in the room, he saw another person come in, and he clearly felt uncomfortable, his fingers touching the brim of his hat.  


Ji He knew Xie Ying'an, but they weren't close. His gaze shifted between Qingran and Xie Ying'an, then he grinned and said: "And here I was wondering who it is—it's Xie Xiaocao, the heartthrob of countless girls."  


He deliberately emphasized the phrase 'heartthrob of countless girls,' clearly intending to provoke.  


Xie Ying'an, striding over with long legs, stood by Qingran and simply laughed without much emotion in response, "I can't compare to Senior Ji He."  


This statement was somewhat loaded. Both Qingran and Ruan Ruan turned to look at Ji He, their eyes expressing something indiscernible.  


Chapter 41: I'm Not in an Early Relationship