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In his whole life, Jiang Cheng felt like nothing.
In his father's eyes, he was nothing, always the extra, the mistake of an unloved marriage. In his mother's eyes, he must be perfect, in every way possible. So, he tried, earning A's in every subject and pushing himself toward success. He forced himself to do a lot, that he had been isolating himself from his social life, not that he had one in the first place. He might have inherited his mother's beauty, but also her personality. In school, in any where, people feared him because of the frown he always had, as well as his hot-headed personality. Who would wanna be be someone who was always angry.
Jiang Cheng had two siblings, his sister, Yanli, and well as his adopted brother, Wei Wu Xian. As much as he loved them, he always had to hide that tinge of envy in his heart. His sister, beautiful, sweet and kind, was loved by both parents and already engaged to someone she loved, not to mention having many friends and all. As for Wei Wu Xian, not his mother's favourite, but he was the golden child to his father, a son his father wanted but never had. Growing up, Jiang Cheng tried to chase for his father's love and acceptance, but he soon gave up, knowing that he would never ever receive that love and attention.
It ain't lying when he says he actually love and care for Wei Wu Xian as a brother. He (WWX) was his (JC) only best friend and had always been there for him (most of the times). When Wei Wu Xian announced that he had a boyfriend, Jiang Cheng was not at all happy but accepted it reluctantly. Since then, his best friend was never there and it just felt like the world meant nothing to Jiang Cheng.
In a high school life, it was worse. Jiang Cheng continued to focus on getting his perfect grades, only studying 24/7, including skipping his break time to study in the library. Then, Jiang Cheng's life had changed meeting him, on that day, in the library. Lan Xi Chen, a senior 3 grades older than him, was there with his elegant look and perfect smile. The sight of Xi Chen lit up something in Jiang Cheng, something weird, like butterflies in his stomach. Jiang Cheng has a crush, it was love in first sight to him, then that feeling dimmed...
Jiang Cheng knew that Xi Chen was far from his league, he was the angel while Jiang Cheng was just a nobody. That tinge in his heart, it grew, it hurts, Jiang Cheng left the library, decided to stay in his original path instead.
"It was the path meant for me ", Jiang Cheng thought to himself. But was it really the one he wanted... He didn't know, he shouldn't know, He couldn't know...
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Everything changed for him one that one valentine event, where he had received his first love letter... without realising the angst it will cause towards him.