"This collection of comic book drawings, someone used it for an interview three days ago, didn't you steal it?"

"Child, don't you feel guilty using things that do not belong to you? You may steal the fruits of others' labor, but you will never be able to steal their talent."

...Holding the comic book that she had spent half a year drawing, Ye Yino merely gave a faint smile and left the interview hall under various gazes filled with contempt, sympathy or regret.

As she was leaving, she heard one of the middle-aged men who interviewed her earlier sigh, "Why do young people nowadays like to steal the fruits of others' labor? Can't they create something original themselves?"

Original?

Ye Yino's laugh was somewhat cold.

If her work borne out of over a hundred late nights wasn't original, then who could tell her what original was? From the conception of the narrative to the completion of the line art and coloring, everything was the product of her painstaking effort. Yet, today, she was accused of stealing someone else's talent.

"Yezi!" Du Chengcheng pushed through the crowd to reach her, grabbed onto Ye Yino's sleeve, and angrily exclaimed, "That bastard! That... your male god! I've been saying he's no good. How many handsome men are decent indeed? He's already fooling around with that campus belle. I've seen them flirting and cuddling on campus..."

...In the days of glorious sunshine, as always, the sky was blue, and the road was quiet.

At the end of the road, Tong Ziqi, with her impeccable makeup attempted to wipe sweat for the man beside her. As the wind blew, it swept the delicate smile on her face into a dazzling red rose, flamboyantly attractive.

The man was as always— tall, slender, elegant with a handsome face that any female student would remember at first sight, even just quietly walking on the road, the scenery around him would pale in comparison.

At this moment, he was slightly turning his head, trying to avoid the handkerchief smelt strongly of fragrance, but inadvertently caught sight of the girl at the other end of the road.

Ye Yino stood there quietly, with her soft and exquisite features and shoulder-length hair fluttering in the wind, projecting a lively spirit that seemed to belong to a different era. Her bright black eyes shone with a kind of sparkling purity under the sunlight.

A girl full of life and vigor was clearly staring at the man, yet, the man’s indifferent gaze just scanned over her before quickly shifting away— distant and alien.

This is the "male god" in Du Chengcheng's words, Huo Yu.

But now, the girl by his side is no longer Ye Zi, but a beautiful red rose...

This is the route that inevitably leads back to the graduate studies department. Ye Yino stands in the middle of this path, waiting for Huo Yu’s approach. But this time, she only catches his sidelong glance as he passes by.

"Only your hand held the draft of the Manga." As Huo Yu passed her by, Ye Yino turned around to gaze upon his tall silhouette.

"I just want an explanation."

Huo Yu paused his steps but did not look back at her. Instead, Tang Ziqi, who had been holding his arm, turned around. Her gentle-eyed gaze, tinged with subtle amusement, settled on Ye Yino, "Huo is not used to talking with strangers. If you have anything to say, you can talk to me."

"I just want an explanation." Ye Yino ignored her and walked straight to Huo Yu. She looked straight at his eyes, those that she used to find so attractive. "Give me an explanation and I can let it go."

"Did you not hear me?" Tang Ziqi squinted, her expression revealing a hint of impatience. "Persistently bothering him will only make men grow tired."

Seeing that Ye Yino was not paying her any attention and was instead fixed on Huo Yu, Tang Ziqi grew displeased. Her elegant makeup showed disgust, "I do not like to compete with others, but it does not mean I am willing to let every baffling woman cling to Huo Yu."

She straightened her face, elegant yet revealing an innate sense of nobility and pride. "Do you believe that with one word from me, you wouldn't be able to graduate smoothly?"

"If I give you an explanation, will you stop bothering me?" Huo Yu suddenly spoke, adding an unexpected weight to the already tense atmosphere.

"Huo..." Tang Ziqi looked at him, her attractive willow brows furrowing even tighter.

"Is that so?" Huo Yu's gaze locked onto Ye Yino's face, staring intently at her eyes. Such focus could easily mislead someone into thinking he was ardently observing his most cherished girl.

However, that was not the case. Because his tone of voice was menacing and his gaze was inexplicably cold.

At this moment, Ye Yino really wanted to laugh out loud. He had stolen her labor, even betrayed their so-called love. Yet, the way he was talking to her made it seem like she was the one constantly bothering him, to the point where he no longer wanted to spare her even a glance!

There’s a saying goes, “nothing can conquer a shameless person." But right now, he cannot be connected to the word "shameless" at all. That's because of his still-charming quality, and his words of indifference.

Ye Yino's heart was hurt, but she still smiled and nodded: "Yes."

"Because Ziqi wants to get into the famous city, are you satisfied with this answer?" Huo Yu brought the soup Ziqi slid into his arms, holding her in a patronizing way, as he looked down at her: "I forgot to introduce her to you, she's my girlfriend, Ziqi."

Cold words were accompanied by a fleeting complex emotion in his eyes; the speed of its disappearance was so fast, that even Ye Yinuo, who prides herself on how well she knows him, could not catch a glimpse.

He left her alone like this, embracing Ziqi. Although Ziqi looked back at the girl who was left in the wind, the elegant smile once again emerged in her eyes. But this time, she did not say anything.

The smile faded, it moved away, so far away it was like it had completely disappeared from her life.

The heart is very cold, truly very cold, unable to find any semblance of warmth...

Ye Yino did not know how long she had been standing in the wind, until her legs were numb, and she couldn't stand any longer. She walked over to a nearby flower bed and sat down, taking out her phone from her pocket to dial Du Chengcheng's number, "Didn't you say that the General Manager of the city goes to a bar called ‘Living in a Dream’ every night?"

"Yes, what's the use?" A lazy voice came from Du Chengcheng over the phone, "I've heard that the handsome man who seems to be from heaven is always surrounded by two super bodyguards. Any woman who tries to approach will definitely be tossed out like trash."

She was silent for a while and then suddenly started screaming, "Yezi! Are you going to confront the boss of the city directly? Don't be impulsive! You will be kicked out just like a soccer ball. Yezi, you mustn’t be self-destructive..."

However, Ye Yino just laughed and gently asked, "Will you help me, won't you?"