1979: My fiancée is a goddess

The next morning, the weather was clear.

A single, enormous white cloud drifted across the azure sky, and the snow atop Mount Fuji could still be seen in the distance.

The thin morning sunlight fell on the streets of Totsuka Town, which were moist and refreshing after being sprinkled with water.

Small buildings line the street.

Instead of being crowded together, the houses, steps, and trees are arranged in a well-organized manner, creating a spaciousness and grandeur rarely seen in Japan.

Most of the ground-floor shops along the street had already put up their "Open for Business" signs.

The people shopping for groceries are mostly local residents, carrying their shopping baskets and wandering around the streets.

In the narrow alleys deep in the street.

A simple, elegant young woman, wearing a white fitted long-sleeved t-shirt, a small, delicate black cardigan over it, and a plain white skirt, walked out with a leisurely gait, carrying a shopping basket.

At the end of last month, Zhao Ruixue rented a two-bedroom apartment here.

The location is excellent.

Located near a commercial street, it's bustling yet quiet, making it a great place to live and create.

Most importantly, it's very close to the school, only a five-minute walk away, which is very convenient.

However, Zhao Ruixue was delayed by some things during this period, so her space remained empty.

Yesterday afternoon, she and Ayana Uesugi came over from their dorm with their luggage. The two spent the whole afternoon settling their luggage and cleaning up the place again. Finally, it felt a bit like home.

The two were exhausted after cleaning, so they ate something quickly and slept there overnight instead of going back to their dorm room.

I'll buy some breakfast and other daily necessities now, and then I should go to school.

Zhao Ruixue walked around the street carrying a shopping basket, thinking about what else she would need for her family.

As Zhao Ruixue passed by the Japanese restaurant, the stalls outside were steaming in the sunlight, with various sandwiches and seaweed rice balls in the steamer. The tempting aroma of the food made her stop in her tracks.

"Grandma, two sandwiches, two boiled eggs, and two cartons of hot milk."

Looking at the words on the signboard, Zhao Ruixue pondered for a moment before speaking.

Having lived in Japan for more than half a year, she has basically gotten used to Japanese breakfasts and even come to like this light and simple diet.

"Please wait……"

The shop owner looked up at Zhao Ruixue. She had seen her carrying large bags and small packages yesterday, so she seemed to be a new neighbor. She became much more enthusiastic, "It's you? How are you doing now that you've moved in?"

"I really like the environment here; it's lively yet quiet. Nice to meet you, you can call me Ruixue."

Zhao Ruixue smiled slightly and introduced herself.

Her rented house is very close to here, so she's practically a neighbor. She'll probably be having breakfast here quite often from now on.

"Auspicious snow, auspicious snow foretells a bumper harvest... What a good name! What an auspicious name, you can call me Granny Flower."

"Since it's our first meeting, I'll give you this as a gift."

Granny Hua repeated her name, overjoyed.

She smiled and handed over the packed breakfast. She felt that meeting this girl was a good omen, just like hearing magpies chirping in the morning.

"Thank you, Grandma. I came in a hurry, but I'll come back later with a gift to visit you."

Zhao Ruixue did not refuse; she bowed and thanked her before accepting it.

Having been here for more than half a year, she knows that there is a unique neighborhood culture here. There are still many days to come, so she will just consider it as adapting to local customs.

"well."

Goodbye, Mother-in-law.

……

Starting today, Zhao Ruixue will most likely be staying here for an extended period.

We can't eat out for every single meal, can we?

Although Zhao Ruixue's current royalties and savings are more than enough for her to live comfortably, her inherent frugality and simplicity still make her feel that her cooking is better and suits her taste better.

It's natural to prepare some commonly used daily necessities.

Zhao Ruixue then went to the 800 House, a store specializing in vegetables and fruits, and bought some green peppers, cabbage, tomatoes, and various seasonings.

I also went to the supermarket and bought some fresh pork and salmon, as well as rice, flour, cooking oil, and other daily necessities.

She only started walking home carrying her bags when she was so full that she couldn't carry them all with both hands.

His pace was unhurried, and surprisingly, his slender arms didn't seem to struggle much when lifting the weight.

This made her feel both emotional and fortunate.

During her early years as an educated youth sent to the countryside, the hard work of farming from dawn till dusk every day forged her into a healthy body and a strong will.

Don't let her current writing skills fool you; she's not like Liu Xiaoli, a delicate and frail girl who studied dance.

"Liu Xiaoli..."

Zhao Ruixue carried her shopping basket on her way home, familiarizing herself with the surrounding buildings and letting her mind wander.

A familiar yet unfamiliar name suddenly popped up again, and a sense of pride welled up inside me.

However, he quickly realized that he was experiencing unusual emotions.

Zhao Ruixue bit her lip, silently reminding herself: "Zhao Ruixue, Zhao Ruixue... you really have no backbone. You've already decided to end it completely... why can't you resist comparing yourself to her?"

To be honest, she and Liu Xiaoli hadn't had much contact; they'd only met briefly a few times.

Regarding Liu Xiaoli.

Zhao Ruixue's image is largely based on her own imagination and the fragments of information she gleaned from Cheng Kaiyan's words.

Born into a family of government officials, she studied art from a young age, playing the piano and dancing various dances. Her appearance was no less than mine in junior high school, and she possessed a gentle and quiet nature, like a lady from a distinguished family...

Any one of these qualities would be exceptional for a girl, let alone when they are combined into one.

The fact that she is from a respectable family is enough to make Aunt Xiu favor her, not to mention that they were betrothed since childhood.

Zhao Ruixue was actually very clear in her heart that apart from having some advantages and status in that guy's heart, she didn't have any advantages in many other areas.

Sometimes, when Zhao Ruixue thinks about it, she feels a little desperate.

She was a complete coward; she couldn't muster the slightest courage or determination to argue with Liu Xiaoli.

Zhao Ruixue didn't even want to see them together, nor dared to, so she chose to study abroad to avoid them.

The letter and the meeting a few days ago had pleased her, but the final result, as expected, dealt her a heavy blow...

"Not only is he cowardly, but he also lacks backbone... Heh."

As she approached her doorstep, a self-deprecating smile appeared on the woman's cool and clean face.

Looking at the house in front of me, my fingertips caressed the cold key, and I could hear my friend humming a cheerful tune from inside.

Her somewhat confused gaze gradually hardened. She turned the key, pushed open the door, and entered the house, smiling as she called out, "I'm back, Ayana!"

"I'm here! What delicious food did you buy!"

A series of footsteps came from the room, and a petite figure jogged over. Uesugi Ayana asked with a grin.

"These were all given to me by the flower lady at the Japanese restaurant on the street. I'll bring some souvenirs over tonight."

Zhao Ruixue shook the breakfast she was carrying.

"Grandma Hua is such a kind person. I'll go with you tonight."

But... for a tomato and ham sandwich, I don't like tomatoes, they're too sour. And I don't eat egg yolks either, I'll give them all to you later!

Ayana Uesugi flipped through the plastic bag in her hand and commented without any politeness.

"Get lost, we should be grateful we have food at all."

"Isn't it good to give you some? Hehe."

"No, I don't want to. I've been sitting for too long lately, I need to lose weight."

"Why are you dieting? With such a tall and slender figure, you need to eat more to achieve a mature and voluptuous look. You're so skinny right now, like a little white flower. I'll give you ten pounds of my fat..."

Uesugi Ayana grinned and reached out to lift Zhao Ruixue's clothes and touch her stomach.

After some playful banter, we packed our things and headed out to class.

There were no classes in the first two periods today, so the two of them took their time, treating it as a stroll.

After walking unsteadily for more than ten minutes, we finally arrived at the school gate.

Just as they were about to walk over, a familiar figure appeared in front of them.

"Morning..."

Cheng Kaiyan walked up to the two of them, greeted them, and handed them the bread she was carrying: "Have you had breakfast yet?"

He arrived very early today and walked around the school, but he didn't know the class schedule, the classrooms, or even the location of his dormitory.

So they had no choice but to resort to the old-fashioned method of waiting for each other at the school gate. Little did they know that the two of them had returned from outside the school early this morning.

Weren't they in the dorm last night?

Cheng Kaiyan didn't know whether she should ask or not.

"Why are you here again? Aren't you annoying?"

Ayana Uesugi frowned and said in a very impatient tone.

I thought that the scolding I gave him that day would make him give up completely and dissuade him from inviting Ruixue to play the female lead.

It seems they really haven't given up their evil intentions!
"If you had even a shred of conscience, if you cared about Ruixue even a little, you would stay far away from her."

Please, I'm begging you! Besides hurting her, what else can you do?

Uesugi Ayana, her face cold, angrily rebuked.

"I didn't come here because of that, I just..."

Cheng Kaiyan instinctively retorted, but couldn't quite articulate it. "Just what?! Tell me?"

Uesugi Ayana angrily reached out and pushed Cheng Kaiyan repeatedly.

The argument between the three was quite conspicuous at the school gate, attracting the attention of many passing students.

"All right."

Zhao Ruixue gave a clear shout, grabbed her friend's hand, her face calm and indifferent, seemingly unaffected by Cheng Kaiyan's return.

"Ruixue, don't be soft-hearted! A seemingly harmless but actually indecisive scumbag like him is even more despicable than those rich kids at school!"

Ayana Uesugi turned her head, her face showing both confusion and disappointment.

This guy is great in every way, except he's too soft-hearted.

Zhao Ruixue didn't say anything, but just looked at Cheng Kaiyan.

I noticed that he was dressed more appropriately today than last time: a white shirt, black trousers, a leather belt, and leather shoes.

Tall and slender, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs.

He's a natural clothes hanger. Wearing this outfit, he exudes a composed and mature aura, making him no different from, and even far surpassing, those elites in the political and business world.

She looked away and said to Cheng Kaiyan, "I've already had breakfast, so you can keep these for yourself. We have some things to do, so we'll head back to the dorm first."

"……All right."

Seeing this, Ayana Uesugi had no choice but to give up. She took Zhao Ruixue's hand and walked quickly toward the door, afraid that Cheng Kaiyan would catch up and pester her again.

Zhao Ruixue didn't turn around either, seemingly not wanting to look at Cheng Kaiyan again.

"Hey! Wait a minute..."

Now that Cheng Kaiyan had spotted the two, she naturally wouldn't let them escape so easily, and quickly followed after them.

Uesugi Ayana also realized that Cheng Kaiyan was following behind them, and subconsciously quickened her pace, muttering curses under her breath for Cheng Kaiyan being a pervert for actually tailing them.

Cheng Kaiyan had no choice but to stop when they reached the girls' dormitory, watching the two figures go upstairs and stop on which floor.

"Hehe, I've managed to get some useful information."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled indifferently, plopped down under a tree at the dormitory entrance, and waited patiently.

He didn't come back to be the female lead for Zhao Ruixue, nor did he want her to forgive him; he just hoped to make up for his regrets, and hers as well.

However, this feeling cannot be directly told to the girl; it requires mutual understanding and tacit agreement between the two.

About half an hour later, the two came out carrying books in their arms.

"Tsk, still there... What a perverted scumbag, actually stalking and lying in wait. If this continues, things might get really bad..."

Ayana Uesugi clicked her tongue lightly; she had calmed down by now.

There was no way to get rid of that bastard Cheng Kaiyan, so I simply ignored him and let him be.

Would he dare to hurt them?
The two girls walked ahead, with Cheng Kaiyan following behind. They arrived at the classroom shortly afterward.

"Sit further away, don't disturb our class."

Uesugi Ayana pointed at Cheng Kaiyan and gave her an unceremonious order. After she finished speaking, she and Zhao Ruixue sat down by the window and quietly reviewed their lessons.

"I'll go back after I finish this class with you."

Cheng Kaiyan spoke to Zhao Ruixue's retreating figure, but she ignored her and continued flipping through her book, so she sat down in the second row behind them.

As class approached, the young college students in their twenties gradually filled the surrounding seats.

Sun Shiyun and several well-dressed young men walked in and sat down in a seat across the aisle from Zhao Ruixue and her companion.

"Sun Shiyun, is the Cheng Kaiyan you mentioned real or fake? I haven't seen her for many days."

A boy with smoky gray hair and sunglasses perched on his nose laughed.

"So many classmates saw it, how could it be fake?"

Sun Shiyun frowned and explained that he was also quite puzzled as to why Cheng Kaiyan had only come once. Could it be that Cheng Kaiyan and Ruixue had a falling out that day?
He couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

"A professor in his twenties, a somewhat famous writer, good-looking, and who grew up with Zhao Ruixue since childhood, Yamamoto, you've met your match this time."

The man in sunglasses patted a young man sitting on the side of the aisle.

His posture was upright and elegant, and he was dressed in understated luxury. His clothes were not branded, except for a diamond-encrusted Rolex mechanical watch on his wrist.

"Just a frog in a well, what kind of formidable enemy is that?"

Upon hearing this, the young man named Yamamoto smiled faintly and said indifferently.

"makes sense."

The other boys, thinking of the Yamamoto family's rich history, all nodded in agreement.

Coming from such a poor country, even if someone has some skills, they are not worth mentioning in their eyes, because they are not from the same world at all.

"Ha ha……"

Sun Shiyun stood aside with an awkward smile, feeling both frustrated anger and relief that he hadn't revealed his feelings for Zhao Ruixue in front of them.

But isn't he just like the frog in the well that these rich young masters talk about?

But... the more this was the case, the more he wanted to befriend them and climb the ladder step by step.

Until no one dared to look down on him.

Cheng Kaiyan was unaware that he was being watched. After accompanying Zhao Ruixue and the other person to class, he turned around and returned to his mansion.

the next day.

They continued to stay with them, perhaps knowing that Cheng Kaiyan wouldn't give up so easily. This time, they didn't respond to a single word from Cheng Kaiyan.

However, Cheng Kaiyan managed to get a class schedule from her classmates and find out the class times and classrooms, so she no longer had to wait anxiously at the door.

Day three.

Cheng Kaiyan felt that things couldn't continue like this and that she had to find a breakthrough, so she bought a bouquet of roses from a flower shop to give to Zhao Ruixue.

But just before that, several boys surrounded them.

"So you're Cheng Kaiyan, the one who's been bothering Ruixue lately? Tsk tsk, you're quite good-looking. If we sell you to a nightclub, you'll probably become a top male escort!"

"Haha...this is more interesting than sinking into Tokyo Bay."

"who are you?"

Cheng Kaiyan glanced down at the group of people in front of her, got a sense of what was going on, and said calmly.

"Alright, so you must be Cheng Kaiyan, right? Let me give you a piece of advice: stop bothering Ruixue, or I can't guarantee what they might do."

At that moment, a magnetic, slightly husky voice came through.

Cheng Kaiyan looked up and saw a young man in a suit and tie, exuding an air of arrogance and superiority, walking over with a leisurely and carefree gait.

"you are?"

"Yamamoto Liteng."

Yamamoto Tatsuto gently patted Cheng Kaiyan's shoulder, a noble and elegant smile on his face:

"Don't be nervous, this is just a friendly reminder, but I still hope you can think it through carefully."

"You don't need to worry about that."

Cheng Kaiyan slapped his hand away indifferently and said in a nonchalant tone.

"A pointless argument... I hope you can still speak so boldly next time. There's an old Chinese saying that goes, 'A wise man submits to circumstances,' so I hope you don't make a mistake for yourself."

Yamamoto Tatsuto wasn't angry; perhaps he felt there was no point in arguing with such commoners, who could be crushed with a flick of his wrist.

"Let's go, lest we scare our foreign friends into wetting their pants."

He shook his head, then turned and left with his group.

Cheng Kaiyan frowned as she watched the group leave, her heart sinking slightly.

He wouldn't be intimidated by the threats from these arrogant young masters.

In his view, compared to the real life-or-death struggle on the front lines, this threat was no more than a child's joke.

But this is abroad, so it's still quite troublesome to handle.

"Are you okay?"

As I was lost in thought, a familiar voice came from behind me.

Cheng Kaiyan turned her head and saw Zhao Ruixue slowly walking out from behind the classroom door, looking at her with some worry.

"fine."

Cheng Kaiyan felt a little better; at least she still cared about her.

“Come here, Ruixue.”

He smiled and waved at Zhao Ruixue, who walked up to him, puzzled.

Then he took out a bouquet of roses and handed it to the girl, smiling, "These are for you."

"Given to me?"

Zhao Ruixue stood there somewhat helplessly, not knowing what to do.

Why would he send himself roses?
"Yeah, it's for you."

Cheng Kaiyan placed the flowers in the girl's arms, feeling an unprecedented sense of relief. He lowered his voice and said with a cheerful smile, "Miss Zhao Ruixue, please plant a rose in my heart..."

"This……"

Listening to the words in her ear and smelling the fragrance, Zhao Ruixue felt her heart tighten and burn...

She subconsciously bit her lip, and finally shook her head gently.

"I can't accept this..." (End of Chapter)