Chapter 13: be treated unfairly
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**Six months had passed in the blink of an eye.**
The longer Gu Dandan spent with Gu Ao, the more restless her heart grew. How long could she hold onto this happiness? Perhaps it was nothing but a fleeting bubble. She feared the day Gu Ao would abandon her.
Every night, Gu Ao held her as they drifted to sleep. She greedily inhaled his scent, clung to his body, and slowly grew addicted—unwilling to let go, dependent.
Occasionally, Gu Ao kissed her. Sometimes it was a light brush of lips, but more often, it was a wild, fervent kiss—tongues entwined, breaths mingling, heat exchanged.
She loved his kisses. Each time, she drowned in the depths of her infatuation, unable to free herself for what felt like an eternity.
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**"I... I'm going in."** Gu Dandan glanced at Gu Ao. He had personally driven her to school several times recently, and it filled her with unease.
**"Come here."** Gu Ao grabbed her slender arm and pulled her into a heated kiss.
**"Gu... mmm... someone might see!"** She panicked, pushing against him. They were at the school gate—how could he be so brazen?
Gu Ao simply lifted her onto his lap, losing himself in her soft lips, his tongue roaming freely. His burning mouth trailed down to her pale neck, sucking deeply until a crimson bloom blossomed on her skin.
**"Get out."** He smirked, eyeing her swollen lips.
**"You... you... I'm leaving!"** Gu Dandan bit her lip, cheeks flushed with shame as she fled the car.
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When she entered the classroom, a crowd of students huddled together, whispering.
She set down her backpack and sat at her desk. Luo Xinyang stared at her with a strange look. **"Is it true?"**
**"What?"** She looked up, confused.
**"Earlier, outside the school gates... you were kissing a man in a car."**
**"They... I..."** Gu Dandan stammered, unable to defend herself. She lowered her head, guilt-stricken.
**"Are you really being kept by some man?"** Luo Xinyang's eyes burned with anger. He'd heard the rumors all morning. At first, he'd tried to stop them—until he learned the truth about her family. She wasn't some rich girl. She was a burden, her family dirt-poor.
**"No! I'm not!"** She shook her head desperately, but the scornful gazes of her classmates surrounded her. She wished the ground would swallow her whole.
**"Liar! Gu Dandan's just a cheap little slut! Even doing dirty things in a car! Look at those red marks on her neck—disgusting!"** A girl who'd long harbored feelings for Luo Xinyang seized the chance to fan the flames.
**"It's not true! I didn't—you're lying!"** Gu Dandan pleaded with Luo Xinyang, tears spilling down her face.
**"Lying? Then who's that man?"** the girl pressed viciously.
**"Who knew she was such a tramp..."**
**"Wow, did Gu Dandan really do *that* with a man?"**
**"She's shameless! How dare she show her face here? Kick her out!"**
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The cruel insults, humiliation, and laughter—far more terrifying than physical violence—pierced her ears. Gu Dandan crouched, hands clamped over her head, but the voices still clawed at her.
That day, she moved through classes like a ghost, numb and disoriented, counting the minutes until she could escape to Gu Ao.
As she left the classroom, Luo Xinyang stopped her.
**"Gu Dandan, are you living with that man? The one I saw last time?"**
**"Luo Xinyang, I'm sorry... I... I don't know how to explain..."**
**"Ugh! I must've been blind to ever like someone like you. You're vile!"** He spat on the ground, glared at her with disgust, and walked away.
Just like that, her only friend was gone.
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Outside the school gates, she froze. Across the street, Gu Ao sat in his car. Gu Dandan sprinted toward him, tears streaming.
**"Gu Ao... Gu Ao..."** She collapsed by the car, weakly pounding the door.
Gu Ao yanked it open, brows furrowed, and pulled her into the backseat. She clung to his collar, burying herself in his arms. **"I... I don't want to go to school!"**
**"Tell me why!"** He scanned her for injuries, already certain she'd been bullied again.
**"Gu... Gu..."** She curled against him, sobbing uncontrollably.
**"Speak! Why are you crying?"** His sharp tone only made her cry harder.
Frustrated yet aching, Gu Ao held her close. He removed her backpack, settled her on his lap, and let her tiny frame huddle against him, her fists still gripping his open suit jacket.
**"Stop crying!"** His voice was gruff but tender.
He tilted her chin up, capturing her trembling lips in a searing kiss—slowly warming her, then plunging deep, stirring flames until she gasped for air.
Gu Dandan shut her misty eyes, surrendering to his fierce possession. Only when her face flushed and breath turned ragged did he reluctantly pull away.
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Biting kisses, rhythmic kisses, nectar-sweet kisses... An endless, silent symphony of love.