My Pretend-to-Be-Poor Boyfriend Discovers I'm a Hidden Heiress

After that day, I continued to throw paper airplanes on Hugh's desk.

This time, he opened and read each one.

I often waited for him in the hallway. Sometimes we walked back to the dormitory in silence, and sometimes we went to the cafeteria together to order a bunch of green, leafy dishes.

In the summer, dressed simply, my black T-shirt gradually faded, and the flip-flops on my feet had cracks.

Finally, during a stroll around the lake, the strap of my flip-flop snapped, and I nearly slipped into the lake. Hugh quickly grabbed me.

Snap!

The black T-shirt bought from the street vendor for 9.9 dollars had a tear from the collar all the way down the back.

Hugh was holding the torn piece of cloth with a dazed expression.

After realizing what happened, he made a move as if to take off his jacket, only to find it empty.

In a panic, he quickly took off his own torn T-shirt and put it over my head.

With my hands still trapped inside, I saw Hugh's entire face and upper body turn a ripe red.

Wow, I whistled silently in my mind.

Not only was I embarrassed seeing the usually composed and self-assured ice prince blush, but also at his well-defined, toned abs.

Under the dim streetlight, there was a hazy, alluring beauty.

I played coy. "Hugh, you've seen me naked. So embarrassing!"

Hugh's face turned even redder, and the usually smooth talker stumbled over his words for the first time.

"I-I just wanted to pull you back, sorry."

I blinked, tears falling suddenly. "What should I do, I'm very modest, Hugh, you have to be responsible for me."

Hugh's Adam's apple bobbed as if he made up his mind, and he gazed steadily at me.

"I'm very poor. Are you sure you want to be with me?"

"It's okay, I'm poor too. We'll make a good life together despite it."

Maybe my gaze was too sincere, or maybe Hugh was finally touched by my earnestness.

He smirked with a resigned yet affectionate smile.

He reached out and embraced me.

"Alright, you are my girlfriend now."

With my hands still tangled in the clothes, I couldn't hug him back, so I just nuzzled my head against his chest.

I excitedly said, "Then you're my boyfriend now!"

Hugh's chest tightened, and he immediately gently pushed me away by the shoulders.

I looked at him innocently and purely, and he looked like he was about to burst from embarrassment.

After a while, we suddenly started laughing.

Hugh laughed while helping me pull my arms out of the clothes.

That night, Hugh walked into the dorm building bare-chested, as calm and unconcerned as at the beginning of the school term, drawing attention as he went.

His mental fortitude was frighteningly strong.

That night, the campus forum started a new thread.

The cover photo was of Hugh walking into the dorm building without a shirt.

Under the harsh lighting, his abs were clearly defined.

The caption read. [One of the penniless ones, why is Hugh walking around shirtless in the middle of the night? Has he finally decided to seduce a rich woman?]

Comments quickly exceeded 99+.

[Don't think too much, he's still tangled up with another penniless person, so annoying.]

[Wow, abs, slurp.]

[Wow, Hugh, that's too much.]

[Wow, upstairs, being excessive only harms you.]

[So why is Hugh shirtless?]

[To the upstairs poster, I saw him fishing by the lake. He noticed Taylor almost fell into the lake, so he reached out to pull her back. Taylor's short sleeve got ripped, so Hugh gave her his own torn short sleeve. Pink bubbles appeared between them, leading to a warm hug.]

[No need to be so detailed, I didn't need to know the last two sentences.]

[How dare you sneak off to fish! What about the school rules? What about the fish!?]

[To the upstairs poster, I was just indulging myself, no hooks involved.]

[So has Hugh finally bitten Taylor's hook?]

[Let's see when they'll break up. This love story is so pitiful I can't bear to watch.]

[Wow! Amy and Arthur have officially announced their relationship.]

[Huh? Taylor and Hugh must be regretting it now.]

I returned Remi's phone.

I started contemplating how to logically replace the cordless phone in my hand with a small fruit.

I really want to save the picture of Hugh shirtless.