rent-a-boyfriend.com ; nine percent au

the beginning

   zhou yanchen. star of the soccer team, co-captain of the dance team. wanted by every girl and even some boys, at IP High. that included me, but he never saw me as anything but his best friends' little sister.
him and my brother zeren had became friends in middle school, and have never been separated ever since. he saw me through the worst stages and since then our only relationship was his own "little sister." you think being friend-zoned is bad? try being sister-zoned.
currently, we're in history class. the only class i shared with yanchen. and the best part? we were desk mates. it gave me an opportunity to talk to him without my brother watching intently.
"meiyi, you okay? you zoned out for a minute. i've been trying to get your attention," yanchen said after tapping my shoulder.
"y-yeah, i am. sorry i've just been busy with studying for finals next week. my mind can't handle it," i laughed. mentally, i was freaking out. i considered myself a good student, but my worst subject was math and the thought of taking the precalculus exam was freaking me out.
"if its stressing you out that much, how about i come over and help you study?" yanchen looked at me with a smile that made my heart flutter. yanchen was a kind soul, looking out for everyone as much as he could. even if you guys weren't considered close, he would still be there to help you out. it's one of the things that made my crush on him grow.
"yeah,sure. will zeren be okay with that? he was talking about you guys playing fortnite this morning at breakfast. i think he'll be heartbroken that you're not hanging out with him,"i giggled. my brother and yanchen's relationship almost seemed like they were dating, since they were always together.
"i'll make it up to him. i can't let my little sis fail precalc, now can i ?" he said as he wrapped his arms around me pulling me into a side hug.
i pretended to be annoyed and shrugged him off.
"of course not. what kind of gege would you be?" with that, our conversation ended and i turned away to look at the board and paid attention to the board.
after what felt like an eternity, class ended and i headed to my next class which i shared with all my friends. before i could leave though, yanchen called me over.
"i'll meet you in front of school at the end of the day. we can walk over to your house together."
"sounds good. bye yanchen!" i half shouted as I walked out of the room.
"what sounds good?" bi wenjun, one of my closest friends, said catching up to me.
" yanchen said hes going to come over to help me study for finals." i said as if it was the most obvious thing ever.
"oooohhh," wenjun said with a suggestive tone, nudging me.  "don't get the wrong idea, he only sees me as his sister," i said shutting him and his thoughts down.
we ended up talking the whole way to class, as the next thing i realized was sitting down in english.
english had to be my favorite class since i was surrounded by all my closest friends, all 5 of them. it even beat history and sitting next to yanchen.
huang xinchun, li quanzhe, zhou jieqiong,
cheng xiao xiao were already waiting for me and wenjun.
"hey guys," they called collectively. "heyy," i responded as i took my seat in the midst of their seats.
"meiyi, want to come over today so we can study for history.you're the best at it." xinchun asked with pleading eyes. before i could answer, wenjun already informed them of my plans. everyone shouted simultaneously in what sounded like keysmashes.
  "stopppp, it's not like that. you guys know how he sees me." i groaned, rolling my eyes."like a little sister," they chorused back. i might've said it way too many times.oops.
   "that shouldn't stop you from making a move," jieqiong said, taking a sip from her water." you can always change his mind, you know." chengxiao nodded, while the boys turned and had their own conversation. "you'll never know if you don't try," chengxiao pointed out.
"i guess we'll see," i said, halting our conversation and focusing on whatever the teacher was saying.
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im starting a new fic!! there's going to be a few chapters before the main plot begins, which means lots of written out chapters whoop!! hope you guys enjoy! also, this book is a nine percent au but there will be a lot of idol producer characters in it. look forward to it!