-Secret Lover-

Chapter 1: Partners

Today was like every other day. Wake up, get ready, go to school, then the gym, and come home. During the night, Y/n would then go to the local dollar store to work the night shift. Most importantly, the area wasn't that safe because the store was in the middle of the city.

One night while Y/n was working, a man walked into the store covered in blood and bruises. She watches the anonymous man as he was picking out what he wanted. When he got to the register Y/n was too scared to make eye contact with him. She looks at the items he was about to purchase: two cans of beer, a box of bandaids, and a pack of gum. Pretty basic, but also strange. Y/n took a deep breath and looked at the man, his eyes pierced into hers.

"Hello and welcome to the smart market, did you find everything you're looking for?" The man remained silent as he put his items on the counter. He watches Y/n as she scans his items and begins to slowly space out, but when Y/n finished scanning she needed to ask the man for an ID. Then, she finally spoke up.

"Excuse me, sir, I need to see your ID for the drinks." The man jerked a little from being startled, reached into his back pocket, and grabbed his card. When he gave it to Y/n she didn't pay attention to all the other details and only his age because at the time, all other information was irrelevant and she was nervous at the time. He was of age. Of course, she could tell just from looks in person but he looked so rough you couldn't be for certain. Y/n returned his ID and the bag and bowed as the mysterious man exited. When Y/n sits back up to look outside the store doors and windows, she notices his group waiting for him outside, and then they leave.

Y/n finally finished her shift after a long night and left the store. While she walked home, she couldn't stop thinking about the guy from earlier that day. His tall, muscular body, his dark messy hair, and even his piercings. She couldn't get over him. She wanted to see him one last time.

Y/n gets back to her dorm and throws her bag on the couch. She walks to the bathroom and prepares herself a shower not noticing that she is slowly starting to forget the unknown man. When Y/n gets in the shower, she lets out a long sigh while the warm water hits her skin. After a while, Y/n finishes cleaning herself in the shower and starts a bath to soak herself in. As she sits there enjoying the view of the bright bold city lights, she starts to fall asleep. The soothing water relaxed Y/n so much that she started to drift off into sleep but suddenly soon after, she jerked awake. 'Why him of all people?' Y/n ponders to herself thinking about who she saw in her dream. It was the mysterious man from the convenience store.

After Y/n gets out of the bath and gets dressed, she lays in her bed and opens Instagram to see what all people have been doing with their lives recently. As soon as she does, she sees him; the dream boy that everyone likes and even has a thing for at Y/n's college. Even though he may be quiet and antisocial, he's silently caring and lovable. He also sits next to her in class. His name is Xiao Zaoyin.

In the middle of class, Y/n feels drowsy after a long night of being on her phone and working of course. She had her headphones on listening to music trying to escape reality until she felt a tap on her shoulder. It was the school's pretty boy and local smartass, Yang Yilong. The two have known each other since childhood and have been conjoined by the hip ever since. They're so close that people think that they are together at some point, but they brush it off and deny it.

"Hey Y/n, are you alright? You seem awfully tired," says Yang Yilong with a worried tone. "Yea, I was just working an extra hour at work last night," Y/n replies sluggishly. He looked at her in confusion and could tell something was wrong. "Something's on your mind I know it!" Yang Yilong says teasingly. Y/n just puts her head back on the table and groans.

The class begins and everyone is seated. The professor stood behind his podium and began taking attendance. His name was Professor Li. Some think he looked scaringly similar to Xiao Zaoyin. Others don't pay attention.