00:00When she was about to pay for sanitary pads, the young girl realized she was three euro short.
00:03She didn't have a single cent left and was just about to put them back.
00:06Suddenly, a male classmate standing behind her placed two bottles of cola on the counter
00:09and told the cashier to wring everything up together.
00:12The girl felt deeply embarrassed that someone had seen her buying something so personal.
00:15Even so, she still wanted to thank him properly.
00:17She hurried outside to catch up with him.
00:19Can I have a way to contact you?
00:20I'd like to pay you back.
00:21But the boy didn't want to be repaid.
00:22Instead, he simply took the hair tie from her hand and said that would be his thank you for helping
00:26her pay.
00:26When she saw him drive away in a luxury car, she realized he was the school's famous wealthy heir.
00:31When she returned home, she once again saw her mother fiercely arguing with a man.
00:34Her mother complained that if it weren't for the burden of having a daughter,
00:37she would have already married rich and lived a good life.
00:39Since childhood, her mother had constantly changed boyfriends, forcing her to call many different men uncle.
00:44Growing up in this poor single-parent family had also pushed her to apply for financial aid at school.
00:48Yet despite everything, the girl achieved outstanding grades in every exam.
00:52She consistently ranked in the top three of the school.
00:54In fact, this was the only thing that connected her to that boy.
00:56One classmate once asked him,
00:58That girl who always ties for first place with you.
01:00You know her, right?
01:01The girl felt disappointed that he hadn't even remembered her name.
01:03But she quickly comforted herself.
01:05Academically, only 0.01 points separated them.
01:08But in real life, there was an insurmountable gap between them.
01:11Not to mention, the boy was already engaged to the class representative.
01:14A perfectly ordinary alliance between wealthy families.
01:16One day, the girl's hair tie snapped, and her hair fell over her shoulders.
01:20Just as she didn't know what to do, a familiar hair tie appeared in front of her.
01:23The boy hadn't forgotten.
01:24He remembered her name, and even her little bear pattern hair tie.
01:27Her excellent grades had caught his attention.
01:29He even began discussing certain exercises with her,
01:31pointing out that her method on some questions shouldn't have resulted in mistakes.
01:34That time, they talked for a long while.
01:35The girl also told him about her difficult family background,
01:38saying that they didn't live in the same world.
01:40But to her surprise, the boy didn't care at all.
01:42Instead, he even gave her advice on how to improve her scores further.
01:44He said he hoped to be admitted to the same university as her.
01:46That promise became the beginning of the girl's first feelings of love.
01:49She too wanted to remain his classmate for four more years.
01:52So she accepted his proposal.
01:53After that, they often studied together, spending more and more time with each other.
01:56And in the middle of this budding love, the university entrance exam arrived.
02:00But her mother wanted her to attend a normal school, teacher's college,
02:02because many of them required no tuition fees.
02:05When the boy found out, he became furious.
02:07Why choose a normal school?
02:08You can get into a far better university.
02:09My mother says a girl going to normal school is already very good.
02:12And what do you want?
02:13My opinion doesn't matter.
02:14Those words made him even angrier.
02:15With her abilities, all she had to do was hit her top university.
02:18In one or two years, after graduating, she could support herself and build her own future.
02:22And besides, hadn't he promised they would attend the same university?
02:25The girl repeated that they were different.
02:27The boy replied emotionally.
02:28There are different kinds of people everywhere in this world.
02:30Then he called her a coward.
02:31The girl asked him to put himself in her shoes.
02:32If your family were poor, you'd probably make the same choice.
02:35Then tell me what happened.
02:36Why won't you tell me?
02:37Why should I tell you?
02:37Because I love you.
02:38That sudden confession left her frozen in shock, unable to react.
02:41The boy immediately demanded an answer.
02:43Could she date him or not?
02:44The girl answered honestly.
02:45I love you too.
02:46So, overjoyed, he passionately pulled her into his arms.
02:49Soon after, the exam results were released.
02:51To her astonishment, the girl had scored 718 points.
02:53She could choose any university she wanted.
02:55The boy had also scored 718 points.
02:57The two of them had both become the top scorers of the province.
03:00But the same problem appeared once again.
03:02Her mother still wanted her to attend a free normal school.
03:04Yet now, the girl wanted only one thing.
03:06To attend the same university as him.
03:07And it wasn't only her mother threatening her love.
03:09There were obstacles on the boy's side too.
03:11His family wanted to send him abroad to study.
03:12Very quickly, the world's most prestigious universities all offered him admission.
03:16With 4 full years of free tuition.
03:18The local government even awarded the girl a 300,000 euro scholarship.
03:21At last, her mother finally agreed to let her choose her own future.
03:24But what the girl didn't expect, was that the boy refused to give up on her story.
03:27In the middle of the night, he sent her a message.
03:29I'm downstairs outside your house.
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