A few months went by. Bruce and Belle were in a lot of classes together. Even though Bruce is four years older than she is, because of her smartness she ended up with him in some of his classes. She find that he bothers her in almost every class. Rather it was putting gum on her seat, taking her book, or stealing her pencil, he did whatever he could to bother her.
Belle, however, chooses to ignore him. She wasn't going to let his bullying bother her. She was just going to avoid him for as long as she could. She won’t let him distract her. In their previous life, Belle didn't remember him doing any of this at all. He didn't even try to get her attention. But why is he so different in this life?"Tomorrow is the competition," said Mr. Broom.Belle snapped out from thinking of her past. "I want you all to do your best,” continued Mr. Broom. Everyone nodded their heads.Bruce couldn't help but keep getting distracted by Bella's beautiful appearance. He finds it very entertaining as he keeps bothering her. For no apparent reason he finds that irritating her was rather fun. Bruce have far noticed her from day one. And he was becoming attractive to her more and more every single day. Even though she tried to hide her appearance in her overalls and big clothes, he could clearly still see her beauty. He wonders why she was not trying to win his attention like every other women does. Is she trying to play hard to get with him? Either way, after this competition he will focus on her and win her affection."Now, for the test results, I wanted to say someone among the class have scored over a hundred percent,” said Mr. Broom. "What!" exclaimed the class.Everyone turned to look at Bruce. Bruce smirks handsomely."Nope. It's not Bruce, our campus top student."Bruce frowned at Mr. Broom’s words. "What!" everyone in the classroom was echoing everywhere."It's our freshman, Belle Li," said Mr. Broom.Bruce eyes widened at Belle.Everyone gasped in amazement.Bruce stared at her as he was shocked that the one who beat him was none other than his nemesis's granddaughter Belle Li. He clenches his fist tightly together in his pocket."Congratulations, Ms. Li," said Mr. Broom."Thank you," said Belle."We got lots of talents this year. I am excited to see how the competition will be like in the next few months. Class dismiss."Belle was the last to leave the classroom. When she was about to pass the hallway, she was grabbed by the arm and shoved to the wall."What-" gasped Belle. "So, you're rather a smart one," said Bruce, his eyes was glaring at her.Belle had seen those eyes so many times in her past life that she wasn't surprised by them. Instead, she sighed in annoyance with him and pushed him away.Bruce, however, was not determined to let her go. He grabbed her arm and pushed her back to the wall."Ahh," screeched Belle.Bruce smirked at her."What do you want?" questioned Belle. Bruce cupped her face and said, "You're starting to get under my skin, beautiful Belle."Belle stared at him in confusion. She's been avoiding him in every corner. She doesn't dress up to capture his attention or talk to him. So, why is he bothering her?"What's wrong? Am I that handsome?" chuckled Bruce.Belle frowned and said, “You wish.”Bruce frowned at her words. “Tell me, do you not find me attractive at all?”Belle thought to herself that this man is of course dashing in every way. He is by far one of the most handsome she have ever seen in her life. He is attractive. Deviously desirable in everyway, but he is a devil. And as a devil he have evil intetion. She does not dare mess around with him. Thus, she didn’t say anything to him.“Fine," said Bruce, stroking her chin. "If you won't answer me, how about I tell you what I think about you."Belle remain quiet at his words.
"I find you, beautiful Belle. And very very attractive.” He was continues to touch her flawless skin. His thumb went to her lips and she slightly parted her lips. "You're quite a beauty, I might say. One that is a deadly to my soul."
Belle let out a small giggle and said, "Let go." She was trying to pull his hand away but couldn't as he held firm to her. "No.""Why?""Because-" Bruce wanted to tell her that he felt attracted to her. He wanted to be close to her, smell her, intake her scent, hold her against his body, whisper sweet words to her as they make love on the bed. Instead, he said, "I'm going to make you lose to me."Belle scoffed and said, "In your dreams." She pushed him away.“You will be dreaming about me.”Belle turned her head around and smiled at him.Bruce gasped at her beautiful smile.Belle replied with her lips curling at the corner of her mouth, “Never.” She continued on walking away and didn’t turn back to look at him. “Damn this man. Why can’t he just leave me alone. How I hate him. How I despise seeing him,” she whispers to herself. Bruce was surprised she didn't feel threatened by him. He looked at her as her hair sways behind her back. "How could a woman be so beautiful like her exist in this world," he thought. He watched as she disappeared from his sight.“Bruce,” said Wayne.“Yes?” said Bruce.“Who were you talking to?”“No one.”“Oh, I thought I heard you talking to a woman.”“No. It was no woman.”“Oh, for sure I thought you were talking to Belle.”Bruce sighs and said, “What do you want?”“Want to go eat?”“Sure.”“You’re paying?” asked Wayne.Bruce chuckled and said, “Sure.”“Want to eat chicken or noodles?”“Either or, doesn’t matter.”“How about chicken.”“Fine by me.”“Then after that what do you want to do?”“What do you want to do?”“Want to go to the bar?”“Sure, why not. Let’s go have fun.”“Yeah, let’s go find some nice college girls,” chuckled Wayne. “Yes, let’s,” said Bruce, smiling. “I’m ready for some good humping tonight,” said Wayne.Bruce laughed loudly.The next day the competition against the other universities started. Some of the nation’s best university gathered together at Feng’s University. There was a total of four universities going head to head. It was a furious competition as all the universities wanted to stand out. Every students and teacher stands to be the best of the best. Bruce won the subjects of mathematics, science, and business as those are the skills that he excel most in. Belle didn’t even bother to enter any of those subjects. As she knew that those were his greatest strengths. She knew that even if she went against him, she wouldn't win. Instead, Belle turned her attention elsewhere in the competition. She entered history and art, which she easily won over those subjects. Winning those subjects was a piece of cake for her. For the subject of computers, both of them were tied and got an even score."Wow! No wonder our university is considered to be one of the best,” said Adam. “Look, we got two of the top
MATURE CONTENT!BRUCE'S CHILDHOOD Bruce was not but a little boy. He was sitting on the ground behind a tall tree. He was hiding from his father after his beating. He didn’t want to see that man’s face that he called father. His face was bruised by his slap. His body was covered with whips and marks of his father’s physical abuse. He wished that they didn’t live in a life they are now. His father have become a drunk after they lost their family’s fortune. He uses the excuse of being intoxicated to beat him and his mother up. His father doesn’t even know that his anger was causing the drift among the family. Trying not to think anymore, he closed his eyes and went to sleep,It was late into the evening when he heard his mother sneaking around the garden. He frowned as she was acting suspicious. She was waiting for someone. Then all of a sudden, the gardener came out of the bush. Stephen Qin. He was a tall, blond hair, and blue eyes gentleman. He was in his early twenties. He had worke
WARNING! PHYSICAL ABUSE, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION & FOUL LANGUAGESLAP!“Did you know?” asked Bruce’s father.Bruce didn’t say anything.“Master Wang, the madam have disappeared,” said Butler Stuart, running into the room.“When?”“I don’t know.”“When was the last time anyone seen her?”“One of the maid said that they saw her by the shed.”Bruce’s eyes widened as his mother truly abandoned him. She really didn't want him. She left him to be beatened by his father. She left him with to be with that other man. Escaping the cruel fate of being poor poverty. “Find her!”“Yes.”SLAP! Bruce’s father struck him hard across the face again.“I’m going to ask you again you little brat, did you know your mother was running away?” asked Bruce's father.Bruce looked at his father for the first time in the eye. “Yes.”“What!” gasped his father.“When?”“Two days ago.”“Two days ago?”Bruce nodded.“Why didn’t you say anything?”“What would you want me to say?”“You should have told me you knew your mo
A FEW DAYS PASSBruce, Wayne, and Yolanda were all walking up the stairs towards the library. There Bruce saw Belle. Belle was laughing and smiling with the other university's students."Wow, look at her. She's so popular among men. Even with the other universities students," sneered Yolanda.Bruce's fist clench tightly.As the other university students left, there was only Belle and Ethan left. Bruce continued on walking towards them. Wayne and Yolanda followed. Ethan was moving closer to Belle. Wayne cleared his throat as they came closer to Belle and Ethan.Belle turned her head and saw Bruce. Wayne and Yolanda were right behind him. Belle sighed. "Out of all places, Bruce just so happened to walk in on them," she thought. Belle remembered in their past life that Bruce had a huge misunderstanding with them and accused her of being unfaithful to him. Ever since then he treated her differently. Always acting like she was unfaithful. Acting like she cheated on him. He was pullin
WARNING! THIS CHAPTER TALKS ABOUT EATING DISORDER AND LOW SELF ESTEEMED. BACK TO PRESENT: The next day's competition was performance. It could be anywhere from stage performances to dance performances. Bruce and Yolanda chooses to do ballet dancing. After Bruce and Yolanda's dance, the judges felt that their performance fell short, and they came in third place. Their Feng University was tied neck to neck with Guo University. "Damn it," said Bruce. "If only I landed that last pose," said Yolanda. "It's okay you did your best,” said Bruce, loosening the button on his blazer. Yolanda nodded. "Next performance is Belle Li. She's coming in with a traditional Chinese clothing with the lute," said the announcer. Belle walked in with a white, golden, and red dress. She was beautiful. She held onto the lute as she got on stage. "Wow!" exclaimed the crowd. "No wonder they say she's the school's beauty," said Ethan. “Whoo! You’re beautiful!” exclaimed Lucy. “Go Belle!” Bruce gaspe
Bruce's eyes followed Belle. He saw that she went backstage in the far back. He followed her into the changing room. As Belle walked into the changing room, she felt someone's grab her arm and push her into the room. "Ahh," screamed Belle. Bruce's hand went to cover her mouth. "Shh. It's just me,” he whispers. Belle's eyes widened as it's Bruce. “Why did he follow her?” she thought. She pushed him away from him.Bruce smirked and slowly backed away from her. "What-What are you doing in here?" Belle looked at him in confusion. “He never once tried to follow her nor chase after her in their previous life. So, why is he now?” she questioned herself silently. Bruce grinned at her and chuckled softly as he put his hands in his pocket. "You look beautiful in those ancient Chinese clothes.""This is a woman's changing room.""So?"Bruce walked back closer to her. "What are you doing?"Bruce lips curled and he pinned her to the wall. "I think, I want to kiss you." His hands came around
WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS PHYSICAL ABUSE & ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION! The next night the Feng University was hosting a celebration party for the completion of the competition. Bruce, Wayne, and Yolanda went to a bar before the party. Bruce was in a rather sour mood that evening. Wayne noticing Bruce’s change in attitude asked, “What’s wrong?” “Nothing,” answered Bruce, downing his cup of liquor. "Bruce is your grandmother upset?" asked Wayne. Bruce took Wayne’s cup of wine and sipped it. FLASHBACK The door slammed with a thud. "How could you tie with that wench!" shouted Bruce's grandmother. Bruce’s grandmother was a woman in her late sixties. Bruce's grandmother was firm, serious, and stern woman. She was a slim and skinny woman with wrinkles that ages her beyond her years. She had grey hair that was wrapped in a neat bun. "At least we still won the competition," said Bruce. "Humph! Useless. You should have come out on top!" Bruce clenched his fists tightly together. "
"What are you doing here?" asked Belle. "Because I need to study.""Huh?""What? I can't study?”Belle looked at him and said, “Of course you can.”Bruce scoffed and put his bag on the desk. Bella frowned. Since it's only studying it should be fine. She nodded at him. Bruce took the seat next to her. He looked at what she was studying. He saw that she was looking in some pages of finances. She had some red markings on her book. He wonders if she have questions about it or is she marking it as something meaningful. He clears his throat. "What?" asked Belle."Nothing."He then saw her flipped more pages and there were sticky notes on the sides. On it was written, "Clarification.""It means that the stock market isn't doing well as a whole," said Bruce."What?" Bruce leaned into her and pointed to her sticky notes. "Here. It means that you shouldn't believe a stock when it could just be pushed up by hype news, or media.""Oh," said Bella. She took off the sticky note from her book.