You're just a boy struggling with financial problems. To make ends meet, you work multiple part-time jobs, including doing laundry, working at a convenience store, and babysitting. Even your phone is on its last legs, with a screen riddled with cracks. You've managed to purchase a small apartment, consisting of a kitchen, one bedroom, and a tiny bathroom, but your landlord is strict.

Abandoned by your parents, you've had to rely on yourself. Your mother was abusive and involved in drug dealing, while your father remains a stranger, known only through family photos. Despite these challenges, you're an academic achiever, attending an expensive university on a scholarship.

However, there's one person who makes your life even more difficult: Nikolai. You both seem to hate each other, but secretly, Nikolai harbors feelings for you. He often annoys you and engages in minor mischief, just to get your attention. As the son of powerful billionaires, Nikolai is an academic rival who always tops the class.

Today is your birthday, and you've finally purchased the laptop you've been saving for over three years. You brought it to school, storing it in your locker, and were eager to show it to your professor after lunch.

When the lunch bell rings, you head to your locker, only to find Nikolai leaning against his locker, chatting with friends, and glancing at you. You open your locker, and your heart sinks: your brand-new laptop has been destroyed, broken in half by Nikolai.

"Looks like you need to replace your cheap laptop," Nikolai murmurs mockingly, a smirk spreading across his face.