Dolly thought that it was natural for her to be in love with Winfred.

While others thought that she was out of his league.

Many rich young men still kept wooing Dolly regardless of her boyfriend Winfred after she made their relationship public.

Dolly simply ignored them. She always said, "I have a boyfriend!"

Everyone thought that she was joking. They even said, "I know. Do as you like, and I won't stop chasing you. Anyway, you're just temporarily interested in Winfred. I think you'll soon break up with the poor young man."

"..." Dolly thought with disdain, "Why do they think that I'm just fooling around? I do love Winfred!"

"Yunjin, I believe that I'll impress you." A rich young man draped in designer clothes that were dripped with logos handed Dolly a bunch of white roses of several hundred dollars with a smile.

Dolly took the roses and threw them into the trash can without even looking at them.

Winfred was an orphan, and he was poor.

However, she thought that Winfred, who did well in both his studies and work, was far better than those young masters who only knew how to squander their money!

Dolly knew that Winfred would hear the gossip about him sooner or later, so she said to him, "Just ignore them. They're the most boring people in the world. They should be ashamed of themselves because they just live off their parents while making fun of others who earn their own bread!"

"Not all of them are like that." Winfred smiled. "There are also some who study hard while caring nothing about material comforts."

Winfred had always been impartial. He never judged others hastily.

He thought that there was a reason for everything. He thought that one's character was shaped by the experiences in childhood and one's family, so others had no right to judge a person at first glance.

Winfred could always find something positive in life. Dolly enjoyed the peaceful days with him when they didn't have to attend noisy parties.

Winfred wasn't worried about losing his job in the bar. He was excellent enough to find another part-time job soon after that. He worked as an English tutor for a new immigrant family. He was paid more, and both his employer and his student liked him very much.

Dolly liked to go with him when Winfred worked part-time. She had even missed classes one day. He had a serious talk with her when he learned about it.

"I like to be with you." Winfred said, "But only if it doesn't interfere with your studies. Yun Jin, you came to America for your higher education, didn't you?"

Dolly studied harder from then on, and she became famous for her academic excellence among those who studied abroad.

Many of them wondered why she worked so hard because they thought that Dolly didn't need good grades at all.

Dolly gave a gentle and a sweet smile with thick professional books in her arms. "You know, my Winfred works harder than me. I don't want to lag behind him."

They all thought that Dolly had been bewitched!

However, Dolly enjoyed the days when they both strove for self-improvement. Gradually, she didn't seem to fit into the groups of those who studied abroad, and she became the object of ridicule as a result. "Winfred works hard because he has to do that, or he can't support himself. But Yunjin, why don't you just enjoy your life of a rich young lady? You're asking for trouble by studying finance or economics, aren't you?"

Dolly realized that they weren't in the same group as her, so she decided to spend less time with them. She also directly refused those who wooed her with ulterior motives.

Some who weren't reconciled to the failure in front of Winfred asked Dolly, "Can you see anything good about a poor guy who has to work hard to cover his tuition?"

"As you say, he can pay his tuition himself." Dolly sneered. "If you were in his shoes, you won't even support yourself, let alone making money on your own to cover your tuition, will you? But Winfred made it, and he can also afford our date. So he's far better than you. Oh, you two are incommensurable. He's more handsome than you!"

Those words estranged Dolly from her old companions. While she became integrated into Winfred's companions.

They were all hardworking people who focused were focused on pursuing higher academic achievements.

Surprisingly, they were always keeping a low profile. Dolly couldn't know about their family backgrounds at all.

A British girl who dressed modestly was always reciting books from memory while walking on the road. Dolly had once thought that the girl had to work hard because of her poor family. However, she saw the girl drive a limited edition luxury sports car to a literature salon one day.

Dolly gradually figured out what she wanted under the influence of Winfred. Aside from her freewheeling lifestyle, Winfred also saw her tenacious side. They loved each other more as time passed by.

Rumors also arose that Winfred chose to be Dolly's boyfriend because of her rich family in Arlington.

It annoyed Dolly first, let alone Winfred. She was too angry to utter a word for a long time.

Winfred didn't try to comfort her. He simply asked, "Do you know why they spread the rumors?"

"Why?" Dolly murmured, eyes downcast.

"They're jealous of us." Winfred smiled. "Haven't you heard that we're recognized as the most beautiful couple among those who study abroad!?"

The calm Winfred had rarely talked about a topic like that. It was the first time that he had spoken highly of himself seriously, which made Dolly burst into laughter.

"You finally smiled." Winfred kneaded Dolly's cheeks. "I grew up in an orphanage and I've heard a lot of harsh words. Rumors like that won't hurt me. So, just take it easy."

"Okay!" Dolly nodded vigorously.

"And," Winfred said, "I'll show them that you made the right choice."

It wasn't easy for a young man like Winfred who had no mighty family background to make a name for himself and show others that Dolly had made the right choice.

Dolly hugged Winfred and rested her chin on his shoulder. "Let's work hard together."

In Dolly's second year as a graduate student, Winfred graduated and found a job on Wall Street.

Dolly didn't plan to return to China for her long summer vacation. However, she received a call from home. She was told that Steven was ill.

Dolly hung up and sent Winfred a text message in hurry. After that, she flew to China.

She didn't know that it was a trap until she arrived home. Steven had heard about her relationship with an orphan. He didn't say anything about it because he decided to trick her into returning from abroad during the summer vacation.

Steven wanted her to marry a middle-aged man.

"Brother, are you crazy?" Dolly looked at Steven with disbelief. "He's more than 40 years old. Are you going to marry me off to an old man?"

"How dare you say that!?" Steven slapped Dolly. "Are you going to marry the orphan? No way! I've been taking good care of you since Dad and Mom died long ago. Now you should do something for me in return!"

Dolly didn't want to marry Mr. Cui. She wanted to run away, without expecting that Steven had hired some bodyguards. She was under house arrest, and she had no access to a cellphone, let alone the Internet.

Steven wanted to place her under house arrest till the day she married Mr. Cui, before which she wasn't allowed to leave the house, let alone get in touch with Winfred.

Dolly failed to resist. Later she learned that there had been something wrong with Steven's business, and he needed the help of Mr. Cui.

However, Mr. Cui only wanted Dolly. That was the reason why Steven pretended to be sick to trick her into returning from abroad.

Dolly felt hopeless when she came to know the truth.

She had always thought that Steven was the one who loved her the most in the world. However, it turned out that there was a hidden motive behind his love for her. He supported her just to take advantage of her one day.

Fortunately, Chris's mother was still alive back then, so Dolly asked her for help.

Dolly remembered that she had knelt down. She said in tears, "Sister-in-law, could you please do me a favor? I won't marry the old man. I want to go to America. Help me escape, will you?"

"Yunjin, you must know that you may never return once you leave here. I'm not talking about your brother's business. He shouldn't have taken advantage of you. I want you to think about your future." Chris's mother said, "Your brother will stop supporting you to threaten you as soon as you go back to America. You'll have a bad relationship with him for years, and you may never make peace with him. Are you sure you want to take such a risk?"

Dolly said without hesitation, "Yes. I'll do everything as long as I don't marry Mr. Cui!"

"I'll talk with your brother about it. You don't have to marry the man. Maybe we'll find some other ways to solve the problems of the company." Chris's mother asked, "Yunjin, will you stay here and live a carefree life like before?"

Dolly shook her head and said firmly, "I want to live with Winfred."

Perhaps Chris's mother was touched by her determined look. She gave her a cellphone to contact Winfred. She secretly took her to the airport a few days later. She also gave her some money and a flight ticket from Arlington to New York.

Dolly successfully escaped a commercial marriage that way. She fled from Arlington and returned to Winfred.

She thought that she would stay with Winfred forever.

However, she had never expected that it was simply the beginning of a sad love story.