No Substitutes for the Bigshots' Dream Girl Anymore!-Chapter 1867: Hayes Edwards Side Story (24)

A single "Chubby Brother" could make Chubby happy for a long time.

Others were eager to introduce themselves.

There were too many people, and Grace Winter couldn’t remember them all.

Hayes Edwards urged from the side, "Okay, aren’t you going to play?"

Only then did the boys stop insisting on Grace Winter remembering their names.

When playing games, everyone took care of Grace Winter, except Hayes Edwards, who never intentionally let her win.

But even so, Grace Winter had a great time playing.

On the way home, Grace Winter asked Hayes Edwards when the next time would be.

Hayes Edwards unemotionally said, "We’re not inviting you next time."

Grace Winter laughed and didn’t take it seriously, so she wasn’t upset.

Sometimes even Hayes Edwards couldn’t figure out if his childhood friend was clever or just silly.

By second grade, Hayes Edwards had already become a headache for teachers.

He truly was smart, but also genuinely mischievous.

Second grade had no homework, no exams, and even arranged a weekly natural science class where the subject teacher led simple experiments.

Today’s lesson was "Observing Insects."

All the insects were alive, just enclosed in transparent boxes.

But somehow Hayes Edwards figured out a way to open the boxes.

The insects flew out and scared several girls into tears.

And Hayes Edwards got invited to a parent-teacher meeting, unsurprisingly.

After leading Hayes Edwards out of the office, Father Edwards crouched down to seriously tell his son that it was wrong, "Hayes, think about it, if Grace were scared to tears today, you’d feel bad too, wouldn’t you?"

Would Hayes Edwards feel bad?

Of course not.

At age seven, kids are notoriously "unlovable".

The next Saturday, when playing outside, Hayes Edwards purposely caught a caterpillar to give to Grace Winter when she wasn’t paying attention.

He was ready for Grace Winter to cry, but she didn’t.

She looked delightedly at the chubby caterpillar and asked Hayes Edwards, "Hayes Edwards, is this a gift from you? It’s so cute!"

Hayes Edwards: "...No."

This was the first time seven-year-old Hayes Edwards felt frustrated by Grace Winter.

His carefully planned tricks had scared many, but never Grace Winter.

It seemed as if everything placed before her was always a gift in her eyes.

At the end of the month was Grace Winter’s birthday.

Soon, she would also be reporting to Dawn Light Middle School.

In previous years, the birthday was celebrated together by both families; Grace Winter had tried inviting classmates from kindergarten once, but everyone declined.

They even laughed around her.

She didn’t know what they were laughing at, maybe they didn’t like her, so didn’t want to come to her birthday.

She felt a bit sad... okay, very sad.

But then Hayes Edwards came, standing protectively in front of her, even though he said it was annoying, he still shielded her from all the malice.

For the next two birthdays, Hayes Edwards invited his friends, including Chubby and other boys, who were eager to celebrate Grace Winter’s birthday.

This year was no exception.

The candles were lit, the birthday crown was donned, and Grace Winter looked like a little princess, smiling happily.

Hayes Edwards grumbled and muttered, "Little Tagalong."

Mother Winter cut the cake and distributed it to everyone.

Grace Winter ate with cream all over her mouth.