“Hey, did you see the message that just came through in the group chat?”
“Huh? What? What happened?”
A nosy male classmate glanced nervously at the Classroom door while ducking his head, whispering to his deskmate.
“Come closer, I’ll tell you quietly.”
“…What’s so secretive?”
“It’s big news, I’m telling you. The person who got out of Su Xiaoli’s pink-purple Maybach today wasn’t her—it was some guy with light brown hair!”
“…Uh, are you saying Su Xiaoli dyed her hair? That’s not exactly a big deal.”
“No, that wasn’t her at all. That person looked much taller than Su Wanli, and… I heard that person seemed super, super polite!”
“…Polite? Then it definitely couldn’t be Su Wanli.”
“Right? And get this, Su Xiaoli apparently came to school alone today, riding an electric scooter that looked really shabby.”
“No way, seriously? That actually happened…”
“And that brown-haired person was standing by the pillar at the Xue Xiao gate, smiling and saying something to Su Wanli, like they were mocking her!”
“Huh? So what did Su Wanli do? Did she smash her schoolbag over that person’s head or what?!”
“No, Su Wanli didn’t say anything at all. She even walked to school together with that person! Now people are starting to suspect whether Su Wanli is really Su Heng’s biological daughter. Maybe during winter break, the Su family found out that the light brown-haired person is the real one, and Su Wanli was switched at birth…”
“…Come on, man, your gossip is too fake.”
“Don’t be so sure, this just happened a few minutes ago. I even have a photo from back then…”
Su Wanli gently weighed the Hei Ban Cha in her hand, then calculated the distance.
With a sharp “yo,” the Hei Ban Cha traced an elegant arc through the air, landing precisely on the heads of the two loudest students.
Su Wanli walked down from the Lecture Platform in silence, giving them a disdainful glance before curling her lips into a chilling smile that sent shivers down everyone’s spines.
“What’s that photo you were just talking about? Why don’t you let me have a look too?”
“Ah, Su… Su Da Xiao Jie.”
As soon as that title was uttered, the previously noisy Class Three, Year Two Classroom fell silent.
Feeling the surrounding stares—some fearful, some suspicious—Su Wanli shrugged nonchalantly.
Sigh, just how bored are these high schoolers? Something that happened only two or three minutes ago is already being spread everywhere. Don’t these elite schools confiscate students’ phones?
And they’ve already got a Zhen Jia Qian Jin version of the story. Couldn’t these second-year students put a bit more energy into studying…?
Still, just those few simple actions pushed her Villainess Value from 82 straight up to 93 in one go. Looks like increasing the Villainess Value isn’t limited to doing bad things to Meng Wange—if enough people witness it, even bullying just two random classmates racks up points pretty quickly.
Not that she’d really do anything to these boring high schoolers. Su Wanli simply smiled at them, cracking her knuckles a few times, then walked up, picked up the Hei Ban Cha again, and tossed it back onto the Lecture Platform at the front, before heading to the very back of the Classroom.
According to the system, the seat by the window in the second-to-last row the one usually reserved for the protagonist was indeed hers, and the seats in front, to the right, and behind were all empty.
Ahem, the seats in the right front and right back were empty too, and to her left was the window. That meant all five seats surrounding Su Xiaoli were vacant, a true no-man’s-land left just for her.
She wondered just how terrible her previous personality must have been to cause this situation…
Su Xiaoli let out a soft sigh, walking to the back of the Classroom under everyone’s watchful eyes and dropping into her seat, gazing toward the Classroom door.
Probably to prepare for the self-introduction later, Xiaohua Teacher kept Meng Wange outside the Classroom, talking to her about something.
Sigh, Meng Wange has always known how to make people like her. She’s probably already charmed the homeroom teacher with just a few words…
Guess she’d better get used to the reality of Meng Wange being loved by all, while she herself is disliked by everyone. Well, that was fine—at least she could enjoy the peace.
Sure enough, after a while, Xiaohua Teacher pushed open the Classroom door with a faint smile and walked up to the Lecture Platform.
“Alright, everyone, long time no see. After a whole winter break, how’s everyone’s… um, how’s everyone’s study state right now?”
The Classroom, which had gone completely silent after Su Wanli’s little display, exploded again at the sight of the teacher, the noise picking up like a boiling pot.
“Ahem, everyone, please quiet down. Next…”
Even though Xiaohua Teacher tried to knock on the Blackboard with the teaching stick, no one paid any attention. People kept chatting, and many were still swapping the explosive news from earlier.
“…Enough already, can you all shut your mouths?”
Sitting at the back, Su Wanli frowned, tapping her knuckles casually on the desk.
The sound wasn’t loud, but after a brief echo, the Classroom fell silent again.
No wonder she’d single-handedly changed the entire class atmosphere—the Villainess’s aura was no joke. She hadn’t even said much, and already everyone was intimidated.
To be honest, it was kind of satisfying…
But for some reason, even the teacher on the Lecture Platform clamped her mouth shut, dumbly waiting for Su Wanli’s next move.
What the—are you the teacher, or am I? Say something already!
Only after Su Wanli frowned and gestured toward the Classroom door several times did the teacher finally react, forcing a friendly smile and clapping her hands.
“Ah, right, today I’m going to introduce a new classmate to everyone.”
“A new classmate? Don’t tell me…”
“It’s the one from the photo…”
Before the chatter could rise again, the Classroom door was gently pushed open by a slender, fair hand.
Though she wore the same school uniform as everyone else, Meng Wange exuded a unique air of freshness and elegance as she entered the Classroom, carrying a slightly yellowed white canvas schoolbag and stepping in with graceful ease.
Meng Wange walked up to the Lecture Platform, nodded with a smile to Xiaohua Teacher, then turned and gave everyone a slight bow.
“Hello, everyone. My name is Meng Wange. I’ve just transferred into this class, so please take care of me for the next two years.”
“Wow…”
“She looks even better in person than in the photos…”
“The photo didn’t even show her full face.”
“That’s because your version was incomplete…”
Sitting at the back, Su Wanli frowned, looking toward the brown-haired girl on the Lecture Platform.
Wait, according to the system, during her self-introduction, wasn’t Meng Wange supposed to act even more refined and elegant, making her so angry that she’d stand up and humiliate her?
Why did she only say those two sentences, and look like she was already finished?
Just as Su Wanli was debating whether to stand up and make some kind of announcement, Meng Wange’s gaze suddenly shot in her direction.
With a smile, Meng Wange picked something up from under the Lecture Platform and walked toward Su Wanli.
“Ah, is it happening? The Zhen Jia Qian Jin showdown!”
“She’s going to humiliate her in person? No wonder Su Wanli seemed to be in a bad mood today. Maybe it already happened yesterday…”
Ignoring the noisy discussions behind her, Meng Wange walked straight to the back of the Classroom, facing Su Wanli directly.
Then she bent slightly, placing a black leather backpack gently on Su Wanli’s desk.
A gentle and clear voice resonated throughout the Classroom.
“Miss Su, here’s your schoolbag. Besides your usual study materials, I’ve also put in some cold medicine and the health tea Zhang Ma prepared. The temperature should be just right now.”
Su Wanli glared at Meng Wange, then glanced sideways to gauge her classmates’ reactions, muttering in a low voice.
“I told you in the hallway not to reveal our relationship.”
“…Eh? I didn’t reveal anything to them. It’s just that your schoolbag really was with me.”
With her back to the rest of the class, Meng Wange replied softly, then straightened up with a smile, as if speaking to everyone.
“Miss Su, is there anything else you need?”
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