After that, the students let out wave after wave of exclamations. In the end, it was An Qing herself who calmed them down.
From this, it was clear that An Qing’s situation was completely different from her circumstances in the original plot. She probably wouldn’t be isolated anymore.
Of course, none of this had anything to do with An Yu.
An Yu’s face was cold, her eyes half-open, looking rather lazy.
“System, how many times has the heroine sneaked glances at me so far?”
[Reporting to Host: 62… 63 times.]
“Sigh……” An Yu sighed speechlessly. It wasn’t even lunch break yet. Reborn heroines really didn’t play by the rules. She hadn’t done anything, practically invisible, and yet An Qing still refused to let her go.
“So annoying……”
Even in the gaps when she asked the system, An Qing would just happen to look over. How deep must this grudge be?
[Host, is it possible that precisely because you’ve done nothing, the heroine is paying even more attention to you?]
An Yu fell silent instinctively. It wasn’t impossible. After all, a villain who had harmed her countless times suddenly showed no reaction after rebirth—she would definitely wonder what was going on and pay more attention.
[So……]
“No.” Before the system could finish, An Yu’s rejection spilled out.
It just wanted her to ease relations with An Qing. Conversely, she had been ignoring An Qing, and the heroine still wouldn’t let her off. If she approached proactively, wouldn’t that be even worse?
System: ……
This host is dead set on slacking off. She doesn’t even care about her own life—what can I, a system, do? I don’t even have anywhere to cry!
Ignoring An Qing’s gaze once more, An Yu seriously stared at the clock above the blackboard. When the time was almost right, she picked up her bag and rummaged through it.
“Sigh… so, for this question, we choose……”
Ding-ling—
The bell for the end of class rang. The teacher’s voice stopped abruptly. Although the question wasn’t finished, he didn’t plan to delay the students’ lunch break.
“Sigh… since time’s up, we’ll continue next time. Class dismissed.”
With the teacher’s words, the students on lunch break scattered like wild horses let loose. Some headed to the supermarket, others to the cafeteria.
An Yu, who was prepared, pulled out the remaining sandwich from her bag.
After becoming this body, her appetite had shrunk considerably. One sandwich was enough to last her all morning, and she wasn’t even very hungry now.
Holding the sandwich, An Yu looked up and met An Qing’s somewhat cold eyes.
“Tch……”
Even during lunch break, she was still staring. What’s so interesting to look at?
She might as well give An Yu a quick end.
With a helpless sigh, An Yu left her seat and turned around. In the back row, three girls dressed like gyaru had pushed their desks together and were eating lunch.
They were chatting animatedly, exuding an atmosphere that kept others from interrupting.
The red-haired girl excitedly smiled at the green-haired girl beside her: “Shimumeng, Shimumeng, did you watch yesterday’s episode? It was insane～”
“Ah, that one? Watched it, watched it. Totally unbelievable—such an unexpected development.” Upon hearing this, the green-haired girl immediately perked up and enthusiastically discussed it with the red-haired girl.
“Right, right? What do you think, Wanciu?” Having received agreement, the red-haired girl excitedly turned to Ning Wanciu, but she just stared blankly without answering: “Wanciu?”
“Ah, ah? What?”
Seeing Ning Wanciu react like this, the red-haired girl immediately looked at her suspiciously.
“Hmm? Our Wanciu’s reaction is off～” She glanced at the green-haired girl beside her: “Right, Shimumeng?”
The green-haired girl narrowed her eyes and deliberately sniffed the air: “Indeed. I smell something unusual. Wanciu, confess—are you in love?”
“What? No way! I was just spacing out. How did it turn into that? Geez……”
Although Ning Wanciu explained to the two, they clearly weren’t so easily fooled.
The trio’s playful banter continued.
The red-haired girl was named Huai Xiang, the green-haired one Cheng Shimumeng. Together with Ning Wanciu, they formed the class’s elite little clique. Besides acting like unapproachable gyaru, each had their own background—none were to be trifled with.
“Seriously, what do I have to say for you to believe me!” Ning Wanciu looked helplessly at the two. She really couldn’t explain clearly. She couldn’t possibly say she was just thinking about An Yu, could she?
“Heh heh, want us to believe you? Unless……” Huai Xiang smiled mischievously and was about to speak, but for some reason, she stopped. Her face filled with shock as she stared ahead: “Uh……?”
Ning Wanciu, who was awaiting her besties’ judgment, also noticed the oddity. Following Huai Xiang’s gaze, she instantly spotted the girl who shouldn’t have been there.
“A-An Yu?”
An Yu stood expressionlessly in front of the three, her eyes fixed solely on Ning Wanciu.
“W-What’s wrong?” Ning Wanciu grew nervous under her gaze, instinctively thinking she had done something wrong and been found out.
But she hadn’t done anything?
Huai Xiang and Cheng Shimumeng fell silent the moment An Yu appeared, their eyes darting back and forth between Ning Wanciu and An Yu.
This loli, who had almost no interaction with them, suddenly approached today and kept staring at Ning Wanciu—something they didn’t know about must have happened!
Unaware of the trio’s thoughts, An Yu walked expressionlessly to Ning Wanciu and gazed at her face.
“An Yu… Young Miss?” Ning Wanciu instinctively added the honorific.
Amid Ning Wanciu’s nervous mood, An Yu pointed at her chair and slowly said: “Move back a bit. Leave some space for me.”
Though puzzled, Ning Wanciu didn’t hesitate. She shifted her hips, making room at the front of the chair.
“An……” Almost subconsciously obeying An Yu’s command, Ning Wanciu wanted to say something in confusion but ultimately couldn’t get the words out.
Because An Yu just sat down.
Ning Wanciu: ?
Ning Wanciu instantly felt soft jade in her arms. She could even smell a sweet fragrance at the tip of her nose. An Yu ignored the others’ shocked gazes and directly sat in the space Ning Wanciu had cleared.
The two shared one chair. Because the space was too small, Ning Wanciu instinctively wrapped her arms around An Yu’s waist, afraid she would fall.
An Yu showed no intention of refusing. Instead, she comfortably narrowed her eyes, like a clingy little kitten.
This is much more comfortable……
An Yu expressionlessly rubbed against her. The two were pressed tightly together. She could smell that scent she liked again, and behind her was a soft pillow. Nothing could be more comfortable than this.
Somewhat happily, An Yu took out her sandwich and began eating in small bites while leaning in Ning Wanciu’s embrace.