[Congratulations, Host. Li Yuanci’s Favorability Rating +5, Life Span +50 days…]
[Congratulations, Host. Li Yuanci’s Favorability Rating +3, Life Span +30 days…]
[Congratulations, Host. Li Yuanci’s Favorability Rating +1, Life Span +10 days. Current Life Span is 903 days. Current Favorability Rating is 89.]
Jiang Hexing had long known that Li Yuanci had arrived. She also knew that Li Yuanci was quietly observing her. After all, the System’s voice kept ringing in her ears—she couldn’t ignore it even if she wanted to.
In just a few short minutes, Li Yuanci’s Favorability Rating had risen by nine points.
It had already reached eighty-nine.
And according to what the System said,
once a target’s Favorability Rating reached 90, there would be no chance of it ever dropping again.
There was one more thing—
Li Yuanci couldn’t escape now.
She truly didn’t know how he would break down when, a month from now, he learned that she was his biological younger sister.
Watching Li Yuanci’s ears begin to turn red, the smile in Jiang Hexing’s eyes deepened, and her heart was full of anticipation.
To others, it simply looked like a young girl resting her chin on her hand, gazing smilingly at the youth before her, while the youth kept his head lowered, the corners of his lips slightly upturned.
The two of them—a handsome man and a beautiful woman—seemed like a match made in heaven.
…
“Who is this girl?”
Song Qiaoxia stared at the photo sent to the group chat on her phone, her eyes filled with intense jealousy and hatred.
Someone quickly answered her.
“Qiaoxia-jie, she’s a new special admissions student who came today. Her name is Jiang Hexing. They say she’s a great beauty—lots of people are saying she’s even prettier than Yuan Zhen.”
“Prettier than Yuan Zhen? That wild chicken?”
Song Qiaoxia sneered disdainfully.
Just then, Li Yuanzhen walked into the classroom from outside.
Li Yuanzhen was extremely beautiful.
She had the face of a pure and innocent little white flower—a harmless, gentle look.
Her long hair cascaded down her back, and she wore a pearl headband, making her appear even more sweet and demure.
“What’s wrong? Qiaoqiao?”
The moment she entered the classroom, she noticed that Song Qiaoxia’s expression was off, and she immediately fluttered over to her like a butterfly.
She opened her bright, beautiful eyes wide and blinked playfully at her. “Why do you look so unhappy?”
“I’m fine.”
The moment she saw Li Yuanzhen, Song Qiaoxia’s expression improved considerably, though she still carried a hint of indignation. “It’s just that some wild chicken from who-knows-where—so many people at school are saying she’s prettier than you.”
“She’s just a poor special admissions student.”
Another girl chimed in.
“What does that matter?”
Li Yuanzhen let out a giggle, her eyes curving like crescent moons. “If she’s prettier than me, then she’s prettier than me. There are so many people in the world—isn’t it normal for someone to be prettier than me?”
“But I think she can’t compare to even a ten-thousandth of you.”
Song Qiaoxia said very seriously. “Besides, what qualifications does she have to be mentioned in the same breath as you!”
Li Yuanzhen took Song Qiaoxia’s hand. “Alright, Qiaoqiao, don’t be angry. It’s not a big deal, okay?”
“…” Seeing her friend be so carefree, Song Qiaoxia felt utterly helpless. She couldn’t resist poking her forehead. “You—so naive. What are you going to do in the future?”
Li Yuanzhen smiled brightly. “That’s exactly why I need Qiaoqiao to protect me!”
Song Qiaoxia’s mood had finally improved somewhat, but whenever she thought of the boy’s slightly reddened ear tips in that photo, it felt as though a heavy stone was pressing on her heart.
It was so stifling she could barely breathe.
She thought, she needed to go meet that girl named Jiang Hexing.
…
The class bell rang just as Li Yuanci was about to ask Jiang Hexing for her contact information. Li Yuanci felt deeply regretful, but at the thought that he could be schoolmates with Jiang Hexing from now on, he felt full of anticipation again.
As for Xiang Shang, seeing how Li Yuanci treated Jiang Hexing, all the anger and unwillingness in his heart vanished without a trace.
After all,
the other party was Li Yuanci.
He was just a student from Class Three—he simply couldn’t afford to provoke him.
And it wasn’t just Xiang Shang who thought this way; the other boys who had ideas about Jiang Hexing also instantly gave up their intentions. If nothing unexpected happened, Jiang Hexing would probably be Li Yuanci’s next girlfriend.
It was just unknown how many days it would take Li Yuanci to win her over.
And how long he would date her?
Those who loved gossip had already secretly started discussing this matter in their small group chats.
…
After parting ways with the two, Li Yuanci returned to Class One. As soon as he sat down in his seat, several boys quickly gathered around him.
These were Li Yuanci’s good friends in Class One, his true friends. Not only were their family backgrounds on par with the Li family, but their abilities were similar as well.
“Yuanci, I heard you found your lifesaver?”
The one who spoke was a tall, thin boy.
His hair was slightly curly, his features deep-set, his facial features refined, and with his sharply defined face, he looked somewhat like a mixed-race person.
He was Li Yuanci’s best friend, Zhuang Mo.
Li Yuanci had already mentioned what happened on Saturday in the group chat. Zhuang Mo was extremely curious about Li Yuanci’s lifesaver—after all, a girl who was that impressive, directly beating off so many thugs…
He really wanted to know what she looked like. Could she be some burly, muscular Amazon type?
“Yeah.”
Li Yuanci was in a great mood at the moment. He propped his chin on his hand, a carefree smile hanging at the corner of his mouth: “She’s in Class Three, Grade Eleven. You should be able to see her photo on the school forum in a bit.”
“No need to wait.”
Suddenly, Zhou Jinran spoke up. He was looking at his phone, and upon hearing Li Yuanci’s words, he immediately held up his phone: “Look, this is what she looks like.”
Seeing this, Ji Yan leaned his head over. When he clearly saw the girl in the photo, his peach blossom eyes lit up slightly: “She really is quite pretty.”
“So what?” Xie Qiushi spoke coldly: “There are plenty of pretty girls.”
“Yuanci.”
“You had just been beaten by those thugs, and she showed up right after. Don’t you think that’s a bit too much of a coincidence? Don’t you find it strange?”
“Ah…” Ji Yan’s eyes widened in disbelief: “Qiushi, you mean… all of this was that girl’s own staged act?”
“Just a special admission student.”
Xie Qiushi’s expression was cold, with a faint trace of disdain and contempt: “I’ve seen plenty of women like this—desperate to climb up no matter the cost…”
As Xie Qiushi slandered Jiang Hexing, Li Yuanci’s expression gradually turned ugly: “Alright, that’s enough. I don’t think she’s that kind of person.”
Although he said this, he could not help but feel a trace of suspicion in his heart.
“I’ve already had Cheng Yi and the others investigate this matter.”
Seeing that Xie Qiushi still wanted to say something, he continued, “We’ll talk about it once the results come out, but until then, I don’t want to hear you speak ill of her.”
“To me, she’s different from other girls.”