[Li Yuanci’s Favorability Rating -3. Current Favorability Rating: 86. Current Life Span: 903 days.]
[Note: Once the Favorability Rating drops by ten points, the corresponding amount of Life Span will be deducted.]
Jiang Hexing was listening to the lecture when the System’s voice suddenly sounded in her ears.
Her hand gripping the pen tightened instantly.
“Jiang Hexing, come up and answer this question.”
Just then, the teacher on the platform called her name. Jiang Hexing looked up and in an instant regained her calm and composed demeanor.
“Yes, teacher.”
No doubt, Li Yuanci must have met up with his good-for-nothing friends by now.
Xie Qiushi, Ji Yan, Zhuang Mo, Zhou Jinran—those four.
In her previous life,
it was Li Yuanci and those four who had conspired together to sell her off to the mountains. Among the four, the one with the greatest hostility toward her was Xie Qiushi.
He was also the first to propose this once-and-for-all solution.
Simply because he didn’t want anyone or anything to affect Li Yuanzhen.
And in this life…
Jiang Hexing multitasked, quickly solving the problem on the blackboard—using two methods, no less. The teacher’s gaze toward her was extremely satisfied, filled with immense fondness.
But she didn’t feel much about it. After all, in the face of absolute power, this little bit of fondness from a teacher couldn’t bring her any benefit whatsoever.
Just like in her previous life.
Even though all the teachers had liked her—this genius—from the start, when she was being bullied, they only stood by and watched coldly.
“You may go back. Next time don’t get distracted—listen carefully, understood?”
“I understand.”
Jiang Hexing nodded, turned, and returned to her seat, then began thinking about Xie Qiushi and the other three again.
Like Li Yuanci,
Xie Qiushi and the other three were also Children of Fortune in this world—her targets for conquest. Before returning to the country, she had already reviewed their files.
After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles.
And she had also customized a tailored plan for each of the four—Xie Qiushi and the rest. She only hoped they could withstand it.
…
The morning passed quickly.
Thanks to Li Yuanci, no one came to harass Jiang Hexing the entire morning. A few girls even showed her goodwill.
“Want to go eat together?”
School was out.
The three of them came to Jiang Hexing’s desk.
The one in the lead was a girl with long hair. She was fairly good-looking—her features weren’t exquisite, but they were harmonious. It was just that her eyes were a bit small, which made her look somewhat lacking in energy.
Her name was Tian Wenjing.
Of the other two, one had short hair and a somewhat cute, lively air; the other had her hair in braids and looked very adorable.
Their names were Wang Shu and Zhou Yi.
All three of them looked at Jiang Hexing expectantly. Jiang Hexing recognized them.
In her previous life, when she was being bullied by Song Qiaoxia and her group, she had run too fast and bumped into them. At the time, they hadn’t blamed her—instead, they asked if she was okay.
Thinking of this, Jiang Hexing’s eyes curved. She pursed her lips and smiled: “Then let’s—”
She didn’t even finish her sentence.
Someone at the door called her: “Jiang Hexing, someone’s looking for you.”
Jiang Hexing looked up curiously and saw Li Yuanci standing at the doorway waiting for her, both hands in his pockets. He wore a black tracksuit, and his narrow phoenix eyes held a smile. His whole being exuded an indescribable air of carefree elegance.
“Hexing.”
“Want to eat together?”
His voice cut through the many noisy sounds, clearly reaching Jiang Hexing’s ears.
Jiang Hexing then looked up at Tian Wenjing and the other two. At that moment, their eyes held excitement as they looked at Li Yuanci, and they even tightened their grips on each other’s hands.
“He’s so handsome!”
“Really!!! Just like a celebrity! Even more handsome than a celebrity!!”
Jiang Hexing stood up and said apologetically, “Sorry, I already agreed to go with the three of them first.”
Jiang Hexing clearly knew that the drop in Li Yuanci’s Favorability Rating toward her must have been caused by something that simp Xie Qiushi said, so she did not plan to actively approach Li Yuanci during this period.
She had to wait.
Wait until Li Yuanci investigated and found out on his own that those delinquents had nothing to do with her.
Of course, as for the fact that the girlfriend of the delinquent leader actually had nothing to do with Li Yuanci either, and the reason those delinquents came after him was naturally because he had mistaken the person.
Her Hypnosis, although only at the beginner level, could still be done without leaving a trace.
“…Huh?”
“Why don’t you go eat with Li Yuanci,”
“Yeah, yeah, we don’t mind, eating another day is the same.”
Before Jiang Hexing even finished speaking, and before Li Yuanci even had time to say anything, Tian Wenjing and the other two had already spoken with extreme excitement. Jiang Hexing glanced at them, “It’s fine.”
“I want to eat with you guys.”
The expressions on Tian Wenjing and the other two instantly looked as if she had missed out on eight million.
But at the same time, they were also quite happy, because Jiang Hexing had actually rejected Li Yuanci just to eat with them!!
And that was Li Yuanci!
Li Yuanci had not expected to be rejected either. He had just wanted to say something else, but at that moment, Xie Qiushi’s words flashed through his mind again.
He suppressed the anticipation in his heart.
“Alright, then we’ll eat together another day.”
Then, he turned and left without hesitation.
At the same time,
his Favorability Rating dropped another point.
Jiang Hexing’s gaze turned slightly cold.
“Why didn’t you eat with Li Yuanci? Li Yuanci is a big shot around here.”
“Yeah, he’s so handsome, his family conditions are good, and he himself is very outstanding. Do you know his grades? He’s been in the top three of the school’s Top 100 Ranking year-round.”
“Right, and he also once won third place in the National Olympiad League.”
“He even participated in the National Youth Artificial Intelligence Competition, and it’s said he got a very good ranking too.”
Jiang Hexing went to the cafeteria with Tian Wenjing and the other two.
On the way, Tian Wenjing and the other two were frantically promoting Li Yuanci to Jiang Hexing. From their tone, it was not hard to tell that they also admired Li Yuanci very much.
They chattered all the way, and Jiang Hexing barely responded, because she understood Li Yuanci better than anyone.
No matter how outstanding he was, it could not change the fact that he was a beast.
However—
“He is indeed very good.”
When she saw those familiar figures in the crowd, she finally spoke slowly: “But I’m not bad either.”
“Huh?”
Tian Wenjing and the other two turned their heads to look at her in unison.
On Jiang Hexing’s beautiful face was a confident smile: “Do you believe me? In this monthly exam, the first place on the Top 100 Ranking will be me.”
Tian Wenjing and the other two: …
The three of them: !!
Realizing what she had said, the three of them suddenly widened their eyes, disbelief filling their eyes.