“Yixuan, Yixuan! Wait for me, why are you walking so fast?”
Zhao Menghan ran out of the restroom, her hands still wet without shaking them dry, and saw Lin Yixuan just finishing a conversation with Shi Yubai. She walked up with a gossipy expression and nudged her shoulder.
“It’s the School Hunk! What did he say to you?”
“Nothing much, just talked about how his mom is doing in the hospital.”
“Ever since his mother had that accident, he’s been really down. He hasn’t opened up to anyone except you, Yixuan. You’re really special to him!”
Of course.
Lin Yixuan curled the corner of her mouth.
“I heard your families have been living together for a long time. Being so close, why don’t you seize the chance to win him over? Back then, he entered the capital’s top university as the top scorer from Yilin City. Now he’s the top talent in the finance department, unanimously elected as the student council president, and on top of that, he’s got the looks of a school hunk!
Someone like him—don’t think just because he’s on the same level as us now, once he graduates, he’ll immediately leap across social classes and soar to success. By then, he’ll face all kinds of temptations, and those won’t be small or trivial. Not to mention, there’s already one right now…”
Temptation.
The greatest temptation.
As Zhao Menghan spoke, she gestured with her chin toward the lower floor.
“Look, Sheng Sheng.”
“I never expected her to be so beautiful and come from such a wealthy family. Did you see everyone’s reaction this morning when the school announced over the loudspeaker that she donated a million? It was pure flattery toward the rich! Such a wealthy, stunning beauty chasing after Shi Yubai—aren’t you afraid he might be tempted?”
“Isn’t that just perfect?” Lin Yixuan slightly raised her chin. “I wouldn’t want someone who isn’t loyal anyway.”
What does that mean?
Zhao Menghan was stunned.
Does Yixuan plan to use Sheng Sheng to test Shi Yubai?
“Besides…” Lin Yixuan sneered and added, “Yubai will never fall for her.”
So confident?
Zhao Menghan couldn’t agree.
Putting herself in any guy’s shoes, she couldn’t think of a reason to reject a girl like Su Niansheng. Even someone as aloof as Shi Yubai might not be immune to wavering.
“You’re way too calm about this.”
“It’s not calmness, it’s just…”
Lin Yixuan said, looking into the distance.
“Some people might work their whole lives and still not reach the starting point of others.”
As she finished speaking, a burst of noise suddenly erupted. Following her gaze, Zhao Menghan saw the famously influential young elites of the capital circle emerging from the gymnasium entrance.
Each one was boisterous and laughing arrogantly, exuding an air of nobility.
As if naturally separated from ordinary people by an invisible barrier.
Among them, the most striking presence, surrounded by the group, was undoubtedly Shen Junxi.
Seeing Lin Yixuan staring intently at Shen Junxi, Zhao Menghan couldn’t help but feel a jolt of surprise.
Could it be that Yixuan hasn’t confessed her feelings to Shi Yubai because she has her sights set on Shen Shao?
That’s the Crown Prince of the Shen financial conglomerate, the most prominent family in the capital. Their influence spans the military, political, business, and entertainment sectors—a true son of heaven, lofty and unattainable. Who among ordinary people would dare to covet even a fraction of that?
Yixuan’s ambitions are really something.
Noticing her expression, Lin Yixuan smiled. “Like you said, this is a school.”
Everyone can interact equally here, and she won’t waste a single opportunity!
After saying this, she lightly tucked her hair behind her ear, hugged her books, and walked toward the gymnasium. As she passed by the group, one of her books accidentally fell to the ground, but no one noticed—they simply brushed past each other.
“Jun-ge, Zhong Zhe is such a player—he actually likes big waves!”
Duan Chengyu playfully patted the boy’s shoulder from behind.
“What kind of girls do you like?”
“I like…” the boy murmured, his casual, lazy voice particularly captivating, “ones in white dresses.”
“White dresses? Then you must like a lot of people!”
“Idiot.”
Zhong Zhe couldn’t help but roll his eyes at him.
“Who are you calling an idiot?!”
White dresses?
Lin Yixuan turned around, watching his retreating figure, and quietly took note.
Night fell.
The women’s dormitory at Jing University was brightly lit.
Su Niansheng lived in a four-person room, shared with Lin Yixuan, Zhao Menghan, and Xu Yue.
Every night before bed, their favorite topics were the day’s classes, club activities, and handsome guys. And when it came to handsome guys, Shi Yubai and Shen Junxi were always unavoidable.
Su Niansheng automatically filtered out the parts about Shi Yubai and skipped straight to Shen Junxi.
“…If Shi Yubai is the pure, untouchable moonlight in the sky, then Shen Junxi is the embodiment of earthly hormones—a trap for millions of girls!”
“Yeah, yeah! That flawlessly superior bone structure, those refined and peerless features, and that noble, captivating aura—it’s just pure, hardcore handsomeness. Just thinking about it makes me dizzy!”
“And his smile is so intense! It gives off this soul-stealing, roguish, and slightly wicked vibe—ahh!”
“Not just that, his voice is amazing too!”
Su Niansheng was washing her face. Hearing their discussion, punctuated by occasional sharp squeals, she couldn’t help but laugh.
It was just that she and Shen Junxi were way too familiar—so familiar that she even knew what color underwear he wore as a kid. Now, hearing them describe him as a god descending to earth gave her a strange feeling, like watching an acquaintance show off.
“Sheng Sheng, what are you laughing at?”
Xu Yue poked her head out from her bunk.
“We know you like the cold, aloof type like Shi Yubai and aren’t into Shen Shao, but not getting this kind of overwhelmingly attractive, once-in-a-lifetime charisma is your loss!”
“Mhm, mhm, mhm! A huge loss!”
Zhao Menghan nodded frantically in agreement.
Su Niansheng shook her head. “I don’t like Shi Yubai anymore.”
“Pfft—”
The two of them scoffed in unison.
“You’ve said that eight hundred times already!”
“The next day, you’d definitely look in the mirror, clench your little fists, and say: ‘Sheng Sheng, you can do it! One day, you’ll win Shi Yubai over!’ Then you’d go right back to fawning over him.”
“Please, gorgeous, spare us! Our ears are about to grow calluses from hearing it!”
“…”
Su Niansheng looked at their reactions and remembered the identical expressions everyone had worn at the gymnasium earlier that day.
Forget it. Time would prove everything.
“What are you all discussing? It sounds so lively?”
Lin Yixuan pushed the door open and walked in. Su Niansheng’s face-washing movements froze instantly.
She slowly turned around and looked at her.
This was the first time she had truly looked at her since her rebirth.
She would never forget how Lin Yixuan had kicked her down dozens of steps, nor the bone-deep, near-death pain she had felt.
In her past life, just because Shi Yubai had said, “She’s almost like a little sister to me,” she had treated Lin Yixuan as family, giving her all—heart and soul. Whether in academics or career, no matter what Lin Yixuan asked for, she had done her utmost, single-handedly transforming her from an unknown nobody into a popular rising star in the entertainment industry.
Yet what she received in return was the most vicious betrayal.
Every single photo of Shi Yubai’s infidelity and every provocative word pierced her heart like thorns.
“Su Niansheng, Yubai never liked you. His heart and his person have always belonged to me!” “Yubai only married you to get revenge on you, just like how I befriended you only to use you. Could you really not have known?” “You’re nothing but trash now, and everyone finds you annoying!” “Who would have thought there could be someone so foolish in this world, hahaha…”
After squeezing every last bit of value from her, they didn’t even spare her life.
It was cruelty beyond belief.