After finishing her exchange with the system, Lin Tingwan again felt a warm current flowing through her body, she felt her overweight body had grown slightly sturdier.
To change a person’s fate, first she needed to have a strong, healthy body.
Lin Tingwan felt that from now on, aside from the life value earned from tasks, it was better to put the rest of the points toward health value.
At the same time, the Top Student System had automatically displayed the updated data in Lin Tingwan’s mind:
【Host’s current status:
Life value countdown: 86 hours 25 minutes
Health value: 2 (Severe obesity, chronic poisoning, metabolic syndrome, severe cardiopulmonary impairment…)
Wisdom points: 30
Wealth value: 0
Exchange store locker: one low-grade vitality-restoring potion
System level: 1】
Besides noticing her Wisdom points had increased, probably from studying last night through this morning—
it turned out the rewards she earned could be stored in the exchange store’s locker, and Lin Tingwan now knew her guess had been right.
The Top Student System really was a total novice!
Since class dismissal times were unified, the school cafeteria at noon was an absolute sea of people, with long lines at every window.
Maybe that person really did share some fated connection with the original owner, or with Lin Tingwan herself, across two lifetimes?
(The Best Actress begs to differ: Are you being polite? This Best Actress is a peerless beauty, what “monkey business” would she have with some wet-behind-the-ears kid?)
Lin Tingwan and Xia Xiaoman had only just reached the cafeteria when they spotted Jiang Suizhou, also lining up for food.
That morning, for some unknown reason, Jiang Suizhou had slept poorly and restlessly in class.
The result of poor sleep was that School God Jiang, standing in line for food, had a cold expression on his face, radiating an aura that warned everyone to keep their distance.
Lu Wei had originally offered to get the food himself, telling Brother Jiang to go find a seat first.
That was how they always did it, every time before.
Jiang Suizhou refused, even ignoring the other students who tried to let him go ahead, and stubbornly took his place at the back of the line himself.
Ahem, actually, this was also the real reason Lin Tingwan and the others had spotted Jiang Suizhou the moment they walked in.
Suddenly Xia Xiaoman tugged at Lin Tingwan’s sleeve, pulling so hard she nearly tore it.
Fortunately, Lin Tingwan’s physical condition had improved just a tiny bit, or else she might have been yanked off balance and sent stumbling to the floor.
At this moment, Lin Tingwan felt she was starting to understand a little why the original owner hadn’t liked interacting much with her classmates.
Besides her stepsister’s sabotage, there was also the matter of her own body.
The real culprit behind all of this was still that sweet-faced, vicious “good stepmother.”
Lin Tingwan narrowed her eyes slightly, countless ways to deal with that wicked woman already flashing through her mind.
Xia Xiaoman, meanwhile, leaned in close to Lin Tingwan’s ear, hesitated for a moment, and still asked, “I heard from them that yesterday after school, you told God Jiang…”
Xia Xiaoman didn’t finish the rest of the sentence.
She truly didn’t know how to say it out loud.
In fact, the whole class was saying Lin Tingwan had lost her mind, actually declaring she’d knock the school god off his first-place throne.
She had to be mentally unwell!
If Lin Yuexuan had said this, there’d still be a fifty percent chance of it happening.
But the little fat girl…
Lin Tingwan gave an indifferent “mm-hm,” unmoved by praise or scorn: “Yes, I said that.”
This was also a long-term goal the system had set for her, if she achieved it, the reward would be huge.
“But—” Xia Xiaoman’s eyes went blank, a hint of doubt in them: “Are you still Lin Tingwan? Do you remember what you scored on the last monthly exam?”
“Wanwan, on the last monthly exam, your total score across all nine subjects didn’t even break a hundred. But Jiang Suizhou scored over nine hundred. You’re saying you’ll surpass him?”
Lin Tingwan replied casually, “A person should always have dreams and hope in life.”
“Pfft,” someone nearby laughed, bursting out loud: “A daydream is a kind of dream too.”
It turned out Xia Xiaoman and Lin Tingwan had already walked into the cafeteria and gotten in line, and happened to be lined up right behind the same line Jiang Suizhou was in, because that window had their favorite sweet-and-sour ribs and tomato scrambled eggs.
And so, coincidentally, Xia Xiaoman and Lin Tingwan ended up right behind Jiang Suizhou and Lu Wei.
Lu Wei, laughing, even patted Lin Tingwan on the back, “Little fat girl, your dream is so grand, just as big as your size.”
As he said this, he laughed wildly, drawing the attention of countless people around them.
Too bad, Lin Tingwan still wore a calm smile, looking at Lu Wei the way one looks at an ignorant child.
This reaction of hers actually left Lu Wei somewhat irritated.
Why did they always enjoy teasing the little fat girl before?
Besides wanting to protect the goddess, it was also because every time they joked around, the little fat girl would get flustered and furious.
Seeing the little fat girl like that always delighted Lu Wei, it was the biggest source of fun he had outside of intense studying.
But the little fat girl’s reaction this time left Lu Wei feeling like it was pointless.
As for a small character like him, Lin Tingwan naturally didn’t care much, what she found interesting was the person beside Lu Wei.
Sleeping in class every single day, and yet still coming first in every exam.
Such a genius, why would the system call him the big villain?
And from the way the Top Student System talked, was Jiang Suizhou’s life going to be a tragedy?
Perhaps Lin Tingwan’s gaze had been too intense, because Jiang Suizhou turned to look back too.
Maybe because of where they were standing, Jiang Suizhou happened to see the little fat girl’s back, the exact spot Lu Wei had just patted.
Lin Tingwan had always had sharp perception when it came to people, she too noticed something was off, and reached a hand back to feel her own back.
It turned out to be a sticker, with the words “dead fat woman” written on it in big letters.
Lin Tingwan understood at once, this was the real purpose behind Lu Wei’s pat just now.
Lin Tingwan was still smiling.
But anyone who’d known the Best Actress in her past life would know this was a smile hiding a knife.
The exchange store had not only body-strengthening items like “vitality-restoring potion” and “Marrow-Cleansing Water,” but also things like “great strength pills” and “stink talismans” that seemed quite good too.
For dealing with a punk like Lu Wei, who’d played this kind of prank on the original owner more than once, Lin Tingwan felt there was no need to waste words on him.
Wouldn’t it be better to just act directly?
She raised her head, and met Jiang Suizhou’s dark, deep eyes, grinning at him: “Thanks.”
To be fair, the original owner’s features weren’t bad at all, put together, they definitely made for a delicate, refined face.
It was just that her enormous body always caught people’s attention first, and on top of that, for psychological reasons, the original owner always carried a gloomy look in her eyes.
Ordinary people, being visual creatures, of course couldn’t perceive the little fat girl’s inner beauty behind such an appearance.
But Jiang Suizhou wasn’t an ordinary person.
That smile the little fat girl had just given, damn it, he actually found himself thinking she looked good?
Xia Xiaoman, eager to get to the delicious food, had no time to notice the silent exchange between the two beside her, and just craned her neck forward.
“Ugh, why are there still so many people, I hope the sweet-and-sour ribs aren’t sold out by the time it’s our turn.”
Over there, Jiang Suizhou and Lu Wei had already finished getting their food.
His lackey Lu Wei carried both trays, a fawning grin on his face as he went with Brother Jiang to find an empty seat to sit down and eat.
Xia Xiaoman was still muttering, “Ugh, they got the sweet-and-sour ribs too just now. Hmph, the cafeteria auntie always likes to shake the ladle less for regular students, she’ll definitely give the school god more.”
She tugged at Lin Tingwan’s sleeve again, straining on her toes to look ahead.
Fortunately, Lin Tingwan’s size gave her enough weight and stability, ahem, otherwise she’d have been yanked off balance and fallen again.
No wonder, the original owner’s relationship with her desk mate had actually been quite ordinary too, so Xia Xiaoman was overjoyed that Lin Tingwan, rarely, was showing her goodwill today.
This silly, simple girl, the Best Actress, with the mindset of an old soul by now, smiled.
Having a friend like this wasn’t bad either, at least it let her see a bit of youthful liveliness and energy.
But she couldn’t just let Xia Xiaoman carry the conversation alone all the time, Lin Tingwan was about to respond to her when a sudden loud crash interrupted the words she hadn’t yet spoken.