Chapter 3

"Holy shit! A bomb!"
"Help! Ahhhhhhh!"
Class 5 instantly descended into chaos, with some people even crawling under their desks.
Fu Mingxuan, holding the object, burst into tears from fright.
As Chu Yin slipped away along the classroom wall, Fu Mingxuan was sobbing uncontrollably: "It wasn't me! I, I made you chocolate! What do we do? Is it, is it going to explode?!"
Song Zhaolin, who had just walked over, was also terrified: "Holy shit, is, is that a bomb?!"
Lu Zhen furrowed his brow and examined it closely: "Fake."
Sure enough, the fuse burned to the end and went out with a "click," as if it were all a prank. Fu Mingxuan nearly collapsed on the spot.
Song Zhaolin looked dazed. The razor blade from this morning was also fake, but both were made so realistically that they were convincing at first glance.
Given Lu Zhen’s status, if anything happened to him at school, the school board would have to apologize to the Lu family. Moreover, Lu Zhen himself was notoriously difficult to deal with, so who was it, repeatedly provoking him like this?
Lu Zhen’s gaze also darkened, but this time he didn’t dwell on the question.
His eyes shifted slightly, sweeping behind Song Zhaolin, and he suddenly asked, “Is someone sitting next to you?”
“Ah, yes, ” Song Zhaolin thought of his deskmate’s stunningly beautiful face and instinctively wanted to shower her with praise. But then he remembered her instructions and forcibly held back: “, A new classmate is sitting there.”
When he turned to look, the seat was already empty.
Song Zhaolin scratched his head: Where did his deskmate go?? She was just here!
…
Chu Yin had climbed to the rooftop of the teaching building.
The male lead had been “killed” twice on the first day of school and had finally gone home.
Chu Yin leaned against the edge of the rooftop wall, idly watching as Song Zhaolin and the others escorted Lu Zhen to his Bentley.
This year’s Lu Zhen didn’t yet have the terrifyingly violent aura he would later develop, nor had he honed the imposing pressure of someone in a high position. The young man was tall and lean, with clean black hair brushing against his neck, making his skin appear cold and pale. His features were elegant and noble.
Judging by his appearance alone, it was impossible to tell he would grow into such a madly obsessive person.
Chu Yin poked the system: “Hey, chicken, can I just change schools directly in the script?The male lead's aura was truly terrifying. There was no telling when this damned man might suddenly appear, and she couldn’t actually kill him.
Study System: “I’m not a chicken!!, No, you can’t. ‘Transferring to Quiwen Private High School’ is written on the synopsis page and is a non-modifiable part!”
Chu Yin: “...Fine.” She’d figure something out later.
For now, she couldn’t take off this mask. So-called love at first sight was, in the end, just attraction to looks. As long as Lu Zhen couldn’t see her, he wouldn’t develop any ideas.
Besides that, she needed to study even harder, not just to strangle Lu Zhen in her life’s script, but also for her own bright and independent future.
Chu Yin adjusted her mask and turned to leave the rooftop.
In the distance, just before getting into the car, Lu Zhen suddenly half-turned and glanced toward the top of the teaching building.
It was already empty.
"What's wrong, Brother Zhen?"”
“Nothing.”
…
When Chu Yin returned to the classroom, she found Class 5 completely empty. She took out her phone to check the schedule and realized this math class was a large public lecture held in the auditorium.
The large class included four classes together, one of which was, surprisingly, the international class. Chu Yin thought, Thank goodness Lu Zhen went home, otherwise I’d have to skip class.
Grabbing her textbook, workbook, and pencil case, Chu Yin leisurely made her way to the auditorium. The room was already more than half full. Chu Yin quietly found a seat in the back row, planning to focus on her own practice problems.
The melodious class bell rang, and just then, the back door of the auditorium was pushed open. Chu Qiuqiu arrived fashionably late, stepping in right as the bell finished. She wore a carefully selected autumn dress, and her originally plain face was elevated to a seven out of ten with makeup. For a moment, the entire class’s attention turned to her.
The girls from the international class had taken the good seats in the front and waved her over: “Qiuqiu, sit here!”
Chu Qiuqiu gently shook her head with a soft smile under everyone’s gaze. Her eyes swept around the room and landed on the dusty-looking Chu Yin in the corner, making her smile even more tenderly, she had known that Chu Yin, coming from the countryside, had probably never seen such a large gathering and would hide in a corner, too afraid to speak.
Chu Qiuqiu walked straight over, placed her books on the seat next to Chu Yin, and said cheerfully, "Sister, why don’t you sit closer to the front? I’ll sit with you. If there’s anything you don’t understand in class, you can ask me!"
Chu Yin glanced at her but didn’t respond.
"Wow, Chu Qiuqiu is beautiful and kind-hearted!"
"Is that the daughter the Chu family brought back from the village? She’s so low-class."
"Chu Qiuqiu really looks like a young lady from a wealthy family."
Listening to these whispers and basking in everyone’s attention, Chu Qiuqiu felt a surge of intense superiority. She raised her hand, elegantly tucking her hair behind her ear, thinking to herself that Chu Yin must be squirming under everyone’s scrutiny.
In reality, Chu Yin had long grown accustomed to being the center of attention.
In her previous life, after transferring to Quiwen Private High School School, she had become the school belle and received far more intense gazes than now. Later, when Lu Zhen started pestering her, every move she made was watched by others. Having been reborn, Chu Yin was now calmer and stronger than before. Even if others stared holes through her, she could remain composed and focus on her studies.
At that moment, Chu Yin was conversing with the Study System in her mind.
"So, I can only get two permissions a day?" she asked, her tone tinged with disappointment upon learning this rule.
"Currently, yes! Host, you’ve already used up today’s permissions! But you mustn’t slack off because of this. Achieving higher-level learning tasks requires long-term effort!"
Chu Yin understood this well. Based on the current system setup, it would likely assign tasks like exam rankings later on. Although she already had a university-level education, she still needed to review high school knowledge. While Quiwen’s academic performance wasn’t as strong as the neighboring No. 1 High School, there were still plenty of good students. To rank first, she had to work hard.
Thinking of this, Chu Yin took out her exercise book and began working on problems with unwavering focus.
On the other side of the classroom, Fu Mingxuan sat listlessly at her desk, completely unable to concentrate on the lesson. She had made a fool of herself in front of Lu Zhen earlier, and it felt like the sky had fallen. If she ever caught the person who caused her humiliation, she would make sure they paid!
Her friends were at a loss for how to comfort her when they suddenly spotted Chu Yin in the back row and burst into laughter. "Mingxuan, look! That country bumpkin in our class is studying so seriously!"
Fu Mingxuan glanced over and sneered, "She’s been putting on an act since this morning. Anyone who didn’t know better would think we’ve got a top student transferring in."
Even the homeroom teacher had mentioned during the introduction that she might struggle to keep up and asked the class to help each other. There was no telling why she was putting on such a show.
A girl suddenly remembered something, "Hey, Old Zhao is definitely going to call on someone to solve today's final problem. Do you think she'll cry if she gets picked?"
The thought of Chu Yin being awkwardly exposed as an academic failure made the group burst into laughter. Fu Mingxuan's expression visibly improved, a smile spreading across her face.
Chu Yin had already finished all the exercises except the final problem. After checking her answers and correcting two minor mistakes, she flipped back to the final question. Even though she had already solved it, learning from mistakes was an effective way to study.
Just then, Chu Qiuqiu, sitting nearby, glanced over and noticed Chu Yin working on the last problem after class. She almost laughed out loud.
Before Chu Yin had been brought back, Chu Qiuqiu had been worried her newly returned sister might be too outstanding. She had specifically inquired about Chu Yin's grades and found out that she couldn't even rank in the top 100 at her mediocre town school. At Quiwen, she probably wouldn't even measure up to Class 7.
Chu Qiuqiu chuckled inwardly: An academic failure is an academic failure, she has no sense of her own limitations.
With only a few minutes left in class, the math teacher finally reached the final problem: "Alright, let's take a look at this last parametric equation! Does anyone want to give it a try?"
The exercise was created by the school and didn't come with an answer key. Just reading the problem made it seem difficult, and no one wanted to embarrass themselves in a combined class with multiple groups.
The math teacher waited a moment. "If no one volunteers, I'll have to pick someone."
Among these classes, the International Class and Class 5 had high-achieving students, and the math teacher was quite confident in them.
Fu Mingxuan and a few others from Class 5 were praying for Chu Yin to be called on. Just then, a voice spoke up: "Teacher, I'd like to give it a try!"
Chu Qiuqiu raised her hand with a smile. The math teacher recognized her as one of the top ten students in the grade and happily waved her forward. "Come on up and solve it on the board."
Fu Mingxuan was fuming below. She knew Chu Qiuqiu wouldn't miss a chance to show off in front of everyone!
Unfortunately, Chu Qiuqiu's moment in the spotlight didn't go as planned. She breezed through the first part but got stuck halfway through the second. Chu Yin, who had just finished analyzing her mistakes, glanced up and noticed Chu Qiuqiu was stuck several steps earlier than she had been.
Fu Mingxuan felt both smug and anxious, smug because Chu Qiuqiu couldn't solve it, but anxious because she couldn't figure it out either. Otherwise, she could have easily one-upped her.
The math teacher chuckled. "Can't figure it out? Let me call on someone else to try."
His eyes scanned the roster and landed on a name. "Chu Yin! Give it a try."
Instantly, the entire classroom's gaze swiveled to the back.
Fu Mingxuan and her friends nearly lost it. "Holy crap, Old Zhao's accuracy is insane! He hit the jackpot!"
Chu Yin, caught off guard by the sudden call, instinctively glanced to her right.
The person sitting to her right happened to be from Class 5 and immediately turned away, pretending not to notice. Why are you looking at me? I don't know how to solve it either!
"Pfft!"
"Did you see that? Hahaha! She's panicking! She's panicking!"
Chu Yin was momentarily speechless. She had actually wanted to ask whether being called on by the teacher meant she had to go up to the board or if she could just answer directly.
After all, she didn't need to work it out, the answer was already in her head.
Chu Qiuqiu, still standing at the board, naturally noticed Chu Yin's reaction. Her own embarrassment at being unable to solve the problem eased, and she gently intervened, "Teacher, my sister... she doesn't know how..."
Chu Yin couldn't be bothered to listen to her hypocritical nonsense and simply sat there answering directly:
"By separately verifying the intersection points of l1 and l2 with circle C1, we can determine k=4/3. The required equation is y=4/3|x|+2."
Chu Qiuqiu was momentarily stunned, and Fu Mingxuan and the others also hesitated briefly.
"Gotta admit, she made that sound pretty convincing..."
"Maybe she just made it up to save face."
But the next second, the math teacher said with satisfaction, "Excellent! Correct answer!"