In the original story, the female protagonist has a difficult background and seems timid, but in reality, she is sensitive and resilient. At the beginning of the story, the female protagonist is only referred to as Su Xiangxin, not Su Xiao.

Therefore, when Su Xiao approached Shen Linyue, although she was puzzled by Su Xiao's surname, she never doubted that Su Xiao was the female lead.

And now? Su Xiao told her that she was going to change her name to Su Xiangxin.

Her first reaction was disbelief, but seeing the serious thought on Su Xiao's face, she became completely convinced that Su Xiao was indeed Su Xiangxin.

The female lead in the original story, Su Xiangxin, who handed He Xiao a love letter and was then led to seduce Jiang Zhixing.

Who would have thought that the female lead she had been so wary of would eventually become her friend?

Shen Linyue took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. The beginning of the original story had been changed; He Xiao hadn't said those words, and even if the female and male leads developed feelings for each other later, it wouldn't affect He Xiao.

But who can guarantee that the plot won't take a turn and then go straight back?

So, what should we do...?

"Yueyue, what's wrong? Why is your face so pale?" Su Xiao quickly supported her arm.

Shen Linyue subconsciously pulled her arm away from Su Xiao's touch, then suddenly realized she was facing Su Xiao's stunned and confused gaze. In that instant, she felt her throat go dry: "...Sorry, I was lost in thought. Let's go back."

She still needs to figure out how to make the plot completely untenable, otherwise all her efforts will be in vain.

Su Xiao blinked and grabbed her arm again. This time, Shen Linyue didn't dodge, and a smile appeared on her face.

"I thought you were upset because you didn't like my name. Let's go back quickly then. If you're not feeling well, be sure to tell me."

Shen Linyue nodded and chuckled dryly: "Of course not, your new name sounds great, and I support you changing your name, really."

The female lead's life is very hard, and she is bullied by the female supporting characters. Why is it not good to give her a name that sounds thriving?

Besides, she's just the villain's mother; how could she possibly stop the female lead from changing her name?

...

The two quickly returned to the classroom, parted ways at the front door, and Shen Linyue walked straight towards He Xiao.

He Xiao, with his long legs, returned to the classroom two minutes before them. Seeing that she looked dazed, pale, and frowning, He Xiao changed the subject of his sarcastic remark.

"What's wrong? Did you get lost in a maze? Your face is so pale." He felt he should remind Lin Yue that her task was to study, wasn't it?

Why bother with friends? Isn't he enough for her? Besides, what benefits can Su Xiao bring her?

Upon hearing He Xiao's voice, Shen Linyue, disregarding how irritating his tone was, immediately grabbed his arm and spoke seriously.

"From now on, you are not allowed to accept love letters from girls casually."

He Xiao: ?

She's really sick in the head. Which eye of hers saw him accepting a love letter?

"You're so distracted because of this? I didn't realize you were so possessive, Auntie," He Xiao teased.

Shen Linyue's lips moved slightly, and after a few seconds she said, "No, I'm doing this for your own good."

He Xiao curled his lips, about to say something more, when a pink envelope with a red heart drawn on it fell out of his desk drawer.

Their gazes swept over at the same time. He Xiao remained silent, and the next second a small hand swiftly reached out and snatched the envelope away before He Xiao could even react.

Shen Linyue's voice came again: "Confiscate it."

He Xiao: ...

His lips twitched slightly as he looked at Shen Linyue, whose expression was serious: "Is it necessary?"

Even if she didn't take it, he would just throw these useless things in the trash can anyway.

However, Shen Linyue nodded very seriously: "Yes, I will take care of these things for you from now on."

Shen Linyue herself felt that she was too nervous, but she couldn't help it. She always wanted to find something to do, otherwise she would feel uneasy.

He Xiao wanted to say something, but seeing her expression, he didn't speak. He chuckled and said, "Whatever, you're really bored."

Shen Linyue didn't retort, she just gave him a look and buried herself in her book.

He Xiao felt that something was wrong with Shen Linyue, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He stared at her for a few moments, but when she didn't react, he gave up.

Oh well, girls always have those days when they're not behaving themselves.

After class, Su Xiao came to find Shen Linyue to go to the restroom together.

Shen Linyue hesitated for a few seconds before refusing: "I'm going to memorize a few more math formulas before I go. You go."

Su Xiao didn't see anything wrong with it; on the contrary, she admired her even more.

"Yueyue, you are so hardworking, I feel ashamed of myself." She exclaimed.

Shen Linyue smiled and said, "There's nothing I can do. I'm a transfer student, so I have to put in more effort to catch up with my classmates."

Su Xiao gave her a thumbs up: "That's amazing! I'll head over now, bye-bye."

"Bye-bye." Shen Linyue waved, watching Su Xiao leave before meeting He Xiao's lazy gaze.

"Go out for a walk when you need to, or you'll end up straining your eyes."

Shen Linyue chuckled: "Didn't you dislike Su Xiao? And you still want me to go with her?"

He Xiao rolled his eyes: "I just wanted to help you relax your eyes. Don't be ungrateful."

"Thank you so much for thinking about my eyes." With that, Shen Linyue stopped staring at the textbook.

Instead, he stared at the green leaves outside the window.

After thinking about it for a whole class period, Shen Linyue actually had a clue.

Since Su Xiao is the female lead, she will eventually fall in love with Jiang Zhixing again. However, there is an important missing factor: getting Su Xiao to notice Jiang Zhixing. As for whether things will develop as they did in the original story, that's none of her business.

The key factor is He Xiao, so she should now take He Xiao's place, make the female lead notice the male lead, and ideally, make her fall in love with him.

The villain's mother and the villain are essentially one entity, right? She could probably make the male and female leads develop feelings for each other in a different way.

As Shen Linyue pondered, the seriousness on her face dissipated, and she turned around to see He Xiao rummaging through the snacks in his desk drawer.

His brows furrowed suddenly, his expression turning fierce: "You stole my snacks!"

He Xiao had already opened the potato chips and eaten several. He glanced at her and sneered, "You think buying them is stealing? Well, I'll take them anyway."

Shen Linyue remained silent: "I just... never mind, I can't be bothered with you."

He was about to get up when He Xiao asked, "Would you like some milk tea?"

"Yes!" Shen Linyue paused in her act of getting up, then sat back down on the stool, her eyes shining.

He Xiao was amused by her, "Okay, are you still angry?"

Shen Linyue wanted to say that she wasn't angry, but when she met He Xiao's lazy yet serious gaze, she suddenly remembered what happened before class, and her heart was warmed in that instant.

He Xiao is a warm-hearted man, she's convinced!

The gloom in her heart vanished, replaced by a warm smile: "Thank you, Xiao."

He noticed that something was wrong with her mood, that's good.

...

After Su Xiao returned from the restroom, Shen Linyue reverted to her carefree and cheerful nature.

He grabbed her arm and started chatting with her about this and that, saying, "I heard there's a monthly exam next week, I'm so nervous."

Su Xiao comforted her, "It's okay, you'll definitely get good results if you're this serious."

Shen Linyue: "Don't you think Jiang Zhixing is actually quite handsome?"

Su Xiao: ?