Yang Yajing felt her life was utterly worthless—single at 36; meager salary absolutely insufficient to cover her mother's medical expenses.
Her best friend not only stole the man she...
In July 1999, except for Zhou Pengfei, the rest of the class faced the college entrance examination.
Yang Yajing and her friends are all top students, and with the university experiencing a small expansion of enrollment that year, they had no problem at all.
After receiving their admission notices in mid-August, Chen Jiaoyun suddenly had a whimsical idea: to go to a photo studio to capture their graduation moment. Zhou Pengfei, of course, was also dragged along.
In the photo studio, a group of people sat on the floor in front of a white backdrop.
Zhou Pengfei, Chen Jiaoyun, Yang Yajing, Yu Ning, Quan Wukang, and Guan Yue were all in high spirits and had smiles on their faces.
Except for Zhou Pengfei, everyone else was holding their admission notices, freezing time in the lens.
Yang Yajing deservedly became the top student in the Finance Department of the University of Finance and Economics, Chen Jiaoyun and Guan Yue were admitted to the Chinese Department of the University of Arts and Sciences as they wished, Yu Ning was admitted to the Performance Department of Jinxi, and Quan Wukang entered the Economics Department of Jinxi University.
Years later, this photo was unearthed and posted online, jokingly referring to them as "Class 99".
Because everyone in this land will, in the near future, tightly control a small empire within their own domain.
"Junior brother, we're waiting for you! Keep up the good work next year!" Chen Jiaoyun patted Zhou Pengfei on the shoulder to encourage him.
Because of the expansion of enrollment, Huamei no longer recruits only twenty-odd people nationwide, but more than seventy.
Seeing his friends achieve their dreams greatly boosted his confidence. If he worked hard for another year, wouldn't he succeed too?
After getting into university, the first thing Chen Jiaoyun and Quan Wukang wanted to do was buy a car.
Last year, Quan Wukang joined in the fun and also got his driver's license.
Although Jinzhou University is a second-tier university, its campus is brand new, the facilities are excellent, and there are many people, which is very helpful for his major and personality.
But Jinzhou University's campus is too far away! It takes two or three hours to get from the northwest of Jinzhou to the city center by bus, which he was not happy about.
Chen Jiaoyun wanted to buy a car because Wenda University was in the northeast corner. Although the transportation was convenient and the surrounding facilities were complete, she needed to go to her art studio on Changle Road!
She used to be able to be picked up and dropped off by her parents when she was at home, but now she lives at school and is an adult. She doesn't want to be a mama's boy and be laughed at.
Besides, driving is so liberating! With a car, she can go to the University of Finance and Economics every now and then to keep spending time with Yang Yajing!
Chen Jiaoyun had another piece of good news: Jiang Xuanxuan's grades were terrible, and she probably failed the college entrance exam. It would be so much better to have this disgusting woman nagging her ear during her university life!
I've put up with this woman for almost nine years, and I'm finally free! Hahahaha!
But before she could finish celebrating, Yang Yajing told her that Jiang Xuanxuan had probably gotten her family to buy her a degree and she had gone to Jinzhou University.
"With grades like that, she can get into university?" Chen Jiaoyun pouted. "Did she manage to get those two troublemakers through with her?"
"That doesn't seem to be the case. I heard that Jin Yiyi did fail the exam and didn't even get into a junior college." Yang Yajing shook her head. "But Pang Yan's grades were pretty good, and she got into Jin University's media program."
"Hmph! Looks like I'll have to go to Jinda less often from now on!" Chen Jiaoyun declared confidently.
“Jinda campus is huge!” Yang Yajing didn’t think so, because she had something to do at Jinda, or rather, someone to meet. “The campus of Wukang University is several buildings away from those two people’s campus, so it’s unlikely that we’ll run into each other by chance.”
"I thought I was finally free! Ugh... I hate it!" Chen Jiaoyun cried out to the sky.
"Allah!" Yang Yajing smiled as she stroked Chen Jiaoyun's hair.
Now that there are fewer rules and regulations in college, Chen Jiaoyun suddenly had another idea: "Ya Jing, let's go dye our hair?"
"Your hair is perfectly fine, why are you messing with it?" Yang Yajing said noncommittally.
In her previous life, she didn't have the money for these things, and she couldn't even afford to go to the cheapest hair salon, so she always had long hair and didn't even bother with bangs.
"Come on! Come on! Come with me!" Chen Jiaoyun shook Yang Yajing's arm, refusing to give up.
"Why did you drag me along to dye your hair?" Yang Yajing said helplessly.
"Don't you know that you shouldn't punish everyone? If I go dyeing it by myself, I'll have a reason to beat my dad if he wants to!" Chen Jiaoyun, that little devil.
"A crowd? Two people make a group, three people make a crowd!" Yang Yajing teased her.
"Right! Wait! I'll call Quan Wukang!"
Quan Wukang is naturally cunning and willing to try anything, so he definitely won't refuse if you ask him to join.
You can dye your hair, but why do you have to be so unconventional?
Yang Yajing dyed her hair a light brown, which looked very natural, but what's with Chen Jiaoyun's sea blue hair and Quan Wukang's red hair?
“Sakuragi Hanamichi! He’ll become famous, and so will he! How cool is that?” Quan Wukang said matter-of-factly.
"And what about your blue hair?" Yang Yajing looked at Chen Jiaoyun's blue hair, unsure how to express herself.
"I think it looks great!" Chen Jiaoyun's statement was actually correct.
The sea blue color actually looks like shoulder-length black hair when it's not in sunlight; it only shines with a unique, dazzling blue hue under the sun.
However, only Chen Jiaoyun's personality can pull off this hair color; it's too high-profile!
Having lived two lives, this was Yang Yajing's first time trying hair dyeing, and she was actually quite happy about it.
In her previous life, it wasn't that she disliked those beautiful hairstyles with three-dimensional textures, but rather that she lacked the financial means to have them.
In this life, she still has long, flowing hair, but instead of simply cutting it straight with scissors at home, she has styled it into layers and added a side fringe, making her look youthful and lively.
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