Chapter 3
Early in the morning, the ringing of the cell phone alarm woke Shen Huaixin up. She closed her eyes and groped for the cell phone on the bedside table as if she knew the way. She swiped her thumb across the screen and felt annoyed - it was time to go to work again, so annoying, let it go.
The thought of the piles of reports made him want to die. He couldn't help but calculate how many days of annual leave he had left and whether it was enough for him to rest for half a day. After calculating for a long time, Shen Huaixin suddenly realized that something was wrong. He opened his eyes suddenly and saw the unfamiliar ceiling and bedroom layout, and he woke up completely.
It's time to go to school.
Shen Huaixin pulled herself out of the warm bed, changed her clothes and washed up. When she looked at the face in the mirror, it was both strange and familiar. It was a beautiful face of a young girl, but with a slightly dead feeling of a social animal.
She washed vigorously, trying to wash away the smell of class, when there was a knock at the door.
"Miss, breakfast is ready, time to get up."
Shen Huaixin responded vaguely.
When I sat down at the table, Shen Chumo was already waiting at his seat.
Shen Huaixin was stunned: "Why did you wake up?"
"Have dinner with Sister Xin." He tied the scarf around himself carefully, looking very well-behaved.
Shen Huaixin felt amused in his heart, pretending to be indifferent and annoyed on his face, and said in a bad tone: "Then you eat it yourself, I have no appetite, you can eat my breakfast too."
After saying that, Shen Huaixin strode away, not daring to look at Shen Chumo, his conscience was very uneasy.
Shen Chumo's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously at her back.
Today's breakfast was Hong Kong-style, including lobster dumplings, abalone rice rolls, boat porridge, etc. These were all delicacies he had never seen before. He swallowed hard and picked up some with chopsticks.
"Master, the young lady is just grumpy after waking up," the servant consoled her as he served the food. "After all, it's Monday, so it's easy to be in a bad mood."
Shen Chumo buried his head in his food and nodded perfunctorily.
At the school gate, a red convertible with a little golden man logo on its head stopped, raising fine dust on the ground. The car door opened, and with the early morning sunlight, the first thing that caught the eye was a beige leather boot, which fell to the ground as its owner took a step.
The students who were rushing to school stopped and whispered about which family this young lady was from.
"Is it Shen Huaixin? I've seen that convertible."
"What does it look like? Is it pretty?"
"...it's quite unique. You'll know once you see it." The insider showed an indescribable expression, which successfully aroused the curiosity of his companions.
Before he finished speaking, a girl in a blue school uniform stepped out of the car. Her long hair was neatly tied up, revealing her fair forehead and bright eyes. Even with her simple attire, she was still as beautiful as a lotus flower emerging from the water, exuding a natural and comfortable beauty.
The companion was stunned. After a while, he poked the arm of the person who knew the situation, but he became even more stunned. It was hard to describe his expression, whether it was astonishment or horror.
"Unique?" the companion couldn't help but ask, "Do you mean she's so beautiful that she's instantly recognizable? I don't understand."
“…I don’t understand either.”
The insider replied with an unclear answer.
Not far away, the school beauty stopped and asked the boy who stopped beside her,
"Qi Yi, what's wrong?"
Qi Yi restrained his gaze and smiled at her gently: "Nothing."
"Sister Xin?" Fang Xiaozheng, who was carrying a schoolbag, looked Shen Huaixin up and down and waved at her uncertainly.
Seeing a familiar person after such a long time was like a savior to Shen Huaixin. She hurried over and subconsciously greeted Fang Xiaozheng: "Xiao Zheng, good morning."
[System: Warning! Host's personality has shifted! Administering a mild electric shock penalty.]
Shen Huaixin felt an electric current running through her body, and she almost cried out in pain. She kicked the stone hard, tears welling up in her eyes: "Ah... This stone is too hard! My toes are broken! Xiao Zheng, go buy me some bread, I didn't have breakfast."
Fang Xiaozheng was curious about why she was dressed like that today, but he didn't have time to ask. He just quickly replied "OK" and hurried to the convenience store.
Shen Huaixin didn't move for a long time, breathing in the fresh air, pretending that he was hurt by a stone. The feeling of being electrocuted was like running on the ground with numb feet, and every step was extremely painful.
Chen Huaixin tearfully asked the system: "Thunder King, let's make a deal. Can I give you a yellow card warning from now on? I'll fix any issues immediately! If the final result is OOC, it's not too late to give me a warning."
【System: OK.】
Shen Huaixin breathed a sigh of relief and saw Fang Xiaozheng running towards him with a piece of bread in his arms. He wanted to say thank you, but he was really afraid of the electric shock therapy, so he could only snort coldly at Fang Xiaozheng, who was running with a slightly red face.
"As an errand boy, he's quite competent."
As she took the bread, she took out her cell phone and transferred 20 yuan for milk tea to Fang Xiaozheng's WeChat, purely as compensation for the mental damage after being scolded.
Fang Xiaozheng accepted it without hesitation. Delighted, she stretched out her right hand, with her thumb and little finger standing upright and the other three fingers curled up. She put her left hand on her waist and posed.
"Xinxin Girls Team, we will never be separated."
Shen Huaixin: "..."
"………………"
A sense of being an NPC from an old-fashioned shojo manga hit her in the face. She dug her toes into the ground, trying to pretend that she didn't know this person.
"Sister Xin, why don't you shout our slogan?"
"You shouted very well," Shen Huaixin coughed, his eyes frantically scanning the curious passers-by, "Don't shout next time."
"? Sister Xin, didn't you design this? You said we should have a team name and slogan, so it would look more domineering."
[System: OOC warning! ]
Chen Huaixin's body trembled, strongly suspecting that this was the system's evil intentions. He had no choice but to imitate Fang Xiaozheng's pose and said vaguely and softly, "Xinxin Girls Team, we will never leave each other... Is this okay?"
She just wanted to get away from this place as soon as possible, but Fang Xiaozheng shook his head and corrected her.
"Sister Xin, have you forgotten? Each of us has a different pose. Yours is like this. Also, your voice should be the loudest, because you said you want to show that the boss is the center."
After saying that, she struck another pose that was exclusive to Shen Huaixin, and there was indeed a subtle difference.
Shen Huaixin gritted his teeth and watched Fang Xiaozheng's textbook demonstration, his mouth twitching. This was no more than the public execution of a person.
[Chen Huaixin: Thunder King, you can fight a Shang...]
【System: No.】
Shen Huaixin took a deep breath and quickly completed a set of procedures in front of the growing crowd of onlookers, with a dead look in his eyes.
[Chen Huaixin: It’s okay, it’s okay. This wave of missions will be over in a few months...]
Thanks to Fang Xiaozheng's presence, Shen Huaixin managed to get away with it and successfully found the classroom.
Fang Xiaozheng sat down at the table and asked curiously, "Sister Xin, why aren't you wearing makeup today? You look a lot different."
Shen Huaixin just drank a mouthful of water and was so scared that he almost spit it out: "Don't talk nonsense! How have I changed? I'm still the same as before!"
"Of course it's gotten prettier," Fang Xiaozheng explained, waving her hands. "Of course it was prettier before, too. It was very much like Sister Xin's style."
...So that's how it is. Shen Huaixin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and found that many people noticed her. In high school, when even dyeing hair was not allowed, her image had indeed changed a lot.
Fang Xiaozheng followed her gaze and smiled, covering her mouth. "I'm all attracted by Sister Xin's beauty. I think the title of campus beauty will change hands in the future."
"School beauty?"
"Su Zihan, I don't think she's as pretty as our Sister Xin."
Fang Xiaozheng's words reminded Shen Huaixin. Shen Huaixin remembered that the heroine was the school beauty, but her name was hard to remember and she often couldn't remember it.
"You have a point," Shen Huaixin thought for a moment and smiled, "I really should meet this school beauty."
When the bell rang, the noise in the classroom immediately dissipated, and the head teacher walked into the classroom to arrange morning reading.
The bright and clean classrooms and the students studying with their heads shaking, all made Shen Huaixin feel as if he was in another world. After working as a slave for a few years in society, he realized the benefits of going to school.
Having the opportunity to experience it again, she read very attentively, laying out her brand new textbook and following the text word for word, her mind gradually immersed. Having been tortured by skits so many times, she rarely had the leisure to seriously read a book like this.
The book was so new that Shen Huaixin even doubted whether the original owner had ever opened it. She remembered that her grades seemed to be at the bottom all year round, but Shen's parents had already arranged for her to go to a foreign university and planned to send her abroad as soon as she graduated from high school, and then come back after gaining some experience.
The boys in the back row who were not concentrating on their studies saw Shen Huaixin so serious, and couldn't help but poke their deskmates and whisper.
"Doesn't she usually sleep?"
"You're just pretending."
"She looks pretty even without all the makeup. Maybe she wants to change her ways and study hard."
"Do you believe that the worst student in the school can change his ways, or do you believe that I am Qin Shi Huang?"
The two smiled at each other in tacit understanding and ended the topic.
After morning reading, I go for a morning run.
"You're going?" Fang Xiaozheng was a little surprised when he saw Shen Huaixin stand up.
Shen Huaixin nodded and murmured, then froze nervously as a thought struck her. Fortunately, the system didn't pick on such a trivial matter and didn't issue a warning, so she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What to do if your child is always disobedient and loses his personality? Just give him a slap. Shen Huaixin suddenly felt a sense of sympathy, like a young girl being sent to a school for internet addiction.
This body obviously lacked exercise. After running just one lap, Shen Huaixin left the team and panted on the edge of the playground with his knees supported.
Another class was running down the playground, and she happened to look up and saw a pretty girl running against the inside of the group. She had airy bangs, was dressed in her school uniform, and was wearing well-worn white sneakers. Her hair, slightly damp with sweat, clung to her forehead, and the sunlight shone through it, making her look exceptionally youthful.
She has the face of a girl next door, not particularly outstanding, but sweet and lovely enough. The slightly downward-pointing eyebrows have a pitiful beauty that arouses people's desire to protect her.
The girl's shoelaces were loose, and she left the team and ran to the edge of the playground to quickly tie her shoelaces.
Shen Huaixin unconsciously exclaimed "Wow". If Shen Huaixin guessed correctly, this was the school beauty Su Zihan.
She really looks like the heroine in a campus drama!
She is the kind of soft, white-haired girl who makes a great match for a couple. She looks so appealing that you want to pinch her cheeks and get close to her like you would a small animal.
Not to mention the male protagonist, even the villains look at the female protagonist differently. Because after being bullied, the female protagonist handed Shen Chumo a pack of tissues and helped him to the medical room. This favor was secretly remembered by him, and it became the fuse that pushed forward his ultimate fate.
This article has a very convenient setting, that is, the heroine's special ability is purification, which can alleviate mild pollution. The purification method is usually close contact, through holding hands, kissing, or deeper physical contact to allow pure energy to flow.
No wonder the male protagonists are reluctant to leave after being purified.
As a scholar, Shen Huaixin naturally liked this setting and read it with great interest.
It’s just a pity that for the pollution sources or those that have been completely transformed into pollutants, the heroine’s purification is no longer a restoration, but a kind of salvation, making them disappear completely.
In fact, it is very easy to understand. Shen Huaixin imagined pollution as cancer cells, which will proliferate and metastasize under unrestricted conditions. Cancer cells can be killed through chemotherapy, but if the cancer cells have spread throughout the body, the only thing that can be done is to issue a critical illness notice and provide hospice care.
Su Zihan came over following the voice, and their eyes met. She was slightly stunned, then gave a polite smile.
As soon as Shen Huaixin raised the corner of his lips in response, he received a yellow card from the system in his mind. He sneered and subconsciously thought of Fang Xiaozheng's words and asked,
"I heard you're the school beauty?"
"..." Su Zihan looked Shen Huaixin up and down. She was indeed fair-skinned and beautiful. Even though her tone was sarcastic, she still had a natural sense of pride and nobility, as if she was born that way. She did not comment, "I don't know, maybe others made random comments."
"Well, it lives up to its reputation." Shen Huaixin nodded in praise.
Su Zihan was a little angry when he heard this. He frowned and looked at Su Huaixin's face.
Sarcastic.
Even though she admitted that she wasn't as pretty as the other person, she still felt disgusted when she was pointed out so bluntly. Since the person coming here didn't have good intentions, there was no need for her to say more. Just as she finished tying her shoelaces, she ran towards the class line without looking back, leaving Shen Huaixin with a sturdy back.
Back in the classroom, while there were still a few minutes of rest time, Shen Huaixin walked to the next class and saw through the window the boy sitting behind him chatting with Su Zihan.
The boy wore gold-rimmed glasses and had a naturally distant expression, except when he was looking at Su Zihan, his eyes were gentle. He lifted his eyelids and looked at Shen Huaixin outside the window.
Shen Huaixin guessed that he should be one of the heroine's ambiguous objects - the cold and aloof academic master Qi Yi.
This reverse harem wasteland apocalyptic romance novel has three male protagonists, including Qi Yi.
In the book, he was attracted to the strong and innocent heroine and guarded her silently without asking for anything in return. However, the heroine mostly treated him as a brother, and the two of them were always in an ambiguous period without making it clear. Until later, the pollution broke out and he was injured for the heroine. The heroine, anxious, activated her supernatural powers and fumbled for purification and treatment. Only then did the two of them escape danger and their relationship broke through.
Other plots can be read quickly, but this kind of plot was analyzed word by word by Shen Huaixin. Therefore, facing the two parties involved, he felt a little guilty as a peeper. He turned his eyes away unconsciously and coughed with his fist to his lips.
What's even more embarrassing is that the original owner had a one-sided love for Qi Yi and tried every possible way to get close to him. The two were well-matched, and his parents secretly wanted to arrange a marriage and were happy to see the two children get together.
However, the original owner tried his best but couldn't even get the phone number. He only received increasingly disgusted and cold looks from the other party, pushing his lover further and further away.
After something touched Qi Yi's bottom line, he even declared publicly: "Even if I die or jump off the roof of the teaching building, I will never fall in love with you! Forget it!"
"Chen Huaixin, what's the matter?" Qi Yi asked.
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