The reason why Xu Nian and Yu Hao were betrothed was because Xu's father unintentionally helped Yu Hao's father, and the marriage was arranged just like that.
"A-Nian, did you suffer some mistreatment at school again?" Xu's father asked anxiously.
He knew that his daughter had been ridiculed by her classmates a lot because of her family background.
Sometimes when she came back, he could still see her red, swollen eyes from crying, and he could only watch helplessly.
"Father, I haven't been wronged, don't worry, I'm fine." Xu Nian leaned against her father, feeling the love and tenderness emanating from him, and a few hopes arose in her heart.
Will she also be able to have the wholehearted love of her family?
“A-Nian, don’t lie to your father. If you weren’t wronged, why didn’t you go to school?” Xu’s father’s words finally awakened Xu Nian’s lost memories.
Damn it, she forgot that the original owner of this body was a female scholar who earned her official rank through studying.
"Father, I really wasn't wronged. I just overslept today," Xu Nian explained with a mournful face.
Thinking that she still had to go to school, Xu Nian didn't have time to say much to her father and hurriedly got out of bed to put on her shoes.
Because her family was poor, she slept fully clothed last night, so there was no question of changing clothes.
Xu Nian quickly finished washing up, grabbed a yellowish steamed bun from the kitchen, and went out. "Daddy, I'm going to school."
Seeing her anxious expression, Xu's father's gentle face showed a helpless look. "You're such a grown-up, why are you still so impulsive?"
Even so, all of Xu's father's worries had dissipated.
Judging from my daughter's behavior, she probably wasn't upset yesterday; she just overslept and missed her wake-up time.
Xu Nian arrived at the school according to the original owner's memories.
The teacher was already giving a lesson. When she saw Xu Nian arrive, she merely glanced at her indifferently and said nothing.
Clearly, they took the original owner's frequent absences from school for granted.
Xu Nian found her original seat, sat down, and listened to the entire class while maintaining proper posture.
As soon as the teacher left, she heard someone say sarcastically, "Some people are such a waste of resources. Her father works so hard to earn money to support her studies, and she only shows up every few days. Every time, her father has to grovel and beg the teacher and dean not to let her drop out. They have no conscience or shame."
Xu Nian had no way to refute this, because what the person said was true.
She was originally sensitive and insecure, and would have an emotional breakdown if she was ridiculed a few times. Her academic performance was truly appalling.
Xu Nian remained silent, her lowered eyebrows suggesting a wounded sense of pride.
The woman who had just made sarcastic remarks curled her lip in disbelief upon seeing her like this.
Even if a person who is self-conscious, timid, and lacks ambition is good at studying and can pass the imperial examinations, he is still useless to the wild geese. It would be better for him to go home and farm as soon as possible.
"Hey! What are you babbling about? You have so many mouths, don't you want your tongue anymore?" Zhao Xian was immediately displeased when she heard someone talking about Xu Nian as soon as she came in.
Is this referring to Xu Nian?
This clearly refers to her, Zhao Xian.
"Hmph! No wonder they're such bad friends, they even come to class at the same time every day." The man was not afraid of Zhao Xian's threat and his sarcastic words came out again.
"Wang Shishi, if I don't knock your teeth out today, I'm not a Zhao!" Seeing that Zhao Xian was about to fight Wang Shishi, the female scholar next to her quickly pulled the two of them back.
These two families are of similar backgrounds, and making a big fuss would not benefit anyone, nor do they want to be caught in the crossfire.
At the crucial moment, Xu Nian was pushed next to Zhao Xian, who raised an eyebrow at her and said, "What, are you going to stop me too?"
"I won't stop you, I fully support you knocking out her teeth," Xu Nian said with a grin.
The original owner's perception of this classmate and friend was based solely on the original owner's own opinion.
In fact, Zhao Xian never considered her a friend.
She only felt a sense of finding a kindred spirit in the school because the original owner of this body was just as ill-educated as she was.
Xu Nian hadn't forgotten that when she came out of Ye Lin's room, she saw Zhao Xian in the main hall of Yunxi Fang, hugging two men and laughing with a smug look on her face, completely forgetting the original owner of the body who had come with her.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Who would care about someone who has no value whatsoever?
"Xu Nian, something's off about you today." Zhao Xian looked Xu Nian up and down. Her playful manner displeased her, and she immediately lost her intention to fight Wang Shishi.
Although she's a bit of a scoundrel, she knows who can fight and who can't.
The harsh words I just said were just for the sake of saving face.
She knew these people would try to stop her; she and Wang Shishi were unlikely to fight.
"Zhao Xian, what's wrong with me?" Xu Nian looked back at her with a puzzled expression.
“Something’s not right. Come out with me.” Zhao Xian was a domineering person. She grabbed Xu Nian’s arm and pulled her out of the school.
The two stopped under a huge ginkgo tree, Zhao Xian's bright and beautiful face full of strange expressions.
She knew Xu Nian very well; she was like her lackey. Normally, she wouldn't dare look Xu Nian in the eye, but today she dared to stare directly into her eyes. Something was wrong.
Could it be that she was traumatized at Yunxifang yesterday, causing her to change her temperament drastically today?
"Zhao Xian, can you let go of me first?" Xu Nian raised an eyebrow and looked at their wrists that were still clasped together.
She noticed that Zhao Xian was indeed very tall, a full head taller than her, and when she looked at her, her flamboyant and bright face was full of arrogance.
Zhao Xian shook off Xu Nian's hand and said arrogantly, "Hmph! You think I wanted to hold your hand? Tell me, why did you leave Yunxifang without saying goodbye last night?"
"I just didn't want to disturb your good time." Xu Nian didn't plan to tell Zhao Xian about Ye Lin. This friend was too unreliable and not worth confiding in.
"Your explanation is barely acceptable." Zhao Xian was too lazy to investigate the real reason for Xu Nian's change.
She gazed at her intently, feeling a pang of regret that the fool would never return.
Xu Nian was puzzled when she saw Zhao Xian suddenly looking sullen and leaving in a huff.
"Yuanbao, help me figure out who this Zhao Xian is?" Xu Nian's intuition told her that there was something wrong with this Zhao Xian.
"Host, Zhao Xian is the female lead's best male friend whom she met at school, and also one of her main girlfriends. In fact, Zhao Xian is the third male lead."
"Zhao Xian is a man?" Xu Nian was stunned as she accepted this news.
No wonder he seemed close yet distant from the original owner of the body; it makes sense since he's a man.
Yuanbao was surprised. "Host, didn't you know Zhao Xian is a man? Didn't you read the script carefully?"
"After reading it, I thought it was just someone with the same name. I never expected Zhao Xian to be one of the female lead's harem members." Xu Nian didn't know how to complain. She felt like she was surrounded by the female lead's harem.
Her fiancé Yu Hao is her man, her best friend from school is her man, and even Ye Lin, whom she met at the brothel, is still her man.
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