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September 1st arrived in the blink of an eye—the first day of school.
Before leaving for school, Madam Lu reminded her, “If anything happens at school, go find Lu Jin. He’s in the international program.”
Most of the children in this social circle, like Lu Jin, attended the international division of public high schools. That way, if they got into trouble, their families could easily step in to handle it.
The international division of No. 1 High School followed the AP curriculum, entirely different from the domestic college entrance exam track.
When the Lu and Tan families arranged Xu En’tang transfer, they considered that she might struggle to adapt to the international division, so they didn’t transfer her there.
In her past life, Xu En’tang had transferred to the international division after just one semester, solely to be closer to Lu Jin.
No one knew how much effort she had put in after transferring. Eventually, she and Lu Jin applied to the same university abroad.
This time, she would not make the same choice.
Given a second chance, she wanted to stay in the country for university and pursue a major she truly liked.
Taking a deep breath, Xu En’tang stepped into Class 2 of the second-year cohort.
With the new term came newly assigned classes. Everyone was busy chatting with their former classmates about their summer vacations.
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Two boys were chatting about a recent basketball game when one of them, not paying attention, accidentally bumped into someone.
“Sorry,” the boy turned around to apologize. When he saw who it was, he froze for a moment, then his face flushed red.
Xu En’tang replied, “It’s okay.”
After she walked away, the two boys started discussing.
“Who was that?”
“No idea.”
“You mean to tell me there’s a beautiful girl in our grade that you don’t know about?”
“Exactly! There’s no way I wouldn’t have noticed someone that pretty. She must be the transfer student!”
Xu En’tang heard a voice beside her.
“Hey, is this seat taken?”
She looked up and answered, “No.”
The girl pulled out the chair, placed her bag down, and smiled. “I’m Lin Jiayu. I was in Class 7 last year.”
The scene overlapped with Xu En’tang’s memories. They were still seated together as desk mates.
In her past life, she had only stayed in Class 2 for one semester, but she had a good impression of Lin Jiayu.
When she had first transferred and struggled to adjust, Lin Jiayu had helped her a lot.
“I’m Xu En’tang. I transferred from Licheng this semester.”
Class placements were based on the final exams of the first year. Class 2 was a science-focused experimental class, and most of the students here had been in the experimental track since their first year.
Students like Lin Jiayu, who had transferred from a regular class, were rare.
And as a transfer student, Xu En’tang naturally knew no one.
So the two of them conveniently stuck together.
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Lin Jiayu was a bit shy by nature, but within half a day, she had already grown quite familiar with Xu En’tang.
She sighed and said, “I never expected us to get along so well.”
Xu En’tang smiled. “Maybe it’s fate.”
Lin Jiayu wholeheartedly agreed. “I think so too! The moment I walked into the classroom, I noticed you right away.”
The first day of school was relatively relaxed.
The last two periods in the afternoon were reserved for the opening ceremony, where all the students and teachers gathered in the auditorium.
Xu En’tang quietly brought a book along to memorize.
Seeing how diligent she was, Lin Jiayu felt motivated as well. She hadn’t expected her new deskmate to be even more studious than she was.
One by one, the classes arrived at the auditorium.
Xu En’tang was seated near the aisle, with Lin Jiayu next to her.
Suddenly, a stir spread through the crowd as students started looking in the same direction.
Xu En’tang asked, “What’s going on?”
Lin Jiayu, unfazed, replied, “The international class just arrived. They’re looking at Lu Jin.”
Across the aisle, a group of girls was turning around excitedly.
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“Ahhh, Lu Jin is here!”
“He’s walking this way! Quick, check my hair—does it look okay?”
“He’s seriously so handsome. I haven’t seen him all summer, and somehow he looks even better!”
…
Xu En’tang recalled that this had indeed happened at the start of the school year.
Back then, she had been just like these girls.
But Lin Jiayu had already withdrawn her gaze and was focused on her physics problems again.
She said, “Nothing worth looking at. Staring at handsome guys is just a distraction from studying.”
Xu En’tang thought that made a lot of sense.
If only she had realized this sooner.
Lu Jin had just woken up from a nap, his brows carrying a hint of drowsiness and impatience.
As he walked down the aisle steps, his eyes landed on a quiet figure—one that stood out against the noisy crowd.
He suddenly recalled that night by the pond in Fuyuan and the words: “Staying up late is bad for your brain.”
Sensing that his steps had slowed, He Jiayu asked, “What’s wrong, A’Jin?”
Lu Jin withdrew his gaze. “Nothing.”
A group of them walked past Xu En’tang.
He Jiayu couldn’t help but glance back and comment, “That girl is really pretty!”
Lu Jin: “Shut up. You’re too loud.”
Soon, another wave of excitement rippled through the classroom from a different direction.
Xu En’tang, who had been reviewing her notes, felt Lin Jiayu nudge her arm.
“Ahhh, Xu En’tang, look over there!”
Xu En’tang lifted her head in confusion and followed Lin Jiayu’s gaze.
The attention of the entire class was focused on a specific section of the senior-year students’ seats.
At the center of everyone’s attention stood a group of boys.
The most striking one was slightly tilting his head, speaking casually to the guy beside him. A faint, effortless smile lingered at the corner of his lips, his skin fair and cool-toned.
That was…
“It’s Tan Jili!!!” Lin Jiayu was practically glowing with excitement.
Xu En’tang: “…”
Didn’t she just say looking at handsome guys was a distraction?
“You like Tan Jili?” Xu En’tang asked.
Lin Jiayu corrected her, “It’s admiration!”
Her eyes were glued to him, reluctant to even blink.
“He’s a math competition genius! Even though he’s in the international program, he made it into the national training team and has already secured a guaranteed spot at A University.”
“Let me tell you a secret—I prayed to him before my finals last semester.” Lin Jiayu lowered her voice slightly, looking a little embarrassed.
Xu En’tang: “…How exactly did you ‘pray’?”
Lin Jiayu explained, “Well, there are tons of his photos floating around in different group chats. I just saved one randomly and prayed to it for good grades. I’m not the only one who does this.”
Over at the senior-year section, Tan Jili and his friends had already taken their seats.
Lin Jiayu’s view was blocked by people walking around, and she could no longer see anything.
She withdrew her gaze and sighed, “If only he could share a bit of that brainpower with me. He’s literally the ultimate dream for us strength-admirers!”
“But… there’s one little flaw.”
Xu En’tang asked, “What flaw?”
Was there anything about Tan Jili that wasn’t perfect?
Lin Jiayu glanced at the group of excited girls and said regretfully, “He’s got the face of a male seductress.”
Xu En’tang: “…”