At present, following the plot was indeed the best option.

Moreover, time rewind would only be interesting at first, but over time it could drive people crazy even if they didn’t get lock up in a dark room.

Wasn’t the interesting thing about life the fact that it only moves forward and would disappear in time and that sooner or later it would come to an end?

A daily life of stagnation like this would be too boring. Especially for someone like her who doesn’t daydream, the time spent in stagnation was no different from being locked up in jail. It wasn’t like she needed to spend that much time to enrich herself and do meaningful things.

She’s a person with no dreams, no goals, and wasn’t interested in anything.

Moreover, opening her eyes and seeing two flat faces every day would quite ruin her mood.

One of the plastic sisters asked her why she was in such a daze. Chacha waved her hands and said, “Nothing, I was just thinking how Ning An really upsets me. Once classes are over later, let’s block her and teach her a lesson.”

This was the plot written in the novel.

The male and female protagonist weren’t in good terms with each other. Chen Cha diligently extorted the female protagonist, and after strongly resisting at first, the female protagonist wisely handed over all of her money. But because the female protagonist couldn’t buy anything to eat, the male protagonist heard her stomach growling.

The male protagonist was a tsundere^[1]a Japanese term for a character development process that depicts a character with an initially harsh personality who gradually reveals a warmer, friendlier side over time, so after laughing at her, he invited her to a meal.

The relationship between the male and female protagonist heated up and Chen Cha’s scheme only boosted the plot.

The girl with yellow eyeshadow showed a satisfied smile and said, “That’s fine. She and I are both on duty today. I’ll send the others away.”

“En.” Chacha nodded. “Okay, it’s agreed. I’ll go ahead first. See you then.”

Chacha went back to school and found her classroom. At this time, there was only one person inside. That person had his back to Chacha and was reviewing the lesson.

Chacha sat down quietly, took out her phone, and looked at the date.

It was early February of the year 2012.

Chacha stayed up all night to read this novel because a netizen with the username ‘My Love, Love Is Dead’ mentioned that the villainess in it that had the same name as her was interesting.

As a result, she didn’t see anything interesting about the villainess. She just thought that her luck was second only to the male and female protagonist.

She was the most stupid person in the story but she survived till the end.

Only with unbelievable luck could such an achievement be reached.

This novel was set in the year 2012 but the technology was from 2018.

For example, the versions of touch screen mobile phones, the Internet, Weibo, and so on.

This world was half modern and half fanciful.

This was a time period where a person called Daddy Ma^[2]Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba Group wasn’t widely known yet and Alibaba hadn’t become an existence that Daddy Ma would regret.

A person called Daddy Wang^[3]Wang Jianlin, a business magnate, investor and philanthropist hadn’t yet worked as a part-time chicken soup for the soul lecturer or had uttered the well-known concept of ‘earning 100 million first’.

However, there must be someone who was doing these things, and when the Internet sweeps the country, they would definitely become the father of hundreds of millions of people.

She had knowledge that people of this time didn’t know.

Despite her family being all scum, how she was surrounded by plastic sisters, and how she had to act like a scum girl, she could still find a way out for herself in the cracks.

What’s the point of merely following the plot?

Seizing the opportunity to make money was what those born in the 1990’s should do in the 21st century.

If she made a fortune, no matter how she acted evil, she would be able to use the money to make a living when the time comes.

But even if she had no money, it’s still fine. At worst, she would just go back into living a life of a salted fish^[4]a person who have no intention of doing anything.

A person with no attachments had no fear for anything.

Chacha contemplated for a while and sorted out the information in her head.

It was the year 2012 and she’s in her third year of high school.

It meant she needed to retake the college entrance examination……

What a nightmare.

She’d put the matter for some other time, for now, she would think about how to make money first.

The favorite past time of the novel Chen Cha’s half-brother was to frame her.

Because of this, Father Chen disliked Chen Cha very much.

After she had come of age, her pocket money was reduced.

Then further on, Chen Cha’s living expenses were basically cut off. She was used to being extravagant and simply couldn’t stand it. Later, she had been led astray and became a kept woman, squandering a lot of easily obtained money, but it also destroyed the very essence of her being.

Chacha didn’t want that. She’s a person who likes to live a relaxed and happy life, rather than just survive with only a husk of herself.

Since her biological parents were big shots, she could just go to them.

However, at present, she still had to follow the plot. There was no rush. She would encounter them sooner or later. She planned to make some money before meeting them and show them that she’s leading a good life.

A daughter whose life was miserable because she got swapped versus a daughter whose life was miserable because she got swapped but wasn’t willing to fall down and was striving to make something out of herself.

No matter what angle, the latter would be more well-liked.

———pr

After classes were over, Chacha followed the classroom number and found where the female protagonist was.

Although the hallway was crowded, whenever people saw her, they still subconsciously stepped aside to make way for her.

Chen Cha was stupid, but she was at least the male protagonist’s white moonlight. Her looks was outstanding and otherworldly and she was tall and had nice curves. The things on her body were all brand-name goods, and she’s always cold and proud, which made her appear more condescending.

She stood out like a sore thumb among this group of students who have been tortured by high school life with their haggard faces and low spirits.

They didn’t seem like people from the same world.

Today, however, she wasn’t raising her delicate chin high.

Her eyes were slightly lowered and her gaze was on the ground she was walking on. There was no special expression on her face, but there was an extra introverted quietness compared to usual.

Most of the girls couldn’t help but take a few glances at her despite their subtle jealousy and dislike.

The boys were usually hindered by her haughtiness since it hurts their self-esteem. But today they didn’t avoid her and looked at her face openly, unable to help but indulge in it.

———pr

Jiao Yushi walked out of the back door just in time to see Chen Cha coming towards his direction.

Jiao Yushi ‘likes’ her, but never told anyone.

This liking was mainly admiration of her face, not enough to warrant any action on his part, let alone a confession.

Jiao Yushi gazed at her for a few seconds and was just about to look away when he realized that Chen Cha didn’t even throw him a look?

Chen Cha should have noticed that he paid more attention to her than anyone else.

She was very proud because she knew it. She deliberately acted haughtier yet simultaneously dangling in front of him so he would keep on liking her.

A very amusing attitude.

It’s also both tasteless and silly that it’s almost laughable.

Jiao Yushi unconsciously stopped in his tracks, wanting to see how long Chen Cha would ignore him.

Wherever Chen Cha passed by, people gave way.

When she walked in front of him, he didn’t move away. Chen Cha’s figure paused slightly. The eyes under her slightly drooped eyelids shifted slightly and looked at his feet.

As if she only saw an obstacle on the road, she didn’t bother to even raise her eyes and just moved two steps to the side and walked past him.

Jiao Yushi’s eyes became a bit subtle.

Previously, her arrogance came from the fact that her family had some money and how she attracted attention from her good-looks. She probably also believed that as long as she wanted it, there was nothing in this world that she couldn’t get.

She had a kind of shallow-mindedness and pride that knows no bounds.

Today, her arrogance was just pure arrogance.

Nothing around her caught her eye, as if giving anything another glance was a waste of her time.

Jiao Yushi originally wanted to leave, but he stopped again and stood by the back door, leaning against the wall on the side.

———pr

Chacha entered the classroom through the back door of Class 1. There were only a few students left inside and there was no sign of the male protagonist.

“You don’t need to sweep the floor.” The girl wearing yellow eyeshadow gestured for the irrelevant passersby to leave quickly.

“But—”

“Shut up. Get out and don’t annoy me.” The girl with yellow eyeshadow frowned.

“Alright.” As the few passersby were walking away, they saw Chacha. They were amazed by her beauty that their steps unconsciously slowed down.

As thought if they did so, they could be remembered by her.

The girl with yellow eyeshadow smiled at Chacha and said, “You’re here.”

“En.” Chacha remembered that the novel’s Chen Cha had two plastic sisters in high school.

One particularly likes to wear yellow eyeshadow and the other particularly likes to wear nail polish.

They both looked down on Chen Cha and despised her haughtiness and stupidity. She was easily provoked and would go to trouble for the female protagonist with the slightest provocation.

If anything serious really happened, they would put all the blame on Chen Cha.

After graduation, Chen Cha and them went their separate ways. Years later, she lived a life like some trash and had a fate worse than death, while the two were still as despicable as before, catering to those in power and living happily.

Chacha remembered many things, but not their names.

The sole purpose of the names of the supporting characters who were quickly gotten rid of was to be forgotten by the readers.

“Why isn’t Lu Ruoruo here yet?” The girl with yellow eyeshadow looked a little irritated.

Chacha shrugged indicating that she didn’t know.

So the girl who seemed to like wearing nail polish was named Lu Ruoruo.

“Yao Yiyi, if you make them go, what will happen to the group in charge of sweeping?” A delicate and charming girl said while staring at Yao Yiyi.

It was only then that Chacha took a closer look at Ning An, the female protagonist.

Ning An has a very delicate appearance, the type that leaves a favorable impression to people at first glance.

She had a petite figure and her chest was very flat.

“What’s the rush?” Yao Yiyi clicked her tongue and turned to Chacha.

Chacha was still staring at Ning An.

Only then did Ning An noticed that Chen Cha had been staring at her the whole time. Her eyes lacked their usual contempt and arrogance, but contained an unpleasant sense of scrutiny.

She spat out, “What are you looking at?”

Chacha pondered about what a female bully would do at this time.

She recalled how the girl delinquent she had seen before acted. She furrowed her brows, curled up the corner of her mouth, then raised her chin to look at the other person through her nostrils.