Su Wan calmly directed Teacher Tony, then added, “The hairstyle should be that of a good student. One look, and you can tell it’s the type of student who never causes trouble.”

Teacher Tony: “…Little girl, saying it like that makes it hard for me.”

Whether someone is a good student depends on their temperament, and looking at her yellow hair, she didn’t seem like the type of student who would fit the description.

“Just try it,” Su Wan said.

“Alright.”

The hair dyeing process began. The hair quality ended up suffering, with the ends becoming dry and straw-like. The hairdresser was busy cutting and dyeing from afternoon to evening, while Chang Xiaozhen sat in the back row on a long bench, looking utterly miserable, watching as the “bad girl” image of Su Wan slowly transformed into something more presentable.

They had agreed that they would never go for neat black hair, but now Su Wan suddenly seemed to change her mind and switch up her style.

Chang Xiaozhen, feeling both betrayed and frustrated, downed her second cup of grape taro balls with jelly.

Burp.

It really was maddeningly delicious…

After a series of washing, cutting, and blow-drying, the process was finally complete. Su Wan turned around, and the hairstylists and Chang Xiaozhen froze in shock. After a few seconds of stunned silence, their mouths dropped open in unison.

Was this… the same student who had looked like a rebellious girl just a moment ago?

With her hair dyed black and smoothed out, she immediately appeared much more obedient. The thin bangs framed her face, making her look fresh and cute. It was hard not to fixate on her simple yet very pretty oval face.

Her eyes were clear and calm, and when she smiled, there were sweet dimples. In the midst of her growth period, her slender figure looked graceful and elegant, like a sweet and well-behaved top student just walking out of school.

The others looked at her with expressions of shock and disbelief: “…”

She was, damn it, adorable!

Su Wan, seeing that they were all stunned into silence, hesitated and touched her hair.

Indeed, the color might be a little too plain.

But being plain wasn’t necessarily bad. She was trying to reinvent herself as a good student, and with this new look, she blended in more easily with the crowd.

“How does it look?” she asked Chang Xiaozhen.

Chang Xiaozhen was in a daze, only realizing that Su Wan had transformed into the same type of girl who was adored by everyone at school, but, of course, much more beautiful.

She was reluctant to give a compliment, but after a long pause, she awkwardly said, “You look… presentable.”

Su Wan calmly gave an “OK” sign.

It was good enough.

…

In the evening, the driver dropped Su Wan off at home.

Her parents weren’t home, as they were visiting relatives, and the housemaids were all visibly surprised by her arrival.

Su Wan thought to herself, Is it really that shocking to have just dyed my hair?

She had dinner alone in the dining room, looking at the table full of delicious dishes, and asked, “Auntie, am I eating alone?”

“Yes, sir and madam went to visit relatives. They should be back in a day or two.”

Su Wan looked at the full table and thought it was a waste.

There was no way she could eat all of this alone.

Su Wan asked, “What does Shen Tingyan usually eat?”

The aunt paused for a moment. “Some leftover stir-fry dishes. I’ll bring them to him later.”

She recalled that in the novel, when the male lead first arrived at the Su household, the original owner had flipped the dining table just because he ate with her at the same table.

Since then, he always ate alone, and the aunt would bring his food to his room.

With so much food, it seemed a shame for it to be leftover.

Su Wan, not particularly interested in the greasy dishes, pointed at a few meat dishes and said, “Auntie, give these to him, and these as well. I can’t finish them. From now on, just prepare a few dishes for me—two or three will be enough.”

Su Wan had a small appetite to begin with, and she usually ate a bit late at night. After eating a few bites, she set down her chopsticks.