Chapter 352 – Your family’s plum blossom is lost again (29)
Obviously, no matter how much resentment Yan Luo harbored about her height, there was nothing she could do about it.
As time passed and her seventeenth birthday drew closer, the school finally ushered in its first monthly exam.
Although Mu Ci’s blackening value hadn’t decreased at all since that night, he had grown noticeably closer to Yan Luo. The icy barrier in his eyes seemed to have thinned considerably.
Yan Luo was completely baffled by this. She had no idea what this guy had gone through that night to have such a sudden epiphany.
Did he really need some sort of extreme stimulus?
Over the past few days, Wang Shi had also tried to assert her presence. However, Mu Ci, used to acting recklessly, had never learned the concept of saving face for others. Naturally, he had no interest in getting entangled with her. Each time, his domineering attitude left her utterly humiliated.
Meanwhile, gossip spread like wildfire at school. Soon, rumors were flying that the newly crowned campus belle had fallen for the school tyrant from at first sight and was shamelessly showering him with attention.
But seeing Mu Ci’s utterly indifferent and outright disgusted reaction, Yan Luo couldn’t be bothered to concern herself with that clown.
It wasn’t until the monthly exam results were posted that the tension subtly shifted.
Many students had rushed out to check the rankings, but Wang Shi remained seated, a faint smile tugging at her lips. With an air of indifference, she casually scanned the room, her gaze finally landing on Yan Luo, who was sitting at her own desk, scribbling something absentmindedly.
Wang Shi’s expression darkened slightly as her fingers tapped lightly on the table. A glimmer of satisfaction flickered in her eyes.
With her abilities—plus the system’s enhancements—surpassing Yan Luo was only natural, wasn’t it?
Yes, the system. She was its chosen host, sent here specifically to seize Yan Luo’s luck. Of course, she wasn’t the same as a mere ordinary person like Yan Luo…
A smirk played on Wang Shi’s lips. Wang Shi wondered, what kind of expression would that so-called golden child wear when she fell from grace?
Shock? Or something else? The thought filled Wang Shi with anticipation.
—Yan Luo, oh Yan Luo…
Wang Shi was no foolish, powerless rich girl. She was a ghost from another dimension, privy to the storyline of this world. She had inherited the emotions and memories of the original Wang Shi. For her own sake, for victory, she would stop at nothing. The Wang family’s fate in her hands would be nothing like what she had seen in the original plot.
And as for Mu Ci…
A complicated mix of fear and longing flickered in Wang Shi’s eyes—the strongest emotion this body had ever displayed. Love and fear, intertwined.
But it didn’t matter. She had arrived early. Nothing had truly begun yet. She still had time. She could take everything from Yan Luo.
Her face darkened slightly, lips curving into an eerie smile.
Just then, a cold, raspy voice suddenly echoed in her ears:
[Host, please adjust your emotions and continue working toward seizing the luck.]
Wang Shi snapped out of her thoughts, about to withdraw her gaze—only to see Yan Luo looking up at her.
For some reason, Yan Luo’s smile looked a little pale.
Wang Shi gave a graceful smile in return and lowered her head.
No rush. This was only the beginning…
But on Yan Luo’s side, she was so terrified her lips were trembling. She forced herself to look away, her round eyes wide with shock.
“Oh my god. Scam Pink, what the hell was that?!”
Just now, Little Pink had suddenly detected an abnormal signal. When it connected to her, Yan Luo had also heard that cold, raspy voice muttering about ‘Host’ and ‘seizing luck’…