<p>4- Do you want to be the School Belle?</p>
<p>There’s no sunshine and no rain right now, holding an umbrella feels very strange.</p>
<p>But Suyun had no choice; she could only tough it out and head to the Institute Building, stopping along the way to buy a bottle of milk and a few bags of bread.</p>
<p>After arriving at the classroom, she sat in the corner of the last row and took out her food.</p>
<p>Suyun picked up the pork floss bread that she usually liked to eat.</p>
<p>“Awwoo.”</p>
<p>A bite.</p>
<p>No taste, like eating cotton candy.</p>
<p>However, Suyun didn’t mind; after all, even if it had no flavor, as long as she could fill her stomach, that was enough.</p>
<p>Last night’s situation made her too afraid to go out for dinner, and now she was really hungry.</p>
<p>The class would start in a few minutes, so she might as well eat a few cotton-candy-like breads to fill her stomach.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Suyun had good luck that morning; the teacher didn’t call on her, and the two classes only required changing floors within the same building, making for a rather peaceful day.</p>
<p>“Suyun, why are you wearing such thick clothes lately? Is it cold?” Her roommate’s voice rang out as she was preparing to leave for lunch.</p>
<p>“It’s very cold.” Suyun’s hands trembled slightly as she packed her books and quickly responded.</p>
<p>“By the way, when did you buy that hat? I’ve never seen you wear it before.”</p>
<p>Her roommate squeezed through the crowd and quickly came to Suyun’s side, reaching out as if to grab the hat Suyun always wore on her head.</p>
<p>“Don’t touch it.” Suyun immediately swatted away the outstretched hand, appearing somewhat indifferent toward her roommate.</p>
<p>If the hat were taken off right there, Suyun’s long white hair would instantly cascade down her back.</p>
<p>Most of the class was present, which would undoubtedly lead to her feeling mortified.</p>
<p>“Sorry, sorry. Someone must have given it to you, it’s so precious.” Her roommate smiled awkwardly and quickly left the classroom with the crowd.</p>
<p>Once the classroom had cleared out somewhat, Suyun sighed in relief.</p>
<p>“Excuse me, are you Suyun? Could you help me vote?” Just as Suyun was preparing to leave, a soft female voice called out to her.</p>
<p>Turning around, she saw a girl wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket, but wearing a skirt underneath, with black knee-high boots and a pink scarf around her neck, looking petite and delicate.</p>
<p>Chen Tingting.</p>
<p>Suyun recognized her; her roommate was affected by her.</p>
<p>“Sure, but what are we voting for?”</p>
<p>“Thank you~”</p>
<p>Then, Chen Tingting sat next to Suyun and helped her find the little program to vote.</p>
<p>A freshman ‘Goddess’ ranking.</p>
<p>What is this?</p>
<p>Suyun was taken aback as she saw Chen Tingting cast a vote for her, who was currently in 15th place.</p>
<p>But at that moment, a message popped up on her phone.</p>
<p>(Qin Xue: Good afternoon, have you eaten? Would you like to eat together?)</p>
<p>Chen Tingting paused slightly upon seeing that name but dismissed it as impossible, not thinking much more of it.</p>
<p>“Thank you, Suyun. Here’s your phone.”</p>
<p>Chen Tingting winked at Suyun affectionately before quickly leaving the classroom.</p>
<p>After getting her phone, Suyun looked at that message.</p>
<p>(I: Sorry… already ordered takeout, thanks for the kind offer, Senior.)</p>
<p>Avoid attracting attention as much as possible.</p>
<p>That was Suyun’s current thought.</p>
<p>If you asked her if she wanted to eat with this ‘School Belle’ sister?</p>
<p>The answer is yes.</p>
<p>Of course, it’s not that she desires it that much.</p>
<p>Compared to beauty, Suyun cared more about being virtuous; her own mother was the best model for that.</p>
<p>However, with her current appearance, she was afraid she’d hold the other person back.</p>
<p>So better to be alone.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>After a dozen minutes of difficult travel, Suyun arrived at a shop with few people.</p>
<p>‘Beijing Noodles with Soybean Paste.’</p>
<p>Even at noon, there were hardly any customers.</p>
<p>The reason was simple; this place only had decent noodles with soybean paste; other dishes weren’t all that good compared to others, and they were more expensive—better off eating at the cafeteria.</p>
<p>But Suyun particularly liked the soybean paste noodles here.</p>
<p>“Boss, a small bowl of soybean paste noodles, by the way, do you have duck blood?” Suyun no longer lowered her voice and spoke directly to the boss with her feminine tone.</p>
<p>“Duck blood? Yes, we have it; I’ll cook it in the noodles.” An elderly man with a slight hunchback came out.</p>
<p>“How much is it? I don’t want the noodles, just a few pieces of soybean paste noodles will do.”</p>
<p>“Alright, little girl, I’ll put in three pieces, that’ll be an extra two yuan, a total of 8 yuan.”</p>
<p>“Oh, okay, thank you.” After expressing her gratitude, Suyun found a spot to sit down.</p>
<p>She took off her mask, breathing in the fresh air.</p>
<p>Fortunately, she had been relatively thin before, so now wearing a hat and mask allowed her to pass by unnoticed.</p>
<p>But if Suyun went back home looking like this, she was sure her parents would take one look and not let her in.</p>
<p>Because she didn’t look like their child at all.</p>
<p>Parents remember every detail of their child; even if Suyun just had a small scrape on her leg, her mother would notice and anxiously apply ointment.</p>
<p>Suyun sat there and inexplicably thought of many things.</p>
<p>“Little girl, your soybean paste noodles are ready; I’ve added the duck blood.” A somewhat weary voice came from the grandfather as he brought the bowl of noodles to Suyun.</p>
<p>“Thank you.”</p>
<p>Little girl…</p>
<p>“Hey.”</p>
<p>Suyun sighed and began to taste.</p>
<p>She wanted to see if duck blood counted as blood.</p>
<p>After all, it seemed like not drinking blood would make her weaker.</p>
<p>“Why are you sighing?”</p>
<p>“?” Just as Suyun had just picked up a piece of duck blood, she heard another voice beside her.</p>
<p>This startled her as she was preparing to ‘consume blood.’</p>
<p>Turning her head, she saw Qin Xue, her beautiful face couldn’t hide the coldness.</p>
<p>Today, Qin Xue was wearing long pants and long sleeves, lacking the stunning appearance from yesterday, but it gave off a homely vibe.</p>
<p>“Are you staring at me? Little Yun.”</p>
<p>“No, not at all, sorry…”</p>
<p>“You should apologize; you promised to order takeout, didn’t you? Looks like you didn’t.”</p>
<p>“Rather eat alone than call me.” Qin Xue slammed her hand on the table, fixing Suyun with a look that could kill.</p>
<p>This was the first time Qin Xue had been stood up.</p>
<p>“The takeout just said they ran out of stock… Alright, I lied to you, sorry.” Suyun felt there was no need for pretense and honestly spoke out, her head bowed low.</p>
<p>“Do you hate me?”</p>
<p>“No…”</p>
<p>“Oh.” Qin Xue replied indifferently.</p>
<p>Then she pulled up a chair next to Suyun and sat down.</p>
<p>“Boss, I’d like a portion of soybean paste noodles.”</p>
<p>“Okay.”</p>
<p>After Qin Xue placed her order, her eyes shifted to the girl quietly eating beside her.</p>
<p>She had seen that familiar coat on the road earlier and recognized her as soon as she took off her mask at the store entrance.</p>
<p>However, with such beautiful white hair, why would she hide it all, making her look like a boy?</p>
<p>“Are you wearing a mask because you caught a cold?”</p>
<p>“No, just afraid of the cold.”</p>
<p>“What about that hat?”</p>
<p>“Afraid of the cold.”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Qin Xue was momentarily at a loss for words.</p>
<p>But she understood one thing: this girl didn’t believe her at all.</p>
<p>“Your order is ready.” The soybean paste noodles were quickly prepared, and the grandfather handed them to Qin Xue.</p>
<p>“Do you have anything you like?”</p>
<p>This time, upon hearing the question, Suyun didn’t immediately respond as she had before; she hesitated for a moment.</p>
<p>“Nothing.”</p>
<p>“Oh?” Qin Xue suddenly became interested in Suyun’s response.</p>
<p>“If you don’t like anything, why are you in university?”</p>
<p>“To find a job.”</p>
<p>“Do you like money?”</p>
<p>“No.”</p>
<p>“Then why go to university?”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Suyun found the questioning a bit annoying.</p>
<p>Is this person just like a primary school student, always drilling for more?</p>
<p>Believe me, I’ll suck your blood.</p>
<p>“Can we take a picture together after we finish eating?”</p>
<p>“Sure.” Suyun thought about it and agreed to the request.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Ten minutes later, they paid and walked to the store entrance, where people occasionally passed by outside.</p>
<p>Moreover, beside them was a busy Shaxian snack shop full of customers.</p>
<p>If it were any other time, Suyun would definitely refuse to take a picture in such a place; it would be too embarrassing.</p>
<p>But since she had lied to the other person, she considered it compensation.</p>
<p>“Little Yun, can you take off your hat?”</p>
<p>Suyun glanced around with her peripheral vision.</p>
<p>It seemed like there were no classmates around.</p>
<p>Then she lifted her hat, and her long hair, which had been suppressed for so long, cascaded down like a waterfall, blocking her entire line of sight.</p>
<p>Seeing Suyun with her hair down, Qin Xue couldn’t help but smile.</p>
<p>“Little Yun is really beautiful.”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Can you not speak like that?</p>
<p>Suyun helplessly moved her hair behind her back and, as instructed, made a peace sign.</p>
<p>“Click.”</p>
<p>Qin Xue looked at her phone, nodding in satisfaction.</p>
<p>After taking the picture, Suyun attempted to put her hair back up but found it too bothersome and gave up.</p>
<p>She’d find a restroom later to fix it.</p>
<p>“Well then, bye?”</p>
<p>“Little Yun, do you want to be the School Belle?” </p>
<p>Just as Suyun was about to leave, she heard something that could make her blow up. </p>
<p>“?”</p>
<p>There’s no sunshine and no rain right now, holding an umbrella feels very strange.</p>
<p>But Suyun had no choice; she could only tough it out and head to the Institute Building, stopping along the way to buy a bottle of milk and a few bags of bread.</p>
<p>After arriving at the classroom, she sat in the corner of the last row and took out her food.</p>
<p>Suyun picked up the pork floss bread that she usually liked to eat.</p>
<p>“Awwoo.”</p>
<p>A bite.</p>
<p>No taste, like eating cotton candy.</p>
<p>However, Suyun didn’t mind; after all, even if it had no flavor, as long as she could fill her stomach, that was enough.</p>
<p>Last night’s situation made her too afraid to go out for dinner, and now she was really hungry.</p>
<p>The class would start in a few minutes, so she might as well eat a few cotton-candy-like breads to fill her stomach.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Suyun had good luck that morning; the teacher didn’t call on her, and the two classes only required changing floors within the same building, making for a rather peaceful day.</p>
<p>“Suyun, why are you wearing such thick clothes lately? Is it cold?” Her roommate’s voice rang out as she was preparing to leave for lunch.</p>
<p>“It’s very cold.” Suyun’s hands trembled slightly as she packed her books and quickly responded.</p>
<p>“By the way, when did you buy that hat? I’ve never seen you wear it before.”</p>
<p>Her roommate squeezed through the crowd and quickly came to Suyun’s side, reaching out as if to grab the hat Suyun always wore on her head.</p>
<p>“Don’t touch it.” Suyun immediately swatted away the outstretched hand, appearing somewhat indifferent toward her roommate.</p>
<p>If the hat were taken off right there, Suyun’s long white hair would instantly cascade down her back.</p>
<p>Most of the class was present, which would undoubtedly lead to her feeling mortified.</p>
<p>“Sorry, sorry. Someone must have given it to you, it’s so precious.” Her roommate smiled awkwardly and quickly left the classroom with the crowd.</p>
<p>Once the classroom had cleared out somewhat, Suyun sighed in relief.</p>
<p>“Excuse me, are you Suyun? Could you help me vote?” Just as Suyun was preparing to leave, a soft female voice called out to her.</p>
<p>Turning around, she saw a girl wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket, but wearing a skirt underneath, with black knee-high boots and a pink scarf around her neck, looking petite and delicate.</p>
<p>Chen Tingting.</p>
<p>Suyun recognized her; her roommate was affected by her.</p>
<p>“Sure, but what are we voting for?”</p>
<p>“Thank you~”</p>
<p>Then, Chen Tingting sat next to Suyun and helped her find the little program to vote.</p>
<p>A freshman ‘Goddess’ ranking.</p>
<p>What is this?</p>
<p>Suyun was taken aback as she saw Chen Tingting cast a vote for her, who was currently in 15th place.</p>
<p>But at that moment, a message popped up on her phone.</p>
<p>(Qin Xue: Good afternoon, have you eaten? Would you like to eat together?)</p>
<p>Chen Tingting paused slightly upon seeing that name but dismissed it as impossible, not thinking much more of it.</p>
<p>“Thank you, Suyun. Here’s your phone.”</p>
<p>Chen Tingting winked at Suyun affectionately before quickly leaving the classroom.</p>
<p>After getting her phone, Suyun looked at that message.</p>
<p>(I: Sorry… already ordered takeout, thanks for the kind offer, Senior.)</p>
<p>Avoid attracting attention as much as possible.</p>
<p>That was Suyun’s current thought.</p>
<p>If you asked her if she wanted to eat with this ‘School Belle’ sister?</p>
<p>The answer is yes.</p>
<p>Of course, it’s not that she desires it that much.</p>
<p>Compared to beauty, Suyun cared more about being virtuous; her own mother was the best model for that.</p>
<p>However, with her current appearance, she was afraid she’d hold the other person back.</p>
<p>So better to be alone.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>After a dozen minutes of difficult travel, Suyun arrived at a shop with few people.</p>
<p>‘Beijing Noodles with Soybean Paste.’</p>
<p>Even at noon, there were hardly any customers.</p>
<p>The reason was simple; this place only had decent noodles with soybean paste; other dishes weren’t all that good compared to others, and they were more expensive—better off eating at the cafeteria.</p>
<p>But Suyun particularly liked the soybean paste noodles here.</p>
<p>“Boss, a small bowl of soybean paste noodles, by the way, do you have duck blood?” Suyun no longer lowered her voice and spoke directly to the boss with her feminine tone.</p>
<p>“Duck blood? Yes, we have it; I’ll cook it in the noodles.” An elderly man with a slight hunchback came out.</p>
<p>“How much is it? I don’t want the noodles, just a few pieces of soybean paste noodles will do.”</p>
<p>“Alright, little girl, I’ll put in three pieces, that’ll be an extra two yuan, a total of 8 yuan.”</p>
<p>“Oh, okay, thank you.” After expressing her gratitude, Suyun found a spot to sit down.</p>
<p>She took off her mask, breathing in the fresh air.</p>
<p>Fortunately, she had been relatively thin before, so now wearing a hat and mask allowed her to pass by unnoticed.</p>
<p>But if Suyun went back home looking like this, she was sure her parents would take one look and not let her in.</p>
<p>Because she didn’t look like their child at all.</p>
<p>Parents remember every detail of their child; even if Suyun just had a small scrape on her leg, her mother would notice and anxiously apply ointment.</p>
<p>Suyun sat there and inexplicably thought of many things.</p>
<p>“Little girl, your soybean paste noodles are ready; I’ve added the duck blood.” A somewhat weary voice came from the grandfather as he brought the bowl of noodles to Suyun.</p>
<p>“Thank you.”</p>
<p>Little girl…</p>
<p>“Hey.”</p>
<p>Suyun sighed and began to taste.</p>
<p>She wanted to see if duck blood counted as blood.</p>
<p>After all, it seemed like not drinking blood would make her weaker.</p>
<p>“Why are you sighing?”</p>
<p>“?” Just as Suyun had just picked up a piece of duck blood, she heard another voice beside her.</p>
<p>This startled her as she was preparing to ‘consume blood.’</p>
<p>Turning her head, she saw Qin Xue, her beautiful face couldn’t hide the coldness.</p>
<p>Today, Qin Xue was wearing long pants and long sleeves, lacking the stunning appearance from yesterday, but it gave off a homely vibe.</p>
<p>“Are you staring at me? Little Yun.”</p>
<p>“No, not at all, sorry…”</p>
<p>“You should apologize; you promised to order takeout, didn’t you? Looks like you didn’t.”</p>
<p>“Rather eat alone than call me.” Qin Xue slammed her hand on the table, fixing Suyun with a look that could kill.</p>
<p>This was the first time Qin Xue had been stood up.</p>
<p>“The takeout just said they ran out of stock… Alright, I lied to you, sorry.” Suyun felt there was no need for pretense and honestly spoke out, her head bowed low.</p>
<p>“Do you hate me?”</p>
<p>“No…”</p>
<p>“Oh.” Qin Xue replied indifferently.</p>
<p>Then she pulled up a chair next to Suyun and sat down.</p>
<p>“Boss, I’d like a portion of soybean paste noodles.”</p>
<p>“Okay.”</p>
<p>After Qin Xue placed her order, her eyes shifted to the girl quietly eating beside her.</p>
<p>She had seen that familiar coat on the road earlier and recognized her as soon as she took off her mask at the store entrance.</p>
<p>However, with such beautiful white hair, why would she hide it all, making her look like a boy?</p>
<p>“Are you wearing a mask because you caught a cold?”</p>
<p>“No, just afraid of the cold.”</p>
<p>“What about that hat?”</p>
<p>“Afraid of the cold.”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Qin Xue was momentarily at a loss for words.</p>
<p>But she understood one thing: this girl didn’t believe her at all.</p>
<p>“Your order is ready.” The soybean paste noodles were quickly prepared, and the grandfather handed them to Qin Xue.</p>
<p>“Do you have anything you like?”</p>
<p>This time, upon hearing the question, Suyun didn’t immediately respond as she had before; she hesitated for a moment.</p>
<p>“Nothing.”</p>
<p>“Oh?” Qin Xue suddenly became interested in Suyun’s response.</p>
<p>“If you don’t like anything, why are you in university?”</p>
<p>“To find a job.”</p>
<p>“Do you like money?”</p>
<p>“No.”</p>
<p>“Then why go to university?”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Suyun found the questioning a bit annoying.</p>
<p>Is this person just like a primary school student, always drilling for more?</p>
<p>Believe me, I’ll suck your blood.</p>
<p>“Can we take a picture together after we finish eating?”</p>
<p>“Sure.” Suyun thought about it and agreed to the request.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Ten minutes later, they paid and walked to the store entrance, where people occasionally passed by outside.</p>
<p>Moreover, beside them was a busy Shaxian snack shop full of customers.</p>
<p>If it were any other time, Suyun would definitely refuse to take a picture in such a place; it would be too embarrassing.</p>
<p>But since she had lied to the other person, she considered it compensation.</p>
<p>“Little Yun, can you take off your hat?”</p>
<p>Suyun glanced around with her peripheral vision.</p>
<p>It seemed like there were no classmates around.</p>
<p>Then she lifted her hat, and her long hair, which had been suppressed for so long, cascaded down like a waterfall, blocking her entire line of sight.</p>
<p>Seeing Suyun with her hair down, Qin Xue couldn’t help but smile.</p>
<p>“Little Yun is really beautiful.”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>Can you not speak like that?</p>
<p>Suyun helplessly moved her hair behind her back and, as instructed, made a peace sign.</p>
<p>“Click.”</p>
<p>Qin Xue looked at her phone, nodding in satisfaction.</p>
<p>After taking the picture, Suyun attempted to put her hair back up but found it too bothersome and gave up.</p>
<p>She’d find a restroom later to fix it.</p>
<p>“Well then, bye?”</p>
<p>“Little Yun, do you want to be the School Belle?” </p>
<p>Just as Suyun was about to leave, she heard something that could make her blow up. </p>
<p>“?”</p>
