Chapter 1: The Cold School Beauty’s Fierce Love
[System self-checking… Self-check complete…]
[Beginning binding with host Tao Ning… Binding initiated… 10%… 50%… 80%… 100%]
[Binding successful! System number 520 is happy to serve you!]
[Do you wish to enter the small world now? Yes/No.]
[Yes.]
[Due to insufficient permissions, the small world number and identity will be randomly generated…]
[Identity generation successful! Plane selected!]
[Difficulty level: C]
[Loading small world number 30214… Loading successful!]
Summer days are long and nights are short. Sunset is the prelude to a summer night. The salted egg yolk-colored setting sun hides behind tall buildings, shyly revealing itself.
The residual heat of the day lingers on the asphalt road, and the bright moon in the sky is already faintly visible, facing the sun from afar.
The moon rises as the sun sets; this is the natural order.
The blood-red setting sun shines through the window, stretching the shadow of the person lying on the desk by the window. The mobile phone placed on the desk is still playing game background music, accompanied by the sound of a gun being loaded. The twin-tailed girl on the left side of the screen spins around, urging the owner to start the game in a soft, childlike voice.
The hand resting on the phone remains motionless, as if the owner suddenly fell asleep and forgot to turn it off.
It is a pair of pampered hands, fair-skinned, even whiter than the wall, like translucent crystal.
The person lying on the table has long hair past her shoulders, appearing jet black at first glance. Under the setting sun, other colors are indistinguishable, radiating a large halo.
If one gets closer, they can see a few strands of hair near the bangs and behind the ears dyed a striking wine red.
This avant-garde hair color doesn’t match the school uniform. As the teachers would say, it lacks a student-like appearance.
However, the two people who entered are even more mismatched, even less student-like.
As the school bell rings, the door to the exclusive lounge is opened with a password, and a yellow and a green head pop out.
The yellow head has a blunt, three-seven parted bob, with full makeup and “wild kitten” false eyelashes, giving her upturned eyes a naturally lazy and wild look.
The green head following behind has long, curly hair, with large pink curlers on her forehead. She also wears full makeup, and her colored contacts match her hair.
Paired with the Western-style school uniform adorned with dangling metal accessories, they truly resemble a girl group in their school-themed stage outfits.
The two girl group members who quietly entered didn’t notice that the person lying down had already stopped breathing. After a while of inaudible whispering, they slowly approached.
“Tao Ning, wake up…”
Tao Ning was nudged awake.
When she woke up, she still had a splitting headache, and her heart beat slowly and heavily.
[Detecting that the host’s life value is critical, the potion has been administered.]
The fingertips of the hand resting on the table twitched slightly, a detail unnoticed by the two standing in front of the desk.
The person who just nudged Tao Ning seemed hesitant, not daring to nudge her a second time, and asked in a hushed voice, “What should we do? I don’t dare to call her.”
The other voice also whispered, “I don’t dare either.”
Tao Ning has a temper when woken up, a very big one. When it flares up, she’s no different from a prehistoric Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The first person said, “Wait a little longer?”
The two looked at each other and fell silent, agreeing on this suggestion.
Just wait a little longer; it’s just after school.
Tao Ning didn’t open her eyes, remaining face-down and motionless for a long time.
A suddenly revived body wouldn’t feel good.
[The potion has taken effect, you’ll be fine soon, come on, come on!] 520 worried that Tao Ning wouldn’t adapt to her first mission, so it offered 360-degree brain-circling encouragement.
Tao Ning felt like her brain was being pushed from left to right, then from right to left, her whole body stiff and unable to move.
Ten minutes later, feeling that she had recovered, Tao Ning said to 520, [Zero Zero, I’m fine, send me the information.]
[Okay!] 520 immediately revived, [Data transferring…]
Transferring a large amount of data is a considerable burden for a newcomer, and 520, being a new system, subconsciously obeyed the command.
Reacting, 520 said: [It will hurt a little when receiving the data, do you need painkillers?]
Tao Ning had no time to answer 520, her face pale as she organized her memories.
The original owner was also named Tao Ning, a senior at Ming Rui Private High School. In terms of background, she was truly born with a golden spoon in her mouth.
The original owner’s mother, Tao Yan, was intelligent since childhood and grew up to be extremely capable. After graduating from university, she took over her father’s position and became the head of the Tao Corporation. At the age of thirty, she gave birth to the original owner alone; the biological father is unknown.
As the only daughter of the Tao family, the original owner was destined to inherit everything. Although Tao Yan had the temper of a strong woman, her strong personality was only directed towards those outside the family. She doted on her only child, giving her whatever she wanted.
Growing up pampered, she developed an arrogant and domineering temper, evident from the fact that she had an exclusive lounge at school.
Tao’s mother wasn’t worried about the original owner’s grades. She knew her daughter didn’t have the ability to steer a large corporation. She didn’t expect her to recreate its glory, only to live a stable life. She had been cultivating a team for her since elementary school, so that she could inherit the company and live a carefree life.
According to Tao’s mother’s plan, the original owner’s life would be to go to school, graduate, be a rich second generation for n years, and then inherit the family business.
However, things took a turn. At the beginning of her senior year, four boys transferred to Ming Rui Private High School, led by Nangong Yunfei.
The original owner and Nangong Yunfei were neighbors when they were young. Later, he moved away due to his parents’ divorce. Now, due to the game between their families, he returned to Tong City and transferred to Ming Rui Private High School.
At first glance, the original owner fell in love with Nangong Yunfei.
Upon hearing this, she publicly supported Nangong Yunfei as the heir of the Tao family.
As one might expect, liking the male lead without being the female lead would have consequences. The original owner repeatedly tried to harm the female lead after her love went unrequited, but each time she suffered the consequences. Later, the Tao family went bankrupt, and she ended up on the streets, dying like a stray dog.
But these events would happen years later. The original owner in her student days could still be arrogant for a few more years.
Since Tao Ning could appear in her body, it meant that the world line had changed.
The original owner was an internet-addicted girl, keen on playing games and high-intensity online activity. She wasn’t overly interested in spending money or stimulating games; give her a game console, and she could be rooted in front of the computer screen without moving.
So, after a week of playing games all night, the original owner quietly died in her exclusive lounge.
Tao Ning sat up, curiously looking at the two girls not far away.
The two, who were quietly watching videos, were startled by Tao Ning’s sudden resurrection, then exclaimed with joy, “Ningning, you’re finally awake! The person has been locked up in the sports equipment room, just waiting for you to go over.”
Seeing the yellow and green heads in front of her, like a common traffic light seen on the road, representing waiting and passing.
Tao Ning subconsciously touched her hair, thinking she had dyed it all red, forming a traffic light trio with the two girls in front of her, an instant school idol group.
Looking at the red highlights on her shoulders, it didn’t seem much different.
But none of this mattered. Tao Ning let go of her hair and asked in confusion, “Who? Who locked them up?”
Jin Yue: “Xu Qiuyi.”
Lü Xinxi: “Didn’t you say you wanted to teach her a lesson at noon today?”
“Xu Qiuyi?” Tao Ning stood up abruptly, “Where is she? Take me there.”
After saying that, she was the first to walk out, hurriedly.
Jin Yue and Lü Xinxi, confused, quickly followed, catching up to Tao Ning who was waiting ahead.
In the corridor, Tao Ning’s face was pale. She turned and asked, “Tell me again what happened.”
“Li Ziyi.”
A cold, jade-like voice echoed in the cramped and cluttered sports equipment room. If one listened carefully, they could hear the impatience hidden beneath the tone.
Xu Qiuyi looked around, her gaze indifferent, “If you don’t understand human language, I’m willing to repeat it again. I only approached Nangong Yunfei to collect homework, fulfilling my duty as class representative.”
Li Ziyi, whose name was called, sneered, “Stop pretending. Young Master Nangong clearly gave you something else.”
Xu Qiuyi glanced at her messy backpack, which had been searched, her brow furrowing slightly before quickly relaxing, “Did you find it then?”
Li Ziyi was taken aback, “What?”
Pointing her chin at the backpack, Xu Qiuyi said, “The thing you mentioned.”
Li Ziyi turned around, and the others who had helped search also looked embarrassed. Clearly, apart from cheap notebooks filled with notes and textbooks, they hadn’t found anything.
Let alone anything resembling a flat, rectangular box. There was only a backpack full of knowledge-filled textbooks.
Unable to find the so-called carefully prepared gift, Li Ziyi wouldn’t have believed it if it weren’t for someone near Nangong Yunfei letting it slip.
Could it be hidden somewhere else?
It’s also possible. Xu Qiuyi is the kind of person who pretends poverty is elegance. Even if she got something, she definitely wouldn’t be willing to return it.
Looking up at the person in front of her again, Li Ziyi turned back to her followers, who offered suggestions.
“Should we search her desk?”
“She has the locker key here, it must be hidden in the locker.”
“I also think she wouldn’t take it back so quickly, it must be hidden.”
The Li family and the Nangong family had a relatively good relationship, and she had always had a good impression of the studious and handsome Nangong Yunfei. Since the summer vacation, Li Ziyi had known about his upcoming transfer and had been looking forward to it.
But from the first day of the transfer, when Xu Qiuyi had a conflict with Nangong Yunfei but emerged unscathed, Li Ziyi had a bad feeling. However, Xu Qiuyi was unyielding and difficult to deal with when provoked. The teachers, on the other hand, all liked her very much, so it wasn’t easy to go too far, and she had to forcibly endure it.
Until yesterday, someone said that Young Master Nangong had carefully prepared a gift for the poor-looking Xu Qiuyi, and she finally couldn’t hold back.
Whether Tao Ning came or not, she wouldn’t let Xu Qiuyi get away with it. Even if Miss Tao came, that game-obsessed brain couldn’t come up with any torturous methods.
Li Ziyi said, “I heard from Xiao Xuan that Young Master Nangong prepared a notebook for you. Where did you hide it? When Miss Tao arrives, she won’t let you off easy.”
Xu Qiuyi didn’t believe this at all, and even found it funny, “Just because of…”
A puzzled voice came from outside the door, “Just because of this? Is it necessary?”
Another voice said to Tao Ning in confusion, “Huh? But didn’t you say…”
With a “bang,” the door to the sports equipment room was pushed open, and the setting sun outside poured in, suddenly brightening the room considerably.
A figure entered against the light, the sound of hard-soled loafers crisp, her posture tall and seemingly aggressive.
The voices inside the room instantly quieted down, all looking towards the door.
Tao Ning saw a side profile in the doorway, as if startled by the sudden intrusion of light from the outside, or perhaps by the loud noise, looking towards her.
“Didn’t you say you were looking for me, Tao Ning? I’m here.”
As her voice fell, Tao Ning’s eyes quickly scanned the sports equipment room, from the dusty and cluttered environment to the emptied backpack thrown on the mat, then to the young and vibrant but subtly expressive faces, finally settling on the figure closest to the window.
Finally seeing the other person clearly, a phrase popped into Tao Ning’s mind – a lotus flower emerging from the water.
Ming Rui Private High School’s uniform was Western-style. The school’s air conditioning was also sufficient, and most students traveled by private car, so even in the summer, the uniform was still a complete set of shirt and vest, with the same plaid skirt all year round, the length barely reaching the knees.
The dark navy blue jacket always seemed dull in the summer.
But the person standing in the room didn’t give off this feeling at all while wearing it.
She could even wear this heavy, custom-made school uniform with a touch of ethereal beauty. Firstly, her posture was good, and secondly, her temperament was excellent. She possessed both, like a natural light source, easily becoming the center of attention.
Tao Ning’s gaze shifted slightly, thinking: She even has a cinnabar mole between her eyebrows.
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