Zhu Yaya was just about to stand up when she suddenly caught a whiff of a very sweet and heavy cherry blossom fragrance.
She instantly felt a bit suffocated and tight in her chest. Then, she saw Li Hao, who had been slouching lazily and sitting without any proper posture, instantly straighten up. He even found a moment to use his phone screen as a mirror, using his hand as a comb to tidy up his hairstyle.
If the earlier commotion was from the girls collectively, now it was the boys' turn to get collectively restless. Except for Yan Heng, who remained expressionless as ever, wrinkling his nose with a hint of disdain.
Zhu Yaya was a bit confused. What was going on?
Her interest and curiosity were piqued. She wasn't in a hurry to get up and go to the bathroom to throw up anymore. She continued sitting there, her gaze following the boys' wolfish, burning stares towards the main entrance of Class 17, Grade 12.
After a few seconds, the restless classroom suddenly fell quiet. She heard a familiar Japanese song.
"Sakura, sakura, aitai yo, iya da kimi ni ima sugu..."
Zhu Yaya's expression froze. She had heard this Japanese song before. This familiar melody... wasn't it "Sakura Sakura, I Want to See You"?
Zhu Yaya: ...Suddenly, I have a bad feeling.
As the Japanese song finished its intro, a flurry of cherry blossom petals drifted past the doorway.
Zhu Yaya thought, this was utterly bewildering. Where did all these cherry blossoms come from in late autumn, and this was the fourth floor!
Amidst this pink shower of cherry blossoms, a figure of a girl in pink appeared within the sight of everyone in the classroom.
Her facial features were quite delicate, but her overall attire made Zhu Yaya somewhat reluctant to compliment.
She had long, pink, curly hair, wore an exquisite diamond tiara on her head, and was dressed in a pink, floor-length gown that trailed behind her. Her every movement carried an air of lofty, noble princess demeanor.
Zhu Yaya heard the collective intake of breath from the boys and a series of whistles------
"It's our goddess Dandan!"
"Goddess Dandan truly lives up to being the once-in-a-century school belle of Scott!"
"Goddess Dandan is as beautiful and captivating as ever today!"
...
So this was Shen Wandan, the female supporting character who grew up with Murong Beichen in "The Domineering Him, The Pure Love"! Why was the style so bizarre? This reminded Zhu Yaya of a novel she stayed up late reading in her naive youth—"Tearful Cherry Blossom Princess VS Charming Evil Prince"—and she mentally exclaimed, "My youth is back!"
Zhu Yaya listened silently, but her gaze turned peculiar as she looked at the hem of Shen Wandan's dress. Because it had rained heavily in the morning, the ground was wet, and her long skirt was stained with dirty water marks.
Zhu Yaya: ...
Murong Beichen gave her a lopsided smile: "Shen Ice Crystal Love Snow Wandan, what brings you here?"
Shen Wandan lifted a strand of her pink hair with her right hand: "Oh no, Beichen brother, today I am called Shen Purple Glass Mourning Jasmine Wandan. I heard that you've taken a fancy to a lowly commoner girl. I was curious, so I came to see."
Zhu Yaya: ... Pfft!
Shen Wandan tilted her head, sizing up the simply dressed Xu Chun with a disdainful look: "Oh, my dear Beichen brother, your taste is really getting worse and worse~"
Xu Chun felt insulted and snorted coldly: "I'm not like you social parasites! You have nothing but money."
Murong Beichen's eyes sparkled with intense interest towards Xu Chun.
Shen Wandan wore a pitying expression: "Oh, you poor little thing. As someone impoverished, you will never understand the happiness of us wealthy upper-class people. Look at these clothes of yours, how many years have you worn them? I, Shen Purple Glass Mourning Jasmine Wandan, never wear clothes I've worn before."
"Enough, Shen Purple Glass Mourning Jasmine Wandan. I won't allow anyone to mock her like this." Murong Beichen couldn't take it anymore. After sweeping a domineering gaze across the room, he raised his voice and declared: "Xu Chun is the one I, Murong Beichen, have my eye on. No one but me can bully her. Bullying her is bullying me."
Shen Wandan was taken aback: "You've never cared about a girl like this before!" She looked at Xu Chun with some jealousy.
Zhu Yaya felt that after all this, her stomach was a bit upset, and she almost didn't feel like eating lunch anymore.
But fortunately, the system notification in Li Zeyan's voice promptly healed her.
"Congratulations on successfully completing the seventh task. Reward: three years of lifespan and twenty thousand RMB."
This made Zhu Yaya feel that life was once again full of hope. Her eyes sparkled with gold, thinking she could endure being disgusted a little more.
Perhaps Zhu Yaya's gaze was too direct and intense. Shen Wandan, who had been focusing on Murong Beichen and Xu Chun, frowned, turned to look in Zhu Yaya's direction, and then gracefully walked towards her.
Zhu Yaya: ...What does she want?
Zhu Yaya also heard Li Hao's excited, rapid breathing.
Wherever Shen Wandan walked, a 1.9-meter-tall, stern-faced bodyguard was holding a small flower basket, scattering petals for her; another followed behind Shen Wandan, picking up the fallen cherry blossom petals.
Zhu Yaya: ...No wonder!
Shen Wandan walked up to Zhu Yaya's desk. Some cherry blossom petals even scattered onto the table, and the heavy cherry blossom fragrance instantly enveloped Zhu Yaya.
Zhu Yaya noticed Yan Heng sneeze. He rubbed his nose, his brows tightly furrowed. She really wanted to pat his shoulder and say, "Well done!"
Seeing Zhu Yaya "admiring" the cherry blossom petals so intently, Shen Wandan let out a derisive laugh: "So it's you! Country bumpkin, never seen such things before, have you? These are cherry blossom petals specially transported from a high-end glass greenhouse belonging to a foreign royal family. Globally, only someone as noble as I can use them."
Zhu Yaya muttered to herself, because globally, only a silly goose like you would use such petals every day!
Zhu Yaya suddenly felt very sorry for herself. She often felt out of place because she wasn't silly enough!
She touched the tip of her nose: "How do you know about me?"
As the number one female supporting character in "The Domineering Him, The Pure Love," Shen Wandan actually knew about her, a mere bystander whose name never even appeared. It truly made Zhu Yaya feel a bit "honored"!
Shen Wandan lowered her noble head, looking at this ordinary girl sitting at the desk with a complex expression.
Zhu Yaya had a very innocent, youthful, and likable face. She was always smiling at people, with two sweet little dimples. Her beauty was not sharp or aggressive. This kind of appearance was not only popular among boys but also wouldn't provoke attacks from girls.
This pleasing appearance, combined with the halo of being a top student in the recent monthly exams, meant Zhu Yaya's popularity had actually overshadowed her own. There were even some ignorant girls who thought Zhu Yaya should become the new school belle!
Shen Wandan snorted through her nose, thinking, she is somewhat good-looking, but to think such mediocre looks could snatch away her own position as school belle was truly wishful thinking! Then she felt a bit self-pitying. If it weren't for her being too beautiful, inciting jealousy from other girls, she wouldn't need to worry about her school belle position being taken by such an ordinary girl! Indeed, opposites attract, and like repels like.
Zhu Yaya watched, somewhat speechless, as Shen Wandans expression kept shifting—now disdainful, now pitying, now smug.
Hugging her fruit box tightly, she wondered silently, So... can I slip away now?
