After Biting the Female Lead, the Vicious Female Supporting Character Turned Alpha [Transmigration] - Chapter 19: 019

“Baichun…” Luo Yue still wanted to say something to salvage the situation, but Meng Baichun turned her head away and no longer looked at her.

Xu Jie wasn’t interested in the children’s friendships. Since the results were out and Jiang Xuenian’s grades were no longer in question, she was going to start tutoring the three students participating in the city-wide league. “Classmate Luo Yue, you can go back to the classroom for evening self-study.”

Luo Yue’s face turned pale, her eyes red with grievance. She sniffled and whispered, “Director Xu, I understand.”

Luo Yue’s little ploys were no match for someone with Xu Jie’s rich life experience. Xu Jie nodded perfunctorily, “Go on, hurry. You’ve already wasted a class’s worth of time.”

Luo Yue’s face grew even paler, her eyes instantly welling up with tears. She took one last look at Meng Baichun, then turned and scurried out of the laboratory.

Xu Jie watched Luo Yue leave with a cold eye, then said, “Meng Baichun, go close the door.”

Meng Baichun, having just come to terms with her so-called friend, was feeling somewhat down. She slowly walked to the door, closed it, and then slowly walked back.

Xu Jie asked, “Is it closed properly?”

“Director Xu, it’s closed properly,” Meng Baichun said limply, as if she couldn’t muster any energy for anything.

Xu Jie assigned seats to the three of them, then took out three chapters of test papers from the textbooks she brought and distributed them.

“Jiang Xuenian just finished an entire paper in half an hour. I’m not surprised. What surprises me is that the paper contained knowledge that will only be taught next week, and Jiang Xuenian still answered correctly.”

“Shi Qingfan, did you say you’ve been tutoring Jiang Xuenian recently?”

Shi Qingfan nodded. “Yes, Director Xu. Jiang Xuenian fainted unexpectedly some time ago. After waking up, she found she had lost her memory. She can do science questions, but she completely forgot all the humanities subjects that require rote memorization.”

Shi Qingfan paused here to glance at Jiang Xuenian, then continued, “Because Jiang Xuenian’s fainting was somewhat related to me, I decided to tutor her after she was discharged. I didn’t expect the results to be surprisingly good.”

“That’s right, Director Xu. The class monitor… Shi Qingfan herself organized a systematic study framework. I was able to make rapid progress by studying according to that framework,” Jiang Xuenian said, pushing the credit onto Shi Qingfan.

When Shi Qingfan was about to say something else, Jiang Xuenian subtly gave her a look, and Shi Qingfan said nothing more.

Xu Jie asked in surprise, “You actually had amnesia?”

Jiang Xuenian nodded. “Just a while ago. At that time, I did something wrong and couldn’t bear the pressure in my heart, so I suddenly fainted. Who knew I would lose my memory after waking up.”

Xu Jie knew Jiang Xuenian’s identity, so she naturally wouldn’t ask what wrong she had done in front of others. Instead, she immediately switched to another topic. “You said Shi Qingfan organized subject frameworks? Shi Qingfan, how many subjects did you organize?”

Shi Qingfan said, “All subjects.”

Meng Baichun now no longer cared about losing her friend. She had always been proud of her excellent grades, believing they were the result of her hard work, and that others’ poor grades were due to their lack of effort.

Who would have thought that Shi Qingfan, who outscored her, also had time to organize frameworks for all subjects and help others study…

From both intellect and breadth of vision, Meng Baichun had completely lost.

She simply couldn’t compare to Shi Qingfan.

And before the competition between Jiang Xuenian and Luo Yue, she had still thought she was ranked second in the entire school, ten points higher than Jiang Xuenian, with an insurmountable gap between them.

However, while grading Jiang Xuenian’s paper, Meng Baichun realized how strong Jiang Xuenian was, not just in her knowledge base, but also in her psychological fortitude.

Given thirty minutes, under extreme tension and pressure, she absolutely could not have achieved Jiang Xuenian’s perfection.

Among the three participants in the city-wide league, she was the weakest. To still be indulging in sentimentality was truly a disservice to the competition spot the school had given her.

Xu Jie noticed Meng Baichun, who had regained her drive, out of the corner of her eye and smiled slightly. “Very good. We can first test it in your class. If it’s effective, have your homeroom teacher give it to me, and we’ll promote it throughout the school.”

Jiang Xuenian said, “Director Xu, if it’s promoted throughout the school, how will Shi Qingfan’s intellectual property fees be calculated?”

St. Lyceum was very wealthy. Shi Qingfan’s relationship with her family was strained, and her financial source had always been scholarships. If they could secure intellectual property fees from the school for Shi Qingfan, she would no longer have to worry about tuition fees.

Xu Jie chuckled, “If it’s promoted throughout the school, intellectual property fees will naturally be substantial. Don’t worry, the school is very generous.”

Having discussed other matters enough, the three students’ enthusiasm for studying was greatly boosted. Xu Jie began officially tutoring them.

Xu Jie was indeed worthy of being the dean of students; her knowledge base was extremely broad. When tutoring the three, she didn’t limit herself to textbook knowledge but drew on various sources, connecting one knowledge point to several events to explain the cause, process, and result.

Two classes passed, and all three benefited greatly.

Meng Baichun’s brain felt swollen from all the learning, and she desperately needed to go back and properly digest it. Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan handled it better, but they had absorbed enough knowledge for the day and didn’t need to study privately anymore. So, the two decided that Shi Qingfan would no longer tutor Jiang Xuenian for the next few days. They would decide whether to continue after seeing Jiang Xuenian’s performance in the city-wide league.

Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan said goodbye in the hallway. “Class monitor, see you tomorrow~”

“See you tomorrow.”

Jiang Xuenian turned and pushed open the door to 508. Just as she was about to step inside, Shi Qingfan suddenly called out to her, “Jiang Xuenian.”

“Hmm? What is it, Class monitor?” Jiang Xuenian turned around, puzzled.

Shi Qingfan’s eyelashes fluttered, then slowly dropped. “You said you’d give me a surprise tomorrow…”

Jiang Xuenian immediately said, “I can’t tell you yet.”

Shi Qingfan nodded with cool composure. “Mm, I understand.”

Jiang Xuenian smiled warmly: “It’s a surprise, so it’s definitely something good. Class monitor, you can look forward to it.”

Jiang Xuenian returned to 508, and Shi Qingfan returned to 506.

She hadn’t actually wanted to know what the surprise was; she was just afraid Jiang Xuenian would forget about it.

••••

Gong Linglang had heard Shi Qingfan and Jiang Xuenian talking in the hallway.

Seeing Shi Qingfan push the door open and enter, Gong Linglang immediately stood up and rushed to her, meticulously examining her from head to toe.

Shi Qingfan was confused. “Linglang, I went for tutoring, not for a fight.”

Gong Linglang found no strange marks on Shi Qingfan. Relaxing, she sat back on her stool. “Of course I know you went for tutoring, but you went for tutoring with Jiang Xuenian. I was afraid she had ulterior motives for you.”

Gong Linglang spoke as if it were a serious matter. Shi Qingfan, thinking of the inexplicable fluttering and pounding in her heart today, asked, “What could she have ulterior motives for me? I’ve already helped her with everything I can. She can get what she needs without ulterior motives.”

Gong Linglang rolled her eyes, looking at Shi Qingfan with disappointment, like iron that couldn’t be forged into steel. “Yes, if you get any closer to her, she indeed won’t need ulterior motives to get what she wants.”

Shi Qingfan disliked guessing games. She frowned and asked, “Linglang, what exactly are you trying to say?”

Gong Linglang sighed. “What I want to say is very simple. Jiang Xuenian has ulterior motives for you as a person. She likes you, and she wants to be with you. If you don’t want her to misunderstand that you’re willing to be her girlfriend, can you please keep your distance from her in the future?”

Gong Linglang originally didn’t want to tell Shi Qingfan that Jiang Xuenian liked her. However, after discussing it with Jiang Feichen and Tang Xiuran in the Jiang Xuenian Behavior Research Group chat, Jiang Feichen suggested telling Shi Qingfan their theory.

As Shi Qingfan’s childhood friends, they understood Shi Qingfan and knew she disliked being pursued. The number of people who had pursued her could stretch from the east of the city to the west, and Shi Qingfan only found it annoying when she found out.

Moreover, due to her family reasons, Shi Qingfan had told them long ago that she wouldn’t date too early.

If they told Shi Qingfan that Jiang Xuenian had *those* kinds of thoughts about her, Shi Qingfan would definitely distance herself from Jiang Xuenian.

Gong Linglang thought it over, decided Jiang Feichen made sense, and Tang Xiuran also agreed with the decision. Thus, the scene just now unfolded.

“You’re saying Jiang Xuenian… likes me?” Shi Qingfan’s heart skipped a beat.

Gong Linglang nodded. “Of course she likes you, and she’ll stop at nothing to get you.”

Shi Qingfan sat down at her desk, looked at an exercise book Jiang Xuenian had left on it, and placed her hand on it, touching the spot where Jiang Xuenian’s name was written. “Why do you say that?”

Gong Linglang pulled a stool over and sat next to Shi Qingfan. She glanced at the door, then whispered, “Of course, I deduced it from my observations.”

“Think about it. Jiang Xuenian usually has no presence in class whatsoever. She has absolutely no connection to you. Why would she suddenly frame you for helping me cheat?”

“Why?” Shi Qingfan tried to control her heart from beating too fast.

“Of course, it was to get your attention!” Gong Linglang said. “Although it’s my guess, the logic is sound; it’s almost certainly true.”

“Mm, go on,” Shi Qingfan lowered her head. One side of her fair cheek was plunged into darkness, the other illuminated by the spilling lamplight. Her eyes were half-closed, making their expression unreadable.

Gong Linglang told Shi Qingfan the conclusion they had reached in the Jiang Xuenian Behavior Research Group chat: “Shi Qingfan, excellent, aloof, beautiful, the goddess of St. Lyceum. Jiang Xuenian, gloomy, average in studies, average in looks, with no presence in St. Lyceum. For such a Jiang Xuenian to want to have further development with you is simply a fantasy.”

“So Jiang Xuenian came up with an idea—first, put you in a difficult situation, then pull you out herself. That would definitely leave a deep mark in your heart.”

“And look, hasn’t she succeeded now?” Gong Linglang frowned unhappily as she said this.

“Doing bad things and then feigning amnesia. You actually forgave her so easily. Qingfan, I really can’t understand. You’re so smart, why would you be deceived by someone like this?”

Shi Qingfan’s slender fingers involuntarily curled up. The ears hidden in her waterfall-like hair were hotter than they had been in the laboratory. Now, this heat wasn’t content to stay in one place; it spread up her cheeks, collarbones, even deep into her bones and skin. The blood flowing through the veins near her heart began to feel scalding hot.

*Why? She didn’t know either.*

At the hospital, she had clearly detested Jiang Xuenian, but with their subsequent interactions, she increasingly appreciated Jiang Xuenian’s sincere, excellent, and kind qualities.

Shi Qingfan herself was good at giving people a cold shoulder, but Jiang Xuenian had a very good temper, always smiling, and could talk and chat with anyone. It wasn’t just her; even those who originally disliked Jiang Xuenian because of the cheating incident changed their attitudes after getting to know her.

••••

The next morning, Dorm 506.

When Gong Linglang sat up in bed, Shi Qingfan had already washed up and changed into her school uniform.

Gong Linglang got out of bed, still half-asleep, and asked, “Qingfan, why are you up so early? What day is it today?”

Shi Qingfan pursed her lips, and her lips uncontrollably turned upward. “What do you want for breakfast? I’ll get it from the cafeteria and bring it to the classroom for you.” She didn’t directly answer Gong Linglang’s question.

Gong Linglang looked back at Shi Qingfan in surprise. “Qingfan, what’s wrong with you today?”

“What do you want to eat? If you don’t say, I’m leaving.”

“Rice porridge and steamed buns!” Seeing Shi Qingfan walk out of 506, Gong Linglang quickly shouted.

“Strange, why did Qingfan get up so early today?” Gong Linglang couldn’t help but yawn.

Last night, she had tried her best to persuade Shi Qingfan to stay away from Jiang Xuenian, but all she got was a “got it,” and even the fact that Jiang Xuenian liked her didn’t work.

After this period, not only had Jiang Xuenian changed, but Shi Qingfan had changed too.

Class Three had a class meeting every Friday during morning self-study. Shi Qingfan placed the breakfast she brought for Gong Linglang on her desk, then turned and returned to her own seat.

Even though she had only slept for just over five hours last night, her body felt inexplicably exhilarated. She was full of energy.

Shi Qingfan was the first to arrive. She sat in her seat, staring blankly at Jiang Xuenian’s seat for a moment. Snapping back to attention, she fanned her slightly flushed cheeks with her hand and took out two test papers from her desk to start working on.

Shi Qingfan was at her calmest when doing problems. She didn’t know how much time had passed, but when she finished one paper and looked up, the classroom was already full of people. The clock on the wall showed 6:40.

Morning self-study had begun, but Tan Ying hadn’t arrived.

Jiang Xuenian hadn’t arrived either.

It was normal for teachers to be late. Shi Qingfan couldn’t figure out why Jiang Xuenian hadn’t come. Was she preparing a surprise? Or was there some reason she couldn’t come?

Two minutes later, the door to Class Three’s classroom was pushed open. Tan Ying walked in, with Jiang Xuenian following behind her.

As soon as Jiang Xuenian entered, she noticed Shi Qingfan’s concerned gaze. She winked at her and returned a smile.

The classroom quieted down. Tan Ying walked to the podium to start the class meeting, but Jiang Xuenian didn’t come down to sit back in her seat.

Tan Ying said, “Today’s class meeting theme is ‘To err is human, to forgive is divine’.”

“Jiang Xuenian, write these characters on the blackboard.”

Jiang Xuenian took a piece of chalk from the podium, raised her hand, and fluidly wrote the eight characters.

Gong Linglang had originally intended to mock Jiang Xuenian’s handwriting, but after seeing the characters on the blackboard, a clear look of surprise appeared on Gong Linglang’s face.

Shi Qingfan, as a student who excelled in all subjects, was a favorite of all teachers. Whenever teachers needed help, they would ask Shi Qingfan to write on the blackboard for them. Shi Qingfan’s beautiful blackboard writing was well-known in St. Lyceum.

*How could Jiang Xuenian also have good blackboard writing? And it’s so similar to Shi Qingfan’s???*

Tan Ying handed a slip of paper to Jiang Xuenian. Jiang Xuenian took it, turned, and began copying it onto the blackboard.

Then Tan Ying took out another slip of paper, scanned the students below the podium, saw Shi Qingfan, her eyes flashed, and said, “Shi Qingfan, you come and copy with Jiang Xuenian. That way it’ll be faster.”

Shi Qingfan walked to the podium and took the paper from Tan Ying’s hand. The moment she saw the paper, Shi Qingfan knew what Jiang Xuenian was trying to do.

There were four blackboards on the wall. Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan each took two.

At first, as they wrote on the first two, their bodies blocked most of the content. When they finished the first two and moved to write on the next two, the students below the podium finally saw what they had written.

After reading the content, someone whispered, “Isn’t this the fifteenth text from our language textbook? We just memorized it the day before yesterday. Why would Teacher Tan make them copy it on the blackboard?”

“What’s going on? Did Teacher Tan give them the wrong paper?”

“I suggest you compare what Jiang Xuenian and the class monitor wrote… anyway, I’m so shocked right now I can’t tell up from down.”

“Holy moly! I noticed it too! Jiang Xuenian’s notes are exactly the same as the class monitor’s!”

“No way… huh? They’re really identical! Even the way they write checkmarks is the same.”

“What on earth are Jiang Xuenian and the class monitor doing?”