After Marrying the Cold and Elegant Beauty, I Fell in Love (GL) - Chapter 14

At noon, the preparatory bell rang in the classroom.

Yan Huan walked in leisurely, yawning.

She sat beside Han Shuangshuang and hooked an arm around her neck.

“Damn, Young Miss Han really has changed. You’re actually attending class on time. Don’t tell me you even got up for your eight a.m. class?”

The dark circles beneath Han Shuangshuang’s eyes were bluish-black. With a face full of resentment, she glared at Yan Huan.

Then she took Yan Huan’s arm off her neck and tossed it aside.

Last night, she had nightmares all night.

At first, she dreamed of Shen Yuru pinching her cheeks and saying not to use those tricks on her.

In the end, it became a knife pressed against her neck, while the corner of Shen Yuru’s mouth curved upward. The smile on her face was as sinister as though it had been soaked in blood.

Finally, she actually experienced the original owner’s ending as the malicious female supporting character in her dream.

Furious, Shen Yuru bankrupted her family and did not leave her a single cent. She became so hungry that she begged along the streets. In the end, the people she had bullied before all came to take revenge, punching and kicking her. Even the last steamed bun she picked up was thrown into a stinking gutter. She starved to death on the streets.

Too terrifying. It was truly too terrifying.

“And you still have the nerve to talk. What kind of friend are you, digging pits for me like that? You insisted on dragging me to some bar. Do you know what I went through yesterday?”

Han Shuangshuang ground her little canine teeth, practically wanting to cry but having no tears.

Yan Huan pursed her lips. “What’s so bad about that? Yesterday, we all saw it. You and Shen Yuru were hugging so tightly, and it looked like you even kissed. With our relationship, there’s no need to hide it from me, right? Tell me honestly, have you taken a fancy to Shen Yuru?”

Han Shuangshuang had just opened her mouth when she caught sight of Yun Yun’s figure by the door at the side.

Yan Huan had told her about the relationship between Yun Ruyi, Yun Yun, and Shen Yuru.

Yun Yun and Yun Ruyi were basically equivalent to Shen Yuru’s bodyguards.

If she appeared here, she must be here to investigate why Han Shuangshuang was approaching Shen Yuru.

Once she left Shen Yuru, she would not be able to survive, so she absolutely could not let Shen Yuru misunderstand again.

Han Shuangshuang clapped a hand over Yan Huan’s mouth.

“Can you please stop sabotaging me? Back then, you were the one who said Shen Yuru was good at studying. I failed so many courses, and as long as I could receive Shen Yuru’s true teachings, I’d definitely be fine. Now you’re making it sound like I have ulterior motives. I’m sincerely studying, okay?”

Yan Huan immediately spat, then slapped Han Shuangshuang’s hand away.

“Why are you so nervous? Everyone’s an adult here. Even if you do have other thoughts, it’s understandable.”

Han Shuangshuang lowered her head and sighed.

Although she had confronted Shen Yuru outside the bar yesterday, and although it had been so dark that she could not clearly see Shen Yuru’s expression, she had clearly seen Shen Yuru’s glowing phoenix eyes. They were as frightening as they could possibly be.

[System: Warm reminder to Host. Shen Yuru’s heart healing progress has increased to 20%, which will give Shen Yuru a clear physical sensation. Please continue working hard.]

Han Shuangshuang was not happy at all. Instead, she felt that this method of healing was practically exchanging one life for another—using her life to exchange for Shen Yuru’s.

But the one who had harmed Shen Yuru in this book was clearly the male lead. Why not use that greasy man’s life to exchange for Shen Yuru’s life?

She was just a pitiful little thing.

[System: Warm reminder to Host. Shen Yuru’s blackening value has shown no obvious fluctuations. Please actively lower Shen Yuru’s blackening value, Host. Otherwise, Host’s cannon-fodder fate will not be changed.]

Han Shuangshuang lowered her head even further.

If she wanted to increase Shen Yuru’s heart healing progress and lower her blackening value, she had to have contact with Shen Yuru every day.

But now she already had psychological trauma.

She had even started using studying as an escape.

Han Shuangshuang tilted her head and glanced at Yan Huan, who had slept for most of the day. “The first period is a self-study session. What are you here for?”

Yan Huan’s eyes sparkled, as though she were looking forward to something. “You don’t know? There’s going to be a meeting later. In the main lecture hall, I heard the juniors will be giving the freshmen talks on study plans. After all, midterms are coming up. And for people like you, who’ve failed quite a lot of courses, there will even be special junior seniors helping with guidance. One-on-one, you know.”

At this moment, Yun Yun walked into the classroom and wrote this matter on the blackboard.

Han Shuangshuang looked at Yan Huan beside her in disdain.

“You really are the type to value beauty over friendship.”

Yan Huan happily looked at Yun Yun standing on the podium and completely ignored Han Shuangshuang.

Han Shuangshuang thought that Shen Yuru probably would not participate in this kind of activity.

……

In the school’s small auditorium.

Because this was a compulsory activity, not many students actually attended.

So even all the freshman students combined did not fill the small auditorium.

And only the students with poor grades had been forced to attend.

Han Shuangshuang had not slept well last night and had gone to class at eight in the morning. Now, at noon, sleepiness came over her. She listened to the speaker above in a daze.

She planned to secretly nap in a corner.

Unexpectedly, before she knew it, they had reached the final segment: juniors helping freshmen.

Yan Huan nudged the drowsy Han Shuangshuang with her elbow.

“Stop sleeping. It’s almost over. The junior seniors have already started choosing the people they’ll help. Do you want to fight for a spot? Some of the seniors are really hard to get along with.”

Han Shuangshuang opened one eye into a slit, carrying a trace of confusion. “Can’t I just rely on myself? What can these seniors even help with?”

“It wouldn’t matter if you didn’t come, but once the support pairing is confirmed, you’ll need your assigned senior’s signature during finals for it to count as passing. Otherwise, you’ll still have to repeat the year.”

The moment Yan Huan said that, Han Shuangshuang instantly became alert.

When she opened her eyes, she discovered that most of the people had already left. Only a few teachers and a few senior students remained by the podium. One of the backs looked somewhat familiar.

The original owner’s family background was too good. Her family had money, and her personality was arrogant and domineering. No one was willing to tutor her. But because of her family’s power, they could not refuse too obviously either. The teachers had no way to deal with her, so they specifically left a few people behind to discuss how to solve the problem that was Han Shuangshuang, who had failed more than ten courses.

Han Shuangshuang was called to the front by the teacher.

She saw several unfamiliar faces.

And also that annoying Long Aodi.

Feeling an undeniable cool gaze from beside her, Han Shuangshuang turned to look and saw Shen Yuru standing off to the side with a slightly low presence.

Han Shuangshuang subconsciously shivered all over.

Shen Yuru should not still be angry about what happened yesterday, right?

Wait, no. With Shen Yuru’s personality, how could she attend such a boring support meeting?

And now, the only problem child left was her. Why hadn’t Shen Yuru left yet?

Long Aodi looked at the teacher and said with some dissatisfaction, “Teacher, Student Shen is not in good health. Han Shuangshuang’s foundation is so poor. If Student Shen is asked to guide her, it may affect Student Shen’s own studies.”

Although Han Shuangshuang did not want to have too many interactions with Shen Yuru right now either, once Long Aodi said that, she became unwilling.

Not wanting something and not being allowed to have it were two different things.

Long Aodi knew that Shen Yuru had been constantly bothered by Han Shuangshuang.

He could not let Han Shuangshuang ruin his plan.

Logically speaking, Shen Yuru should not have attended this kind of boring support meeting.

But Han Shuangshuang was here, and Shen Yuru had actually come too.

A sense of crisis naturally rose in Long Aodi’s heart.

Han Shuangshuang stepped forward. “Senior, how do you know Sister Shen isn’t willing to help me? Sister Shen came here, and the last person who needs help is me. Isn’t Sister Shen specially waiting for me?”

“You!” Long Aodi gritted his teeth. “Your studies are so poor, and not a single course passed. This is clearly an attitude problem. If Shen Yuru helps you, it will be a complete waste of her time.”

Hearing Long Aodi speak, Shen Yuru still lowered her head slightly, without any change in expression.

Yet in other people’s eyes, Han Shuangshuang was the bad person, and Long Aodi was the knight protecting the princess.

The other students watching the show began whispering.

“The president really is a good person. He’s protecting Shen Yuru so much.”

“You don’t know? There have been rumors about the two of them for ages.”

“But the two of them really are quite well-matched. They’re both number one in their year. Good thing they study different majors. Otherwise, two tigers really couldn’t share one mountain.”

“Two tigers can’t share one mountain—unless one is male and one is female. This is a perfect match.”

Hearing the surrounding students’ gossip, Long Aodi curled his lips in satisfaction and glanced toward Shen Yuru. Shen Yuru happened to lift her eyes.

Han Shuangshuang clenched her fists.

Long Aodi was completely trying to use Shen Yuru.

He was just a phoenix man.

Shen Yuru could not be deceived by him like this.

“If Shen Yuru can’t teach her, isn’t there still me?”

A doll-faced beauty walked over from behind the podium.

Shi Nianxue blinked her exquisite, doll-like eyes and smiled at Han Shuangshuang. “I was delayed by something, that’s all. If no one wants Han Shuangshuang, she can be handed over to me. I’ll definitely teach her properly.”

Han Shuangshuang felt that these words sounded a little strange. But looking at the beauty opposite her, who had a doll-like face yet the figure of a mature older woman, could it be that she was also someone Han Shuangshuang had previously paid to seduce her father?

Han Shuangshuang saw Shen Yuru’s expression suddenly change slightly. It slowly darkened, and those phoenix eyes seemed to glare at her.

Han Shuangshuang pouted.

Yesterday’s matter had not even been properly resolved, and today, Shen Yuru was already disdaining her. It was not like no one wanted her.

If Shen Yuru would not teach her, then fine, she would not teach her.

“Teacher, since someone wants me, then let’s settle it.”

Han Shuangshuang looked at the teacher with her puppy eyes.

However, Shen Yuru, who had not moved for a long while, suddenly spoke. “You really want to choose her?”

Han Shuangshuang looked at Shen Yuru and inexplicably felt a surge of anger, as though she had cheated and been caught red-handed at the scene.

“What’s wrong? Do I not even have the right to be chosen?”

Yan Huan also blinked in shock. “Han Shuangshuang, Shi Nianxue is your ex-girlfriend. You couldn’t still be unable to forget your old feelings, right?”

Han Shuangshuang’s puppy eyes widened enormously.

Since Yan Huan knew everything, could she maybe say it earlier next time?

Meeting Shen Yuru’s face, which had darkened until it was almost green, Han Shuangshuang silently swallowed.

Shen Yuru gave a cold laugh. “Han Shuangshuang, impressive. Truly impressive.”

Author’s Note:

Shen Yuru: Impressive. Good dog.

Han Shuangshuang: Ah-ha???