Shen Xue had previously wanted to jump off a building because of Fu Baili, and it was Su Ci who saved her. Now, seeing Su Ci frown, Shen Xue hurriedly explained, “I’m not following him and Zhao Youyou because I still like Fu Baili.”

Su Ci looked at her.

Shen Xue coughed uncomfortably, “How should I put it, my family background and looks aren’t worse than Zhao Youyou’s. Losing to her, of course I’m not convinced. I just want to see how far Zhao Youyou and Fu Baili can go.”

Su Ci knew this question. “Let me tell you, the two of them are tied together for this entire lifetime. You don’t need to waste your effort.”

Fu Baili and Zhao Youyou were the male and female protagonists of this rebirth sweet-pet novel, destined to end up together. And Shen Xue, a supporting character who wouldn’t survive a few chapters — if Su Ci hadn’t saved her, she would already be dead.

“If you lose your mind and keep liking Fu Baili, I can save you once, but I might not be able to save you a second time.” After all, all the female supporting roles who targeted Zhao Youyou in this book became cannon fodder.

Shen Xue indeed hadn’t completely given up on Fu Baili. Saying she didn’t like him was just lying to herself and to others.

She looked depressedly at Su Ci. “Why are you so sure the two of them will always be together? I heard that Fu Baili’s grandmother doesn’t like Zhao Youyou at all. She’s against Fu Baili being with Zhao Youyou.”

Su Ci was a little surprised. In the book, it only mentioned the male lead’s parents giving money to send Zhao Youyou away. It never described Fu Baili’s grandmother opposing them.

However, she remembered saving Old Madam Fu.

If she hadn’t saved Old Madam Fu, the old lady would’ve been killed by that object falling from high above, and the plot where the old lady opposed the main couple wouldn’t even exist.

Su Ci’s red lips curved. She enjoyed watching drama more than anyone, and she hadn’t expected that she had given Zhao Youyou such a big headache.

Su Ci said irritably, “So what if Old Madam Fu opposes them being together? You think you can take her place?”

No matter how the process unfolded, the male and female leads would end up as a sweet couple in the end.

Su Ci’s tone carried a bit of disdain. “Don’t tell me you’re so stupid that you’re still thinking of being a stepping stone for their relationship, helping build their everlasting love?”

Shen Xue’s breath caught. She had experienced firsthand how vicious Su Ci’s words could be.

However, even though it was harsh, it was all true.

Shen Xue muttered sullenly, “No, I’m not stupid.”

Su Ci gave her a look. “A smart person wouldn’t jump off a building for someone who doesn’t like her.”

“Ahhhh, don’t tear open my wounds. I was just confused for a moment back then.” Shen Xue felt both embarrassed and ashamed. Thinking about the stupid thing she had done, she wanted to dig a hole in the concrete floor with her toes and bury herself.

Su Ci laughed. “As long as you know regret and shame, you’re still not too stupid.”

Shen Xue pleaded, “Peerlessly gorgeous Miss Su, please give me some dignity.”

The sun hung high, and the sunlight was harsh.

Su Ci was already impatient from standing. People around them kept glancing over. She held up her umbrella, blocking out the sun completely. “Do you have anything else?”

Shen Xue shook her head.

“Oh, then I’m leaving.” She had no intention of continuing to stand in the corridor under the blazing sun.

After speaking, Su Ci left without a hint of reluctance, turning around as the hem of her exquisite dress swayed in a beautiful arc.

Shen Xue was deeply confused. How could a proud, temperamental, and beautiful young lady like Su Ci like Lu Zhe?

After finishing her enrollment procedures, Su Ci went to the assigned classroom according to the information she received to attend the class meeting.

“Su Ci.” Shen Xue, sitting in the third row, waved frantically at Su Ci as she walked into the classroom.

Su Ci sat down beside her.

Shen Xue’s face was flushed — whether from excitement or from being under the sun earlier, it was unclear. “I can’t believe we’re in the same class. What kind of fate is this?”

Su Ci adjusted the hem of her skirt. “A cursed fate?”

Shen Xue pouted in grievance. “You really know how to crush a person.”

But the more Su Ci disliked her, the more she wanted to cling to her. “I didn’t expect you to choose the Chinese department. Do you also like literature?”

Su Ci shook her head. Propping her chin with one hand, she waited for the class meeting to start with a bored expression. “I couldn’t think of any major I actually like.”

Lu Zhe had chosen computer science, which was science. She thought about it and picked a liberal arts major — one arts and one science, a perfect match.

Shen Xue would never imagine Su Ci choosing her major so casually.

At that moment, an excited voice came up beside Su Ci. “I… can I sit here?”

Su Ci lazily lifted her eyes. Oh, another familiar face.

Su Ci nodded.

Wen Duoyu’s eyes were full of excitement. She suppressed the urge to scream and carefully sat down next to Su Ci.

Her grades had never been considered excellent in her year.

But Wen Duoyu had set a goal — to attend the same university as Su Ci. Before the college entrance exam, she pushed herself hard, studying late into the night every day, even doing practice questions during breaks, grasping every minute and every second.

She hadn’t expected her wish to come true.

Not only could she attend the same university as Su Ci, she was even in the same class, and right now, she could sit beside her.

Wen Duoyu felt that all her hard work had been worth it. She had no regrets.

Gathering her courage, she greeted Su Ci in a soft voice. “Su… Su Ci, long time no see.”

She secretly took a breath, feeling as if she caught the scent from Su Ci’s body.

Su Ci smelled so good.

Wen Duoyu was so excited she secretly clenched her hands.

Su Ci nodded. “Long time no see.”

Shen Xue looked Wen Duoyu over curiously. The girl was fair and clean-looking, her face and eyes filled with shyness — such a reserved little girl. “You two knew each other before?”

Wen Duoyu shyly nodded. “Yes. I used to be in the same class as Su Ci. Su Ci is my lifesaver.”

“She’s your lifesaver?” Shen Xue’s eyes widened in shock.

Wen Duoyu nodded again. “I wanted to commit suicide before. Su Ci pulled me back and helped me solve my problem.”

Su Ci had taken her to the police station to file a report; that was how she got her money back. Her ability to get into B University was largely influenced by Su Ci.

She was truly grateful to Su Ci. If not for Su Ci, she would never be sitting here.

“I also…” Shen Xue became a little emotional. “Su Ci also saved me.”

Wen Duoyu looked at Shen Xue in surprise. How amazing — on Su Ci’s left and right were both people she had saved?

“Sister, I didn’t expect we were both saved by Su Ci. Such a coincidence.” Shen Xue almost wanted to grab her hand.

Wen Duoyu nodded vigorously.

Su Ci was stuck between the two of them chatting. She let out a small hum. “How about I switch seats with you two?”

Wen Duoyu’s face turned red.

Shen Xue hurriedly stopped. “Su Ci, just how many people have you saved?”

Su Ci raised her pretty fingers and started counting. “One, two, three, four…”

Seeing Su Ci actually start counting, Shen Xue stared at her in horror. “You really saved that many people?”

She had originally thought Su Ci only saved her, and hadn’t expected there to be Wen Duoyu as well. Now, seeing Su Ci seriously counting, Shen Xue was shocked. “Are you serious or joking? You really saved so many people?”

Su Ci stopped counting and smiled. “I was lying to you. Do you think I’m some kind angel? Or a savior?”

“In my eyes, you are an angel.” Wen Duoyu gathered her courage to praise her, then immediately grew shy again.

Su Ci was beautiful, kind, and had excellent grades. In Wen Duoyu’s eyes, Su Ci was practically a fairy.

After being showered with rainbow praise, Su Ci’s mood instantly improved.

Indeed, her ears were only suited for compliments.

The students in the class gradually arrived, with the number of boys being about half more than the girls.

During the class meeting, the counselor had everyone vote to elect the class monitor and other class officers.

When it was Su Ci’s turn to stand up and introduce herself, a wave of enthusiastic applause erupted around her.

There was no helping it — Su Ci was simply too beautiful. Unless someone was blind, it was hard not to like her upon seeing her.

Su Ci had always been a bit of a salted-fish type. She had no interest in running for any class position. After simply stating her name, she sat down.

Her attention was focused on the wrists of the classmates who were standing up to introduce themselves. Following the principle of proximity, she was checking if there was any golden cotton candy in the class.

However, after going through everyone once, Su Ci realized that everyone in the class had yellow life bars.

She wasn’t disappointed. After all, she couldn’t go around hoping other people would die.

After the class officers were chosen, the counselor announced the time and meeting point for tomorrow’s military training, then dismissed the meeting.

Su Ci followed Shen Xue and Wen Duoyu to receive their military training supplies. When she picked up the military training shoes, she was stunned.

Squeezing the sole, she found it unbelievably hard.

Shen Xue said, “I did my research beforehand. I checked online, and you’re supposed to put a breathable insole inside the military training shoes to make them more comfortable. But I saw comments on some forums saying people put sanitary pads inside.”

At that, Su Ci’s black eyes widened in shock, her expression incredibly cute. “Sanitary pads?”

Wen Duoyu was also shocked. “Why would you put… that inside the shoes?”

“Look at these shoes. The soles are so hard and thin. Of course they won’t be comfortable. We’re going to wear them for such a long time during training — our feet will definitely hurt, or even get blisters.” Shen Xue explained to them, “Putting a sanitary pad in the military training shoe works as an insole and can also absorb sweat.”

It was Wen Duoyu’s first time hearing that sanitary pads had this kind of use. She shook her head shyly, refusing. She couldn’t accept the thought of stepping on a sanitary pad with her feet. How embarrassing.

“I bought a bunch of night-use sanitary pads. Those are thicker, so I’m planning to put them in my shoes as padding.” Shen Xue cherished her little feet very much.

Hearing Shen Xue say she might get blisters, Su Ci could already imagine it. With her delicate feet, it wasn’t a possibility — it was a certainty that she would get blisters.

Just thinking about it made her feel pain.

When she returned to the Su household, Ji Chi happened to be coming back as well. There was still a white bandage on his temple, and the wound hadn’t completely healed.

Originally, Ji Chi had decided to move into the dorm during the first few days of school, but because he was still injured — and because of the upcoming military training — Mother Su suggested that Ji Chi wait until his wound healed completely before moving into the school dormitory.

Mother Su felt that military training was tiring, and the meals at the Su household were definitely more nutritious than those at the cafeteria.