“Xia Xi, don’t zone out in class!”
With her chin resting in her hands, Xia Xi looked somewhat sullenly at the teacher on the podium, whose face was full of anger.
“Oh…”
She casually tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear that had been blocking her view, feeling a bit bored.
For some reason, all the knowledge the teacher was explaining felt as though she had already learned it before—it was all too familiar.
“Xi-chan, are you thinking about yesterday again?”
The person speaking beside her was her deskmate, named Lin Xuening.
How should she describe her feelings toward Lin Xuening? It was also strangely familiar. Even though she had just transferred to this school the day before, why did everyone in this class feel so familiar to her? That couldn’t be right…
“Mhm…”
Responding absentmindedly, Xia Xi lowered her head to look at her thighs, half-covered by her skirt.
Are my legs… really like this?
Her mind was in chaos.
Even though these were the same legs that had been with her for so long, every time she looked at them, she couldn’t shake the feeling that they weren’t her own. There was even a strange urge to reach out and touch them.
“In my opinion, that Luo Xinyu is no good! You just transferred to our class yesterday, and he already asked you to be his girlfriend. What a jerk!”
Lin Xuening hid half her face behind a textbook to avoid being caught by the teacher for chatting.
“Besides, his name sounds like a girl’s. He might even be some kind of pervert!”
In Lin Xuening’s words, their senior Luo Xinyu was nothing but a despicable scoundrel.
Listening to all this, Xia Xi couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy.
Especially when she heard the name Luo Xinyu, she always felt something different.
“Luo Xinyu… is a senior?”
In her mind, Luo Xinyu should have been a girl. How could he be a senior?
But when he confessed to her yesterday, she had clearly seen that he was a boy.
“Yeah, if he’s not a senior, then what is he? (๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣”
Seeing Xia Xi’s distracted expression, Lin Xuening inwardly groaned.
To her, this was clearly the look of a lovesick girl head over heels.
…
“Xia Xi! Over here!”
When class ended at 12, Xia Xi had planned to go to the cafeteria alone for lunch. But before she could even leave the classroom, someone called out to her.
She looked up toward the voice.
A handsome boy with short hair and a well-built figure was standing at the classroom door.
Seeing him, Xia Xi was hit with an overwhelming sense of familiarity. Yes, this was the Luo Xinyu that Lin Xuening had mentioned—a handsome senior.
“Luo Xinyu! I’m still here!”
The teacher stood frozen on the podium, his notebook tucked under his arm, his face filled with anger.
It couldn’t be helped—this student standing at the door was simply too disrespectful. The school clearly prohibited dating, yet here he was, right under the teacher’s nose, trying to pick up a girl from his class. What kind of behavior was that!
“Teacher, listen—just don’t worry about this.”
Luo Xinyu casually tossed the remark toward the teacher, who immediately froze for a second or two before returning to his normal expression.
Strangely, the teacher didn’t pursue the matter of this student trying to pick up a girl from his class. Instead, he seemed to take it in stride, calmly gathering his things and leaving the classroom.
“Xia Xi, come on~”
Seeing the teacher leave, Luo Xinyu beckoned to Xia Xi again.
“Xia Xi, don’t go~ He’s definitely planning something bad.”
Lin Xuening gently tugged at Xia Xi’s skirt, her face full of concern.
She didn’t know why, but she just felt very protective of her new transfer deskmate and didn’t want to see her fall into someone else’s hands so easily.
“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”
Xia Xi gently pulled her skirt free from Lin Xuening’s grip, then slowly stood up and walked toward Luo Xinyu.
As she moved, her dark, silky hair swayed naturally, and her fair legs crossed with each step. Every boy who saw her couldn’t look away.
It couldn’t be helped—this transfer student was just too beautiful. It was strange, though. She looked gentle, but her demeanor was somewhat cold. No, rather than cold, it was more like indifference.
She carried an air of an untouchable young lady that was both intimidating and utterly captivating.
“Senior, what is it?”
Xia Xi smoothed her hair and looked calmly at the person in front of her.
Her intuition couldn’t be wrong—that sense of familiarity was definitely real. Could it be… she had lost her memory at some point and forgotten about this senior?
“Ahem.”
Luo Xinyu cleared his throat softly, then gave a warm smile.
“I feel like you really suit the role of a young lady better than I do~”
Xia Xi was puzzled by his words.
What did that mean? That she suited being a young lady more than he did? But he was a boy, wasn’t he? As a girl, wasn’t it normal for her to suit the role of a young lady more than he did?
“What do you mean?”
Xia Xi asked.
“Nothing, nothing.”
But he just brushed it off casually, dismissing what he had just said.
“Are you free now? I’d like to invite you to have lunch together in the cafeteria.”
Luo Xinyu extended the invitation to Xia Xi.
After thinking it over carefully, she agreed. After all, she had planned to eat in the cafeteria anyway. Having someone join her wasn’t a big deal, and it would give her a chance to gather more information and figure out where that sense of familiarity came from.
His attitude toward her clearly suggested they knew each other, but she had only transferred to this school yesterday. How could a senior from another grade already know her? She didn’t think she was that famous or attractive.
“Let’s go.”
Without another word to Luo Xinyu, Xia Xi turned and walked toward the cafeteria on her own.
Luo Xinyu fell into step behind her, watching her beautiful figure, a faint smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
As they walked, he observed the looks of envy and admiration from other students directed at Xia Xi, feeling a sense of pride.
“It seems like if my legs were still intact and I were back in my school days, I’d still be pretty popular and charming~”
“What are you mumbling about?”
Seeing the girl in front of him turn around with a puzzled look, Luo Xinyu waved his hand. “I said I like you.”
The moment the words left his mouth, the girl’s expression visibly stiffened. She then turned away, facing her back to Luo Xinyu.
“Mhm, I know. You already said that yesterday. I’m not planning on dating right now, so you should focus on your studies instead.”
A typical student response—telling someone to focus on their studies was just a polite way of saying no.
But that’s okay.
Luo Xinyu looked at her back, his eyes filled with amusement.
Hehe, you’ll agree eventually~ After all… I’m the one who wrote this game’s storyline~
