My Years as the Pure Love Interest at the Noble Academy

When leaving Jiang Yiheng's hospital room, Shen Yujing was still puzzled.

Shen Yujing: "Why didn't he look very happy? We had good intentions wanting to celebrate his birthday."

Murong Huan: "Uncle and Aunt Jiang are abroad most of the year, so he probably rarely celebrates his birthdays..."

Shen Yujing nodded thoughtfully, "I see now! He wasn't unhappy, he was too moved to speak!"

Quan Le praised: "You're so clever."

Song Yi: "..."

Well, as long as he's happy.

With this, the grade trip truly came to an end.

However, because of the ambulance's arrival when Jiang Yiheng fainted at the end, the incident became widely known throughout the school forum.

But since they didn't know the specific reason, everyone started making their own guesses.

The final conclusion they reached was—

[Jiang Yiheng fainted because he was studying so hard during the holiday trip that his body couldn't take it anymore!]

Comment 1: Aww, genius comes from sweat and hard work!

Comment 6: We're not only not as smart as God Jiang, we're not as hardworking either! This really motivated me! Going to do five test papers right now!

Comment 11: If anyone says nothing in this world is perfect, I'll tell them about God Jiang.

Comment 19: This must be what the world of top students is like. I don't understand it, but I'm deeply impressed.

...

The rumor spread this way, and with no response from anyone involved, within a day, everyone accepted it as truth.

Perhaps for Jiang Yiheng, fainting from studying too hard was more dignified than fainting from being scared of ghosts.

Soon, the students put this incident behind them as something more important was approaching.

It was the school's anniversary celebration.

Since this year marked a round number anniversary, the celebration would be more grand than previous years, with recruitment and preparation for various activities starting early.

During self-study period, Song Yi rested her chin on one hand while unconsciously drawing circles on scratch paper with a pen in the other, recalling the plot from the original novel.

For ordinary students, the school anniversary mainly meant no classes.

However, in the original plot, the original protagonist had signed up for piano...

Wait, something's not right.

Song Yi was puzzled - how could someone so poor afford to learn such an elegant instrument as the piano?

The system's answer was—

[Don't focus on the details. Although she was born poor, as the perfect pure love interest, she naturally excelled in all refined arts including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.]

Well, it doesn't matter anyway. Back to recalling the plot.

The original protagonist signed up to perform music, and while practicing in the school's piano room, she was accidentally discovered by the second male lead, Jiang Yiheng.

Her beauty, elegance, and the moving piano music deeply attracted Jiang Yiheng.

So on the day of the school anniversary, Jiang Yiheng suddenly went on stage and performed a piano duet with her, amazing everyone with their compatibility and chemistry.

Song Yi: "..."

She didn't understand it, but she was deeply shocked.

But it didn't matter, since she couldn't play the piano anyway, she wouldn't volunteer to perform.

After the daytime anniversary activities ended, there would be a school-wide dance party in the evening, where students could choose dance partners from any grade or class.

The whole day would end with fireworks.

But before the anniversary activities, there was an even more embarrassing event that Song Yi had to face—

Saint Slee's annual selection of the school's most beautiful and handsome students.

Song Yi's foot started tapping on the ground as she began to retreat into her own Disney fantasy castle.

What kind of serious school would hold such a ridiculous beauty contest?!

Yet at this moment, her classmates seemed to feel no embarrassment at all, excitedly discussing the matter.

"The voting channel for the school beauty contest is open! Someone posted the link on the forum!"

"Shen Yujing and Murong Huan have won first place in previous years, will there be any changes this year?"

"Jiang Yiheng is just as good! He only lost by a dozen votes, I think he has a better chance this year."

"Who knows? Let's just join in the fun."

Suddenly someone turned their attention to Song Yi—

"Song Yi is very pretty too, I'm voting for Song Yi!"

"Vote Song Yi for school beauty! And Jiang Yiheng for most handsome!"

"Yes, yes! Keep it in the family! How prestigious would it be if both winners came from our class!"

Song Yi: *terrified.jpg*

What were these people saying? Weren't they supposed to be good students who only cared about studying in Class A? Why was everyone participating in such a meaningless voting activity?!

At this moment, Hang Feng, who had been sleeping nearby, raised his head.

The young man rubbed his eyes, looking somewhat confused.

After a full thirty seconds, he finally understood what everyone was discussing and why it was so noisy.

So he looked at Song Yi and asked, "You don't want to be voted for?"

Although she didn't understand why Hang Feng suddenly started talking to her, Song Yi shook her head, "I don't want to."

After hearing Song Yi's answer, Hang Feng took out his phone, opened the school forum, and found the link.

Then he voted for Song Yi, and after scrolling to the bottom of the boys' photos, randomly voted for someone he didn't know.

The next second, he went back to sleeping on his desk.

Song Yi, who witnessed Hang Feng's entire behavior: "???"

How could this be? Because she didn't want to be school beauty, he voted for her? And did it right in front of her without any hesitation?

Hang Feng?! This is just ridiculous!

However, what came next was even more absurd—

Murong Huan walked into Class A with two followers, holding her chin high, "Please everyone vote for Song Yi!"

Song Yi: "?"

#What is happening#

Murong Huan specifically checked Quan Le's phone, and just as she was about to force him to vote for Song Yi, Song Yi couldn't hold back anymore and asked, "What are you doing?"

Murong Huan turned back to Song Yi and winked, "Of course I'm helping you get first place! I know you're too shy to campaign for votes, so naturally I have to do it!"

Song Yi immediately snatched Quan Le's phone from Murong Huan's hands, returned it to him, and pulled Murong Huan outside.

Murong Huan was somewhat confused but followed Song Yi passively, asking, "What's wrong? Are you too moved?"

Song Yi: "..."

Moved my foot!

After leaving Class A, the two stood alone in the hallway, and Song Yi looked at Murong Huan, asking, "Why are you helping me get first place?"

"Obviously," Murong Huan waved her phone, "Look at last year's rankings. Shen Yujing will probably be first again, and if you two become the school beauty and most handsome, wouldn't that be perfect? You could be Saint Slee Academy's model couple!"

Song Yi: "..."

Murong Huan noticed her expression and realized something, asking, "Don't you like Shen Yujing?"

Faced with this question, Song Yi naturally chose to avoid answering. She looked at Murong Huan and said, "Huan Huan, I don't want to stand out or get too much attention. My dream is just to study well, get into university, and find a decent job to support myself and my father. Can you understand what I mean?"

"Of course!" Murong Huan answered without hesitation, then frowned, "With your grades, you'll definitely get into Imperial Capital University, and as for work, you can come work at my family's company after graduation. Don't worry, I'll make sure your salary and benefits are a hundred times better than anywhere else!"

Song Yi: "...That's not the point."

"Huh? Then is it... Uncle!" Murong Huan slapped her forehead and smiled, "It's been so long since I've had Uncle's cooking! Is it okay if I come home with you this Friday night?"

Song Yi: "..."

Song Yi sighed, then held Murong Huan's hand, saying sincerely, "Of course you're welcome anytime you want to come. But what I just said wasn't a joke. I know you mean well, but these things aren't..."

"Alright, alright." Murong Huan interrupted Song Yi, holding her hand back and pouting, "I get it, I won't campaign for votes anymore, okay? In the future, I'll ask for your opinion before doing things, don't be mad. Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go to the convenience store!"

"Okay."

However, by the time they returned from just buying a carton of milk, Song Yi discovered that her photo had appeared on the school beauty rankings, already in fifth place, and her votes were still steadily increasing.

Some excited girls told her, "Shen Yujing updated his social media with voting information! He voted for himself!"

Song Yi could imagine that - it was exactly the kind of thing Shen Yujing would do. In his mind, no one but himself deserved to be the campus prince.

However, what the girl said next made Song Yi's expression crumble—

"But he voted for you in the campus queen category! And after many girls saw that Shen Yujing voted for you, they followed his lead and voted for you too! It's like he's helping campaign for you! You're so lucky!"

Song Yi: "...?"

Her fists suddenly clenched.

Shen Yujing! Good for nothing except causing trouble!

The campus prince and princess competition had a three-day voting period. By the end of that day after school, Song Yi discovered she had jumped from fifth place to third place.

Murong Huan was naturally still in first place, but Song Yi's votes were neck and neck with second-place Lu Qingqing. At the current rate of increase, she would soon overtake Lu Qingqing.

Heaven knows how furious Lu Qingqing was when she saw these voting results.

She had used so many of her connections and constantly urged people around her to vote for her. Although she was prepared to lose to Murong Huan, watching her second place position become unstable made her restless.

So Lu Qingqing came to find Song Yi.

Song Yi truly couldn't understand why Lu Qingqing could keep coming back despite being repeatedly rebuffed.

But as the saying goes, don't strike a smiling face, so she asked, "Do you need something?"

Lu Qingqing gave her a slight smile, "Yi Yi, there's a new restaurant near school that's gotten great reviews. Why don't we go try it together? You can help me with some math problems, and I'll treat you as thanks, how about it?"

Lu Qingqing's words sounded nice, as if she had considered that Song Yi didn't have much money and was offering a fair exchange of tutoring for food.

Song Yi's gaze fell on Lu Qingqing as her mind raced, trying to figure out what scheme she was plotting this time.

But free food was free food - might as well take it.

So Song Yi nodded, "Sure."

At the restaurant.

This was a trending restaurant that had recently become popular on social media and was a common after-school hangout spot for Saint Slee students. It was Song Yi's first time here.

Lu Qingqing appeared very generous, first letting Song Yi order several dishes she liked, then adding seven or eight more dishes herself.

Song Yi said, "That's too much, we won't be able to finish it."

"It's fine, we rarely eat together, the most important thing is to enjoy ourselves," Lu Qingqing said as she took out her phone and sat next to Song Yi. "Come on, let's take a photo together."

Song Yi raised her hand in a "peace" sign - though it was an outdated pose, her face in the photo was still stunningly pure and beautiful.

Lu Qingqing was originally a cute and pretty type of beauty, but their similar looks ended up making her appear dull in comparison.

Looking at the photo, Lu Qingqing's expression stiffened slightly, but she quickly put away her phone and returned to her seat, acting as if nothing had happened, still wearing her sweet smile.

Until all the delicious food was served.

Song Yi couldn't help but swallow hard, and Lu Qingqing, seeming to notice her eagerness, said, "Go ahead and eat."

Since Lu Qingqing had said so, Song Yi naturally didn't hold back.

This restaurant, being located at the entrance of Saint Slee, had already passed the strict scrutiny of students who were used to fine dining, and the food was indeed excellent.

Once Song Yi started eating, she couldn't stop, even beginning to regret eating so much at lunch.

But just as she was enjoying her meal, Lu Qingqing suddenly spoke up, "I saw today's campus queen rankings, you have a good chance of surpassing Murong Huan. Although she's been campaigning for votes too, I'll help you."

Lu Qingqing's words made Song Yi put down her chopsticks.

Song Yi thoughtfully looked up at Lu Qingqing, detecting some deeper meaning in her words.

Could Lu Qingqing be... trying to sow discord?

What an amateur move.

Though Song Yi felt contempt inside, she still nodded cooperatively on the surface, "Thank you."

She couldn't be bothered to explain anything to Lu Qingqing - there was no point.

Lu Qingqing continued, "No need to thank me, we're friends after all. But I don't understand what Murong Huan is thinking. She was already campus queen last year - if I were her, I would definitely have left this year's opportunity for you. Besides, I think you're much prettier than her."

After saying this, Lu Qingqing suddenly acted as if she had just realized something and covered her mouth embarrassedly, "I'm not trying to badmouth her, please don't misunderstand."

Perhaps because Lu Qingqing's face appeared so harmless, if Song Yi didn't know the plot, she might have believed there was truly no malice.

As if to change the awkward subject, Lu Qingqing immediately placed a bowl of sweet soup in front of Song Yi, "Try this, it's their signature dish."

Song Yi nodded and took a small sip with her spoon, but her expression suddenly froze.

The sweet pineapple soup with soft rice balls had a good texture, but it was overwhelmingly sweet, almost like drinking concentrated glucose.

It was as if... something was deliberately being covered up, something they didn't want her to notice.

While Song Yi's sense of taste wasn't particularly sensitive, her instincts told her something was wrong with this soup.

She pressed her tongue against the roof of her mouth, carefully analyzing the flavors.

Pineapple, rock sugar, rose, and... mango.

That was it - that was the problem. The original owner of her body was allergic to mango.

Even a small amount would make her body itch, and if she ate too much, her entire face would swell up with blisters that wouldn't heal for a week.

With only three days for the campus queen selection, if her face suddenly developed such a serious problem, her support rate would definitely plummet.

Damn, what a clever plan!

If Lu Qingqing had come to offer her "advice," she would have seriously considered it.

But at this point, following Lu Qingqing's scheme would just make her look stupid.

Song Yi was caught in a dilemma.

Should she let her face break out in allergies as planned, or find another way to preserve her dignity?

Finally, Song Yi decided to combine both approaches.

With each sip of the sweet soup, she secretly spit it into the coffee cup beside her.

After the meal.

Song Yi scratched her cheek, pretending to be uncomfortable, "My face feels really itchy, I don't know what's wrong."

Seeing her plan working, Lu Qingqing immediately showed fake concern, "Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

Song Yi shook her head, making up an excuse, "Maybe it's just dry skin from the changing seasons. I'll put on more lotion when I get home and it should be fine."

Lu Qingqing naturally didn't keep Song Yi any longer, just reminding her to take care.

After returning home, Song Yi sat at her desk examining her face.

She had swallowed two sips of that soup, but fortunately it wasn't much - her face was only slightly itchy.

Song Yi took out the original owner's only makeup item, a lipstick that Murong Huan had given her two days ago, and began dabbing it on her cheeks.

After a while, she looked up at herself in the mirror.

Perfect - she had achieved that classic romance novel heroine deliberately making herself look ugly vibe.

That evening.

At the Hang residence.

Hang Feng lay in bed, his phone displaying the campus prince and princess competition page.

As always, he ranked third on the prince list, while Song Yi was third on the princess list.

Their names were side by side, so their ID photos were aligned as well.

Song Yi's ID photo had a blue background, unlike the other girls' photos which were clearly taken at professional studios and had been retouched. She faced the camera with a slight smile, bare-faced, looking quite lovely.

But such an innocent and harmless face had done things that seemed completely at odds with her appearance.

Though they were desk mates, they seemed to have had no interaction since returning from the grade trip.

Thinking back to when he first met Song Yi, Hang Feng suddenly felt this distance was for the best.

Though that's what he thought, as if possessed, Hang Feng saved Song Yi's ID photo anyway.

That night, Hang Feng had another dream.

In his dream, he returned to that school trip day when he and Song Yi tried to retrieve a box from the tree.

Just like what happened in reality, Song Yi missed her footing while climbing down, and as he tried to catch her, they both fell to the ground.

However, this time in the dream, the scene became more dreamy and gentle. The young girl lay in his arms, and their accidental lip contact made the entire atmosphere intimate and romantic.

Those were doe-like eyes gazing at him with tenderness, timid yet filled with confusion and embarrassment.

But in the next moment, Song Yi rose and straddled him, placing her hands on the ground on either side of him, leaning down to continue kissing his lips.

Though her cheeks were flushed red, her actions were surprisingly bold.

It felt as if a gentle spring breeze passed by, scattering ginkgo leaves all around, while the faint fragrance of osmanthus in the air made his heart race uncontrollably.

He wanted to refuse, yet his entire body seemed to lose control as if electrified.

Her kisses moved from his lips to his cheeks, then to his Adam's apple...

Suddenly, a thunderclap broke through the sky, shattering everything.

Only then did Hang Feng feel like he had regained his senses, immediately pushing the young girl away.

Song Yi fell sitting to the side, looking at him in disbelief, asking, "Why are you rejecting me?"

Hang Feng didn't answer, which seemed to enrage Song Yi, who suddenly lunged forward to grab his neck.

In the next moment, Hang Feng watched helplessly as the beautiful young girl once again... transformed into a turtle head.

When the giant turtle's hands gripped his neck, Hang Feng closed his eyes, not wanting to resist at all.

Fine, just let her strangle him to death.

He would rather die than wake up from this nightmare and face Song Yi tomorrow.

It. Was. Too. Terrifying.