Before Lin Wangye could respond, Lin Shen, who had been watching the show from the side, suddenly clapped and cheered, “High moral standards, impressive.”
The perfect rebuttal hit like a surprise attack, leaving Lin Wangye, who had been all fired up just moments ago, speechless and choking on his words.
When it comes to feelings, one shouldn’t give others hopeless expectations.
This was a lesson for Lin Wangye to figure out on his own, though he probably already understood it.
But everyone’s soul is painted in different colors. Lin Wangye’s is soft and emotional. His natural instinct to help is easily triggered by the excited, nervous, and shy glances of a girl handing him a love letter outside a supermarket.
The reason so many love letters ended up in his hands was because everyone knew that any letter he handled would eventually make its way to Lu Chengxuan.
Whether or not it was ever opened, at least Lin Wangye wouldn’t let the expectation go to waste.
Lu Chengxuan, on the other hand, was always rational. He didn’t buy into this kind of thing.
Whether it was a girl crying behind him or Lin Wangye confronting him with a love letter, he always gave the most accurate response.
This lack of emotional engagement was inherited from Lu Chengxuan’s father, practically etched into his bones.
He treated everyone the same, as if all lives were equal.
Lin Wangye’s emotions were at their peak. Stuck in an awkward place, he hesitated for a moment before biting the bullet and asking, “So, should I still give them to you in the future?”
Lu Chengxuan glanced down and made a mark on his homework: “Up to you.”
“Then at least open this one and take a look.” Lin Wangye seized the opportunity in Lu Chengxuan’s ambiguous response, pulling out the chair and sitting down. He lightly poked at the envelope with his finger. “One last time, just do it for me.”
Lin Shen, who had been watching with great interest, immediately joined in, cheering, “Come on, come on, take a look.”
Under the pressure, Lu Chengxuan finally picked up the love letter. As he unfolded it, both of them leaned in eagerly. When his eyes landed on the first line, his expression immediately changed.
Lin Shen, curious, stretched his head forward. “What does it say? What does it say?”
Lu Chengxuan read aloud, “Dear Lin Wangye, Hello. The first time I saw you was at…”
“Holy shit!”
Thanks to Lu Chengxuan’s upbringing, he didn’t read it out loud too loudly, but Lin Wangye was quick to snatch the love letter back. Before he could destroy the evidence, Lin Shen reached out and grabbed it, reading the first line to confirm that Lu Chengxuan wasn’t lying. His expression immediately lit up with excitement.
“Well, well, turns out it really is one of your little fans!”
Lin Wangye yanked the letter, which still smelled faintly of lilies, back from him, stuffing it into his pocket, his face twisting into a mask of pain. He lay on the desk, grabbing his hair, and couldn’t come up with a single word for a long time.
Lu Chengxuan lowered his head again, turning his focus back to his homework, the corner of his lips curving up in a barely noticeable smirk.
“Isn’t she from another class?” Even Fu Xuexue turned around, her eyes full of amusement as she said, “Xiao Lin’s a nice guy, so it’s not surprising someone likes him.”
“You little rascal, you little rascal… No wonder, no wonder…”
Lin Shen, heartbroken, raised his hand, pointing and muttering for a while before finally continuing, “I was wondering why you didn’t want to join Yang Qinsen in the competition. Guess you already saw this coming. At your young age, already thinking about chasing girls all day long, you little scumbag!”
“I’m not!”
Lin Wangye couldn’t feel more awkward. The more he thought about it, the worse it felt, so he immediately stood up. “No, I’ve got to clear things up, don’t want to be misunderstood!”
With that, he stormed out of the classroom, only to run into his lifelong enemy—
The math teacher.
The usually stern, no-nonsense ‘god of numbers’ glared at Lin Wangye, his brows furrowing into a disapproving scowl. “It’s almost class time. Where are you going?”
Lin Wangye’s heart skipped a beat. He felt like he was about to be dragged up to the front to solve an equation. With his tongue almost tripping over itself, he stammered, “I-I’m just going, going to the bathroom…”
The math teacher stepped aside, motioning with his hand. “Hurry up.”
“Uhh… suddenly, I don’t need to go anymore.”
The whole class burst into laughter as Lin Wangye slinked back to his seat with his tail between his legs, looking like a miserable fool. He sat down with a gloomy face, pulling out his math book from the drawer and opening it, as if preparing for a final battle like a general about to march into war.
It wasn’t surprising that Lin Wangye was so afraid.
This teacher, who taught math to Class 7, was also the school’s dean. Known for both his excellent teaching and terrible temper, there were very few in the whole school who didn’t fear him.
Lin Wangye, who excelled in every subject except math, had become the math teacher’s main target from his first day at school. Custom-made after-class assignments were a regular occurrence, and it felt like he was living under the devil’s watch every day. The torment was unbearable.
Lin Shen cast a sympathetic glance at him, looking completely at ease as he flipped his book to the last lesson and lazily twirled his pen. But then, when he saw the homeroom teacher enter the classroom with someone, his expression suddenly froze, his hand halting mid-spin.
When most of the class noticed the door, the classroom immediately erupted into cheers. The back row was even pounding on desks and whistling.
Lin Wangye, still a little dazed, raised his head. His gaze locked onto the girl standing behind the class monitor, and his hairs stood on end in an instant.
Holy shit! Shi Shi?!
The movie queen from twenty years later?
It was only when the homeroom teacher introduced her that Lin Wangye realized Shi Shi was actually in this class—not some transfer student.
She had been abroad for half a semester to treat her nearsightedness, and had just returned.
Lin Wangye’s jaw almost hit the floor.
Shi Shi was in the same class as my dad!?
She was this beautiful back when she was in school?!
It wasn’t hard to see why Lin Wangye was shocked. Before he came to this time, Shi Shi had been a famous movie star in the entertainment industry, winning countless awards, nearly sweeping all the major ones.
What made her famous wasn’t just her acting, but her beauty.
Few people could reach the level of beauty that would satisfy 99% of human aesthetic standards, but Shi Shi absolutely did. Her eyes, brows, nose, and lips—her facial features were arranged so perfectly that they could have been sculpted. And yet, they were more alive than any model.
Though both Lin Wangye and Shi Shi had beautiful faces, they were the complete opposite of each other.
Her beauty was unattainable, almost like it was a force that would challenge people’s sense of aesthetics.
Even those who disliked her couldn’t deny how stunning she was.
It was nearly impossible not to be captivated by a face that striking.
Lin Wangye had never met Shi Shi in person—he had only seen her movies.
To be fair, Shi Shi wasn’t just a pretty face—her acting was solid. Her combination of natural beauty and acting skills allowed her to play any role that fit the ‘great beauty’ type with incredible depth.
But in Lin Wangye’s mind, in his previous life, Lin Shen and Shi Shi had never crossed paths—there had been no overlap, not even in the promotion or endorsement of any products under the Lin Group.
He couldn’t even begin to imagine that Shi Shi had been his dad’s high school classmate.
With that thought, Lin Wangye subconsciously glanced at his dad sitting diagonally ahead of him.
Lin Shen’s thin lips were pressed together, his face expressionless, but the look in his eyes was heavy and complicated.
Lin Wangye’s heart sank. As he turned back to look at Shi Shi, a terrifying thought suddenly bubbled up inside him.
Could it be…?
After all this time searching for his mom, could she actually be a famous actress, trying to hide the fact that she’d once given birth? And with his dad’s tendency to keep everything under wraps, suddenly, all of this seemed to make sense…
Lin Wangye always knew he didn’t look like his dad, and he’d always thought he took after his mom.
But as he stared at Shi Shi on the podium, smiling with her starry eyes and perfect teeth, he couldn’t find a single feature that resembled his own.
The homeroom teacher didn’t waste too much time. After giving a brief introduction, he turned his attention to the students in their seats, his expression showing a hint of worry.
At that moment, Lin Wangye could feel the weight of countless eyes turning toward him.
Including Shi Shi’s gaze.
But she wasn’t looking at him. Her eyes were clearly staring at the seat under him.
After a moment of realization, Lin Wangye finally understood.
No wonder, when he transferred, that perfect seat in the middle of the third row was occupied by Lu Chengxuan alone.
The real reason wasn’t because sitting there would make their grades drop.
It was because that seat originally belonged to the school’s belle[mfn]The word is an idiom used to describe the ‘most beautiful girl.’ It refers to the most attractive or admired person, essentially highlighting that she’s the school’s most beautiful girl.[/mfn].
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