After Transmigrating as the "Green Tea" Fake Heiress, I Got My Happy Ending with the Real Heiress - Chapter 18

Chapter 18

As soon as Ruan Yu returned to the classroom, she saw Wen Yun wiping her desk.

She knew this person wouldn’t feel right unless she did something for her, which was why she deliberately stayed in the restroom longer, accepting the other person’s goodwill.

Unexpectedly, this person’s movements were too efficient. When she returned, the pink rag was covered in a thick layer of dust, the surface of the desk and its sides were damp, and the water in the basin on the floor was no longer clear.

The desks at Langying opened from the top. The lid was currently open, and Ruan Yu saw that the inner walls were also covered in water streaks.

“I’ll wipe it myself!” Ruan Yu quickly reached for the rag. “Thank you, Yunyun! You really went to so much trouble for me!”

Wen Yun also understood that “caring” should be done in moderation, so she left the rag to Ruan Yu, went to the restroom to wash her hands, and then returned to her own seat.

It was then that she noticed another person occupying the empty seat near the aisle.

Her deskmate, He Sheng, yawned as she moved aside, hugging her school bag to let Wen Yun sit down. She glanced at the new position in the back row and, after settling down, slowly asked, “Yunyun, who is that?”

On the way to school, Wen Yun had reviewed the school-related parts of the original novel several times. She knew He Sheng was also one of the original owner’s minor friends, but she was simple-minded, only focused on studying, didn’t follow the forums or private group chats, had no malicious intentions, but was very clingy to the original owner. Wen Yun relaxed and explained, “That’s Ruan Yu, who was just brought back by my family.”

The Wen parents hadn’t restricted her from revealing Ruan Yu’s true identity to outsiders. After all, the Wen family suddenly bringing a living person from the countryside and transferring her to Langying Academy—which had the best educational resources and highest tuition in the district—made her identity painfully obvious. Concealing it was useless.

“…Then why are you being so nice to her?” He Sheng asked, confused. “You even wiped her desk. I’ve never seen you so enthusiastic about anyone else.”

Wen Yun couldn’t exactly say she was doing it to survive and that the kinder she was to the reborn protagonist, the greater the possibility of escaping her revenge. Instead, she solemnly offered a summarizing, elevated conclusion: “Of course, it’s because she treats me with sincerity, so I must respond to that sincerity with my own.”

Under He Sheng’s questioning eyes, she sat down calmly, took out her stationery and biology notes from her school bag, and started memorizing knowledge points.

“Host, would you like to use an item?” the System suddenly chimed in.

In the past few days, Wen Yun had diligently looked for opportunities to output Green Tea Talk to accumulate Green Tea Value. She self-destructively drew Mystery Items three times, successfully turning herself into the “spendthrift” she once scorned.

Fortunately, her luck wasn’t too bad so far. All three items were quite suitable for use during her studies.

“No rush,” Wen Yun said. “I’ll listen to one or two lessons first to see if I can keep up with the pace.”

She had been out of school for quite some time. Even though she trusted her ability to self-study, she clearly struggled when reviewing at home these past few days, especially with math. She needed to be guided by a teacher first to familiarize herself with problem-solving approaches.

Since they had just started Senior 3 and hadn’t yet reached the point of splitting into the Gaokao sprint classes, the teacher’s pace would accommodate the middle and lower-tier students, which was an opportunity for Wen Yun.

Soon the class bell rang. It was the head teacher’s English class. While the committee member was setting up the computer, the head teacher invited Ruan Yu to the stage to introduce herself.

Wen Yun’s gaze followed Ruan Yu up to the podium. She watched her take the marker from the head teacher’s hand and write her name on the whiteboard. Every gesture was neither servile nor arrogant, and her demeanor was elegant and composed.

“My name is Ruan Yu. Please take care of me.”

After this simple sentence, she bowed to the class and walked off the podium, completely disregarding the bizarre and awkward atmosphere in the classroom, returning to her seat.

Fortunately, the head teacher was good at warming up the crowd. She led the applause, saying, “Let’s give a warm round of applause to welcome the newcomer to our Politics, History, and Biology collective!”

“The newcomer is so cold. She didn’t even say, ‘I’m now a member of this collective,'” He Sheng muttered softly, propping her chin on her hand amidst the half-hearted applause. “Could she be a real-life Homura Akemi?”

Wen Yun wasn’t surprised by this. The moment Ruan Yu actively requested a seat in the back row of the classroom, she guessed that Ruan Yu had no intention of integrating into this collective.

After all, in the original novel, Ruan Yu had tried more than once to fit in with the class, only to be met with ridicule and slander.

For the reborn Ruan Yu, perhaps academic achievement was the only concrete thing she could firmly grasp.

After the transfer student’s self-introduction, the head teacher opened the courseware and began teaching.

Listening to the class today, Wen Yun felt she wasn’t struggling to keep up, which brought a slight sense of relief, but she immediately started worrying about the upcoming math class.

Even in Senior 3, they still had to participate in the long break’s exercise run after the first two classes. When the assembly music started, Wen Yun was still trying to recall the original owner’s standing position. After she found her spot, she couldn’t help but look toward the front of the line.

The running formation was based on height. Although it had been set since the second year, inserting a new person in the front wouldn’t affect the overall lineup much.

Wen Yun remembered an accident during the exercise run described in the original novel. That accident resulted in Ruan Yu injuring her arm, causing her handwriting to shake for several days and nearly affecting her elective subject performance.

However, that accident happened before the October elective exams. For now, the exercise run shouldn’t cause any trouble.

Despite this, she still kept an eye on Ruan Yu as they ran until she was completely out of breath. She had to shift her gaze, falling to the back of the line, slowly following while clutching her aching waist.

What is the person leading the run doing today?! Running so fast!

Wen Yun was glad she had insisted on morning runs these past few days. Although she fell behind, she didn’t look too disheveled. After the exercise music ended, she found the solitary Ruan Yu among the sparse crowd and quickly caught up.

“How are you feeling? Are you adjusting okay?” she asked.

“I’m adjusting fine.” Ruan Yu turned to look at her, her exposed forehead covered in fine sweat, but her breathing was steady. “It’s you, though, who seems unwell.”

Wen Yun inexplicably felt that when they were alone, Ruan Yu seemed particularly fond of using the honorific “you” (nín) to address her. She didn’t know if it was to intentionally differentiate her from the original Wen Yun.

“The person leading the run today seems to have…” Before she could finish her sentence, a packet of tissues, already opened, was offered to her.

“Thank you.” Wen Yun quickly pulled out a sheet and wiped her face and neck.

A faint green tea fragrance wafted into her nose. Although Wen Yun disliked the “green tea persona,” she was quite fond of this scent. After wiping her sweat, her mood improved considerably.

However, this good mood only lasted until the math class.

After the math class, Wen Yun slumped onto her desk, feeling like a dead fish.

She suddenly realized why the Mystery Item prize pool contained an item like “I Can Completely Understand This Math Class!”.

It was true that if she just zoned out or bent down to pick up a pen during class, she would completely lose the thread of the lesson!

“Yunyun, are you okay?” He Sheng propped her chin on her hands and poked her arm repeatedly, asking in a tone that was either concerned or amused, “Why did you suddenly collapse? Heatstroke?”

“Math is the enemy of my life!” Wen Yun wailed internally. After slumping for a few more seconds, she struggled to get up and prepare the review materials for the next class.

She could only inherit the original owner’s memories; her intelligence and problem-solving skills couldn’t be inherited. She could only rely on practicing more and gaining more insights.

And she was still undecided about hiring a private tutor—tutors from wealthy families had to report study progress to the parents in a timely manner. If the Wen parents discovered her math scores had plummeted, it would be extremely hard to find an excuse!

Fortunately, only her math was weak; her other subjects were generally in her comfort zone. After a full day of classes, she had a thorough understanding of her current level.

The last class in the afternoon was for students to choose their elective subjects for the Gaokao. Wen Yun sat at the computer, logged into the system, and while browsing the original owner’s past academic proficiency test grades, she was once again sharply stung by the “A” grade for the math subject.

She sighed internally, selected the exams for Politics, History, Biology, and English, logged out of the system, and gave the computer to the student waiting beside her. Passing Ruan Yu, she subconsciously glanced at her computer screen and was shocked to see that Ruan Yu had checked the Chemistry subject!

Wen Yun was greatly surprised. Under the “7 choose 3” Gaokao system, non-elective subjects would finish teaching after the final proficiency test in the second year. Although students could take the test multiple times afterward, the school wouldn’t provide extra review classes. Students had to rely on self-study, which often resulted in students scoring lower in multiple retakes than they did during the concentrated review period.

“Are you retaking the Chemistry proficiency test?” Wen Yun couldn’t help but ask on the way home.

“Yes, my Chemistry proficiency grade was only C, which is too low,” Ruan Yu said softly. “If I don’t retake it, I’ll lose many opportunities when applying for university majors.”

“Then do you need me to hire a private tutor for you?” Wen Yun asked. “You should have finished the course in October last year, right? The last proficiency test was in April. It’s been quite a while.”

“Yes, please, Yunyun.” Ruan Yu didn’t refuse this time.

So, as soon as Wen Yun got home, she told the parents about it, and also reminded them to hire the piano and painting tutors.

She could tell the Wen parents were genuinely busy. Since she arrived in this world, she hadn’t eaten with them many times. The two interest tutors, who were promised on the first night, hadn’t arrived yet. She didn’t know if they had forgotten or if there was another reason.

“We will definitely arrange it this week!” Mother Wen promised Ruan Yu with a smile. “I previously thought that since Xiao Yu was adjusting to the new environment, I should wait until she adjusted before starting the piano and painting lessons. No rush.”

Wen Yun: “…”

“Mom is so thoughtful,” Ruan Yu proactively interjected before Wen Yun could speak. “Thanks to Yunyun’s companionship, I’ve completely adjusted to the new home now.”

Hearing Ruan Yu defending her, Wen Yun quickly said, “It’s what I should do. We’re a family, no need to be so polite!”

Ruan Yu’s tutor issue was resolved, and Wen Yun started worrying about herself again.

Even though she had the System as a small cheat, she couldn’t rely on always drawing “I Can Completely Understand This Math Class!” or other math review aids from the Mystery Item pool.

Moreover, she hadn’t unlocked the higher-level Mall yet. The System hadn’t provided specific instructions, only saying she “hadn’t met the activation criteria.”

After much thought, her mind drifted to Ruan Yu.

Ruan Yu felt like that person seemed to be preoccupied with something today and was holding back from telling her.

Langying didn’t have mandatory exams or extra classes during evening self-study, so they didn’t need to attend. After dinner, when she heard the person’s request to “talk for a bit,” she didn’t hesitate to take her to her room, politely asking, “Did you encounter some difficulty? Can I help?”

Facing such a perceptive protagonist, Wen Yun’s heart leaped, but she admitted with a wry smile: “I really did. I’m struggling to find a direction in my math review. I need to ask for your advice.”

Ruan Yu thought for a few seconds, went to the bookshelf, found a set of test papers, quickly flipped through them, and tore off one sheet to hand to Wen Yun.

Wen Yun accepted it blankly.

“This is a basic assessment test, but the questions are very typical and test for fundamental weaknesses,” Ruan Yu explained. “The time limit is one hour. Do it whenever it’s convenient for you. Set a timer, and I’ll grade it for you when you’re done.”

Wen Yun couldn’t ask for anything better. She was overjoyed and immediately said, “Now is convenient!”

Afraid that doing it in her own room might be seen by the knowledgeable butler, she simply stayed in Ruan Yu’s room, using her writing desk, pen, and scratch paper. After setting the alarm, she calmed down and worked through the problems one by one.

Ruan Yu sat on the edge of the bed with her history review materials, hugging the fluffy Laine Bear. She looked like she was reviewing history, but in reality, she was secretly watching the person concentrating on the test.

Over these days, she occasionally had nightmares, dreaming of many things from her past life, and also the hopes she once held for life in her new home.

Her adoptive parents died early. Besides her grandparents, only an aunt who did business away from home would return to the village every few years to visit her, bringing gifts from the city and inquiring about her grades.

After so many years, her impression of her family remained a faint, beautiful outline. That was why, when she came to the Wen family, she pinned her hopes on her true blood relatives.

Unfortunately, her experiences in the Wen family in her past life shattered her beautiful dream completely.

She didn’t know if Heaven was taking pity on her, but she truly had this chance now.

Even if only one person had changed, and that person was once the enemy who had wounded her so deeply.

Even though she had repeatedly warned herself from the beginning to be vigilant toward the current Wen Yun and not relax because of the sudden change in personality.

Yet, simply because of an absurd guess of “body possession,” coupled with the deviations in their lifestyle and behavior, she was able to quickly cast aside all the past pain and instinctively differentiate this person from the original Wen Yun.

It was like a drowning person grasping at a straw. Even knowing its fragility, she wouldn’t let go.

Even if all of this was perhaps just an imagination, just her wishful, brief, and absurd beautiful dream.

While taking this test, Wen Yun was extremely nervous.

Compared to the examples in today’s math class, the problems on the test paper weren’t difficult at all and were well within her abilities.

But she inexplicably felt a warmth on her back, as if something was staring at her, burning her.

It couldn’t be… the protagonist’s gaze, could it?

“…” She suddenly turned her head silently, only to see the girl sitting on the edge of the bed petting the Laine Bear in her arms, looking down at her review materials. She looked completely obedient and harmless.

Time continued to pass. Wen Yun couldn’t discern anything from a quick glance, so she didn’t think about it further and resumed writing.

When the hour was finally up, she proactively handed the test paper and a red pen to the protagonist.

Ruan Yu graded the paper quickly. In less than five minutes, she finished marking it, wrote the score, and walked over to the desk.

“Your foundation… is very weak,” she said softly. “It’s like you were never good at math and haven’t touched it in a long time.”

Caught red-handed, Wen Yun was speechless. After a long silence, she asked, “How many points do you think I can raise my score to in about a month?”

“I don’t have enough information on your study habits yet, so I can only guarantee a passing grade, around 90 points,” Ruan Yu said mercilessly. “And that’s only with dedicated practice every day.”

Wen Yun instantly felt like she had stepped into hell.

If she had known her math was this bad, she should have sought Ruan Yu’s “tutoring” sooner. Her self-review over the past few days had been a complete waste of time!

She wanted to ask Ruan Yu for another set of problems since the hour was still early, but Ruan Yu handed her a piece of scratch paper instead: “Please write out the problem-solving process for every question, as detailed as possible.”

Wen Yun: “…”

Finally, when she left Ruan Yu’s room, dizzy and exhausted, it was already 10:30 PM.

The Wen parents had business to discuss tomorrow and had gone to bed early. Only the butler reminded her to take care of herself and not stay up late, then went to prepare her bathwater.

Returning to the original owner’s room, Wen Yun felt her brain was about to crash. This was a thousand times harder than finding opportunities for Green Tea Talk!

She even felt like she wanted to aggressively look for people to use Green Tea Talk on at school tomorrow to accumulate a pile of Green Tea Value to draw Mystery Items.

“Host, calm down!” Even the System couldn’t stand it. “Didn’t you just say that drawing cards excessively when survival time is low is being a spendthrift?”

“I’m just thinking out loud,” Wen Yun said gloomily. “I wouldn’t actually do it.”

However, probably because the “Bling Bling Charmer” item had a powerful lasting effect, Ruan Yu’s school life had been smooth for three consecutive days. Wen Yun hadn’t had any opportunity to use Green Tea Talk to rescue her.

Wen Yun had been worried someone might be sarcastic towards Ruan Yu, but now, apart from Lin Qiqi, Su Manying, and He Sheng (who wasn’t affected by the charm due to arriving late), the other students seemed to be keeping their distance from Ruan Yu.

The Chemistry, Piano, and Painting tutors reported to the Wen house the following evening. Ruan Yu’s evenings were now very full. Chemistry tutoring was nightly, while piano and painting were scheduled for the weekend.

But Ruan Yu still required herself to practice the piano for one hour daily—specifically, while Wen Yun was timing herself doing math problems.

Although the piano room was well-soundproofed, since it was close to Wen Yun’s room, the piano sounds occasionally drifted into Wen Yun’s ears.

Wen Yun had recently taken time to research piano techniques and grading, even pulling out the original owner’s memories to study.

The pieces Ruan Yu played were generally low-level by examination standards, with very simple chords and melodies.

However, she enjoyed listening to every piece Ruan Yu played during her self-practice. Perhaps it was because the melodies were soothing and the piano sound was clean and smooth, calming the anxiety she felt while doing problems.

As time moved into September, the Senior 1 and Senior 2 students also started school, and the cafeteria was incredibly crowded every lunchtime.

Wen Yun made a habit of bringing small snacks to school and eating them during breaks. This way, she didn’t have to rush to the cafeteria right after class and queue with the younger students, which also gave her nearly twenty extra minutes to work on math problems.

She even thought of taking the opportunity to ask Ruan Yu, who also hadn’t gone to the cafeteria, for help with problems. However, her deskmate, He Sheng, had the same idea. As soon as the teacher left after the last class in the morning, He Sheng took out her test papers and started practicing.

Wen Yun had to switch to reviewing another subject. When the classroom started to fill up, she closed her notebook, got up, and prepared to invite Ruan Yu to eat with her.

Because of the plot written in the original novel, she still didn’t feel safe letting Ruan Yu walk around the campus alone.

He Sheng lazily moved aside for her. As Wen Yun passed her, she suddenly heard her whisper, “You’re not Yunyun, are you?”

Wen Yun’s heart jumped in shock. She instinctively glanced at her, and only dared to look away when she saw He Sheng sit back down casually, her heart hammering.

If there was anyone in this world most likely to expose her identity, it was probably He Sheng, her clingy, veteran two-dimensional deskmate. Not only did He Sheng have a good acceptance of bizarre events, but she also had a wild imagination, dared to think anything, and was, to put it harshly, a “chuunibyou” (eighth-grader syndrome).

Furthermore, He Sheng chose deskmates purely based on whether their “vibes” matched, so she was likely quite sensitive to changes in “aura.”

However, judging by He Sheng’s current reaction, she didn’t seem to plan on investigating her further. Wen Yun didn’t know if it was because their “vibes” matched or simply out of curiosity about a “body swap” supernatural event.

With a sense of dread, Wen Yun walked to Ruan Yu’s desk.

The temperature in early September was still quite high, and the school’s air conditioning would automatically turn on once the indoor temperature exceeded 30 degrees Celsius.

Ruan Yu’s seat was very close to the air conditioner. When she stood up, cool air would blow directly onto the back of her head.

When Wen Yun first discovered this, she had specifically asked Ruan Yu if she wanted to change her seat. After Ruan Yu refused, Wen Yun didn’t ask again. Now, seeing her, she only lightly tidied the strands of Ruan Yu’s hair that had been blown out of place.

Leaving the classroom, the moment they reached a deserted area, Wen Yun couldn’t help but say, “The last two major problems in today’s math class…”

“I’ll lend you my notes later,” Ruan Yu caught on immediately. “If you still can’t figure out the process, I’ll give you a detailed breakdown when we get back.”

“That’s a huge help!” Wen Yun was extremely grateful, then muttered softly, “How exactly do you guys master math problems? I always feel clueless about it and can’t find the right direction!”

“Practice more, summarize more,” Ruan Yu said. “My former school promoted the ‘ocean of problems’ strategy. That’s one method. When you see familiar patterns often, you gain confidence when you write.”

She paused. “However, if your initial direction of thinking is wrong, no amount of effort is useful. If you lack that judgment, I still recommend consulting others more, especially teachers.”

Wen Yun felt enlightened: “I understand. It’s basically about finding someone with a higher skill level who has already overcome this hurdle to be a guide, to pull me out of the thought dead end first?”

Ruan Yu was slightly taken aback, then smiled and nodded: “You can understand it that way. After all, when you’re caught in the situation, it’s certainly easier to be limited without realizing it.”

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