After Transmigrating as the "Green Tea" Fake Heiress, I Got My Happy Ending with the Real Heiress - Chapter 23

Chapter 23

“Anything’s fine,” Ruan Yu replied, looking at her in surprise. “Did you submit your paper early?”

Out of consideration for the people around them, she didn’t use the honorific “you.”

Wen Yun was stunned and subconsciously asked, “How did you know?”

“I checked the exam locations. Your exam room is a bit far from here, and it’s downstairs,” Ruan Yu walked with her toward the stairwell. “If you had submitted on time, I should have been the one to look for you.”

She paused. “Was there something urgent that required you to see me early?”

Wen Yun had only planned to quietly take precautions, but being asked this way made her feel like she had overreacted. She said awkwardly, “It’s nothing much. It’s just that I saw those messages this morning and was worried about you.”

Ruan Yu was silent for a moment. “I’m not a child, and you’re not an adult.”

“How am I not an—” Wen Yun instinctively retorted, but cut herself off halfway.

Ruan Yu, having lived another life, was already very familiar with school bullying. It could even be said that she knew better than Wen Yun how to strike back effectively to ruin her opponents’ reputations. She truly couldn’t be considered a child anymore.

It was Wen Yun, confined by her current identity, who could do very little and couldn’t protect Ruan Yu like an adult.

“…I’m sorry, I was careless,” Wen Yun apologized after realizing her mistake. “I won’t submit my paper early for the rest of the exams.”

Having spent over a month together, she couldn’t view Ruan Yu as just a fictional character anymore. Her mindset would unconsciously revert to her age in the past life, trying to protect Ruan Yu from the perspective of an “older sister.”

But from Ruan Yu’s perspective, they were both just underage students who hadn’t entered society yet.

Once there was an imbalance in experience or psychological age—the so-called “generation gap”—many communications would become one-sided.

A hand suddenly took hers. Wen Yun turned her head and met Ruan Yu’s scrutinizing gaze.

“You didn’t write nonsense in the essay, did you?” the girl seriously changed the topic.

“No, no!” Wen Yun quickly explained. “It’s just that I wrote quickly, so my handwriting is a bit sloppy. For the content, I originally planned to use five examples to support my argument, but I only ended up using four.”

Writing nonsense was out of the question! She had merely used an item card that doubled her concentration, allowing her to finish the paper early!

When they reached the cafeteria, Wen Yun specifically treated Ruan Yu to a portion of spiced beef slices as an apology. This matter was temporarily considered closed. As long as her Chinese score was normal this time, Ruan Yu probably wouldn’t bring it up again afterward.

Just before the start of the midday break, the head teacher did indeed come to the class to announce the disciplinary results of the “ID Card Slander and Theft Case.”

“Student Zheng Jiafei has been expelled from the school. Student Luo Qin has received a severe warning and has been sent home for self-reflection. I hope everyone will take this as a lesson and not think that the school is outside the law!”

Luo Qin was not the primary instigator and firmly maintained that she had only been verbally harsh and had even tried to stop Zheng Jiafei’s actions more than once, which could be seen in the video. Moreover, everyone at the scene when the truth was revealed did see her pull Zheng Jiafei back when she was angry.

Combined with her subsequent voluntary payment of compensation, she only received a severe warning and was not expelled. However, at the Monday morning assembly, she would still have to publicly apologize to Ruan Yu along with Zheng Jiafei.

Wen Yun understood this outcome, but felt somewhat unwilling.

To draw a parallel with Wen Yun (the original owner) and Lin Qiqi, Luo Qin was arguably in the same league as Wen Yun as a malicious character, except that her maliciousness was expressed on the surface, far less reserved than Wen Yun’s.

“It’s a good thing you changed, deskmate,” He Sheng suddenly said after the head teacher left.

Since the day she was recognized as not being the original owner, Wen Yun had been hesitant to interact with her much. Her heart skipped a beat at the remark, and she instinctively cast a puzzled look at He Sheng.

He Sheng, however, did not elaborate. She just smiled at Wen Yun, narrowed her eyes, and then lowered her head to continue solving problems.

Wen Yun: “…”

If the System hadn’t emphasized that she was the only transmigrator in this world, she would have even suspected that He Sheng knew the plot of the original novel.

The monthly exam results were released quickly. After dinner, Wen Yun saw many people in the “Secret Observation Squadron” discussing the Chinese, History, and Biology scores from today’s exam.

Naturally, Ruan Yu was brought up as the conversation progressed.

“It’s said that the highest scores in all three subjects were achieved by the transfer student…”

“Even Student Su couldn’t beat her?!”

“I’m helping to record the scores. At least for Biology, it’s confirmed, she couldn’t beat her.”

“Incredible!”

“A new top student has emerged! I hope the throne of the top student in the grade falls to our class this time!”

After Lin Qiqi’s self-exposure incident, the chat records mentioning Ruan Yu in the group had been quite harmonious.

Wen Yun knew this was all superficial. Bored, she scrolled up and then received a screenshot of a new small group chat from Lin Qiqi.

“I’m suffocating! I’m shivering in the other group, scared to speak up.”

“I remember seeing someone post the transfer student’s previous report card. Her total score for all subjects at the end of last semester wasn’t that great! Could it be that the teacher recording the scores didn’t want to see her succeed?”

“Maybe she had a miraculous summer vacation encounter [dog head]”

“@ Wen Family here~”

“Expulsion warning [🙏]”

It was indeed a screen full of passive-aggressive remarks.

Cute Sweet Heart Qiqi: “I really want to curse them out, but I’m afraid of being kicked out and not being able to monitor them 🥺🥺🥺 Please tell Xiao Yu to strongly hit back at this group of jealous people!!”

Wen Yun couldn’t help but laugh, quickly replying: “You have to believe in Xiao Yu’s ability.”

Lin Qiqi seemed to be doing something else and said she didn’t want to type, immediately calling with a voice chat.

Wen Yun had nothing else to do for the moment, so she answered.

In the voice chat, Wen Yun and Lin Qiqi passionately criticized the jealous group, ensuring Ruan Yu didn’t see the passive-aggressive messages. The topic unconsciously shifted to their own scores.

“Yunyun, are you really under a lot of stress lately?” After complaining about her own scores, Lin Qiqi couldn’t help but ask with concern. “I just feel like ever since Xiao Yu was brought back, you’ve become a different person, and your grades are slipping. Did Uncle and Aunt put pressure on you again?”

Wen Yun’s heart skipped a beat.

Lin Qiqi and the original owner grew up together. According to the original owner’s memory, even before her brother Wen Lu went abroad for studies, the Wen parents always compared them.

Perhaps it was truly due to so-called “genetic issues,” but the original owner had always been desperately chasing her brother’s shadow.

A piece of music her brother could memorize and play after hearing it once would take her several days of stumbling practice. The scores her brother could easily achieve required her to pull all-nighters, use tutors, and put in double the effort, just to barely reach them.

Lin Qiqi, as her best friend, knew all too well about the original owner’s struggles.

Wen Yun remained silent for a long time before finally picking up the conversation: “Did I really change that much?”

“Hmm… Actually, not that much,” Lin Qiqi became hesitant. “I can’t quite put my finger on the specific change. Sometimes I feel like you’ve changed, and sometimes I feel like… you were always this kind of person!”

“What do you mean by ‘I was always this kind of person’?” Wen Yun asked, confused.

“Because you were like this in elementary and middle school! Otherwise, how could we have been friends for so long?” Lin Qiqi recalled. “When boys bullied me, you would drag them over and force them to apologize, daring to say anything and cursing out those gossipy guys until they shut up.”

“When I got to high school, and was in the same class as you in the second year, I noticed you had become much more reserved. You always spoke softly and gently to others.”

She paused. “But honestly, I didn’t really like that version of you. It felt… very fake.”

Wen Yun hadn’t expected the little malicious girl to describe the original owner as “very fake” and didn’t know how to respond immediately.

“You can be mad, I really thought that!” Lin Qiqi continued. “Instead of being passive-aggressive and two-faced, I prefer you to just curse me out directly and resolve any conflicts on the spot. Yeah… I definitely prefer you to be straightforward like you were when we were kids.”

“People change, you know,” Wen Yun forced an explanation. “Perceptions and experiences are different at every stage, and the approach to dealing with people will change, too. Sometimes, all it takes is a catalyst to suddenly figure things out and completely abandon a certain phase of yourself.”

“My mom says the same thing,” Lin Qiqi said with a laugh. “In my second year of high school, I kept wondering why you had become like that and when you would change back. But you’re my best friend. No matter what you become, I can understand it.”

When she ended the call, Wen Yun wasn’t sure how she felt.

Memories are not like records on paper. They are intangible and fade over time due to time and the brain’s self-preservation mechanism—buried, forgotten.

So even though she inherited the original owner’s memories, what she could recall were either particularly unforgettable events or recent occurrences.

As for the things Lin Qiqi had just described, she had no recollection whatsoever.

In addition, she couldn’t remember a single specific event from the original owner’s elementary or middle school days, only vaguely recalling the names of a few classmates and teachers.

Wen Yun suddenly felt a little lost. Because if she tried to recall her own school life from her past life right now, the result would seem to be the same.

Was this forgetfulness due to the passage of time, or…

“Knock, knock.”

A soft knock interrupted Wen Yun’s thoughts. She instinctively looked toward the door: “Come in!”

The door opened, and Ruan Yu walked in, holding test papers and scratch paper.

“It’s time for your practice session,” Ruan Yu reminded her as she closed the door and approached.

Wen Yun looked down at the time on her phone and quickly took out her stationery and notebook. “Sorry, I chatted with Qiqi for a while and lost track of time!”

Ruan Yu gently murmured an “Mm,” pulled out the small stool from under the desk, and sat down neatly beside her.

She hadn’t said anything, yet Wen Yun inexplicably felt the atmosphere was subtle, like being caught slacking off by her boss in her past life.

So when Ruan Yu handed her the new math test paper, she explained, “We were talking about the exam results from today…”

“Three subjects’ scores are already out?” Ruan Yu interrupted.

She hadn’t seen the relevant files in the main group chat.

Wen Yun hadn’t finished her sentence but went along with Ruan Yu’s topic: “More or less. If you’re curious, you can message the teachers privately and ask them, even about the detailed deductions. They won’t refuse this kind of request.”

Ruan Yu nodded obediently and took out her phone to start sending messages.

Wen Yun breathed a sigh of relief, folded the paper, and started looking at the questions.

Just as she was working on the fifth question, she heard Ruan Yu say softly, “Your Chinese score is 111 points, which is ten points lower than last time.”

Wen Yun: ???

Wait, why was she checking her Chinese score?!

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