Strawberry Flavored A Does Not Want To Be In A Relationship - Chapter 1

In the school restroom of No. 1 High School, there were always unreachable blind spots, and the walls were covered in many disgusting stains.

When Ruan Mei opened her eyes, she found her hands pressed against the wall, effectively “wall slamming” a beautiful girl.

A large number of memory fragments flooded her mind, causing Ruan Mei a splitting headache, making it impossible to make sense of anything.

“Didn’t you have something to say?”

The girl in front of her finally spoke.

Her voice, just like her appearance, was beautiful icy and exquisite, like the gurgling, heart-soothing spring water of a heavenly mountain.

Ruan Mei’s headache vanished, and after thinking carefully, some information finally surfaced in her mind.

This girl with profound, deep set eyes was named Fang Zhishui, the campus belle of the first year at No. 1 High School. She was known for being aloof and cold, only caring about her studies and ignoring everyone else.

Wait, what was her name? Fang Zhishui?!

Ruan Mei’s scalp tingled as she recalled the romance novel she had half read a couple of days ago!

Could this beautiful girl in front of her, Fang Zhishui, be the female protagonist of that “melodramatic campus ABO romance novel”? In the book, she was destined to differentiate as an Omega (O) and engage in a painful, soul crushing, deep seated love affair with the male protagonist!

And Ruan Mei remembered that in that book, there was a cannon fodder character named Ruan Mei (the same as her), who constantly antagonized the female lead, Fang Zhishui. This cannon fodder had done everything from sprinkling nails on her seat to throwing things during duty hours and even locking the protagonist in a dark room.

The fate of the cannon fodder Ruan Mei was to be run over by a car arranged by the male protagonist.

So, she had transmigrated into this cannon fodder?

And she had transmigrated right into the middle of a confrontation with the female protagonist?

Ruan Mei was speechless and choked up. If she had known she would transmigrate, she would have finished reading and memorized that entire novel!

Facing the female lead’s increasingly cold gaze, Ruan Mei forced herself to speak:

“Well, um… I called you here to tell you that, that…”

Ruan Mei genuinely had no idea what to say. Suddenly, her eyes fell on the slogan hanging on the restroom door: “Today’s Students of No. 1 High, Tomorrow’s Pillars of the Nation.”

A flash of inspiration struck her. She stomped her foot, cleared her throat, very seriously withdrew her hand, formed a fist, held it by her ear, and said with a determined gaze:

“I, I called you here to tell you that, um, you must study hard. When you differentiate in the future, you will definitely be a pillar of the nation. Keep it up!”

Ruan Mei flashed the brightest smile of her life, kept her fist near her ear, opened her eyes wide, and deliberately made her tone soft and sweet, completely expressing her wish for world peace.

Fang Zhishui seemed momentarily stunned by the massive influx of information. She remained silent and motionless for a moment, only gazing at Ruan Mei with surprise, her eyes filled with scrutiny and speculation.

Ruan Mei tried hard to stand tall and straight, making herself look like an energetic first-year student.

Fang Zhishui stared at her for a long time, then raised an eyebrow and pointed to the bucket of water on the floor.

“That’s not right, is it? You were planning to splash me with water, weren’t you?”

Fang Zhishui’s voice was soft and pleasant, but it carried a chilling, gloomy undertone.

Ruan Mei looked down and finally noticed the large bucket of dirty water by her feet. In her memories, the original owner had indeed intended to splash Fang Zhishui with it.

However, the current Ruan Mei did not dare.

She was a mere cannon fodder who only appeared in two or three chapters of the original work—how could she dare to splash the female lead? Did she want to die a more miserable death in the future?

Besides, the Ruan Mei before her transmigration was a super delicate person who couldn’t lift a finger. She wouldn’t even be able to lift such a large bucket of water, let alone splash someone with it.

She smiled politely and sweetly, saying:

“How could that be? Classmate Fang, you are really overthinking. We are all in the same class, how could I possibly splash water on you? This water, I’m using it to… ah, I’m using it to rinse the floor, to clean the toilet!”

Fang Zhishui showed a puzzled expression:

“Clean the toilet?”

Ruan Mei laughed loudly, reached out, grabbed a rag from the wall, pointed to the corner where Fang Zhishui was standing, and said:

“Yes, look how dirty this toilet area is. Could you move aside, please? I’m starting to clean now…”

Having said that, no matter how dirty it was, Ruan Mei had no choice but to grit her teeth and start!

She bent down and started wiping the wall with the rag. The dirty grime made her almost gag and want to throw the rag away and run immediately.

But… she couldn’t, because the female protagonist, Fang Zhishui, was still standing behind Ruan Mei, watching her closely.

Ruan Mei turned back, smiling humbly and awkwardly:

“You… aren’t you leaving? I’ve said what I needed to say. If you want to go, you can… okay?”

Please leave quickly, she thought, so I don’t have to scrub this disgusting thing. I beg you, my Lady Protagonist!

However, Fang Zhishui couldn’t hear Ruan Mei’s inner pleas. She remained rooted to the spot, her gaze deep, intentionally or unintentionally blocking the main door.

Fang Zhishui slightly narrowed her beautiful dark eyes and smiled faintly:

“I don’t want to go out. I just want to watch you clean the toilet.”

Ruan Mei:

“…”

There’s no need for this. Seriously, sister, you should leave people a way out so you can meet again in the future. If you insist on this, you’re making things very difficult for me, sister!

Ruan Mei finally resigned herself to cleaning the walls of the entire restroom. The rag turned completely black, and she had to change the dirty water several times.

When everything was completely finished, Ruan Mei was exhausted, her back aching. In the northern weather of October, her face was covered in sweat, her cheeks flushed, and her makeup was smeared into blotches.

“Okay, I’m done cleaning… Um, Classmate Fang, I’m leaving now.”

Fang Zhishui nodded and moved slightly to allow her passage.

Ruan Mei staggered out with legs stiff from fatigue and bolted out the door.

This female lead… is too cruel! She actually acted as a supervisor! I reasonably suspect she did this just to mess with me! This person is too cunning and terrifying!

Ruan Mei muttered to herself while rapidly escaping the scene.

Fang Zhishui slowly walked out of the restroom, took the shard of glass she had hidden in her sleeve, and threw it into the trash can.

At that moment, if Ruan Mei had actually splashed her with water, she would have stabbed that piece of glass into Ruan Mei’s body. Luckily, for some unknown reason, Ruan Mei had suddenly changed her ways.

Fang Zhishui stared at Ruan Mei’s retreating back, her eyes filled with intrigue.

Ruan Mei found the original owner’s schoolbag outside. It was empty of books, but surprisingly full of nail polish and cheap cosmetics.

Carrying the bag, Ruan Mei walked toward the home indicated in the original owner’s memory. The original owner was a day student living with a frail yet sharp-tongued grandmother. With no one to discipline her, the original owner had gradually turned into a little hoodlum.

Ruan Mei developed a strong interest in the ABO setting of this world; it was completely different from the world she came from.

Alphas (A) possessed superior physical fitness and quick reaction times, generally occupying positions as leaders, scientific researchers, and decision-makers in this world. Omegas (O) were active in the entertainment and arts industries, serving as dazzling bright stars who easily attracted many admirers.

Most people differentiate between the ages of 14 and 18, which conveniently falls during high school. Therefore, high schools had much stricter controls. Even though the number of Alphas and Omegas was small compared to Betas (B), there were still six separate restrooms dedicated to A, B, and O.

In the original novel, Ruan Mei was an unremarkable Beta who never differentiated, even up to her death.

Ruan Mei decided that from now on, she would stay far away from the main and supporting characters, stay off the main plotline, focus entirely on studying, get into a good university, find a good job, and simply live her Beta life.

The original owner’s home was a solitary civilian house outside the city, next to a garbage dump.

Seeing the house was dark, she assumed no one was home and walked right in, flipping the light switch.

Then… she jumped back in fright.

Inside, a withered and short old woman was staring at her with wide-open eyes.

Ruan Mei recognized her as the original owner’s grandmother. Just as she was about to smile and greet her obediently, she was met with a torrent of scolding:

“You little brat, you finally know how to come back, huh? Tearing up the school until this hour every day, and you still need to use lamps and oil when you get back? Does electricity money grow on trees for you? I support you in school just so you can cause trouble outside, huh?”

Ruan Mei was stunned by the scolding.

She was already feeling wronged; the changes in this single day were more than in the past twenty years. Now, being scolded, tears instantly started falling down her cheeks.

“Waaah… Y-yes, I’m sorry… I won’t do it again next time, I’ll come home on time, Grandma, please don’t scold me, woohoo…”

Grandmother:

“Where did you learn this trick.”

The grandmother put on her slippers, got out of bed, poured Ruan Mei a glass of water with her dry hands, and placed it in front of her, gruffly saying:

“Stop crying, you’re annoying me! Drink the water quickly and go do your homework!”

Ruan Mei couldn’t stop crying. While sobbing, she took a sip of water and accidentally choked. The grandmother then patted her back forcefully with her dry, twig like hand.

After finishing the water, Ruan Mei went into the inner room to rummage through the few books in her schoolbag. She didn’t know what the homework was, so she just looked around the room and found some brand new first year textbooks.

Well… it seems the original owner truly didn’t study at all.

Under the dim yellow lightbulb, Ruan Mei flipped through these books, reviewing the material. She had been a sophomore at a prestigious university in her previous life, so reviewing this first-year material was no problem.

As she studied, she heard a round of coughing from outside the door.

The grandmother’s health was poor every day, she could only go to the garbage dump to collect cardboard boxes, bottles, and other recyclables to sell for money. The family was dirt poor.

Just as Ruan Mei was thinking about finding a part time job later, she saw the tattered door curtain being lifted.

The grandmother entered, holding a mug with her thin hands, and placed the mug by Ruan Mei’s side.

The mug was filled with warm, milky white milk, emanating a fragrance and curling wisps of steam.

The grandmother kept a stern face and said ungraciously:

“Someone gave it to me; this old woman doesn’t like to drink this stuff… Study hard, do you hear me!”

Ruan Mei looked at her grandmother’s fierce face and couldn’t help but cry again.

She picked up the milk, drank it while shedding tears, and the warm liquid slid down her throat. She looked up at her grandmother with a grateful smile:

“It’s delicious, thank you, Grandma.”

The grandmother was stunned again, mumbling:

“This little brat, how has she changed…”

The previous Ruan Mei would never have spoken like this; she would have scolded back even more fiercely.

Faced with this bright-smiling Ruan Mei, the grandmother became a bit flustered and simply lifted the door curtain and went back out.

Ruan Mei stayed in the room, finished the milk, skimmed through every textbook, set a study plan, and then went to bed.

That night was restless. Ruan Mei slept uncomfortably, her body constantly feeling hot and feverish.

When she woke up, sitting blankly on the bed, she suddenly smelled a scent of strawberries.

It was strong, sweet, and very pleasant.

She ran out and asked her grandmother:

“Grandma, do we have any strawberries at home?”

The grandmother was busy gathering plastic bottles. Hearing the question, she turned around and immediately started scolding:

“You little brat, where would there be strawberries this time of year?”

Ruan Mei sniffed hard and suddenly realized that this strawberry scent seemed to be coming from her.

In her previous life, she did love eating strawberries, but there were definitely no strawberries on her now? Even if there was one or two, it couldn’t produce such a strong, distinct aroma.

Moreover, she felt a strange sensation between her legs.

Ruan Mei frowned, heavy hearted, and was rushed to school by her grandmother.

The first thing she did upon arriving at school was rush to the restroom and find the most secluded stall. She took off her pants to check.

Between her legs, there was clearly an extra thing! Something that absolutely should not appear on this gender! Although it was pinkish and small, it was something only men possessed!

Ruan Mei nearly went crazy! Was she turning into a monster? What was she supposed to do? How could she live with this thing hanging there in the future? And it grew overnight is this scientific? Is this reasonable?

“Ah… Waaah, am I going to die… Ah, what do I do…”

Ruan Mei cried quietly, not daring to cry loudly for fear of being discovered as a monster and taken away for research.

What she didn’t know was that Fang Zhishui happened to be passing by at that moment.

Fang Zhishui heard her crying and narrowed her eyes with interest. Her long, icy phoenix eyes seemed to be filled with starlight, breathtakingly beautiful.