Rebirth of a Girl in a Boys' School

Lin Ruofei felt that not only could she clearly hear Zhang Yang's voice, but her body was also swaying from side to side along with his voice.

"Hey! Hey! Are you a pig? Sleeping so soundly! Your phone alarm under your pillow woke me up, and you didn't even wake up! Get up now and turn off that stupid alarm clock. If you don't, I'll consider it noise pollution, which is against the dorm rules! Did you hear me? Are you pretending to be asleep? Hey! Hey! Get up now..."

As Lin Ruofei swayed from side to side, she groggily opened her eyes: she saw Zhang Yang standing angrily in front of her bed, kicking her thigh hard with his right leg...

"Why did you kick me while I was asleep?" Lin Ruofei shouted angrily. "If you wanted revenge, you could have challenged me to a fight. Why did you have to resort to such a despicable sneak attack?"

"Who attacked you?" Zhang Yang saw that Lin Ruofei was already awake, so he stopped kicking her legs. "I just wanted to tell you to turn off your phone alarm right away, it's disturbing my sleep!"

After saying that, Zhang Yang ignored Lin Ruofei and turned back to his bed.

"My goodness, it's almost seven o'clock!" Lin Ruofei hurriedly got up: "I need to hurry, I still have to go back to 906 to get my school uniform!"

When Lin Ruofei rushed to the cafeteria, the large clock in the cafeteria had not yet reached 7:30.

"Ah...class starts at eight, I still have time! I still have time!!" Lin Ruofei took out her meal card, intending to quickly eat some breakfast, when she suddenly heard someone shouting loudly at the food window in front of her: "Lin Ruofei, Lin Ruofei, come over here quickly!"

Lin Ruofei looked in the direction of the sound and saw Gao Qiang standing at the number four food serving window, waving vigorously at her.

"Come here quickly, it'll be my turn soon!" Gao Qiang didn't shout it out loud, he only dared to move his lips to tell Lin Ruofei to hurry up and cut in line with him.

Lin Ruofei understood immediately and ran over...

"I've been standing in line for you for ages!" Gao Qiang deliberately raised his voice to Lin Ruofei, who was standing in front of him, "If you're any later, you'll be late for class!"

Gao Qiang secretly observed for a moment, and seeing that none of the dozen or so people behind him in line objected, he patted Lin Ruofei on the shoulder with relief and said, "Just get me one serving of rice! It's on you. I'll go sit over there and wait for you!"

Before Lin Ruofei could answer, Gao Qiang turned and left the group, quickly finding a table to sit down.

"Really..." Lin Ruofei muttered unwillingly, "I'm already so poor, and you still come to exploit me!"

For this breakfast, Lin Ruofei only ordered two bowls of rice and a plate of braised green beans.

"Hey, I was saying..." Lin Ruofei handed Gao Qiang a bowl of rice while asking curiously, "Why is the price of roasted green beans reduced? It's only 10 yuan a plate now, but last night it was 30 yuan a plate!"

“It’s not that the price of roasted green beans has dropped,” Gao Qiang replied while quickly shoveling rice into his mouth. “It’s because the roasted green beans you ordered were a special offer, which is why they’re being sold at a lower price.”

"Special offer dishes..." Lin Ruofei suddenly realized, "Oh, I know! Xiao Dingding told me that the cafeteria sells the leftovers from the previous meal at a low price, so this plate of braised green beans is only ten yuan."

“This plate of braised green beans isn’t considered leftovers from the last meal,” Gao Qiang said, picking up a large mouthful of braised green beans and putting it in his bowl. “It’s leftovers from last night, which is why it costs 10 yuan. If it’s leftovers from lunch that’s kept for dinner, then it’ll be considered leftovers from the last meal, but it’ll cost 20 yuan!”

"Hmm..." Lin Ruofei nodded.

"Why didn't you take the free vegetables?" Gao Qiang asked Lin Ruofei. "Why are you paying for vegetables?"

"Are there any free dishes left?" Lin Ruofei slapped her thigh and exclaimed in annoyance, "Oh right, Xiao Dingding told me about the free dishes at window number 4, how could I forget?"

"This window number 4 is where you get free and discounted vegetables," Gao Qiang said, pushing his empty rice bowl aside and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "If there weren't free vegetables available, why would there be such a long line at this window?"

"I knew it..." Lin Ruofei quickly finished her meal.

Lin Ruofei and Gao Qiang walked out of the cafeteria side by side. Lin Ruofei took out her phone and checked the time: 7:45 a.m. Beijing time.

"Don't attend any self-study classes after 2 PM today..." Gao Qiang suddenly said to Lin Ruofei.

"Why aren't you going?" Lin Ruofei hurriedly shook her head and said, "Skipping class will result in a deduction of credits!"

"Starting this afternoon, the school will hold track and field events as part of the 'School Anniversary Season' at the stadium. Students who have already registered can skip the afternoon self-study period."

"Have you registered me?" Lin Ruofei asked in return.

"Before the school anniversary season even started, I submitted our group's roster to the school." Gao Qiang added as a final instruction: "Don't forget to prepare your sportswear and come find me at the stadium after 2 PM." With that, Gao Qiang strode towards the teaching building where he had his classes.

"Can't we not go?" Lin Ruofei asked loudly, staring at Gao Qiang's retreating figure.

"No way!" Gao Qiang replied without turning his head, "You already promised to participate, and besides... if you don't hurry, you'll be late!"

"Oh no!" Lin Ruofei took out her phone again and checked: 7:49 AM Beijing time.

"Run!" Lin Ruofei slung her backpack over her shoulder and ran quickly toward the teaching building...

After Lin Ruofei was settled in her seat, Ding Yilin quietly handed her a piece of bread:

"Here..." Ding Yilin said softly, "I don't dare call you, afraid Zhang Yang will say you're making noise, and I don't dare come to see you, afraid the knocking will upset Zhang Yang..."

Lin Ruofei smiled and waved her hand, saying, "I've already had breakfast, you can keep it for yourself!"

Ding Yilin was quite surprised that Lin Ruofei was able to have breakfast. After hearing Lin Ruofei's explanation, Ding Yilin forced the bread into Lin Ruofei's schoolbag while muttering under his breath, "So it's all thanks to Zhang Yang's temper that you weren't late! I don't eat much, you can keep the bread for yourself!"

When Lin Ruofei went to the cafeteria for lunch with Ding Yilin, she planned to get food from window number 4 again. Although the food was leftovers and didn't taste as good, it was still cheaper!

Ding Yilin absolutely refused, and the line at window number 4 was incredibly long. By the time Lin Ruofei got to the front of the line, it would probably be almost time for class. So Lin Ruofei had no choice but to give up, find a seat, and wait for Ding Yilin to buy her food.

Just as Lin Ruofei was sitting on a chair waiting for Ding Yilin to line up for food, a group of boys suddenly rushed into the main entrance...

This group of boys came in all shapes and sizes, and they seemed to be from different grades. Among them, a boy of medium height with fair skin stood out.

The reason this fair-skinned boy stood out wasn't because of his flawless white skin, which aroused envy, jealousy, and hatred, but because of the respectful expressions of the boys surrounding him, which made him impossible not to notice.

"The sweet and sour pork ribs look good today, so I got a serving..." Just as Lin Ruofei was carefully observing the approaching fair-skinned boy, Ding Yilin had already gotten his food and sat down opposite her.

"Little Dingding..." Lin Ruofei asked in a low voice, "Who is that boy being surrounded by that group of people walking towards us?"

Ding Yilin turned his head to look, shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"I wonder who this person is," Lin Ruofei couldn't help but mutter softly, "What a grand entrance!"

"You don't even recognize him? You've wasted your time at Yucai Boys' High School!" A familiar voice teased Lin Ruofei from behind. "Someone like you who ranks at the bottom of the class should really try to get on his good side!"

Lin Ruofei didn't need to look; she knew from the back of her head that there could only be one person who could speak with such an arrogant tone of omniscience—the future reporter Zheng Dayu.

Just as Lin Ruofei expected, Zheng Dayu sat down next to her in the blink of an eye, carrying an empty plate.

"Want to know who this person is?" Zheng Dayu asked mysteriously.

"I don't want to know!" Lin Ruofei shook her head and then lowered her head to start eating the sweet and sour pork ribs.

"How could you not want to know?" Zheng Dayu said anxiously in a low voice, "You just asked Ding Yilin with obvious curiosity!"

"Can I stop being curious now?" Lin Ruofei knew that Zheng Dayu was a man who couldn't keep his mouth shut, so she deliberately teased him, "I'm just curious about whether sweet and sour pork ribs taste good!"

"You really don't want to know?" Zheng Dayu asked seriously. "If you don't want to know, I'm not saying anything at all!"

"Then... tell me!" Lin Ruofei couldn't help but laugh happily.

“I knew it…” Zheng Dayu laughed smugly, “How could someone with your gossipy nature not be curious!”

"Tell me quickly, who is this boy?" Lin Ruofei whispered, pressing Zheng Dayu for an answer. "Why do so many students support him?"

"His name is Shaman, and he's a senior in high school..." Zheng Dayu said excitedly in a low voice, "The reason so many students follow him is because... he's a 'divine calculator'!"

"He must be very good at math, right?" Ding Yilin couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Otherwise, how could he have the nickname 'Master Calculator'?"

"Kid, your knowledge is too limited!" Zheng Dayu said with a disdainful expression. "The 'divine calculation' here doesn't refer to his high accuracy in solving math problems, but rather to his ability to tell fortunes, and he's incredibly accurate at it!"

"Nonsense!" Lin Ruofei stuffed a piece of pork rib into her mouth and mumbled, "We are all good young people of the new era, we should believe in science..."

"Don't you believe me?!" Zheng Dayu said with a serious expression, "According to reliable information I've investigated, this classmate Shaman is a true 'divine strategist'!"

"What reliable information have you found out?" Lin Ruofei asked curiously.

"First of all, this classmate Saman's family history is quite illustrious..." Zheng Dayu said seriously, "From his great-grandfather onwards, they were famous 'divine fortune tellers' in the village, and even his father's generation were among the top 'divine fortune tellers' in the surrounding villages, and they were always right..."

"And then?" Lin Ruofei pressed.

"Then, from his very first year of high school, this student, Shaman, fully displayed his 'divine calculation' abilities!" Zheng Dayu continued with a face full of admiration, "First, he successfully calculated where his two roommates had lost their name tags; then, he accurately predicted the impending disaster for two classmates who had been eyeing him; and he also successfully helped a student in the same grade escape a calamity; and most impressively..."

"What is it?"

Lin Ruofei and Ding Yilin asked in unison.

Zheng Dayu looked around cautiously, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he whispered, "It's him who can accurately predict the exam questions!"

"Tch, that's nonsense!" Lin Ruofei waved her hand dismissively, saying, "If he were that good, he would have gotten first place in every exam, and all those tens of thousands of yuan in rewards would have gone to him!"

"Oh dear, you're mistaken!" Zheng Dayu hurriedly explained, "Saman said that everyone's fortune and destiny are predetermined, and cannot be forced!"

"If you're just trying to fool someone, just say you're fooling someone," Lin Ruofei said with a look of disdain. "Why bother with all this talk about forcing or not forcing!"

"Hmph! Do you know why he's surrounded by such a large group of people?" Zheng Dayu asked with a cold laugh.

“That’s obvious,” Lin Ruofei said firmly, “They’re just a bunch of people who only know how to be superstitious!”

"Let me tell you the truth!" Zheng Dayu said with an extremely serious expression, "Among this group of people, the worst student once ranked last in the grade in an exam. But since they followed Saman, none of them have ever ranked last in the grade again!"

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Lin Ruofei couldn't help but turn her head again to examine the fair-skinned boy sitting five rows away from her—Saman.

Sa Man sat expressionless at the dining table, staring straight at the ground without saying a word. The boys around him carefully and quietly observed his movements.

"This guy doesn't look like he has any skills at all!" Lin Ruofei couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Apart from his pale face, he's just average-looking!"

"Shh... Don't talk nonsense!" Zheng Dayu hurriedly stopped him, "If you accidentally anger the 'Divine Calculator' Shaman, you'll be in big trouble! I heard that last year a freshman, ignorant of his place, said a few idle words in front of the Shaman, and within two days..."

Before Zheng Dayu could finish recounting the so-called terrible 'result,' a burst of wild laughter interrupted him.

"Haha... I was wondering who was making such a big fuss! Turns out it's a 'charlatan' coming to eat in the cafeteria!" a voice suddenly shouted in a sarcastic tone.

A burst of laughter followed...