Rebirth of a Girl in a Boys' School

For the entire Saturday and Sunday, Lin Ruofei endured the scorching sun alongside the first-year students, undergoing military training organized by the school, until she felt dizzy from the heat.

Fortunately, Zhang Yang went home for the weekend, so Lin Ruofei was able to use the dormitory bathroom by herself and wash away the fatigue of the whole day.

Lin Ruofei didn't meet Gao Qiang until Sunday evening at the school cafeteria.

"Brother Lin, are you completely recovered now?" Gao Qiang sat down next to Lin Ruofei, patted her shoulder, and asked with concern.

"It's all fine now!" Lin Ruofei replied with a smile while eating.

"It's good that you're alright!" Gao Qiang nodded and then said, "After dinner, I'm thinking of changing into some comfortable clothes for exercise so we can meet at the playground in front of the dormitory earlier."

"Why are we gathering so late at night?" Lin Ruofei asked, puzzled.

"What else could we be doing?" Gao Qiang asked in surprise. "Didn't anyone tell you that the first team competition of the 'School Anniversary Season' was going to be held later?"

Lin Ruofei shook her head blankly.

"Even Zheng Dayu didn't mention it to you?" Gao Qiang asked in surprise.

Lin Ruofei shook her head again and pressed on, "What kind of competition is it?"

"Actually, it's just..." Before Gao Qiang could finish speaking, a large hand suddenly reached out and forcefully pulled him up from his seat.

"I heard you had a rat feast the other day?" The person who took Gao Qiang's seat approached Lin Ruofei and asked with a wicked grin.

Lin Ruofei didn't even raise her head, and continued eating the rice in her bowl without saying a word.

The visitor persisted, relentlessly teasing Lin Ruofei, "I heard you vomited so much your intestines turned blue?"

Lin Ruofei continued eating without any reaction. Gao Qiang and Ding Yilin, who were present, were both surprised by Lin Ruofei's calm reaction, as was Lin Ruofei herself.

Lin Ruofei suddenly realized: disliking someone and liking someone are based on the same principle, it just happens in an instant!

You know, Lin Ruofei used to drool over this guy the moment she saw him! But now, Lin Ruofei has absolutely no liking for him anymore!

This person is none other than Ji Weihang, the future K-pop star.

Ji Weihang was completely unaware of Lin Ruofei's unusual behavior. He leaned close to Lin Ruofei's ear and whispered, "After you finish the competition, come with me to run some errands outside the school!"

"I'm not going!" Lin Ruofei replied firmly without looking up.

"What's wrong?" Ji Weihang also noticed something was wrong and asked with concern, "Are you still feeling unwell?"

"Actually, I didn't empty my bladder completely..." Lin Ruofei raised her head, glanced at Ji Weihang sitting next to her, and said regretfully, "I regret it so much I could have filled my bladder!"

"How could I have liked such a low-IQ lecherous man like you for so many years?" Lin Ruofei cursed inwardly, "What a waste of my precious youth!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't understand a word!" Ji Weihang said dismissively, then whispered to Lin Ruofei, "A friend of mine is having a birthday party today. Come with me later. We won't be staying long, just sitting for a bit and then coming back..."

"No way!" Lin Ruofei pushed her empty rice bowl away, then stood up and said, "I'm exhausted from military training these past two days, I don't have the energy to play with you!"

After saying that, Lin Ruofei beckoned Gao Qiang and Ding Yilin to leave with her.

"If you don't agree to my request..." Ji Weihang deliberately raised his voice, "I'll shout! Flower...flower flower...flower...wood..."

Lin Ruofei quickly turned around and covered Ji Weihang's wide-open mouth with her hand.

Ji Weihang forcefully pulled Lin Ruofei's hand away and said with a sneer, "Hmph, someone with a secret still wants to say 'no'? Let me tell you, Lin Ruofei, as long as I..."

"Alright! Alright!" Lin Ruofei immediately interrupted Ji Weihang, saying irritably, "Go! I'll go!"

"Sigh..." Ji Weihang stood up with a smile, put his arm around Lin Ruofei's shoulder, and said with a mischievous grin, "It would have been better if you had done this earlier! Come on, let's go have a match with Gao Qiang first!"

Lin Ruofei glared fiercely at Ji Weihang, struggling to break free from his embrace.

"Huh?" Ji Weihang pretended to be angry and said in a low voice, "Don't glare at me! Don't push me away! Otherwise I'll..."

"Alright! Alright!" Lin Ruofei waved her hand dismissively and said in a low voice, "Fine, let's go together! Let's walk arm in arm, okay?"

"Sigh...that's more like it!" Ji Weihang proudly put his arm around Lin Ruofei's shoulder and they walked out of the cafeteria together.

“I said…” Watching the two of them pulling and tugging at each other’s backs, Gao Qiang couldn’t help but ask Ding Yilin, “Brother Lin, have you recently owed Ji Weihang a large sum of money?”

"Probably not?" Ding Yilin muttered softly, "I haven't heard Lin Ruofei mention needing money urgently."

"Why are these two talking so strangely?" Gao Qiang was completely baffled.

"We'll find out by asking Lin Ruofei after the match," Ding Yilin continued. "Let's hurry up and catch up!"

When Lin Ruofei went back to dormitory 609 to change into her sportswear, Ji Weihang waited at the dormitory door the whole time and did not leave.

After Lin Ruofei changed her clothes and went out, the two of them pulled and tugged each other as they entered the elevator.

"Doesn't the school have a rule that we're not allowed to go out at night..." Lin Ruofei said, while staying close to the elevator door to avoid Ji Weihang's pulling.

"Rules are rules, but people are flexible!" Ji Weihang said smugly. "Later, you can hop on my motorcycle and go for a nice ride!"

"Hmph! If you dare to lay a hand on me after we get out, you can expect to die!" Lin Ruofei thought viciously to herself.

When Lin Ruofei and Ji Weihang found Gao Qiang and the others, a giant plastic object resembling a children's trampoline was being blown up on the playground by a blower.

"What are we competing in?" Lin Ruofei asked in surprise, pointing to the plastic object that was being blown up higher and higher.

"It's basically a competition of grabbing things!" Zheng Dayu, who had arrived early, leaned close to Lin Ruofei, ready to give her a detailed explanation.

"Have you heard of the idiom 'to stand out from the crowd'? This thing..." Zheng Dayu pointed to the tall plastic object on the playground and continued, "That's the legendary 'Ao'!"

"Is this 'Ao'?" Lin Ruofei exclaimed in surprise, her eyes wide. "I thought it was a miniature version of 'Qianji Mountain'!"

"The first team competition in the 'Anniversary Celebration Season' is called 'Standing Alone at the Top'!" Zheng Dayu said, pointing to a small red flag floating at the highest point of the tall plastic object. "Whichever team's members climb to the top and pull down the little red flag first wins!"

"Oh..." Lin Ruofei nodded, indicating that she understood.

Gao Qiang also came over and stood on the other side of Lin Ruofei, and continued, "See those red and green handles on the plastic wall? Those are for us to grab onto and climb up!"

"Oh... I see!" Lin Ruofei exclaimed in sudden realization, "It's actually just a rock climbing game!"

"You mean 'climb'... what is that?" Gao Qiang asked, puzzled.

"Anyway, I know how to play!" Lin Ruofei nodded excitedly and said, "We just need to be the first to get the little red flag to win, right?"

"The key problem is that our group is just too small!" Gao Qiang whispered to Lin Ruofei, "We simply can't compete with that kid surnamed He!"

Lin Ruofei glanced at He Zhiheng's group, the group of troublemakers standing not far away. Good heavens! There were over a hundred of them!

"If brute force doesn't work... then we'll have to outsmart them!" Lin Ruofei took a breath and spun it around in her mouth.

Those who know Lin Ruofei know that this is the time for her to start using her brain.

This "top-of-the-line" large plastic climbing frame is actually just a rectangular base with a winged turtle-shaped object on top.

Because the legendary Ao's tail is shaped like a fish's tail, the tail of this tall object is made to be as wide and gentle as a fish's tail. The head of the tall object is made to be a steep side, almost vertical. The small red flag representing victory is placed at the highest point of the steep side—the 'Ao's head' position.

Lin Ruofei carefully observed 'Standing Alone at the Top', stared at it for a moment, and then smiled as she exhaled the breath she had been holding in her mouth. She then hugged Gao Qiang, who had been standing beside her, and whispered triumphantly in his ear, "I've come up with a brilliant strategy! When we start, we'll pretend to rush up the gentle tail section together, and then I'll pretend my shoe gets stepped on and I'll step aside to put it on. While no one's paying attention, I'll sneak over to the steep side and climb up first!"

As soon as Lin Ruofei finished speaking, a faint scent of oranges wafted towards them...

"Why does Gao Qiang suddenly smell the same as Zhang Yang?" Lin Ruofei looked up in confusion.

"Huh? It's you?" Lin Ruofei exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the person she was holding in her arms.

"Didn't you notice when you hugged her just now?" Gao Qiang, standing behind Lin Ruofei, said quietly, "Zhang Yang has already pulled me behind you."

"I...I was focused on devising my brilliant tactics!" Lin Ruofei said awkwardly, "I didn't even see that they had changed players!"

"Hurry up and let go of your claws!" Zhang Yang scolded Lin Ruofei sternly.

Lin Ruofei then realized that she had been holding Zhang Yang's hand the whole time, so she quickly blushed and let go.

"Phew..." Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief without making it obvious, while cursing inwardly, "This silly girl is really stupid beyond words! She hugged me without even knowing who I was, making me so nervous that my heart almost jumped out of my mouth!"

Zhang Yang reached up and smoothed his ponytail, feigning disdain as he continued to scold, "You dare call that bullshit tactic you just mentioned brilliant? It's laughable!"

Lin Ruofei immediately retorted, not to be outdone: "With your awful long hair, you dare to braid it and stroke it? You think it's beautiful? Hmph, that's laughable!"

"What did you say?" Zhang Yang immediately became agitated, glaring at Lin Ruofei with his delicate eyes and angrily shouting, "Dare you say it again?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Lin Ruofei said loudly and confidently, "A decent man should have a neat short haircut, but you insist on having this disgustingly long hair. I think you have a problem with your taste."

"You..." Zhang Yang was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"Hey! Alright, alright!" Gao Qiang hurriedly stepped forward to persuade her, "Lin Ruofei, just say less! Zhang Yang was clearly trying to be helpful by pointing out that your tactics were flawed, can't you just humbly accept it?"

"What's wrong with my tactics?" Lin Ruofei said indignantly, "I said I was going to sneak up from the 'top' side and pull the flag by myself, what's wrong with that?"

“Let’s not even talk about the steepest side,” Zhang Yang said angrily, “Didn’t you see that there are very few handles to grab on that side?”

“I’m skilled,” Lin Ruofei said defiantly, raising her chin. “It doesn’t matter how many hands I have, I can still climb up!”

"The key is that the lowest handle on the 'top' side is more than two meters high. How are you going to grab the handle and climb up?" Zhang Yang asked irritably.

"I...I..." Lin Ruofei turned her head to look at the 'top of the hill'. Just as Zhang Yang had said, the lowest handle was more than two meters above the air cushion plane. She couldn't reach the lowest handle by herself.

“I can jump up and grab the handle!” Lin Ruofei said stubbornly.

"Hmph! I'll wait and see how high you can jump!" Zhang Yang said, then turned around and walked to the side to stand against the soccer goalpost.

"Actually, the most important issue right now isn't whether Brother Lin's tactics will work..." Zheng Dayu, who had been silent until now, suddenly leaned over and asked Gao Qiang with a serious expression, "Haven't you noticed that our group is missing a few people?"

"Are we short of people?" Lin Ruofei asked, looking around.

Gao Qiang had only been paying attention to Lin Ruofei and hadn't noticed anyone else. It was only after Zheng Dayu reminded him that Gao Qiang started looking around, and what he saw shocked him!

“We’re three people short…” Zheng Dayu whispered a reminder: “School rules state that teams with fewer than ten members are not allowed to participate in group activities, so we need at least two more team members to participate!”

"It's the Peach Blossom Sisters!" Gao Qiang shouted. "We haven't seen those three boys at all!"

"I really didn't see the three brothers!" Lin Ruofei continued, "Did they not know there was a competition?"

"I specifically found the three of them on Friday before school ended and reminded them one by one to come back to school early on Sunday," Gao Qiang said angrily through gritted teeth. "It must be because the three brothers think it's too much trouble to come!"