I transmigrated into the villain's white moonlight, but the protagonist is my brother.

The girl suddenly blocked his way, forcing Shen Yan to stop.

He wasn't wearing his usual shirt today; instead, he wore a gray hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and white sneakers.

Ordinary clothes, however plain, become exceptionally eye-catching on Shen Yan.

The blazing sunlight fell on his flawless, alabaster-like face. His expression was serene, as if he were not at all surprised that the most beautiful girl in the department had confessed her feelings to him.

The girl named Feng Wanmeng kept her head down, not daring to look at Shen Yan's expression.

She was so nervous she could hear her own heartbeat. Shen Yan had entered school earlier than his peers and was a well-known genius junior. Feng Wanmeng felt somewhat like an old cow eating young grass.

But how will we know the outcome if we don't take a chance? We have to go all out and give it a try!

"You may not know me, but I have really liked you for a long time. I don't mean to ask you to say yes, I just want to get to know you and start as friends. This letter is what I want to say to you, and it contains my contact information. Please accept it."

However, the person on the other end didn't seem to react much.

Shen Yan pursed his lips, calmly said "sorry," and without even glancing at the letter in her hand, simply walked past her and left.

The most beautiful girl in the dance department, who had many suitors, was simply ignored.

The onlookers' stares made Feng Wanmeng feel ashamed, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears.

She had never been ignored like this before, and although she had prepared herself mentally, the result was still too tragic.

Shen Yan didn't even give a reason to refuse; he only said "sorry" from beginning to end.

So frustrating.

Her best friend quickly took out tissues to wipe her tears and comforted her.

"It's okay, it's okay. Shen Yan is just that kind of person. You know how many girls confessed to him last year. Maybe he's just a little numb. We'll try harder later! It's easy for a girl to pursue a boy!"

Feng Wanmeng nodded sadly.

The incident was quickly posted on the school's online forum by bystanders.

However, no one laughed at Feng Wanmeng. After all, it was normal to be rejected by Shen Yan. There were also some people who were particularly idle and kept counting how many this year she had been rejected.

Last year alone, dozens of people probably went to confess their love to Shen Yan. Later on, even some senior students publicly expressed their love on the confession wall.

Extremely eccentric.

So it's not surprising that Shen Yan was confessed to again right after the start of the semester.

He became a popular figure on campus as soon as he entered university as a freshman, thanks to his good looks.

Later, it was discovered that Shen Yan was the second young master of the Gu family, with an amazing background. He was also the top scorer in the provincial college entrance examination, skipping grades and taking the exam early, making him incredibly accomplished.

It makes one have to regard him as a master.

Yet this seemingly divine figure is not arrogant or rude at all, unlike the spoiled rich kids in TV dramas who act all high and mighty.

On the contrary, Shen Yan has a gentle and reserved personality. Although he doesn't talk much, he is the epitome of a noble young master. He is both outstanding and humble, and he loves to smile.

His smile has captivated countless female students.

Around noon, someone posted a picture of Shen Yan in the thread about the dance department's most beautiful girl's failed confession.

That angle clearly indicates it was taken secretly.

In the spacious and bright classroom, a boy sitting in the last corner of the back row was sleeping on his desk.

You can tell from that gray hoodie that it belongs to Shen Yan, the protagonist of today's topic.

[This is outrageous, guys! Shen Yan is sleeping again.]

[That girl is probably crying her heart out right now, while he's sleeping soundly. Is that really okay?]

Am I the only one who cares that he sleeps in class? How can someone who loves to sleep get top marks?

You don't understand the world of academic geniuses; perhaps their brains are extraordinary.

[I'm so envious! I remember he was first in his major courses last semester too. How does this guy think? It's infuriating!]

Shen Yan majored in mathematics, and his first-year courses included a large portion of mathematical analysis and higher algebra.

With the new semester just beginning, many students who failed courses last semester are busy taking make-up exams, while Shen Yan continues to hold the top spot and sleeps in class.

This is outrageous.

It's so irritating that people are so different from each other.

After class, the students left the classroom one by one. After a while, Shen Yan also raised his head from the desk.

He frowned slightly, his complexion not looking too good.

There's a faint bluish tinge under his eyes, like he hasn't slept well.

Rubbing his throbbing temples, Shen Yan took off his headphones and got up to leave.

There aren't many classes today. The two classes in the morning are over, and there are no classes in the afternoon.

Therefore, Shen Yan did not plan to go back to the dormitory for a lunch break and prepared to go straight back to the hotel.

Unexpectedly, I was blocked as soon as I stepped out of the classroom.

There were two boys opposite him, both of whom Shen Yan recognized; they were his roommates from his school dormitory.

Although Shen Yan doesn't go back to the dormitory often, he still knows all the people there, just not very well.

One of them looked at Shen Yan with a somewhat unfriendly expression.

"Shen Yan, aren't you going a bit too far?"

"……what?"

Shen Yan looked puzzled.

Wang Liang became even angrier when he saw Shen Yan's expression.

"When you rejected Feng Wanmeng in front of so many people this morning, did you even consider her feelings? Someone even took a picture of her and posted it on the school forum, did you know that?"

God knows how furious Wang Liang was when he saw the post.

Although he was assigned to the same dormitory as Shen Yan, a prodigy, he didn't see him very often in the dormitory. Most of the time, like other classmates, he regarded Shen Yan as a distant god.

Unexpectedly, when Wang Liang woke up this morning, he saw that the goddess he had been pursuing for three years had confessed her feelings to Shen Yan, and had failed, and that the confession had been posted online.

Although the comments in the post weren't too offensive, Wang Liang still felt very aggrieved!

How heartbroken Feng Wanmeng would be if she saw her failed confession posted online!

Shen Yan really has absolutely no emotional intelligence! Couldn't you have rejected someone somewhere less crowded? How could you treat a girl like that in public!

Wang Liang and Shen Yan were not in the same major, so he checked the math department's schedule and waited for them during lunch break.

Shen Yan understood.

He wasn't pretentious at all. "I didn't want to be in such a crowded place either, but she chose the location, didn't she?"

He was just walking on his way to class when someone confessed their feelings to him on the way. Shen Yan was in a hurry to get to class, so he didn't have time to find a quiet place to reject them.

Wang Liang hesitated, but had nothing to say.

"But you can't do this..."

His brother behind him tugged at him and whispered that maybe they should just forget about it.

It wasn't Shen Yan's fault, and besides, he's being so nice. He's not even angry after being told a bunch of nonsensical things, which shows how good-tempered he is.

Wang Liang originally wanted Shen Yan to add Feng Wanmeng on WeChat, which would surely make Feng Wanmeng happy.

But the words lingered on his lips for a moment, then remained unspoken.

On one hand, Wang Liang himself felt aggrieved; how could he hand over his goddess to someone else?

On the one hand, Wang Liang felt that Shen Yan would most likely not agree.

Despite Shen Yan's seemingly polite demeanor towards everyone, he appears to always be a loner and hasn't made many friends.

A person like that definitely has a personality problem.

Wang Liang absolutely refused to admit that he felt a pang of jealousy.

Having said that, Shen Yan said goodbye and left.

Wang Liang stood there, frowning, and suddenly said to his roommate next to him, "Don't you think Shen Yan is particularly fake?"

The roommate didn't react immediately, "Huh? Really?"

"He's the kind of person who gets along well with everyone on the surface, but he doesn't form deep friendships with anyone. He's a sophomore in college, do you see him having any friends? Have you ever seen him eat with anyone?"

"Hiss..." My roommate thought for a moment, "It seems like there really isn't one."

If Shen Yan usually has classes in the afternoon, he will go to the school cafeteria for lunch.

Each time, he would sit alone in a corner, wearing headphones, as if isolated from the world.

Thinking about it, he suddenly realized that Shen Yan really loved listening to music. He was almost always wearing headphones when he saw him, as if he didn't want to be disturbed.

"Do you believe me if I say he's always faking it?"

Wang Liang said confidently, "Isn't everyone saying he's the adopted son of the Gu family? I've recently heard another theory, and I think he's most likely the Gu family's illegitimate son. Otherwise, why hasn't he changed his surname? It must be because the first wife isn't happy about it!"

Otherwise, if he's just an adopted son, there's no reason not to change his status.

His roommate was convinced by his theory, which seemed reasonable and left him speechless.

"What's with the show-off? A bastard child. I hate people like that so much."

"..."

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Gu family.

Xie Qingyu was busy all morning, causing quite a commotion.

The company has just gone public, and the workload is enormous.

Xie Qingyu couldn't understand many of the reports at all; the words and numbers seemed incredibly abstract to him.

I don't understand what year-on-year, month-on-month, and base period growth rates mean.

I can't understand it at all.

He had no choice but to put on a serious face and act inscrutable, trying his best to make himself seem like the real deal.

I finally managed to catch a glimpse of my phone while eating.

Xie Yan replied to him in the morning, telling him to call her when he had time.

Xie Qingyu immediately made a phone call.

A few seconds later, Xie Yan's voice came from the other end, "Hello?"

Hearing the familiar, lazy voice, Xie Qingyu felt incredibly warm and a smile immediately appeared on his face. "Sis! Where are you?"

Xie Yan: "I'm back at the hotel. I've been staying at a hotel recently and I'm planning to rent a place in the next few days."

After Xie Yan returned home in the morning, she made a rough plan. Buying a house didn't seem necessary; renting would also be fine.

Buying a new house requires renovations, and buying a second-hand house seems no different from renting, so it's better to save some money.

She doesn't want to take on any more gigs, so she wants to try to save money.

Xie Qingyu disagreed, "Why rent a place? I have many properties now, in all directions! You can choose whichever you like!"

He chuckled as soon as he finished speaking.

Xie Qingyu never imagined he would be so successful, having so many apartments for Xie Yan to choose from.

Awesome.

"No, given our current character settings, it's not right for me to live in a house under your name. You still have to follow the female lead's storyline, and we'll definitely have to break off our engagement later."

"Oh, that's true."

After all, Bai Zhiwei treated him like a scumbag at yesterday's banquet, and now he is likely to be seen by Bai Zhiwei as a two-timing scoundrel.

Headache.

The siblings chatted for a while, and Xie Qingyu talked about some of the difficulties he was currently facing in managing his company.

To put it bluntly, he's just a high school senior, and a poor student at that. He's been managing the company for so long, he's really exhausted and can't keep up anymore.

Xie Yan paused for a moment, then said, "Give me the company's recent project proposals and financial statements for the past three quarters... never mind, send me a copy of the statements for the last two years, I'll take a look."

Although Xie Yan isn't exactly cut out for running a company, she's definitely more adept at numbers than Xie Qingyu; she can certainly look at a report and come up with a business plan.

Without saying a word, Xie Qingyu sent all sorts of top-secret business information to Xie Yan.

"I'm counting on you, my dear sister."

"..."

"Sister, you are my sister, you are my only sister."

"..." Xie Yan was speechless for a moment, then suddenly remembered something.

"Oh right, it was so sudden last night, I forgot to ask you."

"What score did you get on your last school mock exam in math?"

Xie Qingyu trembled, and the stir-fried pork he was holding with his chopsticks fell into his bowl in fright.

"...Sis? Ah...the signal is bad...Sis? Oh, I can't hear you..."

He then hurriedly hung up.

so close!

My math score of 47 almost got discovered!

Xie Yan, on the other hand, gave a cold laugh at the phone that had already been disconnected.

No signal?

No one knows Xie Qingyu better than her; that kid's brain is just a little water that can't be stirred up.

If I'm not mistaken, the math score is probably below fifty again.

She just couldn't understand how the Xie family could produce an idiot like Xie Qingyu, given that they shared the same genes!

I'm so tired, even more tired than if she had run eight kilometers.

After looking at the reports at the hotel for a while, Xie Yan's phone rang again. This time it was Zhang Luoning, asking if she wanted to take on a few commercials and variety shows.

Xie Yan didn't even think about it, and didn't even lift her eyelids. "Don't accept them. Just turn them all down."

Zhang Luoning wailed on the other end, "Ahhh, these endorsements are amazing! They'll really boost your commercial value. If you accept them, I guarantee it—"

"Don't make any promises, I'm not taking them."

Xie Yan's tone was quite gentle, but her attitude seemed to have already made up her mind.

She didn't want to be a star; it was just that the original owner's character was like that from the beginning, and she had no choice.

She felt less comfortable in front of the camera than coding.

Anyway, she's just a cannon fodder female supporting character, so the plot judgment isn't too strict. She just needs to come out and do some tasks when the plot requires it.

After all, when readers are reading a book, they don't care whether the cannon fodder characters other than the male and female leads are in school or at work.

After hanging up the phone and canceling all her engagements, Xie Yan finally felt a sense of relief and ease.

She's only twenty years old, and she wants to go back to school to relive the stress-free university life.

This should be the way to live a second life, a life that is worth living.

Every stage of life's journey will inevitably play a certain role.

Just like last time, it allowed her to experience maternal love, and every experience is meaningful.

Suddenly thinking of Yang Huiyun, Xie Yan sighed deeply.

I also felt a little depressed.

a long time.

[System, can't you really tell me how she is? I really want to know.]

Xie Yan looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, but her mood was anything but bright.

She wanted to know, but she was also afraid of hearing bad news.

The system seemed helpless as well. "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I genuinely don't know. Yang Huiyun was originally just a minor character outside the main storyline. After we left that environment, she was no longer within my surveillance range."

In short, minor NPCs who are not the main characters cannot be detected by the system.

Upon hearing this answer, Xie Yan didn't know whether she should breathe a sigh of relief.

...Or maybe we should secretly go and find out, otherwise she'll keep thinking about it.

I need to find some time to go back to Jianghai City.