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

It was the first day back to work after the National Day holiday, and quite a few people came to submit their registration forms.

There were about six or seven students waiting outside the office to hand in their forms. The director wasn't in the office, so everyone was waiting at the door.

When Xie Yan arrived, even if those people wanted to gossip, they couldn't say it in front of her in the not-so-spacious corridor. They could only pretend to chat idly, glancing at her from the corner of their eyes from time to time.

But Wang Zhiyuan's shout immediately drew everyone's attention, and they all looked at Xie Yan, who was standing in the far corner.

The girl leaned against the wall with her arms crossed, her long hair casually tied into a low ponytail, and loose, messy strands of hair falling over her forehead and neck. Her exposed skin was as delicate as jade.

She was tall and slender, wearing a long black trench coat that reached her knees. At this moment, Xie Yan was expressionless, and her exquisitely sharp features looked particularly cold.

But paired with her still slightly red and swollen eyes, there was an indescribable sense of resilience and brokenness.

Her complex aura is very attractive.

She coolly lifted her eyelids to look at the person who had come.

His slightly brown pupils looked like a piece of cold, lifeless glass in the light.

Wang Zhiyuan originally wanted to see Xie Yan in person, but he was stunned by Xie Yan's face.

She really is much prettier in person than she appears on TV.

She is truly a stunningly beautiful woman who takes your breath away at first glance.

For a moment, a smile involuntarily appeared on Wang Zhiyuan's face.

"Seeing is believing, you really are more beautiful than on TV, and you have a great figure too, really nice."

Xie Yan calmly looked away without saying a word, and simply lowered her head to continue daydreaming.

She spoke to the system in her mind, "[Yancheng District is in the northern suburbs of Jianghai, right? I'll try to visit it when I have some free time during the competition.]"

System: [Didn't you say last time that you didn't have time during the competition?]

Xie Yan: [It's okay, we can go after the competition. We'll always find a way.]

Seeing that Xie Yan ignored him and that the people next to them were still looking in their direction, Wang Zhiyuan felt a little bored, so he went over again.

"You're so pretty, why don't you just focus on acting? You celebrities make money so fast, why would you switch majors? You're thinking too shallowly. I suggest you don't switch."

Wang Zhiyuan had previously posted countless negative posts about Xie Yan with Li Chuan, a senior student, but his attitude softened slightly when he met Xie Yan in person.

Ultimately, it all comes down to liking beautiful women.

Xie Yan, on the other hand, stared at the ground with her eyes lowered, her brows slightly furrowed, looking extremely annoyed.

Where did those flies come from, buzzing incessantly?

I was already in a bad mood, and now having flies buzzing around me only made me more annoyed.

"Do I know you?" Xie Yan looked up at him, tilting her head.

This person was as thin as a stick and had a face full of pimples. The pimples on his face were red, swollen, and shiny, and there was a ring of white pustules around his mouth that looked like they were about to burst out. It was an extremely gruesome sight.

"I'm a third-year student in the School of Intelligent Systems. All I can say is that transferring to our department won't be easy. You acting students don't understand engineering at all. To be honest, it'll be difficult for you to win an award this time. Do you know how prestigious the Blue Eagle Cup is? It's a national and even world-class competition—"

"Who asked you?" Wang Zhiyuan was interrupted by Xie Yan before he could finish speaking.

"I was just asking if I knew you, but I don't want to learn anything from you, nor am I seeking your advice. Instead of talking here, you should put on a couple of acne masks to cool down. If you want to go to a beauty salon, I can recommend one."

Xie Yan remained calm and composed, as if she were giving serious advice. The people eavesdropping nearby couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Wang Zhiyuan's expression immediately turned ugly, his embarrassment was replaced by anger, and his tone became harsh.

"What do you mean! I kindly reminded you a couple of times and you still won't listen to advice! Someone like you thinks you can marry into a wealthy family? I'm disgusted by your gold-digging! You deserve to be kicked out!"

Suddenly, the air fell silent.

The smiles on the faces of the onlookers vanished, and they looked at each other in disbelief, never expecting Wang Zhiyuan to actually use his ultimate move so close to their faces.

They already noticed Xie Yan was in a bad mood today, so they were worried she would explode now.

However, Xie Yan simply smiled slightly.

"You've broken through her defenses?"

"you!!!"

Wang Zhiyuan was humiliated in front of everyone and was furious. Just as he was about to roll up his sleeves and yell at someone, he heard the department head's voice behind him, "What are you guys doing?"

The tense atmosphere instantly became incredibly peaceful.

Wang Zhiyuan glared at Xie Yan resentfully, then turned and followed the director into the office.

The group filed in, with Xie Yan at the back.

The director was a man in his forties, a little bald, wearing ordinary glasses. He collected the students' registration forms one by one.

Registration closes tomorrow; today is the last day.

Xie Yan took a form and filled it out on the spot in the office.

Wang Zhiyuan handed over all the third-year application forms he had collected and left, leaving Xie Yan to fill them out slowly in the office.

A girl dressed in all black sat quietly at the table filling out an application form. Her expression was serene, the atmosphere peaceful, and the scene was as beautiful as a painting.

Seeing that there were few people left in the office, Director Liu spoke earnestly to Xie Yan, "I know your situation. Letting you compete this time was a last resort. Otherwise, if the students in the department made a fuss, we would be in a difficult position."

Xie Yan hummed in agreement. "I know, Teacher Liu. It's okay. I was also really looking forward to trying this competition."

"That's good."

Director Liu took a few sips of tea. "Once you've filled out the forms, I'll take you to meet your teammates in a bit."

The Blue Eagle Cup competition is divided into several categories, including mathematical and non-mathematical categories.

Among non-mathematics majors, computer science is the most prevalent.

Unlike the written exams of ordinary competitions, computer competitions are not individual events, but team events, with three people per team.

That means everyone's points need to be added together, and the team with the highest final score will win.

Therefore, choosing teammates and forming a team is also a skill.

There are very few female students in the School of Intelligent Systems. In the third year, there are only three girls out of a total of sixty-seven students in the entire major.

This year, one girl didn't participate, leaving two girls in a team. No boys wanted to be on their team, saying they were afraid of being dragged down, so their registration forms were stuck indefinitely.

Now that Xie Yan has arrived, the number of people is just right. In any case, we've finally managed to get everyone together.

As for winning a prize, nobody had any hope of it, including Director Liu.

People placed their hopes on Li Chuan's team, whose three male students had swept the top three spots in their major and consistently ranked at the top in all aspects of their academic performance.

"Xie Yan, don't put too much pressure on yourself. This is your first time participating in this kind of competition. Just think of it as a chance to broaden your horizons." Director Liu gently and tactfully gave her a heads-up beforehand.

Xie Yan didn't say much, she just nodded, "Okay."

After filling out the form, Xie Yan was taken to another office, which was the office of the competition team leader.

He was tutoring two girls with their homework.

Upon seeing Director Liu arrive, the three immediately stood up to greet him.

"Let me introduce you. This is Xie Yan, and she's on your team this time."

Xie Yan stepped out from behind Director Liu and smiled at the two people in front of her, "Hello, I am Xie Yan."

The two girls opposite me were both the unassuming and quiet type, and at first glance they looked like very strong academic achievers. They nodded in agreement.

"My name is Qi Na."

"Hello, my name is Tan Zhuoran."

The three-person team was finally assembled, and the preliminary round of the competition was only half a month away, so there was practically no time for them to get back together; time was very tight.

After a brief introduction, Qi Na and Tan Zhuoran had to go back and finish the questions they had only half-finished, while Xie Yan waited on the side, taking a copy of the questions to look at.

She hasn't been idle lately either, constantly reading books and researching, and discovered that the technological level of this world seems to be lower than that of her original world.

If this question is the level of the competition, Xie Yan thinks it's alright, of medium difficulty.

Half an hour later, the two finally finished, and the three of them went to a dessert shop outside the school to sit down and order some food.

Since we'll be working together in the future, it's good to get to know each other. The fastest way to get to know someone is to eat and drink milk tea together.

After several conversations, it was easy to see that Qi Na was a woman of few words, with severe myopia and thick glasses, like a silent test-taker.

Of course, it's also possible that it's just social anxiety.

Tan Zhuoran was relatively more active; she was the one who mostly communicated with Xie Yan.

"...We participated once last year, but last year the sophomores applied for the lower grades, and this year if we apply for the higher grades, we'll have to compete with the seniors."

Tan Zhuoran has delicate features; she is stirring her coffee with a frown.

"There's a guy named Li Chuan in the senior year. He's a really annoying guy. Xie Yan, you probably don't know him because you didn't come to school often before. He has a terrible personal style, but his grades are just outstanding. Last year, when they were juniors, he beat the seniors to win first place in the provincial competition. He's been bragging about it for a year now."

Hearing this, Qi Na nodded, "Yes, Li Chuan is not easy to beat."

There were 67 students in their major in their third year. Qi Na's ranking was generally stable in the top ten, hovering around fifth or sixth place.

Tan Zhuoran's performance was quite unstable, fluctuating greatly. According to her, it depended on luck. Sometimes she was lucky enough to be in the top three, and sometimes she dropped to the twenties.

Including another girl who didn't register this time, her ranking has basically remained in the teens or twenties, never falling out of the thirties.

Without exception, all three girls were ranked in the middle to upper range in their department, a very respectable achievement anywhere. However, when it came to the competition, not a single boy was willing to team up with them.

Even those ranked lower than the two of them.

Tan Zhuoran paused for a moment, then suddenly stood up and threw a punch at the air. Her face was contorted and she was baring her teeth and claws, but she remained completely silent.

It felt like watching a martial arts movie, but with the sound muted.

Even when she has a seizure, she doesn't affect others; she's a very well-mannered female college student.

After finishing his boxing routine, Tan Zhuoran sat down quietly, displaying excellent manners.

She straightened her crazy-looking hair and instantly became a normal person again. Then she smiled at Xie Yan and said, "Sorry, I tend to go crazy when I'm upset. You don't mind, do you?"

Xie Yan, who was drinking milk tea, almost choked. She coughed several times, and Qi Na silently handed her a tissue. "Don't mind her, she's just a bit eccentric."

"Cough cough... It's nothing, I'm fine." Xie Yan laughed a few times.

Actually, the speed at which her two teammates accepted Xie Yan had exceeded her expectations. She had originally thought that she might be criticized and doubted like before, but none of that happened.

Instead of questioning their own abilities, they were even thinking about challenging Li Chuan, as if they hadn't considered at all whether Xie Yan, the newcomer, would drag the team down.

Xie Yan pursed her lips and asked, "This is my first time participating in the Blue Eagle Cup. Could you please explain the scope of the competition? Does the practical programming include data structures, Swing, and other graphical interfaces?"

Tan Zhuoran immediately looked at Qi Na, who pushed up her glasses and said.

"These specific technical details are usually not the main focus of the exam, but it's not impossible for them to appear as questions beyond the syllabus. Then there's web development such as Tomcat and open-source frameworks, including database programming, which are theoretically less likely to be tested. Competitions focus more on algorithms and design."

Xie Yan noted down everything Qi Na said, and then asked many more questions about the Blue Eagle Cup.

The three of them chatted in the store for the entire morning, and by the end they had become quite familiar with each other.

Returning to her familiar field of computers after a long absence, Xie Yan became increasingly excited as she talked, managing to briefly escape her heavy mood.

After leaving the dessert shop, Xie Yan prepared to return to the hotel. The group exchanged WeChat contacts and then said goodbye.

Watching Xie Yan get into the taxi and drive away, Qi Na sighed softly, "Zhuoran, do you think we have any hope this time?"

Last year, they teamed up with another girl from their department to compete in the provincial competition. They ranked third and entered the finals, but the girl underperformed and ended up ranking last in the standings.

So that girl is refusing to participate this year no matter what.

But to be honest, Qi Na wasn't very confident about Xie Yan either, since they weren't classmates she knew well and didn't know each other.

Tan Zhuoran held a cup of milk tea that he had ordered before leaving the house, and took a big sip. "It doesn't matter. If it weren't for Xie Yan, we wouldn't even be able to get everyone together. I'm already thanking my lucky stars that I was able to register this year. Of course, if I'm lucky enough to beat Li Chuan, that would be even better, hehe."

After chewing on the tapioca pearls in his milk tea, Tan Zhuoran continued, "However, when I was chatting with Xie Yan just now, I always felt that she was not a beginner. She was very experienced, including some of the things she talked about regarding safety."

Qi Na nodded. "Indeed."

They had just discussed almost all five modules of the competition, and Xie Yan could chime in on each one, especially when it came to cybersecurity, where she appeared remarkably professional.

That reminded Tan Zhuoran of her professor.

The two chatted as they walked toward the school. They were both boarding students and had English classes in the afternoon.

Tan Zhuoran was drinking milk tea in one hand and holding her phone in the other, not even looking where she was going. Qi Na clicked her tongue and told her not to play on her phone while walking.

Tan Zhuoran chuckled and acted coquettishly, "Isn't it because you're here? I'll follow you, you definitely won't sell me out."

Qi Na had no choice but to let her walk on the inside side of the road.

Qi Na is indeed a rather quiet person, the type who buries herself in her studies. Even in college, she doesn't stay idle, spending all her time in the library, studying from morning till night, and she basically doesn't read any gossip.

But Tan Zhuoran is different.

I'd die if I didn't eat watermelon for a day.

She scrolled through the school forum to see if there were any new posts, and then read them aloud with some surprise.

"Shen Yan, that sophomore, actually participated this time! Someone just saw him handing in his registration form, and there's photographic evidence!"

She quickly held her phone out in front of Qi Na, waved it briefly, then quickly pulled it back to continue looking at it, as if afraid Qi Na would see it clearly.

Qi Na: ...

"Didn't I hear he wasn't going this time? Several teachers tried to persuade him before, but it was no use. Why is he going now? The deadline is tomorrow."

Qi Na knew Shen Yan, this influential figure, and she had always admired this academic genius.

"Maybe the most handsome person always makes their appearance last!" Tan Zhuoran's eyes lit up. "A two-day trip to the Yangtze River and the sea with the school's heartthrob and academic genius! Yay!"

"...He's a math major, so he's not in the same room as us."

“They still have to stay at the same hotel! Putting everything else aside, I always feel that Shen Yan and the other guys in our department are not from the same species. The top scorer in the province is very humble, unlike that Li Chuan.”

The two chatted about Li Chuan for a while behind his back. Tan Zhuoran had his fill of cursing, while Qi Na, as the straight man, couldn't say whether she enjoyed it or not.

It was quite tiring.

Suddenly, something flashed through Tan Zhuoran's mind like an electric shock.

"It suddenly occurred to me that Xie Yan was just jilted at her engagement, and Shen Yan is her fiancé's younger brother. If they meet, will Xie Yan feel awkward and sad, and that will affect her performance in the competition?"

"..."

Qi Na wore a bewildered expression, her eyes behind her glasses filled with utter confusion. "...Xie Yan got engaged? Then broke off the engagement? Shen Yan is her fiancé's younger brother? When did this happen?"

Now it was Tan Zhuoran's turn to be speechless.

Okay, okay, she shouldn't have had any illusions about Qi Na's internet speed.

"Alright, let's just play it by ear and try our best to keep them from meeting!"