Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time-Chapter 49: Scheming

Recognizing or not recognizing kin, for her, someone who had lived a lifetime, wasn’t a big deal; it wouldn’t affect her life, especially since Wan Chu’er inherently believed more in relying on herself than others.

Thus, regarding the matter Xiao Bai mentioned, Wan Chu’er didn’t bring it up to Bai Zhixi at all and quickly put it out of her mind.

By Tuesday, the scores from the first monthly exam were all tallied. Wan Chu’er silently admired the dedication of the school’s teachers; she had thought that with so many students, it would take at least a week to finish grading the papers.

Wan Chu’er’s results were very good. She ranked first in Chinese and English in her class, fourth in Biology, and around the tenth place in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; her total score ranked fourth in her class.

Once the rankings were announced, the class was abuzz, and all eyes were instantly on Wan Chu’er.

There were those who envied, those who were jealous, those who admired, and many who were surprised.

However, Wan Chu’er didn’t feel overly happy. She knew her own situation; being naturally intelligent plus hardworking and diligent, it was expected for her to do well. Isn’t there a saying: "Genius is ninety-nine percent perspiration and one percent inspiration."

Over the past month, she spent almost every minute studying. Even when delivering pickles for Bai Zhixi, she would quietly recite English passages. Thus, her current results were the fruit of her efforts.

Moreover, she felt her scores were not that high; it was rather that her classmates were too weak.

Her ultimate goal was to be number one, not just in her class, but the first in Wutong Middle School, even a provincial top scorer; she wanted to get into Beijing’s first university.

But she wasn’t overly dejected. She analyzed her test scores and saw that Chinese and English followed basically the same pattern; she just needed to memorize, write, and read more.

As for the sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry required a solid foundation from junior high and high logical reasoning, which was precisely what she lacked. This time, the exam caught her off-guard, leaving her unable to make up more knowledge in time. Fortunately, there was still over a year left before the college entrance examination. She needed to work harder in the future to solidify her foundational knowledge and keep progressing towards being number one.

If the other students in her class knew what Wan Chu’er was thinking, they would probably want to beat her up. From being indistinguishable to suddenly making a big splash, what more did she want, how can others live!

At the class meeting, Teacher Zhu saw Wan Chu’er and appeared very pleased, feeling that her accommodating attitude towards Wan Chu’er recently was not wasted.

When she saw that Wan Chu’er was still in her usual calm state, studying with her head down as usual, Teacher Zhu’s satisfaction grew even more intense.

Not arrogant or hasty, and never slacking for a moment—this was the attitude that a student preparing for college entrance exams should possess.

Teacher Zhu cleared her throat and said, "Apart from a few individuals, everyone’s performance in this exam was not very good. I hope everyone will reflect on this experience and make persistent efforts in the days to come."

Among those few individuals was certainly Wan Chu’er; affirming on a small scale and negating on a broader scale while setting higher expectations is a common teacher’s phrase and method in high school.

"To motivate everyone, based on the rankings of this test, we need to rearrange seats. Those who did well can choose their seats freely; those who did poorly will have to accept whatever is left. After every monthly exam, we will rearrange the seats again, and I hope everyone continues to work hard."

Upon hearing these words, there was immediate commotion among the students; no one expected such a development. Wan Chu’er, however, knew about it and had no reaction.

Teacher Zhu was very efficient with decisions, always implementing them quickly.

Soon, all the students left the classroom, and Teacher Zhu began calling students one by one into the classroom to choose their preferred seats, starting with the one who ranked first.

The first three students walked in proudly amidst the envy of the remaining students. When it was Wan Chu’er’s turn, she walked steadily into the classroom under many complex gazes. She chose her original seat again; it was quite good as it was, and there was no need to change.

Seeing Wan Chu’er’s choice, Teacher Zhu was even more pleased, thinking she had a very stable mindset. Now, no matter how Teacher Zhu looked at Wan Chu’er, she felt satisfied.

If Wan Chu’er knew about Teacher Zhu’s thoughts, she would definitely not know whether to laugh or cry.

Far away in Class 2 of the sophomore year, Zhuo Yao naturally also participated in the monthly exam, and her rankings were still in the top three of her class, without any change.

Besides her own ranking, she paid more attention to Wan Chu’er’s exam results. As soon as the grades were released, she secretly inquired about Wan Chu’er’s performance. When she heard that Wan Chu’er was ranked fourth, her eyes widened in shock, and her face showed a look of astonishment, but her fingernails were almost digging into her own flesh.

She was annoyed, and at the same time, her heart began to panic.

Wan Chu’er absolutely could not surpass her; she, Zhuo Yao, was the best!

After calming her emotions, Zhuo Yao started thinking about what to do. Recently, Wan Chu’er’s behavior had become unpredictable, and she had suddenly turned against her, even slapping her twice.

Zhuo Yao couldn’t help but touch her own face, her teeth clenching with a grinding sound, thinking to herself, Wan Chu’er, I, Zhuo Yao, will definitely return these two slaps to you many times over.

Even though she was filled with hatred, Zhuo Yao couldn’t think of any good plan for the moment. When her hand touched an envelope in the desk pocket, an idea struck her mind.

This was a love letter from a boy named Peng Yue who had a crush on her. The thing is, not only was Peng Yue not as good a student as her, but his family was also very poor, with looks being his only slightly redeeming feature.

To the high-and-mighty Zhuo Yao, such a person was not worth a glance; to her, it was as if a toad lusted after swan meat.

However, this toad might be a good idea for Wan Chu’er.

Zhuo Yao took out that love letter, looked at it again and again, and used an eraser pen to erase her name from it.

The eraser pen was a wonderful tool, it erased the words cleanly, and if you weren’t paying attention, you would barely notice any traces.

She imitated Peng Yue’s handwriting for a while, then carefully filled in Wan Chu’er’s name.

On the way home from school, Wan Chu’er was blocked by Zhuo Yao once again.

Seeing the displeased look on Wan Chu’er’s face, Zhuo Yao bit her lip and hurriedly said:

"Chuchu, I... I didn’t want to appear before you and bother you, but someone gave me a letter meant for you, and I’m not someone who hides my friends’ mail, so I had to brave coming before you again."

Wan Chu’er looked at the envelope handed over by Zhuo Yao, sneered, and thought that it had finally come.

In her past life, Zhuo Yao had used someone else’s love letter, passing it off as if it was for her, causing her to make a fool of herself.

This time, even after she had fallen out with her, Zhuo Yao still chose to do the same thing.

Wan Chu’er felt a wave of disgust in her heart, this Zhuo Yao really clung to her persistently, she said coldly:

"Zhuo Yao, I’ve said it before, don’t show up in front of me again, otherwise I’ll hit you every time I see you."

Before Zhuo Yao could react, Wan Chu’er acted immediately, swiftly stretching out her hands, grabbing the arm Zhuo Yao had reached out, pulling her forward, and as Zhuo Yao’s upper body was bent forward, her right leg raised and her knee jabbed into Zhuo Yao’s chest, causing Zhuo Yao to let out a sharp cry of pain.

Then Wan Chu’er let go, and Zhuo Yao, in pain, crawled forward onto the ground.