The classroom of Class 3-A was filled with the laughter and chatter of high school students who had just started their first day after a long vacation.
The atmosphere was lively and full of energy, but at the back seat near the window, a girl sat with a beautiful yet slightly cold expression.
Her name was Su Wanqing. Her light brown hair was neatly tied back, with soft bangs covering part of her forehead, giving her an elegant and youthful look.
Her skin was fair, her lips naturally thin, and her beautiful eyes always seemed a little empty, as if her thoughts were drifting far away.
With her indifferent temperament, almost every boy in the class secretly looked at her with admiration.
Meanwhile, the other girls could not hide their jealousy.
Beside her, her talkative best friend, Yaoyao, kept rambling endlessly into her ear.
"Wanqing, you have no idea how handsome that transfer student is! Tall, cool, his face looks just like a Korean idol. I saw him this morning at the school gate, and my heart almost stopped—"
Unable to take it anymore, Su Wanqing immediately cut her off with an annoyed and firm tone.
"That's enough, Yaoyao. You've already said that ten times since we entered the classroom."
Hearing that scolding, Yaoyao immediately fell silent. Her lips pouted, and before long, her eyes started to water, tears nearly falling.
Seeing that, Su Wanqing felt a little guilty.
She softened her voice slightly.
"Yaoyao, I'm sor—"
Before she could finish her sentence, a young man's voice interrupted from the side.
"Yaoyao, Wanqing did nothing wrong at all. I think you're the one overreacting."
Su Wanqing turned toward the young man with a slight frown. She was unhappy that her words had been interrupted so abruptly.
However, she chose to stay silent, not wanting to drag things out.
But just because Su Wanqing stayed silent did not mean everyone else would.
The tears that had almost fallen from Yaoyao's eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by burning anger.
She suddenly stood up and glared sharply at the young man in the faded, worn-looking school uniform.
"Hmph! Who told you to butt into our conversation, Zhao Yunfei? Did I ask you to speak?"
Zhao Yunfei, the ordinary young man who always looked humble and lacking in confidence, was immediately startled.
His face turned slightly pale, but he still forced an awkward smile.
"No, Yaoyao, I just wanted to…"
Yaoyao immediately crossed her arms in front of her chest. Her face was full of disdain.
"Besides… someone who was flat-out rejected by Wanqing still dares to act like her defender? You really have no shame!"
The classroom immediately fell silent for a moment.
Some students exchanged looks, while others turned toward Zhao Yunfei with strange expressions.
Yaoyao was not finished yet.
She looked Zhao Yunfei up and down before letting out a small mocking laugh.
"Do you really think Wanqing would ever like you? Just look at yourself first. Your grades are bad, your family is poor, and your looks are completely average. Even your uniform is worn out like that."
"If Wanqing weren't too kind, she probably wouldn't even want to talk to you at all."
Several boys at the back immediately laughed quietly.
"That's brutal…"
"But it's true."
"Zhao Yunfei is way too unaware of his place."
"How could Su Wanqing ever like someone like him?"
Their voices were not loud, but they were clear enough to reach Zhao Yunfei's ears.
Zhao Yunfei's face grew even paler.
His hands under the desk clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
He lowered his head deeply, not daring to look at anyone.
The overwhelming humiliation made his ears ring.
He felt as though the entire class was laughing at him.
Deep down, he knew he was poor, not handsome, and completely ordinary. But somehow, he still could not let go of his first love so easily.
In his mind, he still believed. He was still young, and there was still a chance.
Who knew? Maybe one day he could prove himself and win Wanqing's heart.
Meanwhile, Su Wanqing remained silent throughout the entire incident.
She glanced at Zhao Yunfei once with an indifferent gaze, then turned to look out the window.
As if all of this drama had nothing to do with her.
The small show in the classroom finally came to an end when the classroom door opened softly.
A middle-aged female teacher walked in, followed by a tall young man with black hair. The moment he appeared, the atmosphere in the classroom immediately changed.
Excited whispers instantly spread.
There he was — Lu Jingchen, the transfer student who had already become the talk of the entire school that morning.
Lu Jingchen walked in with a cold and calm expression, his eyes sweeping across the entire classroom.
His gaze paused briefly on Su Wanqing in the back seat, then shifted toward Zhao Yunfei, who was still lowering his head.
Inwardly, he smiled faintly.
'Interesting… what a coincidence that I got transferred into the same class as the protagonist and heroine?'
At the same time, the classmates all looked at Lu Jingchen with different reactions.
The boys looked jealous and envious, while the girls secretly blushed.
Especially Yaoyao, who clearly had little stars in her eyes.
Su Wanqing's reaction was the most interesting; her usually empty eyes widened slightly for a moment, and her lips parted a little unconsciously.
Before she quickly lowered her head and hid everything behind her usual cold expression.
However, Zhao Yunfei's reaction was actually a little surprising.
His face, which had been pale moments ago, now looked dark, his jaw tightened, and a clear flash of jealousy could be seen in his eyes as he glanced at Lu Jingchen from beneath his lowered head.
Seeing that, Lu Jingchen felt slightly confused inwardly.
'Buddy, I haven't even provoked you yet and you already hate me?'
The situation felt a little strange, making him curious. He immediately asked the system in his head.
"System. It seems like this protagonist already hates me the moment we met?"
The system answered in a cold, emotionless voice.
[That is normal. As a villain, Host naturally has an important role as both a stepping stone and an enemy for the protagonist.]
[Basically, Host and the Protagonist are natural enemies. They unconsciously hate each other.]
Hearing the system's explanation, Lu Jingchen was slightly surprised before nodding in understanding without asking anything else.
"Alright, students. This time, we have a transfer student," the female teacher said with a friendly smile.
She then gestured toward Lu Jingchen with a nod.
"Alright, Student Lu, you may introduce yourself."
Lu Jingchen nodded slightly. His voice was low and calm as he spoke.
"My name is Lu Jingchen. I just transferred to this school. Please take care of me in class."
The teacher smiled happily and pointed toward the empty seat beside Su Wanqing.
"There's an empty seat at the back, right next to Su Wanqing. Wanqing, do you mind if Lu Jingchen sits there?"
Su Wanqing glanced briefly at Lu Jingchen, then lightly shook her head.
"I don't mind."
The teacher nodded in satisfaction.
"Good. Lu Jingchen, please take your seat."
Just as Lu Jingchen was about to walk toward the seat, a protesting voice suddenly rang out from the back of the classroom.
"I object!"