After Biting the Female Lead, the Vicious Female Supporting Character Turned Alpha [Transmigration] - Chapter 12: 012
After finishing dinner with Shi Qingfan and returning to the dorms, Jiang Xuenian stood outside Dorm 506, her hands clenched into fists, and told Shi Qingfan, “Class monitor, all the best tomorrow! I’m waiting for you to break another record!”
Shi Qingfan’s slender eyelashes fluttered. “Thank you.”
After a few seconds of silence, Shi Qingfan continued, “You too…”
“Qingfan!”
Shi Qingfan’s words were cut short as the door to Dorm 506 suddenly opened from inside. Gong Linglang stepped out and stood in front of Shi Qingfan, separating Shi Qingfan and Jiang Xuenian.
“You’re finally back, Qingfan! I haven’t had dinner yet. Will you come to the cafeteria with me?”
Gong Linglang completely ignored Jiang Xuenian. Shi Qingfan frowned slightly. “Linglang.”
Jiang Xuenian waved her hand dismissively, her red lips curving. “Class monitor, all the best tomorrow too!”
Shi Qingfan’s expression softened slightly. “Good luck.”
Watching Jiang Xuenian enter the dorm across the hall, Shi Qingfan asked Gong Linglang, “Was that intentional just now?”
Gong Linglang looked up, pouting unhappily. “It’s because that hateful Jiang Xuenian keeps clinging to you. Don’t forget what she did to you. Qingfan, you absolutely cannot forgive her easily!”
Shi Qingfan glanced at Dorm 508 and didn’t continue discussing Jiang Xuenian with Gong Linglang. “Let’s go to the cafeteria.”
Gong Linglang was convinced that Jiang Xuenian was a bad person. Shi Qingfan felt that explanations were less effective than letting Gong Linglang see for herself.
••••
Jiang Xuenian returned to her room and collapsed onto the bed, unable to move. Her whole body ached. She doubted she’d be able to get out of bed tomorrow.
After lying for ten minutes, Jiang Xuenian painstakingly got up. She had promised to help Shi Qingfan resolve the cheating assistance issue; she couldn’t go back on her word.
Jiang Xuenian retrieved Shi Qingfan’s notebook, which “Jiang Xuenian” had stolen, from the deepest part of her drawer. She found a new notebook and began copying from the first page.
Other people copied notes for content; Jiang Xuenian copied them for the handwriting.
Shi Qingfan’s handwriting was beautiful, likely specially practiced, with a very distinct style and sharp strokes. Every time Jiang Xuenian wrote a character, Shi Qingfan’s image would appear in her mind, and she would simultaneously marvel that such a beautiful person could exist in the world, truly a blessing for those who appreciate beauty.
On Saturday morning at 8 AM, the students of Class Three first gathered in the classroom.
Jiang Xuenian woke up at 7:30 AM feeling sore all over. She couldn’t even lift her arms while brushing her teeth.
After washing up and changing into her blue and white sportswear, she left her dorm. Dorm 506 across the hall was closed, so she didn’t know if they had already left.
In the classroom, Tan Ying saw that most people had arrived and announced the competition order. Just as she finished, Jiang Xuenian, dragging her aching body, pushed the door open.
“Report!”
“Come in.” Tan Ying watched Jiang Xuenian walk to her seat and sit down, then told her deskmate, “Yin Yan, later, you tell Jiang Xuenian about the competition points to note.”
Yin Yan: “…Okay, Teacher.” *Just knew sitting next to Jiang Xuenian wouldn’t be good!*
Tan Ying finished her remaining instructions and said, “Let’s go. Gather on the sports field.”
The students of Class Three went downstairs in groups via the elevator, gathering and lining up in front of the teaching building.
Yin Yan stood beside Jiang Xuenian, reluctantly repeating what Tan Ying had said. Then, he cautiously stared at Jiang Xuenian and said, “The class monitor used to break records running three thousand meters. Look how pale your face is; you’re definitely weakly thin and can’t run. If you can’t do it, it’s your own incompetence. Don’t you dare hold a grudge against the class monitor because of this again.”
Jiang Xuenian didn’t mind Yin Yan’s bluntness and smiled. “I’ll try my best not to embarrass our class. As for the class monitor… I adore her too much to hold a grudge against her.”
“!!!” Yin Yan was stunned for a moment.
*He knew it! Jiang Xuenian had ulterior motives for the class monitor!*
He had to tell Gong Linglang about this immediately.
The students arrived at the sports field and sat down at Class Three’s designated spot. Yin Yan took the opportunity to run to Gong Linglang.
“Linglang! Important intelligence!” Yin Yan whispered.
Gong Linglang yawned and asked, “What intelligence?”
She dared not let Shi Qingfan know about the phone Tang Xiuran sent her. She only took it out after Shi Qingfan went to sleep to discuss in the group chat with Tang Xiuran and Jiang Feichen.
The three had analyzed every single one of Jiang Xuenian’s actions. To be more rigorous, they decided to observe for a while longer before drawing a final conclusion.
But Gong Linglang had already decided in her heart that Jiang Xuenian was flirting with Shi Qingfan.
However, while Jiang Xuenian was flirting with Shi Qingfan, she was also ambiguous with Instructor Jiang. Gong Linglang simultaneously scorned her behavior and felt terrified, fearing that Shi Qingfan would actually fall for her.
*Wouldn’t that mean she’d be deceived by a manipulative woman?*
So, the first thing Gong Linglang said when she woke up was to tell Shi Qingfan not to like Jiang Xuenian.
Then Shi Qingfan walked over and touched her forehead…
Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan’s competitions were both in the afternoon. The morning was mainly for watching other competitions.
At nine o’clock, the sports field was bustling.
Some events had already begun. Class Three’s participants who made it to the finals had Gong Linglang leading the cheerleading squad in hot dances to cheer them on.
Others wrote motivational messages and sent them to the temporary broadcasting station. Finally, Class Three’s long jump won first place, and Class Three cheered enthusiastically when they heard the news.
Jiang Xuenian was also infected by the atmosphere. She grabbed Shi Qingfan’s hand beside her and happily said, “We won!”
Her dark eyes sparkled, and her smile was even brighter than the autumn sun.
Shi Qingfan secretly curved her lips.
Although Gong Linglang didn’t participate in the competition, the cheerleading dance was enough to exhaust her.
Gong Linglang couldn’t spare any attention for Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan. When the morning competitions ended and everyone went to the cafeteria to eat, Gong Linglang discovered that Jiang Xuenian had actually infiltrated their small group, which revered Shi Qingfan!
Gong Linglang wanted to stop her, but she had no strength, so she could only stare at Shi Qingfan with a resentful look.
Shi Qingfan glanced at her, expecting her to ask what was wrong, but then Shi Qingfan silently turned her head back.
Gong Linglang: “…” *Because her childhood friend doesn’t love her anymore, boohoo.*
Out of respect for Shi Qingfan, no one gave Jiang Xuenian a cold shoulder. Jiang Xuenian also managed to occasionally interject into their conversations and chat a bit.
Jiang Xuenian shared stories she had heard in the real world with them: “When I was little, I ate a purple fruit in the mountains. It looked a lot like a grape, but it was only the size of two grains of rice. It wasn’t sweet or sour; its taste was very peculiar. My family told me it was a fruit they used to eat when they were children.”
“Oh my gosh, even though I’ve read about the Alliance’s past hunger and poverty in history books, living in today’s happiness, I haven’t really felt it much. I didn’t expect they couldn’t even eat fruit.”
“Fortunately, the Alliance is growing stronger and constantly developing more advanced weapons, so the Empire doesn’t dare to attack us easily.”
“Some small vassal states of the Empire intentionally provoke Alliance nations all the time. They really deserve a taste of their own medicine!”
••••
While they were discussing heatedly, Gong Linglang’s face grew darker and darker. She lowered her head, poking at the food in her bowl with her chopsticks, but didn’t eat.
Shi Qingfan picked up a piece of meat for her. “This tastes good.”
Her voice was as indifferent as ever, yet Gong Linglang was instantly comforted.
*Wuwu, Qingfan is really so good.*
Gong Linglang ate her food, secretly vowing in her heart that she must protect Shi Qingfan and prevent her from being corrupted by Jiang Xuenian. No matter what tricks Jiang Xuenian had up her sleeve, Gong Linglang would face them!
••••
After taking a nap in the dorm during lunchtime, Jiang Xuenian felt a little better. At least her arms and legs didn’t hurt as much when she lifted them.
The first competition in the afternoon was the 2000-meter race. Students went directly to the sports field to gather. Shi Qingfan had changed into shorts, revealing her long, slender legs that glowed white. The moment she stood on the track, she attracted everyone’s attention.
Jiang Xuenian sat on the edge of Class Three’s section, next to Class Two. She clearly heard a gasp from Class Two, and even whistles from Class One filtered through to Class Two.
“Shi Qingfan! She’s really so beautiful!”
“Oh, that we didn’t meet during differentiation! Why hasn’t she differentiated yet? If she differentiates into an Alpha, I’ll work hard to differentiate into an Omega. I want to have babies for her!”
Jiang Xuenian clearly heard that the speaker was a boy.
“…”
The people on the track took their starting positions. Shi Qingfan’s legs were slender and smooth, her posture tall, her face beautiful, and her light-brown eyes held a look of seriousness.
The spectators involuntarily held their breath. The sports field suddenly became quiet; only the sound of the broadcast could be heard.
A whistle blew, and the race began.
Some wanted to conserve energy and ran slowly. Some were just there to make up the numbers; as soon as the whistle blew, they feigned stomach aches and withdrew from the race. Others sped off, exhausting all their energy at the start.
The person running in first place was breathing heavily through their mouth, their face flushed, looking as if they might collapse at any moment. Shi Qingfan was in second place, her breathing still relatively stable, appearing at ease.
After one thousand meters, the first-place runner was exhausted and gradually fell behind. Only two athletes continued to run behind Shi Qingfan, but they no longer had extra strength to overtake her.
Most ordinary people in this world didn’t have very good physical strength before differentiation. If they differentiated into an Alpha in the future, their physical and mental abilities would greatly improve. The same applied to Omegas and Betas, though the improvement was less significant than for Alphas.
“Shi Qingfan will definitely differentiate into an Alpha later. I must differentiate into an Omega. I want to marry her! She’s really too beautiful, ahhhhh! Go, Shi Qingfan!!!!”
“Go, Shi Qingfan!!!”
“Go, Shi Qingfan!!!”
••••
Class Three’s synchronized chants moved the surrounding classes. Regardless of whether their own students were participating, everyone spontaneously began cheering for Shi Qingfan.
In the final five-hundred-meter sprint, Shi Qingfan continuously widened the gap between herself and the second and third place runners. In the last ten meters, everyone held their breath.
“Let’s congratulate the first-place winner of the 2000-meter track event—Classmate Shi Qingfan!”
Applause instantly roared across the sports field.
“Shi Qingfan! Shi Qingfan! Shi Qingfan!…”
Shi Qingfan turned her head and glanced in Jiang Xuenian’s direction.
Jiang Xuenian immediately formed a big heart shape above her head with her hands.
Shi Qingfan smiled slightly, her light-brown eyes filled with light.
The students watching the competition immediately erupted in excitement.
“Shi Qingfan smiled! Did you see it, she smiled!”
“I saw it, ahhhhh! She’s really so beautiful, like a fairy descending to earth, a hundred times more beautiful than when she doesn’t smile!!!”
“Who is she smiling at?” someone asked.
The air around them was silent for a few seconds. Everyone simultaneously looked in the direction Shi Qingfan had just glanced, and their previously anxious hearts settled.
“Of course, she’s looking at everyone in Class Three. Do you think she would smile only at one person?”
“If she smiled at me, I’d do anything.”
“Aim higher! I’m willing to become an Omega for Shi Qingfan!”
It was well known that Omegas had been a discriminated gender for many years. Wanting to become an Omega for someone was definitely going all out.
“What if Shi Qingfan differentiates into an Omega?” someone asked.
“How could that be?”
“Impossible. Shi Qingfan’s physical strength is so good that even a differentiated Alpha might not compare. I bet Shi Qingfan will definitely differentiate into an S-class Alpha in the future!”
“S-class isn’t enough, it has to be SSS-class!”
••••
Shi Qingfan descended from the awards podium, and Jiang Xuenian was already preparing on the track.
From the referee’s whistle and the students’ start to the end of the 3000-meter race, Jiang Xuenian, without surprise, was always at the very back. Spectators could feel the heaviness of her footsteps just by watching her movements.
Gong Linglang took the opportunity to badmouth Jiang Xuenian to Shi Qingfan beside her.
“Jiang Xuenian’s physical strength is too poor. She’s so useless.”
Shi Qingfan said, “Don’t say that. If her physical strength isn’t good, she can exercise.”
“I’d believe it for others, but Jiang Xuenian? In over two years at school, have you ever seen her exercise once?” Gong Linglang was very displeased with Jiang Xuenian.
*If only Jiang Xuenian were as quiet as she used to be, Shi Qingfan wouldn’t be fooled by her sweet words.*
“People change.”
*See? She’s already starting to explain for Jiang Xuenian!*
Gong Linglang grumbled silently. She was determined to go back and complain to her other two childhood friends.
She couldn’t convince Shi Qingfan alone. She didn’t believe that with Tang Xiuran and Jiang Feichen’s help, they still couldn’t convince her.
Jiang Xuenian ultimately didn’t finish the 3000-meter race. Halfway through, the second-to-last runner had already reached the finish line, while her feet felt light, and her vision kept darkening. If she didn’t stop, she might end up in the hospital.
“Referee… *pant*… I request to withdraw from the race.”
Jiang Xuenian raised her hand and said.
Jiang Xuenian wasn’t the first student to abandon a race midway. Every year, two to three students would withdraw either before or during the competition.
So no one would mock her for this.
Besides, they had no idea who Jiang Xuenian was. Who would pay attention to a stranger without reason?
Shi Qingfan had been observing Jiang Xuenian’s situation. After Jiang Xuenian requested to withdraw, she immediately walked to her with a serious expression and supported her.
The metallic taste in Jiang Xuenian’s mouth was even stronger than yesterday. Her whole body felt like it was floating on a cloud, being lightly pulled and dragged by Shi Qingfan.
“Wow, Shi Qingfan actually went to support that girl!!! I’m so jealous, boohoo!”
“Why am I not in Class Three? If it were me being supported by Shi Qingfan, I’d die without regrets.”
“Wait!” Someone noticed something was off. “I thought Shi Qingfan didn’t like people touching her. Even her childhood friend Gong Linglang is usually very careful not to touch her. Shi Qingfan… she willingly touched that girl, didn’t she?”
The surroundings were silent for a few seconds. Someone asked, “Who is that girl Shi Qingfan is supporting?”
“I don’t know. Because of Shi Qingfan, I know everyone in Class Three, if not by name, then by face. But I have no impression of this girl at all.”
“Don’t guess. We’ll just go to Class Three and ask later.”
••••
Shi Qingfan helped Jiang Xuenian to her seat. Jiang Xuenian was utterly exhausted, too tired to even move a finger. She leaned against Shi Qingfan’s shoulder, her eyelashes drooping with fatigue.
Shi Qingfan felt no aversion to Jiang Xuenian’s touch. She took a pack of tissues from her pocket, pulled out one, and gently wiped the sweat from Jiang Xuenian’s cheek.
The person who had rushed over to ask about Jiang Xuenian’s identity was completely dumbfounded. He swallowed, then asked the person next to him, “Who is that girl? She’s so amazing, having Shi Qingfan wipe her sweat.”
The students of Class Three felt complicated. “Jiang Xuenian.”
“Did she transfer here? How come I’ve never seen her or heard her name before?”
“No. Don’t ask anymore.” The students of Class Three clutched their chests, experiencing heart palpitations.
*Just a few days ago, Jiang Xuenian caused Shi Qingfan to lose her scholarship and outstanding student evaluation. How are they so close today???*
*What kind of enchantment did Jiang Xuenian cast on Shi Qingfan?*
Jiang Xuenian’s eyelids grew heavier and heavier as she leaned against Shi Qingfan’s shoulder. She had broken out in a sweat from running, and the autumn wind blew, chilling her to the bone.
Jiang Xuenian couldn’t help but shiver.
Shi Qingfan asked, “Are you cold?”
Jiang Xuenian said, “Maybe I should just go back to the dorm. I’m so tired and sleepy right now.”
She rubbed her eyes after speaking.
“I’ll help you back.”
Almost all the students on the sports field were paying attention to Shi Qingfan’s side. Seeing her stand up and actively reach out to help Jiang Xuenian up, then support Jiang Xuenian as they walked off the field, everyone’s hearts seemed to follow Shi Qingfan away.
Some were heartbroken, while others comforted themselves that Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan were just ordinary classmates. However, their relationship simply couldn’t withstand scrutiny.
*Would Shi Qingfan actively touch an ordinary classmate?*
No.
She wouldn’t even actively touch her childhood friend.
After careful thought, shattered hearts could not be pieced back together.
Shi Qingfan escorted Jiang Xuenian to 508, helped her lie down on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.
Jiang Xuenian fell asleep almost as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Shi Qingfan poured a glass of water for her and placed it on the bedside table. She looked up and saw Jiang Xuenian’s desk, and her movements paused.
The notebook she had lost seemed to be on the desk, with another notebook next to it.
Shi Qingfan walked to the desk, opened both notebooks. She didn’t find anything unusual on the first page. As she continued reading, Shi Qingfan grew more and more surprised.
Nothing else, but the handwriting in Jiang Xuenian’s copied notes became more and more similar to hers with each page.
Jiang Xuenian had only written three pages, and already achieved a fifty percent similarity to Shi Qingfan’s handwriting.
Shi Qingfan thought for a moment and understood why Jiang Xuenian would learn her handwriting even after losing her memory.
Jiang Xuenian was trying to prove to Tan Ying that the note was written by her, and had nothing to do with Shi Qingfan.
••••
There were no more competitions for Jiang Xuenian on Sunday, so she simply stayed in her dorm all day, sleeping.
The Autumn Sports Day concluded, and on Monday, students resumed classes.
Monday morning’s first class was math.
The math teacher reviewed the papers collected on Friday, finding that some students hadn’t understood at all and had simply copied answers randomly. He called out and criticized several individuals, including Jiang Xuenian’s deskmate, Yin Yan.
Jiang Xuenian glanced at Yin Yan’s paper. The question he hadn’t gotten right was precisely the one she had wanted to let him copy.
At the time, Yin Yan thought the answer she copied might not be correct, and chose to copy someone else’s after class, but it still turned out to be wrong.
“Besides criticizing the few students just now, today I also want to specially praise one classmate. On our paper, there was a problem, and this classmate used a completely different solution method from the teacher’s. The steps were concise, easy to understand, and not drawn-out; it was an extremely excellent solution.”
Everyone in the class unanimously looked towards Shi Qingfan.
Aside from Shi Qingfan, they couldn’t imagine anyone else being that brilliant.
Shi Qingfan: “?” It’s really not me.