After Biting the Female Lead, the Vicious Female Supporting Character Turned Alpha [Transmigration] - Chapter 4: 004
Shi Qingfan naturally couldn’t have helped someone cheat, but Jiang Xuenian also couldn’t explain the origin of the note.
Jiang Xuenian hesitated, then a sudden thought flashed through her mind. She raised her hand to her forehead, feigning a headache, and told Tan Ying, “Teacher Tan, I don’t remember. After I fainted and woke up, I found my previous memories had become blurry. Aside from knowing my name is Jiang Xuenian, everything else is quite unclear.”
Seeing Tan Ying look at her suspiciously, Jiang Xuenian continued, “Teacher Tan, I’m not lying. Just now, when I was walking into the school gate, I realized I couldn’t remember what grade or class I was in. Luckily, Shi Qingfan was there, so I didn’t get lost in the school.”
Jiang Xuenian’s tone and expression were both extremely sincere; Tan Ying couldn’t detect any hint of lying.
Jiang Xuenian nodded vigorously to show that she was telling the truth.
After a moment of contemplation, Tan Ying clearly wasn’t convinced. She asked, “What did the doctor say?”
“The doctor said I might have fainted due to excessive stress.”
The doctor did indeed say that, but it was about the reason for her fainting, not the reason for her amnesia.
Shi Qingfan glanced at Jiang Xuenian.
Jiang Xuenian seized the opportunity to give her a friendly smile.
Shi Qingfan coldly turned her head away.
Tan Ying put the note into her desk drawer. “I understand. You two can go back to class for self-study. I will announce the specific results of the cheating incident in class after I finish invigilating.”
Jiang Xuenian breathed a sigh of relief. Without concrete evidence, Tan Ying likely wouldn’t press the matter with Shi Qingfan.
Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan left the office. Once outside, Jiang Xuenian stopped, waiting for Shi Qingfan to lead the way.
To her surprise, Shi Qingfan also stopped, closed the office door properly, and asked Jiang Xuenian, “Are you really forgetful or are you faking it?”
Jiang Xuenian was surprised. “Of course, it’s real. Why? Do you think I lied to Teacher Tan?” *And isn’t my forgetting better for you? That way, there’s no evidence that you helped someone cheat.*
Jiang Xuenian couldn’t figure out why Shi Qingfan would ask that question.
Shi Qingfan got her answer, turned right, and headed for the elevator. Jiang Xuenian quickly followed.
The teaching building was behind the office building, with a small fountain between the two. Jiang Xuenian followed behind and asked, “Shi Qingfan, what grade are we in? And which class?”
Shi Qingfan didn’t turn around. “Twelfth grade, Class Three.” Her voice was cold, but she still gave Jiang Xuenian the answer.
Twelfth grade, which was roughly equivalent to senior year of high school in the outside world.
Shi Qingfan had just turned adult three days ago, and the male lead was two months older than the female lead, meaning her current body was also an adult.
They took the elevator to the fifth floor. The hallway was very quiet. Class Three’s classroom was right next to the elevator, a left turn out of it.
The classroom door was closed, and the glass panel above it was covered with paper for the exam, labeled “Exam Room Three.” Jiang Xuenian couldn’t see what was inside.
However, the noisy chatter inside was already audible through the door.
Shi Qingfan raised her hand and knocked on the door. Without waiting for an answer, she pushed the door open and walked in.
The classroom instantly fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The whispering students simultaneously looked up.
Jiang Xuenian glanced inside. About half the students were doing self-study; the ones not there were probably day students.
Next to St. Lyceum Academy were three magnificently decorated apartment complexes. Whether bought or rented, living nearby made commuting to and from school very convenient.
Boarding students were mostly from out of town.
Shi Qingfan’s mother passed away when she was ten, and her father, Shi Lian, remarried a year later. After his stepmother gave birth to a daughter, Shi Lian, under the deliberate guidance of Shi Qingfan’s stepmother Bai Xinyue, increasingly neglected Shi Qingfan. Instead of living in a home where no one cared, it was better to live at school.
Shi Qingfan had chosen to live at school since junior high.
“Jiang Xuenian”‘s family was in the city, and her family relationship was harmonious. Why would she also live at school?
There were no teachers supervising the classroom; it was entirely up to the students’ self-discipline. Clearly, these students lacked self-discipline.
The classroom was only quiet for a moment. The next second, led by Gong Linglang, nearly twenty students, half the class, rushed towards Shi Qingfan.
Gong Linglang’s expression was exaggerated, her face full of excitement. “Qingfan! You’re finally back!”
“Class monitor, if you hadn’t come back, we’d be like abandoned children.”
“Class monitor, you’ve worked hard, accompanying that Jiang Xuenian at the hospital for so long. Come sit down and rest!”
“Class monitor…”
“Class monitor…!”
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Jiang Xuenian watched from behind as Shi Qingfan’s profile softened slightly. Her clear voice cut through the noisy concern. “I’m fine. Go back to your seats for self-study.”
It was clear that everyone in the class respected their class monitor. As soon as her words fell, everyone returned to their seats, tidied up their messy desks, took out their exercise books, and began working.
Only Gong Linglang didn’t go back, still standing in front of Shi Qingfan, asking questions. “Qingfan, where’s Jiang Xuenian? Did she get some kind of illness? Regular people don’t just faint suddenly.”
Her expectant tone wished Jiang Xuenian would just stay in the hospital and not come back.
Jiang Xuenian: “…”
Shi Qingfan said, “She’s fine.”
“Oh, she’s fine.” Gong Linglang was very disappointed.
Shi Qingfan walked further inside. Gong Linglang finally saw Jiang Xuenian behind Shi Qingfan, and her expression immediately turned indignant. “Jiang Xuenian, if I were you, I’d be too embarrassed to come back! You deliberately slandered Qingfan, how dare you show your face?”
Jiang Xuenian noticed that while the others in the class hadn’t looked up, they had all stopped what they were doing, probably listening intently.
“…” What could Jiang Xuenian say? After all, it was indeed “her” who personally slandered Shi Qingfan.
“Linglang, have you finished your math exercise book?” Shi Qingfan asked.
Gong Linglang’s attention was diverted, and her face fell. “No, math is really too hard. Why do humans even need to learn math?”
“Finish what you can. I’ll teach you after class,” Shi Qingfan said, sending Gong Linglang back to her seat with just two sentences.
Clearly, Shi Qingfan was helping her out.
“Thank you.”
Jiang Xuenian murmured.
Shi Qingfan didn’t respond and continued walking to the back.
Among a group of undifferentiated ordinary students, Shi Qingfan was likely taller among the girls, so she sat in the back.
Jiang Xuenian also followed to the back. She was about the same height as Shi Qingfan, so their seating should also be similar.
Gong Linglang, sitting in the front row, looked up and glared at Jiang Xuenian. “What are you doing following Qingfan? I warn you, don’t think of any bad ideas.”
Jiang Xuenian: “…” *It seems her seat isn’t next to Shi Qingfan’s.*
“Don’t tell me you don’t know where your seat is,” Gong Linglang said scornfully.
Jiang Xuenian: “…I really don’t know.”
Gong Linglang didn’t believe her.
Shi Qingfan turned around, raised her finger, and pointed to a seat in the middle of the third row. “Go back and sit down.”
*Ah, Shi Qingfan is truly a good person~*
Jiang Xuenian immediately stopped following Shi Qingfan to the back rows and sat down in the third row.
Her desk was spotless, nothing on it, but the desk compartment was a chaotic mess.
Jiang Xuenian took out everything that displeased her, intending to reorganize it.
The seats next to her were empty, while people in the front and back rows were all focused on their work.
Jiang Xuenian neatly organized the books and exercise books, placing her stationery into a delicate pencil case.
She had already graduated and worked for many years; she could only try her best to learn, but couldn’t possibly compare to actual senior year high school students.
Jiang Xuenian scanned a math problem. It was similar to the types of problems in the real world. In fact, except for politics and history, almost all other subjects were similar to those in the real world.
During this self-study period, Jiang Xuenian did nothing else but read a history book.
The twelfth-grade history book covered modern history, introducing six types of famous people based on gender. Most Alphas were warmongers, strategists, and elites in various industries. Betas mostly worked as teachers or nurses. Omegas, during wartime, had no other purpose than childbirth.
Only Omegas could give birth to high-quality Alpha talent.
Entering modern society, the Omega equal rights movement arose. Omegas united to form the Omega Equal Rights Committee, protesting society’s definition of Omegas as mere reproductive machines. They argued that they also had the right to work outside the home, to watch movies, shop, and go to entertainment venues just like Alphas and Betas, instead of being confined to their homes, constantly pregnant and giving birth until they could no longer do so.
Omegas who couldn’t reproduce lost their pheromones, and their attractiveness to Alphas would disappear with them. Most Alphas who combined solely based on pheromone attraction would choose to divorce and remarry, with the children also going to them. Omegas’ later lives were uninsured, often ending tragically.
The establishment of the Omega Equal Rights Committee was a very important part of the alliance’s development history, marking the shift for Omegas from a life of constant reproduction to entering the workplace.
After the alliance passed the Omega Equal Rights Act proposed by the Omega Equal Rights Committee, Omega pheromone inhibitors, once illegal drugs only available at great expense on the black market, began to be legally mass-produced. As more and more Omegas entered the workplace, people discovered that Omegas had intellects equal to or even surpassing Alphas, with many excelling in the arts.
From then on, the social status of Omegas steadily rose. They were no longer mere reproductive machines, and now, Omegas existed in every industry. Even the alliance’s previous president was a female Omega.
Jiang Xuenian was so engrossed in her reading that she transitioned directly from one self-study period to the next.
The class bell rang. Tan Ying walked into the classroom right on time, picked up her pointer, and tapped the podium. The “thump-thump” sound jolted Jiang Xuenian from her history textbook. Looking up, Jiang Xuenian realized Tan Ying was there.
Tan Ying’s emotionless gaze swept across the class, and the classroom finally fell completely silent.
“There was a slight issue with this morning’s chemistry exam. Jiang Xuenian reported that Shi Qingfan passed a cheat sheet to Gong Linglang to help her cheat. After investigation and deliberation, the disciplinary office determined that Shi Qingfan attempted to assist another in cheating, and her scholarship and outstanding student evaluation for this semester have been canceled.”
Jiang Xuenian: “???”
*That’s absolutely outrageous!*