After Biting the Female Lead, the Vicious Female Supporting Character Turned Alpha [Transmigration] - Chapter 7: 007
Jiang Xuenian stayed home for two days. Only Aunt Qian was with her in the villa. The guards outside the villa stood stiffly like spears, their expressions serious. Jiang Xuenian tried talking to them, but the guards became excitedly incoherent.
The guards were all specially trained. Even when excited, they didn’t reveal any useful information about Lieutenant General Jiang Kai to Jiang Xuenian. Jiang Xuenian could only subtly pry information from Aunt Qian, and thus managed to piece together a rough understanding of the Jiang family’s situation.
It was pretty much as Jiang Xuenian had speculated: Jiang Kai doted on his daughter, and Jiang Yue had a sister complex. The mistress of the house, Qiu Fanrou, had only music in her heart. Jiang Xuenian grew up without female companionship and couldn’t connect with men, leaving her frustrated with no one to confide in, and her personality gradually twisted. It had only gotten better these past two years.
Of course, Aunt Qian didn’t directly say Jiang Xuenian’s personality had twisted, but instead gave Jiang Xuenian examples.
For instance, one New Year, when guests visited, someone mentioned Jiang Yue skipping grades. The guests expressed admiration, and Jiang Xuenian immediately stood up and went upstairs without a word. Jiang Yue chased after her to comfort her, leaving the guests awkward for a long time.
Guests who could visit the Jiang family would naturally not be simple. From that day on, it was secretly rumored in high society that the Jiang family’s daughter was not only less capable than Jiang Yue but also had a poor personality, and that marrying “Jiang Xuenian” should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.
Of course, Aunt Qian didn’t know these things, nor did the current Jiang Xuenian.
“And one year, the family was eating dinner, and Sir asked about Young Master Yue’s situation at school. Miss, you suddenly threw down your chopsticks and left, startling everyone.”
“But later, after Young Master Yue went to the military camp, Miss’s temper improved a lot, and her relationship with Young Master Yue also got better.”
Aunt Qian sighed.
Jiang Xuenian: “I was ignorant when I was young, so it naturally improved as I grew up.”
*It wasn’t that her temper got better, but that “Jiang Xuenian” learned to disguise herself.*
Aunt Qian nodded in agreement.
On Thursday afternoon, Jiang Yue returned from the military camp and had a luxurious dinner with Jiang Xuenian. Afterward, Jiang Yue said, “Brother will drive you to school.” He was truly playing his sister-complex role to the fullest.
Jiang Yue, who usually returned once a month, came back twice within three days just to pick up and drop off his sister.
“Thanks, Brother. I’ll go get something from my room.”
Jiang Xuenian went upstairs, retrieved the gift she had ordered online yesterday, and gave it to Jiang Yue. “It turns out I left it on the wardrobe; it took me a day to find it.”
Jiang Yue hadn’t expected a gift at all, and his hands trembled with excitement. “For me?”
“Yes, it’s nothing expensive, just things you’ll use regularly.” Mainly, Jiang Xuenian didn’t have much money and couldn’t buy expensive things.
The gold card Jiang Kai mentioned was delivered the next day. Jiang Xuenian felt she wasn’t the real “Jiang Xuenian,” so she didn’t feel right spending too much.
From the moment she arrived in this world, she meticulously recorded every expense. The Jiang family wasn’t short on money, and Jiang Xuenian planned to repay them in other ways once she started working in the future.
Jiang Yue dropped Jiang Xuenian off at St. Lyceum Academy and left. Before leaving, he reminded Jiang Xuenian to call home if anything happened, and if no one was home, to have Aunt Qian call the military camp.
“I know, Brother, don’t worry.”
Jiang Yue was 1.8 meters tall, half a head taller than Jiang Xuenian, who was 1.69 meters. Looking at his exceptionally well-behaved and lovely sister, Jiang Yue couldn’t resist ruffling Jiang Xuenian’s hair.
After ruffling her hair, he turned and got into the car, then drove off.
Jiang Xuenian: “…”
*Calling a newly adult male “Brother” is one thing, but also having her hair ruffled by a little kid.*
Boarding students returning on Thursday afternoon didn’t have evening self-study, but they also couldn’t just wander around campus. Most chose to stay in their dorms or visit other dorms.
Thus, the dorm building hallways were lively.
Jiang Xuenian took the elevator to the twelfth-grade floor and discovered that not only did students from Class Three dislike her, but even students from other classes had a negative impression of her, secretly pointing and whispering.
Jiang Xuenian understood. Class Three students surely had friends in other classes, and given Shi Qingfan’s beauty and kind heart, she was undoubtedly very popular among students. “Jiang Xuenian” offending Shi Qingfan was equivalent to offending the entire twelfth grade.
Jiang Xuenian, at her core, wasn’t a child who cared more about others’ opinions than her own feelings. She took it in stride, entered her dorm, closed the door, and let them say whatever they wanted behind her back.
Although that was her attitude, before she differentiated into a Beta, Jiang Xuenian still had to continue attending St. Lyceum. If she wanted to live comfortably, she would inevitably have to change others’ impressions of her.
This task was neither difficult nor easy. The breakthrough point lay with Shi Qingfan.
As long as she became good friends with Shi Qingfan and spent time with her every day, those who disliked her because of Shi Qingfan would surely change their impression.
However, how to win Shi Qingfan’s favor and become her good friend still required careful thought and strategy.
Jiang Xuenian brought the diary to school. Back in her dorm, she changed into pajamas and sat at her desk to continue reading “Jiang Xuenian’s” diary.
Jiang Xuenian read the diary quickly, circling key points with a red pen. For example, the birthday gift Jiang Yue gave her, which she couldn’t throw away, she simply shoved under her bed.
Another example was her first meeting with Shi Qingfan, which sparked a deep hatred and jealousy within her.
One could say “Jiang Xuenian” was jealous of anyone who was exceptionally talented beyond the norm.
Shi Qingfan and Jiang Yue were the most outstanding people around her. “Jiang Xuenian” most hoped to one day expose their perfect facades in front of everyone. She had countless times imagined Jiang Yue and Shi Qingfan after they had fallen from grace; they would surely be utterly pathetic.
But everything was just her fantasy.
In reality, Jiang Yue and Shi Qingfan were as flawless internally as they were externally, not only without any discernible flaws but also possessing many shining qualities.
Finally, she reached the diary entries from before the exam. Jiang Xuenian read them word by word and finally knew who wrote the small note with Shi Qingfan’s handwriting found in “Jiang Xuenian’s” pocket.
It turned out to be “Jiang Xuenian” herself.
A month before the exam, Jiang Xuenian formulated a preliminary plan. Initially, she intended to accuse Shi Qingfan of cheating.
But Shi Qingfan consistently ranked first in every exam, with scores close to perfect, so there was no need for her to cheat.
“Jiang Xuenian” therefore changed her plan to Shi Qingfan helping Gong Linglang cheat.
Shi Qingfan and Gong Linglang were childhood friends, practically inseparable, which everyone in the class knew.
Shi Qingfan was good at studying, but Gong Linglang’s grades were only in the lower-middle of the class. Jiang Xuenian once overheard Gong Linglang complaining to Shi Qingfan that her parents criticized her for not focusing on her studies and wanted to ban her phone even on weekends.
Thus, the plan of “Gong Linglang asking Shi Qingfan to help her cheat during the exam to avoid having her phone confiscated” was smoothly conceived.
To prevent the plan from leaking, “Jiang Xuenian” didn’t find someone to imitate Shi Qingfan’s handwriting. Instead, she took matters into her own hands. A month before the exam, she stole Shi Qingfan’s notebook and practiced copying Shi Qingfan’s handwriting for three to four hours every day for a whole month until her handwriting was exactly like Shi Qingfan’s.
The facts proved that “Jiang Xuenian’s” plan was indeed effective; even a handwriting expert couldn’t tell the difference. However, the person bearing the consequences was Jiang Xuenian.
With the biggest mystery solved, the remaining diary entries essentially contained no particularly important content.
Jiang Xuenian quickly finished reading, making sure she remembered the key points highlighted in red earlier. She took the diary to the bathroom, tore it out page by page, and immersed them in the washbasin. The black ink dissolved, and the handwriting became illegible. Jiang Xuenian scooped out the softened paper, crumpled the wrinkled pages into a ball, and threw them into the nearby trash can.
Such a potentially explosive item should be dealt with quickly to prevent future complications.
Years of work experience had made her exceptionally meticulous; an error like the diary being accidentally discovered would not happen with her.
With the diary issue resolved, Jiang Xuenian stood up and stretched. She took a towel from the wardrobe and went to take a shower.
One good thing about St. Lyceum’s dorms was that they had individual shower stalls, making showering very convenient.
The shower operation was somewhat complex, requiring manual temperature adjustment. Jiang Xuenian pressed various buttons for a long time until hot water at a suitable temperature finally poured out.
A milky-white mist gradually filled the small bathroom. Jiang Xuenian looked down; her chest was still small, the same as her body at eighteen in the real world.
It was small because she hadn’t finished developing. Two years later in the real world, Jiang Xuenian had an enviably good figure.
*Hope this body is the same.*
Jiang Xuenian thought abstractly, Shi Qingfan’s figure was already very good. At only eighteen, she was even a bit more developed than Jiang Xuenian after her full development, and her touch was… *Stop, stop, stop! What nonsense is she thinking?*
Jiang Xuenian stopped the increasingly outrageous thoughts in her mind and started applying shower gel to her body.
The shower gel lathered into fine foam on the bath flower. Jiang Xuenian turned off the shower, applied the shower gel to her body, then turned the shower back on to rinse.
To her surprise, only cold water came out of the showerhead. Jiang Xuenian quickly pressed the heating button, finding it unresponsive. She had no choice but to turn off the shower.
At least half of the foam was still on her, and her body was chilled from the cold water. Jiang Xuenian decisively wrapped herself in a towel and went to the dorm room across the hall for help.