They are still close to me today despite their negative feelings

I transmigrated here in late April. Just to fill in the answer sheets for the final exams, I buried myself in books and studied for a long time. During that time, I also experienced all your messes. I was also busy and dizzy during the summer vacation. How do you think I have time to pay attention to the entertainment news of this world?

What's more, my shabby rented room doesn't even have a TV.

"I wonder what kind of impact this will have on her?" I asked seriously.

"...The impact, well, it can't be considered a major one."

The man with the gold teeth looked embarrassed.

"She's a pretty popular idol... or rather, a star, lately. If you've been watching the news, you'll know she was on the Spring Festival Gala last year."

"If you knew her, I think you would be quite excited about what to do next."

"...Wait, I suddenly have a bad feeling about this."

Although commissioning is inherently troublesome, right now, my trouble radar alarm is blaring.

"Am I going to become a bodyguard or something to get close to this big star?"

"Oh dear, how could this be? How could this be?"

My anxiety has subsided.

"—She's the one who should be contacting you. After all, she's coming to Linwai High School next semester to start her first year of high school."

The gold-toothed uncle grinned. "Any normal, virile young man would feel excited and thrilled, right? Although the girls around you are all beauties or beauties in the making, adding a national idol would still be exciting, wouldn't it?"

My anxiety has finally died.

"This is ridiculous! Can't she go to a better school? Don't come to a small place like ours and take away the living space of ordinary students!"

"That's true, but doesn't your school also have a teenage prodigy who won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition?"

"Holy crap, you not only listen to classical music, but you also know about this kind of competition?"

"...When I was a graduate student, I listened to a lot of stirring symphonies with my seniors while I was rushing to finish my thesis." The gold-toothed uncle's eyes were somewhat vacant, as if he was recalling his unpleasant past.

I forgot this guy is a graduate student.

"Then there's no need for her to come all the way to our little temple, is there? It's just causing a huge mess." I'd even lost my appetite for my milkshake. "Don't bring up equal education or elites experiencing ordinary life. What do they gain besides a complete mess?"

"...Do you think her parents have tried to persuade her a lot with these kinds of words?" The uncle sighed softly, "But that child is a bit willful in this regard, and the family really can't do anything about it."

"Being born into the right family is truly a wonderful talent," I couldn't help but sneer.

"And you know, we had a little misunderstanding last semester, right?" Uncle Gold Tooth chuckled, and I glanced at him. "That made their family a bit worried about the safety of Linwai and its surroundings. So, besides making overt arrangements, they also wanted to find someone to secretly take care of things."

"To put it bluntly, it's about becoming the prince's, or rather, the princess's, pageboy or tutor, right?"

"It's not that serious, just a little help will suffice."

I took a sip of my milkshake. "...If I weren't there, what was your original plan?"

"There are two opinions. One is to ask the school to send a transfer student; the other is to stake out the school every day to observe."

"Genius! When the authorities crack down on pornography and illegal publications, please don't drag me into it."

“We know this is outrageous. But in our industry, most young people come from the streets and have limited knowledge and education.” The man with the gold teeth complained to me like a professional agent about the future of the industry.

I had to take another sip of the milkshake to calm myself down. It was supposed to be sweet, but a lingering bitterness kept spreading in my mouth.

"So we still have to rely on you, Brother Ning. This matter is something we all owe you a huge favor!"

"I don't need any favors or favors. Just don't expose me if you cause trouble in the future."

I pinched the space between my eyebrows with my thumb and forefinger.

Am I some kind of Bodhi Patriarch?

"Oh, right, since it's under secret protection, so..."

"A voyeur, right? 'I' know it all too well."

Why do you think the legend of "me" is circulating in Linwai Village?

"If it's just normal academic life and social interactions, I shouldn't interfere, right? And how long will it last? What about the relevant interpersonal relationships?"

"I will compile the specific details of her family's requirements into an Excel spreadsheet and send it to you later. It's not mandatory; you can consider it based on the requirements."

"After all, you are an important guest to us."

I'm very pleased that Uncle Gold Tooth has put his profession to good use.

But I feel no comfort whatsoever regarding the future.

……

After chatting with the uncle about various things, including how to deal with thugs, we said goodbye for the time being.

Walking back to the hospital lobby from the basement level, I saw Senior Sister Chu Guyin sitting on a chair in the lobby.

Although his expression was not much different from usual, he always gave people a somewhat gloomy feeling.

"Senior?"

I took the initiative to greet them.

Including Ning Ruoxin's experience, Ling Qingxue and I were admitted to the hospital so smoothly thanks to my senior's connections, and I've always wanted to express my gratitude to her. However, it seems that she was busy with something during the latter half of the summer vacation.

I figured it was probably preparation for a music competition or something. That's what I thought, so I never took the initiative to greet them.

"...!"

Senior Sister Chu Guyin looked up, saw me, and nodded slightly.

"Are you feeling... any better?"

"It wasn't a big wound to begin with, I've been fine ever since," I said with a smile, pointing to the bandage on my forehead.

"That's good... Remember to... get some rest..."

"Mmm. What brings you here, senior?"

Senior Chu Guyin looked at me, her long purple hair swaying slightly, her crimson pupils reflecting my face, making me curious—what did I look like in her eyes?

I always felt I would get a special answer.

"Senior?"

Seeing that my senior seemed a little distracted, I asked her again.

"Ah... um... I came to visit someone who is sick..."

"But... I didn't bring a gift... I'm sorry..."

Senior Chu Guyin blinked, and although she said sorry, her expression did not change.

I quickly shook my head. That's just how my senior is; she hardly ever changes her expression, and I don't mind.

"It's okay, thank you, senior. Once I'm better, I'll definitely start practicing a musical instrument. What do you think of the guitar?"

This is the only way I can think of to repay my senior—although it's just to return a favor, I still need to check online to see how simple a guitar really is.

"that……"

However, my senior's answer left me stunned.

"It's...no longer needed..."

"Our club... has... disbanded..."

[Second Volume Preview: The summer vacation crisis is temporarily over, but for Ning Ruoyu, the real high school life has just begun. The tasks he's been assigned are full of trouble, and the disbanded club leaves him feeling uneasy. Meanwhile, the "club experience" suggested by senior Wu Yuehua seems to have another hidden agenda—clubs, part-time jobs, and unconventional idol girls…]

Compared to the busy summer vacation, it feels more like the start of a new semester for students! However, the complexities of interpersonal relationships among classmates are also only beginning to surface.

(Probably) Actually, it was quite easy.

And the last female lead will also be arriving late!

"What?! Chen Di, you plotted against me?!"

The next volume, "About the New Junior Who's Actually a Cat," thanks for reading this far!

About the fact that the new female student is actually a cat.

Chapter 49: A New Semester of Striving to Slack Off

"Wow!!!!"

A cheer erupted from the classroom.

As for me, Ning Ruoyu, who has traveled through time, I am currently holding my physics exam paper and feeling despair.

Human joys and sorrows are indeed not shared; I just find them noisy...

"So cute!!" "Are you looking at me?!" "She's even thinner in person than on TV, so petite, like a kitten!!"

Honestly, will we even need this kind of thing in the future? The coils are moving around on the conveyor belt, generating electricity through friction—what on earth is that doing?! It's so cumbersome!

"Going to the cafeteria today?" "Sure! Qiu Luxi eats there too, right?" "Yeah, I got a friend who has PE for the last period to save me the best seats!" "Eh?! Can we go together?"...

I picked up the math test paper again.

Women may deceive you, but math won't. If you can't do math, you simply can't.

How exactly does a bunch of English letters derive a number?

I did try my best during the summer vacation. I even held a few library study sessions with Chen Di and others. But while I could manage to memorize the humanities subjects, I was completely hopeless in the sciences.

—Although Linwai doesn't place that much emphasis on academics, and the world doesn't seem to require the kind of intense competition I had in my previous life to get into a good university.

But as the learning part that I was most looking forward to in the rebirth experience, this result is too heartbreaking.

I really envy those smart guys...

"Want to go eat?"

Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive.

The handsome idol whom the boys in Class F both loved and hated was now sitting in front of me, looking at me with a smile and asking a question.

"...What was your total score this time?"

"683, I didn't do well on the math test."

"My ranking in the whole school isn't even 683!" I scratched my head in frustration.

"Let me see?" Chen Di took the test paper from my hand. "...Well, actually, your humanities subjects are all pretty good except for geography, and your science subjects like biology are also good. It's mainly math, physics, and chemistry."

"If there's a chance, let's hold a few more study sessions focusing on these basics. I'll go back and find my basic notes from when I was in the first year of high school, and I'll give them to you then. You can try to get enough points from the most basic questions first."

Are you an angel?

My eyes welled up with tears.

"That's too much," Chen Di said with a wry smile. "So, how about we go to the cafeteria for lunch together? Or maybe we can just buy some snacks and head to the rooftop?"

Aren't you going with Xu Xingxin and the others?

Although I didn't participate in the discussion, those people were so noisy that I somehow knew what they were talking about.

"They left with the senior students first, supposedly to snag a spot very close to that freshman. As for me, I'm not interested in idol worship." Chen Di propped her cheek up with her right hand, looking somewhat bored. "Looking at them won't make me gain any weight."

"Meat? What kind of meat?" An Yu leaned over and asked.

...I knew it.

"What are you talking about for lunch at the cafeteria today?" Chen Di greeted her with a smile.

"It's Tuesday today, so the usual dishes should be pork chop, toothpick meat, and sweet and sour pork ribs. Other dishes may vary occasionally, but based on yesterday's menu, it should be braised pork, small yellow croaker, and braised chicken legs."

Are you some kind of cafeteria forecaster?

After reciting the names of the dishes on her fingers, An Yu glanced at me and Chen Di, who were stunned and speechless, and tilted her head.

Are you guys going to the cafeteria today? It's been super crowded since the start of the semester, so there might not be any seats left if you go now.

"Then why are you so calm? Shouldn't you be the one most anxious about this?"

"Hehe, Ge Lanlan already slipped out five minutes early to reserve a seat during class. We're heading over now—what do you mean I'm the most anxious one?! That's really rude of you, Ning Ruoyu!"

An Yu was somewhat unhappy.

"Okay, I'm sorry, I was wrong. So what are you doing here?"