Tiantian didn't have to suffer from being penniless.
So when going to school, she chose the most expensive Rolls-Royce in the family garage.
Uncle Zhou dropped her off at the school gate and left, and Tiantian's arrival attracted quite a bit of attention.
She was pretty and sweet-looking, wearing a lake blue princess dress, elegant and noble, and backed by the Ji Family, so many people wanted to be on good terms with her, but Tiantian was usually very quiet, which caused many people to hesitate, fearing that they might upset this young lady and provoke her elder brother to make trouble for their family's company.
Because the Ji Family was famously protective, especially doting on Tiantian, their only daughter.
So last week, after she had almost drowned in the school's artificial lake, her elder brother, Ji Lingyun, had ordered someone to fill in the lake, sparing no fish, and ultimately added a meal to the school cafeteria.
The school gate was crowded with people, and Tiantian, feeling melancholic, glanced at the shiny gold school sign; she was seventeen this year and still in her second year of high school.
Before coming here, she was already working on her law graduate thesis.
Perhaps because she had swept everyone into questioning their life in her last life, she had earned such a doomed punishment.
Tiantian resignedly walked in.
Suddenly, the girls around her burst into screams, "Ah, Bai Tingyu is here, get ready to greet him, greet him!"
Tiantian was embarrassed, this really was a Mary Sue romance novel, even the male lead's entrance was indescribable; she decided to stay away from the school gate, the place of trouble.
But the girls around her were too crazy, and Tiantian's forward steps were forcefully squeezed backward.
Her balance faltered, and she reached out to grab the clothes of a nearby boy, resulting in a "rip" sound, a piece of white cloth was torn and clutched in her hand.
She looked dumbfoundedly at the person involved; the boy's white T-shirt had burst open from the side due to the poor quality, becoming both long and loose, revealing his slender, cool white waist.
Now, the fabric in front of and behind him fluttered in the wind, as if proclaiming Tiantian's crime, creating a silent yet eerie scene.
Tiantian thought frantically: It's over, it's over, she had torn the pure boy's clothes!
She looked up, meeting the boy's amber eyes. His black hair was messy, half-covering his eyes, his features delicate and profound, his expression cold, looking depressed and gloomy.
Tiantian quietly gulped, "Sorry, I didn't mean to, can I compensate you?"
The boy's gaze grew colder, and Tiantian smiling awkwardly, had a feeling of having nowhere to hide her guilt, "It really is a clothing quality issue, I'm not usually this strong..."
The boy lowered his eyes, his face tense, and with a forceful tug, he snatched his clothing back from Tiantian's hands, walking forward without stopping.
Tiantian hurriedly followed; she wasn't the type to tear someone's clothes and not take responsibility, she earnestly said, "Why don't you take off the shirt, and I can sew and mend it for you, it'll be as good as new."
The boy stopped in his tracks, looked deeply at Tiantian's sweet cheeks, his Adam's apple moving up and down, and finally uttered, "Stay away from me."
Tiantian: "..."
She watched the boy walk away in his torn clothes, unembarrassed, and her heart was speechless.
This school really did have all sorts of odd people. She had no impression of this boy from her memory; she thought it over and decided if he was ungrateful, then forget it.
After arriving in second year class one, Tiantian took her seat directly, and her deskmate Chuyi, who she got along well with, also arrived.
Her eyes sparkled, "Just now, the school's F4 appeared together, the scene was so pleasing to the eyes!"
No sooner had she spoken, four boys, each with a different look but all handsome and attractive, appeared.
The man leading the pack wore a black jacket, his face a perfect poker expression, cool and aloof like a walking ice machine.
He was Bai Tingyu, a man who embodied arrogance and coolness.
And beside him were three others.
The sleazily smiling Ji Weinan, the genteel Gong Yu, and the youthful Quan Jingyou.
All of them belonged to the Four Great Financial Groups of Capital City.
With the Bai Family taking the lead, followed by the Ji Family, and then the Gong and Quan Families.
Ji Tian shifted her gaze away from Ji Weinan's greasy smile. This self-proclaimed "Campus F4" was quite explosive in any dimension.
The greasiness was on par with a soap opera she had seen before, making her toes curl in cringe, scrimping out a three-bedroom space.
"Tiantian, your brother is so handsome," Jian Chuyi was still swooning.
Ji Tian wished she didn't have this brother.
Once Bai Tingyu entered Class 1, he took a seat in the last row. As the heir to the Bai Group, not only was he exceptionally good-looking, but his academic prowess was also eminent.
He was the top student of the junior class.
Ji Weinan and Quan Jingyou were in Class 9 of the same grade, while Gong Yu was next door in Class 2, his grades a bit inferior to Bai Tingyu's, ranking in the top ten of the school.
Ji Tian preferred to keep her distance from the male lead; he was bad luck incarnate, a curse to those around him, so she paid little attention to Bai Tingyu.
She fumbled around in her desk, pulled out a few books, and propped herself up to a comfortable height, then contentedly laid down.
Jian Chuyi puzzled, "Tiantian, what are you doing? The teacher will be here soon for class."
Ji Tian was a disciplined and reasonably good student, rarely seen sleeping during class.
But Ji Tian couldn't care less at the moment; she was just giving up. Yawning, she said, "I'm going to sleep. If I don't sleep now, I won't get the chance later."
Jian Chuyi was baffled, "???"
She might have to work on a sewing machine later; where else would she get the chance to sleep in? Wiping away a tear of hardship, Ji Tian then comfortably fell asleep.
For two whole periods, no one disturbed Ji Tian's sleep.
In their school, teachers only cared about lecturing; whether students listened was not their concern.
During the third period, the classroom buzzed as the homeroom teacher, Li Daoer, walked in with a plainly dressed, fair-looking girl with a bright and intelligent gaze.
"Let me introduce you to everyone; this is Shen Zhiyi, a transfer student who joined us with the highest scores from Lin Chuan City."
Hearing the name Shen Zhiyi, Ji Tian woke from her slumber. This was the protagonist of a Mary Sue novel.
Her features weren't extraordinarily striking, but she had a lasting appeal, and what truly captivated people was her vibrant spirit. Originally from a poor family, her uncompromising and egalitarian spirit allowed her to earn her place at this prestigious school through sheer ability.
Due to her outstanding academic performance, she caught the male lead's attention. Initially, their relationship was merely competitive for the top spot. Bai Tingyu, a sore loser, disliked her optimistic and proud demeanor, so he placed her near him to keep her under pressure.
In the process, they ended up developing feelings.
And Ji Weinan, the fallback guy, was her emotional dumpster. Whenever Shen Zhiyi felt aggrieved by Bai Tingyu, she would vent to Ji Weinan.
After venting, she would encourage herself and emit a spirit that could be described as grassroots, deeply hooking Ji Weinan.