Finally reaching the fourth - floor office, Lin Jinran now stood quietly in front of the homeroom teacher, Zhou Ping, with her eyes lowered.
Zhou Ping was a homeroom teacher who had taught nearly ten batches of senior - three graduates. His main subject was mathematics.
He had long heard that a student from the imperial capital would transfer to his class. It was said that the student had excellent grades.
Watching Lin Jinran standing quietly, Zhou Ping's smile grew wider. The annoyance he had felt because of her being late vanished in an instant.
He pointed to the stool beside him, gesturing for her to sit down.
Lin Jinran stole a glance at the homeroom teacher. Just as she looked up, she met his gentle smile. She was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but be infected by his smile.
She let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the stool obediently.
It seemed that the homeroom teacher didn't know what had happened just now.
But he would surely find out tomorrow.
"Your name is Lin Jinran, right? This is your first time in Wannan City, isn't it? No wonder you came so late," the homeroom teacher said calmly.
Lin Jinran lowered her eyes and shook her head. "No, I came here once or twice when I was a child."
She had been brought here by her mother for a visit. But now, her mother... had become a vegetable.
The homeroom teacher, Zhou Ping, nodded and continued, "It doesn't matter. I heard you're from the imperial capital. The teaching style there is completely different from here. I hope you can adapt as soon as possible. Of course, since you're new here, if you encounter any difficulties in life, you can come and ask me. If it's inconvenient, you can ask the other female teachers in the office."
Zhou Ping looked at Lin Jinran with pity. According to the transfer documents, Lin Jinran's mother was a vegetable, her father had divorced and remarried, and there was a sister who was almost the same age as Lin Jinran.
Her father had let her come to Wannan City alone following her mother's transfer to a hospital here. It was clear that he didn't care about her at all.
Zhou Ping felt even more sorry for this little girl. At this stage of senior three, which child wasn't carefully taken care of by their parents?
So Zhou Ping spoke even more gently, giving a detailed introduction to the current situation of the senior - three students in Wannan No. 1 Middle School.
He was also afraid that Lin Jinran was unfamiliar with the place, so he gave a general introduction to Wannan City.
It wasn't until the class bell rang that Zhou Ping gathered the textbooks on his desk, smiled at Lin Jinran and said, "It just so happens that this is my class. I'll take you there."
Lin Jinran nodded and followed behind Zhou Ping.
Just as the class bell rang, the students in the corridor were still walking back unhurriedly. Lin Jinran, a new face following behind Zhou Ping, instantly attracted the curious and amazed looks of other students.
Lin Jinran was beautiful, which was completely contrary to her personality. She wasn't heroic and neat, nor was she bright and magnificent.
Instead, she had the unique classical gentleness of a Jiangnan woman, with a touch of the faint sorrow between Lin Daiyu's eyebrows.
An exaggerated boy couldn't help but let out a "Wow", which happened to be heard by the homeroom teacher, Zhou Ping. He cast a cold glance and said, "What? Aren't you going to have class?"
Zhou Ping, the homeroom teacher of Class One, Senior Three, was well - known for his strictness in this corridor. The students who were playing and laughing in the corridor immediately disappeared without a trace and went back to their respective classes.
"Brother Su, Brother Su, do you know? There was a Lin - sister in the corridor just now," the chatterbox Lu Youchuan from Class One, Senior Three, quickly took his seat and nudged the absent - minded Su Qinian with his elbow.
Indeed, she was really like a Lin - sister.
"Whether she's a Lin - sister or a Zhao - sister, I'm not interested," Su Qinian said casually, scribbling on the scratch paper with his pen, perfunctorily answering him.
"You must take a good look. It's not an exaggeration to say that she's the reincarnation of Lin Daiyu," Lu Youchuan said excitedly, dancing with his hands and feet. But his deskmate didn't seem to care about him at all. He anxiously snatched away the scratch paper from under Su Qinian's pen.
Su Qinian: "..."
How beautiful could she be to make him snatch the scratch paper away?
Lin - sister? Was Lu Youchuan exaggerating?
Su Qinian couldn't help but think of the girl he had just parted with. That was the real Lin - sister. Not just any girl could be called a Lin - sister.
Su Qinian still didn't intend to pay attention to Lu Youchuan. He was completely immersed in his own world.
Lu Youchuan was so angry that he shouted. Even an iron tree could blossom. Why was Su Qinian such a blockhead?
Qiao Songyue from the neighboring school was also very beautiful. She had chased him vigorously, but he still didn't understand.
Being uninterested in women was a well - recognized label for him among all the students in the school. It was such a waste of his good looks.
After getting angry on his own, Lu Youchuan let out a sad sigh. Could it be that Su Qinian was really not interested in women and only focused on studying?
A tough guy. I respect you.
The commotion in Class One stopped the moment the homeroom teacher pushed open the door. Lin Jinran continued to follow the homeroom teacher, Zhou Ping, to the side of the podium.
She looked at the students below calmly.
But the students below were anything but calm.
At this stage of senior three, there was actually a transfer student in the class,
and a particularly beautiful one at that?
"Wow, a Lin - sister has fallen from the sky and landed in my heart," a boy below whistled and shouted playfully.
"She's beautiful and has good grades. Along with the hot summer, she sweeps away all my restlessness," after all, the students who could transfer to Class One all had excellent grades.
"Pfft. Do you think the air - conditioner in the classroom isn't turned low enough? Restless? I think you're the one who's restless."
"..."
The students below looked at Lin Jinran with curiosity, surprise, and admiration.
Lu Youchuan, who had finally calmed down, was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. It turned out that the new Lin - sister was in their class.
"Look, look. This is the Lin - sister I told you about," Lu Youchuan pointed at Lin Jinran beside the podium.
Su Qinian didn't want to pay attention to him at first. But Lu Youchuan kept pushing and shoving him. Su Qinian sighed and looked up as he asked.
At this look, Su Qinian was stunned. He stared blankly at the girl beside the podium.
She, wasn't she...
Su Qinian was both surprised and delighted. His heart was fluttering. It was like a huge stone had been thrown into a calm lake, causing waves.
He was sure of the fateful connection between them.
Counting this time, it was the fourth time they had met.
It was said that things wouldn't happen more than three times. But this was already the fourth time.
"How about it? Isn't she beautiful?" Lu Youchuan said proudly with a smile.
He knew his taste was good. The problem was with Su Qinian.
Lin Jinran, who had been standing quietly beside the podium, suddenly felt a burning gaze. She raised her eyes and met Su Qinian's eyes.
She was stunned. What a coincidence!
Even enemies wouldn't meet this coincidentally.
"This is Lin Jinran, a new transfer student in our class. Lin Jinran, please introduce yourself," Zhou Ping said with a smile, encouraging her.
"Okay." Lin Jinran regained her composure. She walked onto the podium, picked up the white chalk, and wrote her name on the blackboard in a flamboyant manner.
"Lin Jinran. It means 'behold the mountains ablaze with crimson, the woods all dyed in scarlet'," the girl put down the chalk, lifted the lashes at the corners of her eyes, and said casually.
Lu Youchuan: "What a proper name. What an amazing name..."
It didn't match her image at all.