"She went back after feeling all self-satisfied," Wen Lu said sarcastically. "Don't take what she said seriously. I've been home the whole time. If she truly cared about you, she wouldn't have only come to accompany you for the exam today!"
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The day Ruan Yu's Grade 6 piano certificate was sent to the Wen family's old house was also the first day of school for the senior students at Langying High School.
Since the elective exams in April are over, only three subjects remain in the college entrance examination in June: Chinese, Mathematics, and English. Therefore, the placement exams for experimental classes and regular classes are also conducted at that time, and the placement criteria depend on the scores in Chinese, Mathematics, and English in the first mock exam, the final exam, and the second mock exam.
Unfortunately, Wen Yun missed the mock exam due to a cold and fever, and her final exam score was low due to her uneven performance in certain subjects and poor results. She had given up hope of getting into the experimental class with Ruan Yu. She calmly did practice questions and memorized books every day to get through the elective exam in April.
The countdown to the college entrance examination has been posted on the blackboard at the back of the classroom, and the pace of review has accelerated after the one-week transition period.
Amidst the complaints of many students in the class, Wen Yun did not feel much pressure and was glad that she had been tempered in advance during that fulfilling winter vacation.
The second mock exam came at the end of March. The difficulty of the exam was nothing to Wen Yun, who had already "experienced purgatory".
She even finished the exam ahead of time, and after handing it in, she went straight to the grade director's office to ask Teacher Mo to withdraw the punishment.
The "Three-in-One" program at C Finance will begin enrolling students in April. Before that, any blemishes that should not appear in the applicants' materials must be removed.
"It's already being processed, and it can be cancelled before the registration deadline in early April." After saying that, Teacher Mo asked unhurriedly before Wen Yun could thank her, "Aren't you planning to participate in C Finance's 'Trinity' program?"
Wen Yun was taken aback. "Ah, I have thought about it, but I haven't decided which major to choose yet..."
“You’re good at humanities, and you often have your own understanding of reading comprehension and essays, not completely bound by the framework,” Teacher Mo said. “How about you consider going deeper into language and literature? I know a professor in the language and literature department at C University of Finance and Economics. If you can get in, she will still guide you in various projects, for my sake.”
This was practically a blatant opportunity, and Wen Yun was overjoyed. She thanked her profusely and, as soon as she got home after the mock exam, she and Ruan Yu worked together to study the application materials for the C Finance "Three-in-One" program.
"Not considering other majors?" Ruan Yu asked her deliberately. She vaguely sensed that language and literature should be this person's past area of expertise.
"No, with an expert to guide me, I won't suffer any losses by sticking to my old profession." Wen Yun shook her head, but after reading the enrollment regulations, she remembered that the original owner's certificates and trophies were all in the Wen family.
"Have your brother bring it over," Ruan Yu reminded her. "It's best not to go back before the college entrance exam."
So they made a video call to Wen Lu, allowing him to enter their bedroom to retrieve all the certificates, trophies, and grade documents.
"Why are you keeping these certificates so carefully? Where did you put the drawer key?" Wen Lu complained softly as she looked for the key on the bookshelf.
A booklet suddenly fell from his hand and landed on the ground with a "thud," the flimsy little lock on the cover shattering.
"What was that sound?" Wen Yun asked in surprise.
"It's nothing, I just dropped a notebook." Wen Lu bent down to pick it up, glanced at the words on the open page, paused for a moment, and couldn't help but complain, "Yunyun, so you had a chuunibyou phase too?"
"What chuunibyou phase?" Wen Yun was completely confused, thinking he was looking at the green tea script she had written before, and quickly stopped him, "What are you looking at? Put it back right now!"
"Maybe it's a quote from a script?" Wen Lu obediently closed the notebook and waved it in front of the camera. "If you care, I'll bring it with me along with the award certificate."
Since he said that, Wen Yun couldn't ignore it, so she quickly reminded him to bring it along.
After all these things were delivered to the old house, Wen Yun rummaged through the suitcases that contained them and found the book of excerpts of lines that Wen Lu had mentioned.
Because of the privileges of transmigrators, Wen Yun and Wen Yun have the same appearance and handwriting, but when she opened the notebook, she found that it was not the content she had written after transmigrating.
The song begins with two lines: "The final judgment is coming, and no one can escape the sins flowing in their blood."
Then came another ambiguous statement: "I have confessed my sins to God and am willing to accept all judgment."
The date on the document was clearly the day she picked Ruan Yu up and took her home!
A note from the author:
The first update is here!
It shouldn't be considered a plot twist; it's just an explanation of where the original owner went.
The lyrics are from the opening theme "One-Winged Bird" of the anime "Umineko When They Cry," which is the first two lines in Italian.
Chapter 52
Wen Yun was stunned by the amount of information in those few sentences for a long time before she remembered to look up the previous content.
The preceding entries were all normal diary entries, completely different in style from this one. When Wen Yun flipped through the pages, there was nothing left.
"Could the original owner of this body also be a reincarnated person?" Wen Yun wondered. "But it seems she was only reincarnated for a short while before being 'judged'? And then? Where did she go?"
Her experience in reading novels told her that the original owner's whereabouts might affect whether she could stay in this world, so she summoned the system and asked about the current state of the original owner's soul.
"I'm sorry, host, this system cannot detect the original owner's existence," the system replied.
"Then what about the contents of this diary?" Wen Yun flipped to the last page with content. "This is definitely not what I wrote. I had no idea this notebook existed!"
Strangely enough, the original owner's memories that she inherited did not mention the diary. Could it be that the "god" who "judged" the original owner erased all the memories related to the diary?
"This...this system doesn't know either." The system's voice sounded a little confused. "But I'm sure these are definitely not words written by the host."
The mystery surrounding the text left by the original owner remained unsolved even after Ruan Yu's punishment was revoked and Wen Yun and Ruan Yu successfully submitted the application materials for the "Trinity" system.
The diary left behind by the original owner was locked in Wen Yun's drawer. To avoid triggering the spacetime rules that the system had repeatedly warned her about, she temporarily chose to hide the diary from Ruan Yu.
The day before the "Trinity" exam, they asked a nanny to take care of their cat and then took leave to board a plane to City C.
Excluding delays, the flight from Z city to C city usually only takes two hours, but Ruan Yu had never flown before, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous while waiting in the waiting room after going through security.
"Don't be nervous, we'll be flying this route often in the future," Wen Yun, who frequently travels for work, reassured her. "Your ears will feel a bit uncomfortable during takeoff and landing, like they're being blocked by something, or you'll feel a bit like you're underwater, but it'll be fine after the flight stabilizes, and you can even catch up on some sleep."
“I’m not going to sleep.” Ruan Yu stroked her boarding pass. “It’s my first time on a plane, and I want to take some pictures.”
"Go ahead and take pictures." Wen Yun nodded repeatedly. "Your seat is right next to the window, so take as many pictures as you like! But you have to turn off your cell phone signal on the plane. If you're worried about being lonely, you can cache some videos or read some novels beforehand."
Ruan Yu responded and obediently did as she was told, caching all the yuri anime and movies she hadn't finished watching yet.
She had only downloaded enough material for two hours of viewing, but her flight was delayed by half an hour, so she simply put on her headphones and watched while buffering the video to pass the time.
Wen Yun only glanced at her screen out of curiosity before she was forced to wear an earphone, "You watch too."
"..." After watching for a while, Wen Yun finally understood who had opened the door to a new world for the naive protagonist!
"You're not allowed to learn anything virtual!" she quickly reminded Ruan Yu.
"Why?" Ruan Yu turned her head and looked at her in surprise.
“Because the virtual world is an idealized version of reality. There are many things that can be done virtually but not in reality.” Wen Yun rarely put on a stern face when talking to her. “For example, a certain indescribable drug, or blushing at the slightest hug…”
“But it’s actually possible!” Ruan Yu interrupted, blinking blankly. “I’ve tried it, and your reaction was very honest.”
Wen Yun: "..."
She had no recollection of when she had embarrassed herself without realizing it, but after Ruan Yu said that, her face involuntarily turned red.
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When the plane arrived in City C, it was almost 3 p.m.
Wen Yun dialed the driver's number, telling her the name of the hotel she had booked, while helping Ruan Yu pull her suitcase to find the airport exit.
Springtime weather inevitably brings a few more cold spells. The cold wind made her hunch her neck. After arranging a meeting place with the driver, she hung up the phone and asked Ruan Yu, "Are you cold? If you are, let's find another place to wait for the car."
"It's okay, I'm not cold." Ruan Yu shook her head and placed her hands on the back of Ruan Yu's hands. "My hands are still warm."
After dropping off their luggage at the hotel, the two ate something and then rushed to the examination venue to check it out.
The campus of C University of Finance and Economics is particularly large, with an architectural style that leans towards Europe, featuring many similar domed buildings. If it weren't for the detailed map provided in advance by the senior students in the group chat that Wen Lu had given them, Wen Yun felt that they would definitely have gotten lost.
They rented bicycles from the school gate, but just as they were halfway there, they encountered the end of get out of class. Groups of students poured out of the teaching building, and they quickly blended into the crowd, going against the flow of traffic.
"I really envy them!" Wen Yun couldn't help but sigh.
The four years of university are probably the freest period after a person becomes an adult. During this time, as long as you are not forced by your elders or teachers, you can develop any hobbies you like, do many things boldly, love whoever you want, and travel all over the country with a few close friends.
“We’ll soon be the kind of people the next generation will envy,” Ruan Yu chimed in.
Their exam room had been cleared out in advance, and a few volunteers were finishing up, chatting and waiting for the teacher to come and announce the dismissal. When they saw them, they rushed over to greet them warmly.
"Are you a new junior?"
Which major are you planning to study?
"Language and literature is actually considered a niche major here, but if you can endure the loneliness and want to delve into it deeply, the future is bright."
"The Finance Department has several handsome and well-off senior students who will be making appearances at the freshman welcome party and student council recruitment! If you have any talents, remember to show them off!"
The two responded politely, but before Ruan Yu could speak, Wen Yun said apologetically to her senior, "I'm sorry, senior, we both have partners."
The senior student was immediately shocked and was about to say something when her friend pulled her back.
"Then I wish you all the best in getting into university with your partners!" The senior student who grabbed the person smiled brightly.
By the time they finished scouting the location and returned to their hotel, it was already dark.
While Wen Yun was taking a shower, Ruan Yu was still watching a cached anime series. Hearing the water stop, she put down her phone, quietly approached, and gently knocked on the semi-transparent glass wall.
"What's wrong?" Wen Yun asked.
"Could we find an apartment with a glass bathroom like this in the future?" Ruan Yu whispered, blushing as soon as she finished speaking.
Wen Yun almost slipped in the bathroom. She mentally grumbled at He Sheng for recommending a yuri drama to the protagonist, then coughed lightly: "Sure, but it might not be available in the market. You like this kind?"
"Well... I wouldn't say I like it." Ruan Yu's voice was even softer. "I just think that things look better when they're hazy and indistinct."
"Don't be fooled by TV dramas!" Wen Yun clicked her tongue. "It's just good-looking but you can't actually meet anyone. It's kind of boring."
Ruan Yu didn't quite understand what she meant, and reluctantly agreed.
However, after she finished washing up and sat on the big bed looking at her beloved who was so close to her, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she suddenly understood.
As was her usual sleeping habit, Wen Yun held the girl in her arms as she fell asleep that night.
As a result, she woke up in the middle of the night because of the heat and heard the girl muttering in her sleep, clinging to her like an octopus.
Wen Yun, being an adult at heart, understood immediately upon turning on the light. She sighed helplessly, reached out and turned on the room's air conditioner, adjusting it to a temperature that wouldn't chill them, before turning off the light and going to sleep.
The next day, no one mentioned it, and everyone went about their own preparations for the exam.
Until the night they returned to their old house in Z City after the "Trinity" project ended, Ruan Yu, as usual, leaned down and whispered in Wen Yun's ear before turning off the lights, "I had another dream that day."
Wen Yun felt her ears go numb instantly, and feigned anger as she moved her away, saying, "Don't mention it again before graduation! I won't give you a chance!"
The girl smiled, turned off the light, lay down beside her, and obediently did nothing.
The April elective exams came quickly, and the process was the same as last October. Since there was no English exam, these three days were relatively easier.
The elective exams had just ended when someone tore up their textbooks and study materials for those subjects and threw them all over the hallway. The head of the grade called them in and gave them a stern lecture: "This is only the end of one phase, and you're jumping for joy! You got over 140 in Chinese, Math, and English, huh?!"
The time for class assignments soon arrived, and as expected, Ruan Yu was assigned to the experimental class, along with Lin Qiqi and Su Manying.