Chapter 252: What Kind of Nonsense Unhealthy Magazine Is This?

No one knew what kind of method Xu Suihe had used.

But she actually managed to get Little Tao to accept those seven rainbow-colored electric bicycles.

While Miss Jiang was impressed, her wariness toward Miss Xu deepened even further.

As for the poodle…

Early the next morning,

She came to Miss Jiang all smiles, full of gratitude.

Calling her “Jiang Jiang” this and “Ning Ning” that.

Seeing how happy she was,

Miss Jiang almost blurted out several times that she had traded her looks to get those bikes.

But in the end, she held her tongue.

After all, fourteen electric bikes.

That’s tens of thousands of yuan.

Let’s just consider it part of the customer service package.

It was Monday.

The morning schedule was packed.

Several core subjects were lined up back to back.

From Chinese to Math, then to English.

Even though Miss Jiang already had one foot in the door of university,

As long as she was still sitting here,

The high school life had to go on.

After three classes,

Miss Jiang was sitting at her desk, yawning.

Just then,

Yuan Lu appeared out of nowhere with a magazine in hand, looking excited as she walked up to her.

She opened it, pointed at a page, and said,

“Jiang Ning! Look! You made it onto the Jiangzhou No.1 High School Campus Belle Rankings!”

Campus Belle Rankings?

What the heck is that?

Some kind of joke list?

Miss Jiang looked down.

Sure enough, on one of the magazine’s pages, she saw her name.

“Jiang Ning.”

“Jiangzhou No.1 High School.”

“Looks: 9, Figure: 9, Aura: 9, Knowledge: 10, Personality: 5, Skills: 5, Fashion Sense: 4, Family Background: 4, Conduct: 8, Social Skills: 6…”

“Total Score: 69, Ranked 10th.”

???

What the hell.

Campus Stories?

What kind of unhealthy garbage magazine is this?

How come I don’t remember anything like this from my past life?

Wait a minute.

What kind of scoring is this?

Personality 5???

Is my temper really that bad?

Skills 5?

What does “skills” even mean?

Technique plus art?

Are they saying my skills are trash?

Hold on.

Fashion sense and family background?

Why are those only 4 points?

It’s not like I’ve never worn a dress before!

I’ve even been on TV!

How did I end up labeled as a jeans enthusiast?

And then there’s all this other random scoring.

Miss Jiang’s face darkened as she read, and she nearly threw the magazine across the room.

But driven by curiosity, she flipped through the top nine entries.

Even the girl ranked ninth, Gao Jingyi…

Oh right.

“Leggy Consort.”

Even she had at least 5 points in family background.

As for the rest of her scores, they were mostly in the 7s.

And me…

Damn it.

This inexplicable sense of competition was starting to get under Miss Jiang’s skin.

At that moment,

Other students gathered around too.

One by one, they became deeply interested in the Campus Belle Rankings.

“Wow, Tang Xin scored a 9 in social skills!”

“Wait, doesn’t that basically mean she’s a social butterfly?”

“Kind of… yeah…”

…

“Hey hey, I know this Li Shan.”

“Her figure is seriously insane.”

“She went to Second Middle School for junior high. Back then, she was famous for her… assets. Rumor has it someone even got into a fight over her!”

…

“Whoa, the girl ranked first is amazing. She scored a 10 in family background.”

“But…”

“Wait a sec, I just noticed—Jiang Ning’s scores in the first few categories are super high.”

“Look! If you add up the first few, she’s totally number one!”

“For real?”

Suddenly,

Everyone’s attention shifted to the appearance-related scores at the top.

When they broke it down,

And tallied the numbers,

It really did seem that way.

Instantly,

The whole class got excited.

“Campus Queen!”

“Jiang Ning is the real campus queen!”

“Our class has the campus queen!”

Watching her classmates get more and more excited,

Miss Jiang, the person in question, was left speechless, her face full of black lines.

Just then,

Ye Na returned and glanced over at the crowd.

Then she went back to her seat, grinning as she said,

“Jiang Ning, Ye Weiwei is my sister.”

“Who?” Miss Jiang didn’t react right away.

Seeing this,

Ye Na pouted.

“The one ranked first on the Campus Belle Rankings.”

Oh, that one.

Miss Jiang’s interest was piqued.

If she remembered correctly,

That girl named Ye Weiwei had scored 9s in both skills and fashion sense.

Was she really that good?

Jiang Ning immediately voiced her doubts.

Ye Na then pulled out a wallet from her backpack.

From it, she took out a photo and placed it on the desk.

Miss Jiang looked down.

Long hair draped over her shoulders, a face like a peach blossom, delicate features like a painting, and eyes pure and clear.

She wore a tasteful floral dress.

Standing beneath a tree.

A textbook example of a sweet and innocent campus beauty.

Hmm…

As much as she didn’t want to admit it,

This chick really did know how to dress better than she did.

Just that floral dress alone—

If the color had been a bit brighter or the length a bit off,

It would’ve completely changed the vibe.

Then,

Miss Jiang changed the topic.

“What kind of skills does your sister have?”

“Level 10 piano, level 10 cello…” Ye Na counted on her fingers as she spoke.

“Level 10 guzheng, third-dan in Go, fluent in four languages, and…”

“Alright, alright, enough.” Miss Jiang cut off Little Ye’s bragging with an annoyed look.

“Your sister’s that amazing, what about you? National champion in arguing or a state-level champion in sleeping in?”

The jab nearly made Little Ye jump out of her seat.

“Jiang Ning! Don’t look down on people!”

“My violin skills are at amateur level ten, and I’ve got the certificate to prove it!”

“And I’m a second-degree black belt in karate! I could totally take you down three times over!”

Alright, alright.

So that’s what counts as skill now?

Maybe I should go get certified in whistling too.

Oh, and piano.

Though it’s been ages since I last played… what if I’m a bit rusty?

………

In truth—

The campus belle rankings were a pretty hot topic among high schoolers across all of Jiangzhou City.

Everyone treated it like casual gossip over lunch or after class.

They’d chat about the top picks on the list.

Some were interested in the top three.

Especially the number one, Ye Weiwei.

They fantasized about getting noticed by a rich beauty and soaring to the top overnight.

Others were more into the ones with killer figures.

Like Li Shan, who seemed to be growing against the laws of nature, or Gao Jingyi, whose legs started right below her neck.

But this year—

Most of the buzz was centered around the girl ranked tenth.

Mainly because her stats were just… bizarre.

Those who had seen Jiang the Enchantress in person might get it.

They could at least somewhat understand the score.

But for those who hadn’t—especially students from other schools—it was a total shock.

They all questioned the legitimacy of the rankings.

Particularly the ones who had just missed making the list, or had been on it before but got bumped off.

A few of them were known troublemakers.

They started spreading rumors in private, saying there was no way a girl that pretty could come from the same class as that bookworm from No.1 High.

She must’ve used some shady backdoor method to get her name up there.

But that rumor barely lasted two days—

Before it vanished into thin air, thanks to a rebroadcasted interview on Jiangzhou’s education channel.

——————

Honestly, Miss Jiang didn’t get it either.

The program had already aired on TV.

Why did they have to include that same interview again during the school-wide educational screening in the auditorium?

Did they think she didn’t already have enough trouble?

Now look—

The entrance to Class 2-3 of Year Two had practically turned into a tourist attraction.

Every now and then, some boys who clearly didn’t belong on that floor would stroll past their classroom door.

Their eyes, like heat-seeking missiles, would lock right onto Jiang.

Thankfully, Miss Jiang had over a year of experience under her belt.

She’d trained herself to ignore those wandering stares.

Otherwise—

“Hey, Jiang the Belle.”

“What do you think of that guy I told you about this morning?”

“Want to give it a shot?”

“You know Dayu Group, right?”

“Their third young master is in my equestrian class. He asked about you last week.”

“So? Want to grab a meal sometime?”

…

“I’ve got a relative who knows I sit next to you. He’s asking me to play matchmaker.”

“Get lost!!”

“Yikes, that temper of yours is something else.”

Hearing that—

Miss Jiang’s eyes darkened.

She turned her head with a blank expression.

“Ye Na, are you seriously that bored lately?”

“No, no,” Ye Na blinked her big eyes and grinned cheekily.

“It’s just… a lot of people have been asking me about you lately.”

“And I figured, why let good opportunities go to waste?”

Waste your face!

Miss Jiang cursed under her breath.

“Can you just stop being so annoying?”

“There are already enough matchmakers in Jiangzhou. The city doesn’t need one more!”

“Nope, I can’t help it.”

Little Ye’s reply nearly made Miss Jiang’s brain explode.

She took a few deep, calming breaths.

Exhaled.

“Let’s make a deal.”

“I won’t mess with you, and you stop stirring up trouble for me.”

“Deal?”

“No deal.”

What the hell?!

“Why not?!”

Faced with Miss Jiang’s furious glare—

Little Ye looked smug and proud.

“I just want to see what a little enchantress like you looks like when she’s tortured by love.”

???

(End of chapter)