Chapter 260: Miss Ye’s Makeover Plan

November.

Autumn had arrived.

The weather was turning cool.

With temperatures hovering around ten degrees in the mornings and evenings, it was no longer suitable to wear just a single layer.

Miss Jiang had already zipped up her school jacket early in the day.

She pulled the zipper all the way up.

That snug feeling, with even her neck wrapped up, was especially comforting.

Of course, her hair played a part in that too.

Honestly speaking—

Back in her previous life as a man, she never experienced this.

Now, as a woman, she finally realized that long hair could actually feel pretty nice.

Especially when you tuck your head in.

It gave a wonderful sense of security.

Early morning.

Morning reading class.

The English teacher dropped twenty vocabulary words on the desk and then walked out of the classroom with her phone.

“Hey, did you hear? Big Swallow is dating someone.”

Big Swallow was the nickname for Miss Jiang’s English teacher—the one who had just dashed out to take a call.

She was thirty.

Still unmarried.

In the future, that might be more acceptable.

But in this era, around the year 2000, things were different.

People’s views hadn’t yet been reshaped by the internet. They weren’t as open-minded.

A woman over thirty without a husband was basically what neighbors would call a “hopeless case.”

And now, this so-called hopeless case—

Was rumored to be dating someone?

That instantly piqued the interest of a certain Miss Jiang.

She turned her gaze two seats over to Yuan Lu.

“Seriously?”

“Of course!” Yuan Lu, noticing the attention, couldn’t help but raise her voice a little.

“Last night, I borrowed Xiao Fei’s day-student pass to sneak out for a bit, and I just happened to see Big Swallow.”

“I was even thinking about whether I should say hi.”

“But guess what?”

Getting excited, Yuan Lu clapped her hands.

“She got into a car with four rings and drove off!”

“Four rings? What’s that?”

One clueless classmate asked with a blank expression.

Yuan Lu shot him a look of utter disdain.

“What class are you in?”

“You don’t even recognize four rings? Don’t go around telling people you’re my classmate.”

As soon as she said that—

Laughter erupted all around.

Even Miss Jiang couldn’t help but chuckle.

Honestly, Yuan Lu was kind of fun.

She was loud and straightforward, never had bad intentions, and always spoke her mind.

As for that self-proclaimed title…

Word was she’d recently become obsessed with a certain Three Kingdoms figure and had taken to calling herself Yuan Benchu.

{ “Yuan Benchu,” the courtesy name of Yuan Shao, a powerful but arrogant warlord from the Three Kingdoms era. }

She was one of the class’s resident clowns.

Well—

Maybe just a bit too uninhibited in the dorms.

Miss Jiang really didn’t get it.

Why did some people sleep without underwear?

Didn’t they feel chilly?

Back when she was still a guy, she never had that habit.

Didn’t want to freeze the goods.

And now there were people who…

Forget it.

To each their own.

Not her business.

Miss Jiang scratched her slightly itchy forehead and brushed aside the stray hairs.

Just then—

Little Ye suddenly pulled a round, brightly wrapped candy from her pocket and placed it on Jiang Ning’s desk.

“Try it. New flavor.”

“What flavor?”

“Passion fruit.”

“Ew, who puts passion fruit in chocolate? That’s so weird…”

Though she said it was weird, Miss Jiang didn’t hesitate at all.

She picked it up, unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth.

At first, there wasn’t much taste.

But once she bit through the chocolate shell—

A cool, sweet juice burst in her mouth.

So refreshingly sweet.

Unconsciously, Miss Jiang’s eyes curved into crescent moons.

Seeing this, Ye Na grinned and asked,

“Is it good?”

“It’s good.”

“Do you think Tao Tao would like it?”

“It’s good.”

“Jiang Ning! I’m asking you a question!”

“It’s good.”

Miss Jiang’s evasive answers made Little Ye grind her teeth in frustration.

“Jiang Ning!”

“You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?”

“Nope.” Miss Jiang smiled sweetly and patted Little Ye’s head.

“It really is delicious.”

“Then tell me if Tao Tao would like it!” Ye Na slapped her hand away, visibly annoyed.

“How would I know?” Miss Jiang replied lazily, but then her eyes lit up.

“Although, if you gave me ten or twenty bucks, I might just find out…”

“Fine, fine, fine!”

Ye Na impatiently pulled out a small foreign-labeled pouch from her bag and slapped it onto the desk.

Seeing that—

The foodie Jiang’s eyes sparkled.

She quickly unwrapped a chocolate, held it in her hand, then leaned forward and tapped Little Qi on the shoulder.

Qi Wen was still memorizing vocabulary.

Feeling the tap, she turned around in confusion.

“What is it, Jiang Jiang?”

“Open your mouth.”

Qi Wen had no idea what was going on, but obediently opened her mouth.

Miss Jiang promptly popped the chocolate in.

Surprised by the sudden treat—

Qi Wen blinked.

“This is…”

“Chocolate?”

“Hehe… is it sweet?” Miss Jiang asked with a grin.

Qi Wen’s eyes curved as she nodded.

Right then—

Ye Na let out a sound of disgust.

“Ew… you two are gross.”

“Feeding each other like that…”

Hearing that, Miss Jiang raised an eyebrow and shot her a look.

“What? Jealous? Go find someone to feed you too.”

Clearly—

That remark hit a nerve with a certain young lady.

She snorted.

“I want to feed someone.”

“Too bad someone’s so useless. Can’t even tell me if they like chocolate, let alone ask them out…”

As soon as she said that—

Miss Jiang was instantly silenced, but her pride as a true tough girl wouldn’t let her back down.

“How would I know what he likes to eat?!”

“Go ask him yourself…”

“He likes sweets.”

Little Qi’s sudden comment caught Miss Jiang off guard. She blinked in surprise and asked without thinking.

“Wenwen, how do you know that…”

“He said it himself at the last get-together.”

“Did he?”

Jiang Ning rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

Just as she was lost in thought, she suddenly felt her hand go light.

She looked down.

The bag of chocolates she’d been holding had vanished.

She turned her head.

Little Ye was already stuffing the chocolates into her backpack.

What the hell!?

Miss Jiang had already mentally claimed that bag of chocolates as her personal property. Now, with Little Ye pulling this stunt—

It was basically robbery.

She was instantly furious.

With a flurry of limbs, she pounced.

Then…

“Ah! Stop, stop, stop! A gentleman uses words, not fists!!”

“Ow! Ow! That hurts…”

Five minutes later.

Miss Jiang was rubbing her slightly sore arm, grinning wickedly at Little Ye in front of her.

She hadn’t managed to snatch back the chocolates.

No big deal. She didn’t want them anymore.

Because she’d discovered something far more interesting.

Little Ye was afraid of her.

No.

To be precise—

This girl was afraid of Jiang Ning getting too close.

As long as she made even the slightest overly intimate move, this girl would react like she’d been electrocuted.

Miss Jiang hadn’t paid much attention before.

But now that she thought about it…

This girl seemed to have a subconscious resistance to any overly close physical contact from her.

So…

Miss Jiang licked her lips.

She looked at the ever-alert Miss Ye standing before her.

Her smile turned a little mischievous.

Maybe she should…

——————

The school sports meet was honestly one of those exhausting, thankless events.

As one of the mandatory activities every November, it ate up time and energy without doing anything to help your grades.

So most people weren’t exactly thrilled about it.

Miss Jiang included.

But she had no choice.

As a class officer, participation was non-negotiable.

And unlike last year, things were even worse this time.

Last year, she only had to participate herself.

This year? No such luck.

Not only did she have to sacrifice herself, she had to drag others into the mess too.

All because she was the damn Class Monitor.

That morning.

After two classes and morning exercises.

Miss Jiang walked up to the podium with a list in hand.

Facing the rowdy crowd of students below, she raised her voice and said:

“Next week is the school sports meet.”

“The list of events is with the PE rep.”

“If you want to sign up, go to the PE rep and pick something you like or are good at.”

She had barely finished speaking when someone shot their hand up.

“Class Monitor! Your Excellency!”

“I want to sign up! But what if I don’t like or excel at any sport?”

Miss Jiang really wanted to grab a hammer and whack that gopher back into its hole.

But to maintain her gentlemanly image, she could only glare fiercely.

“What’s that? Tang Yang wants to sign up for the 3000-meter run?”

“Alright, PE rep, put his name down.”

The moment the words left her mouth, the guy chickened out.

He started pleading for mercy, which sent the whole class into laughter.

Seeing that Class Monitor Jiang wasn’t softening in the slightest, Tang Yang quickly backpedaled and said he’d sign up for something else instead.

Only then did he manage to dodge the Class Monitor’s iron hammer.

But with the first unlucky soul sacrificed, the rest of the class got smarter.

Aside from a few genuinely willing volunteers, the rest all turned into ostriches, heads buried in the sand.

This gave Miss Jiang a deep appreciation for how tough Zhang Shuangshu had it last year.

No wonder Lao Guo dumped this job on her.

Damn it.

Nothing good ever comes her way.

Before she knew it, the whole morning had passed.

Miss Jiang looked down at the list in her hand.

Most of the slots were filled.

She’d even managed to sneak in the names of the girls from her dorm.

But there were still a few key gaps.

Especially the 3000-meter run.

That one was tricky…

Last year, Zhang Shuangshu, the PE rep at the time, had taken that event himself.

But this year…

Miss Jiang frowned and glanced at the current PE rep, a guy even skinnier than she was.

She considered it.

Then sighed.

She just couldn’t bring herself to ask him.

But someone still had to run that race.

So…

Her gaze naturally drifted to the rowdy boys in class.

She narrowed her eyes.

Speaking of which…

How did she end up getting hooked like a fish in her past life?

(End of Chapter)