Chapter 77

The first class that afternoon was Deng Qin's math class.

Qiao Yi and Shen Baili exchanged a sudden glance, amusement in their eyes.

It felt strange not to hear Zhu Zhitao groaning and sighing.

Their second year of high school was busy but fulfilling. Shen Baili balanced school, life, and her startup well. The Infinite Wardrobe project was nearly finished and would launch soon.

Xie Tingsi had officially wrapped his scenes in "The Daoist" and returned to Haicheng for a short break.

Apart from him, everyone in the Xie Family was busy.

Xie Liuzheng had gone abroad on an exchange program. Xie Chengyue and Xie Zhiyu were constantly flying around on business, coming home less and less often.

As a result, Shen Baili, Shen Wan, and Xie Tingsi were usually the only ones at the Xie Residence.

Life remained uneventful, and Shen Baili and A-Deng's Energy Bar stayed stuck at 43%.

Then, one day in October, a transfer student arrived in Science Class 1 and shattered the calm of campus life.

Chapter 77

"Ring, ring, ring..."

The bell rang across campus, where students hurried toward their classrooms.

By the time it stopped, only a few figures in blue-and-white uniforms remained on the tree-lined paths and in the corridors.

Shen Baili had been dozing at her desk. At the sound of the bell, she struggled to lift her head and rubbed her eyes. A faint red mark was pressed into her fair left cheek.

"Break's over already? I'm so sleepy~"

Still bleary-eyed, Qiao Yi yawned, took a jar of cooling balm from her desk, and rubbed some on her temples. She passed it to her deskmate Shen Baili, who did the same. Both of them looked much more alert.

Across the aisle from Qiao Yi, Lu Mingqian took a sip