Bai Yaxi
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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Bai Yaxi (白雅汐) |
| Alias(es) | Xi’er; school belle of St. Peter’s Aristocratic University 13 19 |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | St. Peter’s Aristocratic University; Elite Class Three, School of Music and Media 13 14 |
| Occupation/Role | University student; rising internet celebrity involved in short films and fashion appearances 14 |
| Family | Daughter of a director at the Capital Ministry of Education 32 |
| Status | Alive; publicly exposed for cheating and spreading rumors, then taken to the police station for a reprimand 32 35 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 13 13 |
Background
Bai Yaxi cultivated a reputation as a beautiful, wealthy, academically gifted student. She regularly placed first in school examinations while taking time off to shop, shoot short films, and attend fashion shows. Her standing attracted numerous admirers, though she considered only men from wealthy or powerful families suitable marriage prospects 13 14.
Her academic reputation depended on leaked examination questions and answers supplied by a dean seeking favor with her father. Her father also used money and connections to inflate the votes that made her school belle. Both arrangements were later exposed during her conflict with Ye Huo 32.
Appearance
- Features: Fair skin, long hair worn over her shoulders, delicate facial features, long legs, and an elegant bearing 13 14.
- Cosmetic surgery: Photographs circulated during her scandal revealed that she had undergone surgery; her earlier appearance included small eyes, thick lips, and a flat nose 32.
- Clothing: Frequently wears designer clothing. She appears in white sportswear during the basketball match and a Lolita dress while recovering at home 13 18 32.
- Backpack: Carries a counterfeit limited-edition Givenchy backpack, deliberately purchased to suggest a prestigious background 13.
Personality
Bai Yaxi places great importance on admiration, status, and her carefully maintained public image. Ye Huo’s beauty, luxury possessions, and academic success provoke her jealousy, particularly when students begin overlooking her in favor of the newcomer. She treats the loss of attention and her first-place ranking as personal grievances 13 15 18.
She frequently presents herself as innocent or distressed when seeking support. She cries to Teacher Li after insulting Ye Huo, gives Long Tai a false account of her injury, and promises Qian Xiaoteng a relationship in exchange for spreading rumors. Privately, she enjoys watching online abuse directed at Ye Huo 14 19 31 32.
Her defiance collapses when Ye Huo threatens her life. After the rooftop confrontation, she becomes obedient out of fear; her eventual public apology is nevertheless described as grudging 33 35.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Rivalry and Joint Examination
Bai Yaxi’s hostility begins when Ye Huo arrives at school in a Maserati carrying an authentic Givenchy backpack. Students compare it with Bai Yaxi’s counterfeit, embarrassing her. Zhang Yanyan and Lin Jing respond by suggesting that Ye Huo’s expensive possessions come from a wealthy older man 13.
Bai Yaxi intends to restore her standing through the joint examination involving fourteen aristocratic schools. Afterward, she mocks Ye Huo over a mathematics answer, only to be called an idiot and a “frog at the bottom of a well.” She complains to Teacher Li, who seeks Ye Huo’s expulsion, but the principal rejects their complaint and warns them not to provoke her 14.
| Examination | Result | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|
| Previous school examinations | Repeated first-place finishes | A dean supplied questions and answers in advance 14 32. |
| Fourteen-school joint examination | Outside the top fifty | Scores shown include Chinese 90, mathematics 92, English 95, and history 91. The dean supplied only some answers because the wider examination process made discovery more likely 15 32. |
Ye Huo’s first-place finish and the school’s enthusiastic praise intensify Bai Yaxi’s resentment. Zhang Yanyan and Lin Jing join her in planning retaliation 15.
Basketball Attack and Long Tai
During a basketball match between Classes Three and Seven, Bai Yaxi conceals a brick in her palm and swings it at Ye Huo’s right arm. Ye Huo evades the attack and kicks her lower leg, breaking it. The PE teacher dismisses Bai Yaxi’s subsequent complaint, and she receives treatment with her leg in a cast 18 19.
Bai Yaxi then calls her sworn older brother, Long Tai. She claims Ye Huo deliberately attacked her and invents an insult against him to provoke his anger. Long Tai challenges Ye Huo and brings his followers to confront her, but she defeats him and his men 19 20.
Rumor Campaign
While recovering from her broken leg, Bai Yaxi hires a private detective to photograph Ye Huo shopping arm in arm with her grandfather. The photographs become material for false claims that Ye Huo is being kept by an older man 29 33 34.
She recruits Qian Xiaoteng to post rumor sheets around the school, promising to become his girlfriend if he helps her retaliate. Ye Huo identifies him through surveillance footage and forces him to name Bai Yaxi as the organizer 31.
Exposure and Rooftop Confession
Ye Huo breaks into Bai Yaxi’s home, knocks her unconscious with a vase, and takes her to an abandoned rooftop. After unlocking her phone, Ye Huo recovers messages documenting the leaked examination answers and distributes them to more than a hundred group chats 32.
The resulting scandal exposes Bai Yaxi’s cheating, cosmetic surgery, and manipulated school-belle votes. It spreads beyond the school to trending searches and threatens her father’s career. When Bai Yaxi attempts to slap Ye Huo, Ye Huo breaks her wrist and suspends her by the neck beyond the rooftop edge 32.
More than sixty stories above the ground, Bai Yaxi confesses that jealousy motivated her actions. Ye Huo records her admission to recruiting Long Tai and hiring the detective. She then releases Bai Yaxi, jumps after her, and catches her before deploying a parachute. After landing safely, Ye Huo warns her against further retaliation 33.
Public Apology and Police Intervention
Li Zeyuan brings both women back to school, where Bai Yaxi faces Ye Huo’s family. Learning the extent of Ye Huo’s family connections, she kneels and begs forgiveness. Ye Huo requires her to apologize before the entire school and correct the rumors 34.
At the assembly, Ye Huo plays the recorded confession, including Bai Yaxi’s admission that she promised Qian Xiaoteng a relationship for posting the rumors. Bai Yaxi bows and apologizes to Ye Huo and everyone she hurt. Police then take her and Qian Xiaoteng to the station; because of their youth, they receive a talking-to and instructions to reflect on their conduct rather than a stated prison sentence 35.
Relationships
- Ye Huo — Rival and target of her attacks and rumor campaign. Ye Huo exposes her cheating, obtains her confession, and forces a public correction 13 32 33 35.
- Zhang Yanyan — Friend and ally who disparages Ye Huo and supports retaliation against her 13 15.
- Lin Jing — Friend and ally involved in the basketball confrontation; seeks treatment alongside Bai Yaxi afterward 18 19.
- Long Tai — Sworn older brother who has romantic feelings for her. Bai Yaxi exploits his concern to send him against Ye Huo 19.
- Qian Xiaoteng / Bean Sprout — Childhood acquaintance and persistent admirer who has pursued her since kindergarten. He buys her clothing, bags, and a phone, while she privately despises his appearance and strings him along 31.
- Teacher Li — Class Three’s homeroom teacher. Initially supports her complaint against Ye Huo, but withdraws his backing after the principal intervenes 14.
- Unnamed father — Director at the Capital Ministry of Education. His position enables preferential treatment, and he helps manipulate her school-belle votes 32.
- Unnamed dean — Supplies examination questions and answers to gain favor with her father. Bai Yaxi berates him when incomplete assistance leaves her outside the joint examination’s top fifty 32.