The pretty little follower gets targeted by the crazy guys at the elite academy

Li Ruo dragged her brand-new suitcase into the best academy in the entire empire, St. Lia Noble Academy.

She looked up, and rows of comments floated past her eyes again:

[Holy crap! Is this the innocent-looking shield the female lead found? She's so beautiful!!!]

[Our female lead's move is brilliant! She dressed up the supporting character to be more dazzling than herself, completely stealing the attention of the crazy fans!]

[My heart aches for the female lead; she suffered so much in her past life, but in this life she's finally learned to protect herself, sob sob...]

[But this cannon fodder is undeniably beautiful, with a curvaceous figure. It's a miracle that such a top-tier beauty could emerge from the slums!]

[She's just a tool; no matter how pretty she is, she's still a scapegoat. If it weren't for our heroine giving her a chance, she'd be stuck in the slums for the rest of her life!]

The prettier she is, the more interested the crazy people will be! The stand-in tactic worked!

Waiting to see how this delicate little white flower will bear the brunt of those crazy people's "love" for the female lead.

Li Ruo: "..."

Three days ago, the female protagonist, as mentioned in the subtitles that floated overhead, came to the slums to find her.

At the time, Li Ruo was eating a cold steamed bun in the kitchen of the small restaurant where she worked when a girl wearing a beige cashmere coat walked in with an air of elegance and handed her a check for 500,000 yuan.

"My name is Xia Qinghe. I have analyzed you using big data. You are the most beautiful girl in the entire empire, and also the girl who looks most like me."

"Um?"

Li Ruo stood up and brushed the dust off her trousers.

She was three centimeters taller than Xia Qinghe, and despite long-term malnutrition, she still grew tenaciously.

"A seriously ill mother, a gambling father, a brother who gets into fights and causes trouble, you barely managed to finish high school on welfare and odd jobs, and you were the top student in the slum school."

Xia Qinghe continued speaking to herself:

"I have the ability to sponsor your admission to St. Lia's Noble Academy, the best university in the entire empire. After graduation, you can receive a letter of recommendation and enter any company or country you wish to work for."

"What are the conditions?"

"To be my little follower, to accompany me in my studies."

That's it?

The offer was so tempting it was like a trap.

"As long as you dress beautifully enough and have excellent grades and character," Xia Qinghe added.

Li Ruo: "..."

Is it really possible for something as good as a free lunch to fall from the sky?

However, for Li Ruo, this trap with its deadly allure is her only chance to get ahead.

She has at most three more years to live in the slums.

She'll either be beaten to death by her gambling-addicted father, or she'll be captured by the gang that's been eyeing her, becoming a sacrifice to an even darker fate.

"I checked all your work records. You've never stolen a single penny. You're an honest and kind person. You have your pride, even though that pride is worthless in the slums."

She was right.

Li Ruo did have pride, but that pride was about to be crushed by the pressure of survival.

"Why did you choose me?" Li Ruo asked.

"I told you, we look alike."

Xia Qinghe smiled: "Besides... you're pretty enough."

Beautiful enough, convincing enough, a perfect substitute to draw attention.

But this is not enough.

Xia Qinghe spent another three days transforming her.

Her originally jet-black long straight hair was dyed a soft chestnut brown and permed into soft waves, falling over her shoulders like seaweed.

She wore a pure and innocent makeup look, with slightly droopy eyes and a moist peach pink lip color, making her look charming and harmless.

The most stunning thing is this school uniform.

The original outfit was supposed to be a matching pure white shirt and a dark blue plaid pleated skirt, but Xia Qinghe specially asked someone to re-cut it for her.

The shirt is fitted at the waist, perfectly outlining a slender figure;

The skirt was two centimeters shorter than the standard length, revealing her straight, fair calves;

The wool coat has a more structured cut and a perfectly fitted shoulder line.

She walked through the crowd like a beautifully packaged doll, her whole being sparkling in the sunlight, particularly eye-catching.

It attracted the attention of all the men and women passing by.

-

The enrollment process was quick because all fees had been settled.

Teacher Chen from the Academic Affairs Office handed Li Ruo her student ID and class schedule, her gaze lingering on her face for a while before she awkwardly looked away.

"Are you and Xia Qinghe related?"

"Distant cousins," Li Ruo replied, repeating Xia Qinghe's exact words.

No wonder.

The female teacher smiled and said, "You and she are in the same class, Grade 2A. The dormitory has been arranged; it's a double room, and you and she will be roommates. Today is for you to get familiar with the environment, and classes will officially begin tomorrow."

More comments floated by:

[The supporting actor is really getting into character; his acting is quite natural.]

[The female lead's baby is so well-arranged, she even made up a backstory!]

With that face of his now, this "tool guy" would definitely be the center of attention upon entering the academy; the crazy guys would definitely notice him immediately!

Li Ru ignored those words and followed Teacher Chen towards the dormitory area.

From the academic affairs office to the dormitory, you can take the main road or walk through the cherry blossom grove behind the library and take a side path.

Teacher Chen pointed to the shortcut covered with pink petals, then hesitated and said:

"You... you should take the main road. It's a bit roundabout, but it's safer."

Why?

"Some older students like to go there..."

Teacher Chen didn't finish speaking, but her eyes said it all.

The barrage of comments suddenly became dense:

[Warning! High-energy alert! The first lunatic is about to appear!]

[It's Zhou Si! The eldest son of the Zhou family, a third-year student in Class S, the Minister of Discipline in the Student Council, and a notorious school bully!]

[In her past life, this is where he set his sights on our Qinghe baby. He cornered her on a side path, searched her bag, and humiliated her...]

[That's not all. Later, Zhou Si started treating the female lead's baby as his personal property, keeping her locked up in his private villa and forbidding her from contacting anyone.]

[The female lead ran away three times in her past life, only to be caught and brought back each time. The last time, he chained her to the headboard and tortured her for many years...]

[Stop talking, I feel so sorry for the female lead. She's finally learned her lesson after being reborn and is deliberately going to piano lessons to avoid this pervert!]

So the one who'll run into Zhou Si is... the tool, Li Ruo!

[Hahaha, the stand-in literature may be late, but it's finally here!]

Li Ruo looked at the path, her heart tightening slightly.

If we had avoided it, we would be safe today.

But what about tomorrow?

What about the day after tomorrow?

Since Xia Qinghe packaged her so beautifully and sent her as a substitute, she would definitely create all sorts of "chance encounters" to make the lunatics notice this similar but even more stunning face.

Rather than passively waiting for the knife to fall at any time, it's better to actively choose the moment.

"Thank you for reminding me, teacher," Li Ruo smiled. "I'll be careful."

She dragged her suitcase alone and turned onto the path.

The cherry blossom grove was quiet, and the petals fell silently.

When Li Ruo was halfway there, she heard the sound of a lighter.

"Click."

A boy leaned against a cherry blossom tree, his black uniform jacket casually draped over his shoulders, and the top two buttons of his shirt collar undone.

He was very tall, about 1.9 meters, with broad shoulders and long legs. He had a buzz cut, fair skin, and a faint scar on his sharp, handsome brow bone. He had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, unlit, and looked like a roguish, spoiled brat.

When he looked up at Li Ruo, his eyes were like a beast locking onto its prey.

The screen was instantly flooded with comments:

[Zhou Si! He really is that insane, violent madman!]

[The "tool" character is already taking the blame for the female lead's baby on her very first day—a sight to behold!]

[In his past life, Zhou Si threw the female lead's baby's suitcase into the pool right here, because she walked too primly.]

[Let the cannon fodder female supporting character cry, cry as pitifully as possible, because the female lead was bullied like this in her past life!]

Zhou Si put the lighter back in his pocket and walked towards Li Ruo.

His tall, slender shadow loomed over her:

"newborn?"