Chapter 3: So, I Transmigrated Into a Book?
Tiancheng City First High School.
Evening self-study.
After the fusion of memories, Zhang Chen finally understood his situation.
He had transmigrated into a book.
No wonder the names Bai Xiruo and Su Yu sounded so familiar...
This was an urban novel about a male protagonist saving various female protagonists. If he remembered correctly, the male protagonist's name was Ye Fan.
Hmm... just by the name, he knew he had the potential of a Great Emperor.
However, he had only focused on the female protagonists at the time, so he didn't have much of an impression of the male protagonist.
Among them, Bai Xiruo seemed to be one of the male protagonist's harem members...
As for himself, he was the classic villain in the novel, appearing only a few times, each time serving as a stepping stone for the male protagonist's relationships.
For example, when Ye Fan appeared, he would beat him up while he was bullying Bai Xiruo, then rescue Bai Xiruo, ultimately completing her salvation.
A very classic hero saving the beauty trope.
His final fate seemed to be constantly causing trouble in front of Ye Fan, eventually being ruined financially and having his family destroyed.
The consequence of daring to challenge the Son of Destiny...
Zhang Chen could no longer clearly recall the intermediate process, but he still remembered the stories of a few female protagonists quite well.
If he remembered correctly, Bai Xiruo's family seemed to be very poor; both her parents had passed away, leaving only a grandmother living in the countryside.
Because she had to attend school, after entering high school, she could only live with her uncle's family, but the feeling of living under someone else's roof was certainly not pleasant, something Zhang Chen, who had lived under others' roofs since childhood, deeply understood.
This was also why Zhang Chen was attracted to this novel; the stories of some of the female protagonists always resonated with him.
It made him, who also felt deeply, become immersed in it, fantasizing about wanting to do something for them...
This could also be considered helping his past self...
Perhaps it was for this reason that he entered this novel...
Bai Xiruo's uncle was not kind to her, and since her uncle already had children of his own, he was even very harsh towards her, not only making her do all the housework but also not allowing her to eat at the table.
She never even saw meat or anything similar on ordinary days.
Occasionally, when she went back to the countryside to see her grandmother, her grandmother would secretly give her eggs or a free-range chicken for her to take back to her uncle's house to eat, both as a thank you and for Bai Xiruo to nourish herself.
After all, her uncle's family and her grandmother's family had no blood relation at all.
Her grandmother also thought that, no matter what, a whole chicken would at least allow Xiruo to have some soup...
However, once these were taken back to her uncle's house, Bai Xiruo wouldn't get any of the good stuff...
And Bai Xiruo had no complaints about this; she was already very grateful to them for letting her stay at her uncle's house...
As for why he would bully Bai Xiruo, Zhang Chen also remembered.
In the book, it was because Su Yu invited Bai Xiruo to eat but was repeatedly rejected by her, and then Su Yu told Zhang Chen.
And Su Yu was the person Zhang Chen liked and had been pursuing for over a year.
Thus, a conflict arose; Zhang Chen took it upon himself to act against Bai Xiruo, bullying her.
This matter even escalated to the office, and he would be expelled due to his long-standing violations of school rules.
But even after being expelled, he wouldn't settle down; later, he would even blame all of it on Bai Xiruo, and without his student status, he became even more reckless, often waiting for Bai Xiruo at the school gate...
It wasn't until the appearance of the protagonist, Ye Fan, that Bai Xiruo was rescued from the endless darkness...
"If I remember correctly, in the novel, I seemed to have pushed Bai Xiruo to the point of suicide..."
Being bullied at school every day and enduring endless oppression at home, it would be strange if a person didn't go crazy...
Thinking of this, Zhang Chen glanced at the change Bai Xiruo had returned, which was neatly placed on his desk.
He then looked up at Bai Xiruo's seat in the third row, noticing the stains on the clean school uniform on her shoulder from what had happened in the alley earlier.
She sat upright and straight, diligently doing her homework, showing none of the weakness she displayed in the alley.
She was like a resilient sapling enduring wind and rain, unbroken by life, always growing quietly and diligently, unaffected by anyone.
After looking at Bai Xiruo, Zhang Chen turned to look at Su Yu in the second row, by the window near the corridor.
She was a girl with a low ponytail, wearing clear-rimmed glasses, fair-skinned, and sweet-looking, possessing a touch of gentleness.
She was the one who told him to bully Bai Xiruo.
From her appearance, one wouldn't guess that such a fresh and lovely girl was actually the instigator of school bullying.
But Zhang Chen, knowing the inside story, understood that she was not a good person.
Not only did she use Zhang Chen, but she also united the girls in school to isolate Bai Xiruo.
A major reason why most of the girls in the class didn't communicate with Bai Xiruo now was her doing.
The reason was that Bai Xiruo didn't wear makeup and dressed plainly, yet she was prettier than her.
Coupled with Bai Xiruo's poverty and her easily bullied personality...
She had given Bai Xiruo opportunities more than once, inviting her to hang out, forming a group centered around her, which would indirectly highlight her.
However, Bai Xiruo was focused on her studies and had no interest or qualification for the eating, drinking, and playing among peers.
Thus, Su Yu developed a dislike for Bai Xiruo...
Zhang Chen frowned slightly, his gaze calm.
He had to admit, she was quite pretty, no wonder he had liked her.
However, knowing the inside story, he naturally couldn't have even the slightest interest in her anymore.
Just then, Zhang Chen's back was suddenly patted.
He turned to see a middle-aged man with a receding hairline, wearing classic black-rimmed glasses, a floral shirt, a black jacket, and holding a thermos cup with yellowish-green tea leaves, steaming hot.
At a glance, Zhang Chen knew who this person was.
It was the homeroom teacher.
"Zhang Chen, come with me to the office," the homeroom teacher, Deng Xianbing, said softly.
But the evening self-study classroom was extremely quiet, and even though Deng Xianbing had called Zhang Chen softly, the surrounding students weren't deaf and naturally heard clearly.
"Oh, oh."
Zhang Chen immediately got up. Facing the strange looks from everyone, he didn't show any timidity. After all, in his original world, he had even ridden on the principal's head to relieve himself, so this small scene naturally didn't faze him at all.
He just didn't know why he was being called to the office; the novel didn't seem to describe this much.
It truly was a real world; even without a description, the characters' progress continued.
He just didn't know where the protagonist was...
Please don't come out and punch me directly, okay?
Arriving at the office, Deng Xianbing didn't speak. He simply sat in his office chair, placed his teacup on the desk, and looked at Zhang Chen with a serious expression.
Zhang Chen knew in his heart that when a student like him was called to the office, it usually wasn't for anything good.
Could it be that the original owner had done something before he transmigrated?
"What did you do tonight?"
Deng Xianbing sighed deeply, his brows tightly furrowed, unsure if it was anger or disappointment, and questioned.
"Me? I didn't do anything," Zhang Chen said, looking bewildered.
"Didn't do anything?" Deng Xianbing's eyes widened, his questioning expression looking quite frightening. "What did you boys do to Bai Xiruo when you pulled her into the alley at the school gate?"
"Why was she crying when she came out!"
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