Chapter 35

Even if she knew Natsume Chikage might not have noticed her actions at the time, and didn't know her identity.

But now, she was clearly still brooding over the previous matter and didn't quite like Natsume Chikage.

Just in this subtle atmosphere, someone in the classroom suddenly recognized Xuecun Lingyin's identity.

"Is... is she that Xuecun Lingyin?"

"That Xuecun who won the 'Gunzo Newcomer Award'?"

"Yes! That's her! The one from the Xuecun family!"

Whispers rippled out like water waves.

After all, Xuecun Lingyin was not only the daughter of the literary Xuecun family but also a talented woman who had won the heavyweight literary newcomer award, the "Gunzo Newcomer Award," and was already somewhat famous in the literary circle.

Coupled with the fact that there were her former schoolmates in the class, her identity soon ceased to be a secret.

A girl gathered her courage and was the first to walk up, with a hint of nervousness and anticipation: "Excuse me... are you Xuecun-san?"

Xuecun Lingyin witnessed this situation and seemed to recall some memories; this time she didn't take out her fountain pen in advance, but just said coldly:

"It's me, is there something you need?"

The girl took out a copy of "Cicada Rain" and asked with some anticipation and shyness:

"Um... I'm your fan, could you give me an autograph?"

The cold Xuecun Lingyin heard this, and her mood immediately recovered a lot; she nodded slightly and said:

"Okay."

In the classroom, the air on the first day of school was always filled with a kind of invisible anxiety.

The freshmen all knew: if they didn't try hard to integrate and find a fixed circle of friends on the first day, soon, distinct small groups would form in the class.

By then, trying to squeeze in would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

And the three of them, Natsume Chikage, Xuecun Lingyin, and Xiyuanji Qilai, relying on their outstanding looks, naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

Everyone knew that in a Japanese high school that advocates "real-life culture," being able to squeeze into such a high-value core circle was almost equivalent to occupying a seat at the top of the class social pyramid.

Thus, tentative approaches began.

Many people began to gather around the three of them intentionally or unintentionally.

Among them, Natsume Chikage's side was the liveliest.

For boys, chatting with a handsome guy of the same sex was always much simpler and easier than chatting with a beautiful girl of the opposite sex.

For girls, chatting with a handsome guy of the opposite sex was always happier and more interesting than chatting with a beautiful girl of the same sex.

On Xuecun Lingyin's side, however, an invisible wall had been built early on.

She believed that this kind of superficial socializing at the beginning of the school year was meaningless.

It could be said that apart from matters related to novels, she basically wouldn't have much of a response.

Most of the time, Xuecun Lingyin was quietly reading literary books.

That cold aura silently isolated most people who wanted to strike up a conversation.

In contrast, Xiyuanji Qilai won a lot of favor with her cute appearance and naturally friendly personality.

No matter who spoke to her, she would respond sincerely, and she soon established a good first impression among her classmates.

Natsume Chikage dealt with the greetings of the surrounding classmates while scanning the classroom.

Apart from Xiyuanji Qilai, there didn't seem to be any other familiar faces.

However, compared to observing old acquaintances, he was more concerned about another matter—his keen perception swept across the entire classroom, and he finally confirmed: apart from the 'literary trinket' on Xuecun Lingyin's schoolbag, there was no second piece of special equipment in the class.

Although a bit regrettable, perhaps encountering one in a class was already an unexpected joy.

Then the current focus was how to obtain that piece of special equipment from Xuecun Lingyin.