Lin Yu was a senior high student, a time when most students in ordinary schools would be buried in their studies, grappling with the oppressive atmosphere of preparing for the crucial national college entrance exams scheduled for the following summer. These exams were notorious for their ruthlessness, capable of altering the course of a person's life dramatically.
However, this was Sanzhong High, a school infamous for its poor academic performance, student violence, and general lack of discipline. Consequently, the classrooms were anything but studious environments. Students were engrossed in various distractions: playing on their phones, snacking, chatting, and even some were being overly affectionate with each other, an act that would lead to severe disciplinary actions in any other setting. Yet, in Sanzhong High, such behaviors were overlooked, if not tacitly condoned.
The lax discipline was a contributing factor to Sanzhong High's notorious reputation as the worst school in the city. It was a last resort for parents without better alternatives for their children's education.
However, the school's image saw a slight improvement in recent years, thanks to a drastic measure by the beleaguered principal. Starting two years ago, he initiated a scholarship program to attract academically gifted students from less fortunate backgrounds, hoping to boost the school's dismal academic performance. To prevent these bright students from being influenced by the school's more troublesome elements, the principal split the school into two campuses: Campus A for the underperformers and Campus B for the high achievers.
This segregation worked well until the experimental building in Campus A was deemed unsafe, prompting the relocation of its students to Campus B. Among these was Tang Manman, an unassuming beauty who became an unintended target of several delinquents from Campus A.
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Reflecting on the situation, Lin Yu couldn't help but muse on the irony that beauty could be considered a sin in such a corrupt environment.
The cacophony of the midday study session was soon interrupted by the class teacher's announcement of a move to Campus B for lessons, much to the delight of the students, who cared little for the change in scenery and more for the break from lessons.
During the move, Lin Yu spotted a vaguely familiar face not from his memories as the original host but from his personal recollections, suggesting the individual was a character from the comic universe he had found himself in. Given the presence of Tang Manman, the school's unofficial belle, it was easy to deduce this amiable young man as her unknown childhood friend.
Committing to a strategy of minimal interference, Lin Yu resolved to keep a distance not only from the main heroines but also from their significant others to prevent any unnecessary complications that could precipitate undesirable outcomes for them.
As the day wound down, Lin Yu declined an invitation to hang out, opting instead to inquire about homework assignments, a move that raised eyebrows given the school's general apathy towards academics. Despite being a recent transferee, Lin Yu deemed education as a viable path to changing his fate, steering clear of living off the reputation of a schoolyard bully.
Leaving the school premises, Lin Yu's immediate concern wasn't the path home but the urgent need to find a barbershop to rid himself of the obstructive, sweat-inducing hairstyle that had become his unintended trademark.