When the Female Lead Becomes Obsessive – Chapter 49

Volume Two: Those Years When I Was the School Bully

Parting in Life, Separation by Death (End)

The Gaokao results came out. Song Ci, true to her reputation, became Ningjiang City’s top scorer in the science stream, and also achieved the highest Gaokao score in the country’s history.

748 points.

As for Wen Nuan’s score, it was just enough to make the cut for first-tier universities, at 578 points.

As soon as Song Ci got her results, she immediately started preparing to study abroad, so busy that she barely had any time for tender moments with Wen Nuan.

Regarding Song Ci wanting to study abroad, and moreover, to go with Zhao Zhenhai’s daughter, he was very much in favor. After all, thanks to Song Ci, he had obtained quite a few cooperation opportunities he desired.

Once the Gaokao results were announced, almost all the third-year high school students gathered at Third High to discuss with their teachers how to apply for their majors.

Zhang Wei and Yan Ni had also scored above the line for Ningjiang University, but Zhang Wei’s score was too borderline. He could only accept a university-assigned major¹, otherwise, it would be difficult to apply to Ningjiang University.

Yan Ni applied for Food Science at Ningjiang University. She was determined to invent a milk tea that wouldn’t make you fat no matter how much you drank. Regarding this, Zhang Wei said it was pure fantasy².

Wen Nuan just patted Yan Ni’s shoulder and said, “You got this, keep it up.”

Zhang Wei accepted a university-assigned major. Ningjiang University had a relatively comprehensive range of majors, so any of them would do for him. Anyway, he was destined to go home and inherit the family business in the end, so whether the major was a perfect fit didn’t really matter.

Busy with applying for majors, all the students from Class 5, Grade 3 came to the school. Everyone directly proposed that those who had finished choosing their majors shouldn’t leave either, but stay for one last day of class to commemorate their bygone high school days.

This proposal received everyone’s approval. Although graduation made people very happy, looking back, there was still some reluctance. As farewell approached, everyone wanted to reminisce properly.

Wen Nuan was preparing to go abroad for university. She came at this time also to see Zhang Wei and Yan Ni, and incidentally, to pick up her and Song Ci’s graduation certificates.

Song Ci had been busy with university offers from abroad during this period, sometimes not even seen for a whole day. They could only meet by phone or video call.

Today was the last day for third-year high school students at the school. Wen Nuan had contacted Song Ci, asking if she would come to Third High.

“When is Song Ci coming?” Yan Ni asked.

Wen Nuan put away her phone. “She won’t be here until the evening self-study session³. She’s been busy with procedures for going abroad lately.”

She had always wanted to help Song Ci, but Song Ci was too stubborn, insisting on not letting her interfere, wanting to handle everything herself.

Zhang Wei turned around and handed Wen Nuan a bag of chips. “I’ve looked up Kensbia University, where Song Ci is going. It’s top-tier worldwide. What major is she planning to apply for?”

“Not sure,” Wen Nuan hadn’t asked Song Ci this question yet. “I’ll ask her when she comes.”

“Kensbia University seems to be strongest in its Economics and Management department and Medical department. I think Song Ci will go for Economics and Management, so she can inherit her father’s business in the future.” Yan Ni was also aware of Song Ci’s family background.

“That’s for sure, ah, does that even need guessing?” Zhang Wei said.

Yan Ni looked at Wen Nuan. “Wen Nuan, what major did you apply for?”

Wen Nuan ate a chip. “The Finance department at Jixia University.”

This major was clearly chosen to inherit Zhao Zhenhai’s vast business empire. Most importantly, what major she studied didn’t really matter to her; she was indifferent.

“I heard your and Song Ci’s universities are only separated by a street, is that right?” Zhang Wei asked curiously.

“Mhm, just one street apart,” Wen Nuan had already bought an apartment on that street. When the time came, she and Song Ci would move there for university, attending as day students.

“That’s great.” Yan Ni felt envious.

The class monitor was setting up the multimedia projector at the front, preparing to show a movie for the class. The teachers were still busy helping other students with their applications, so they hadn’t come to the classroom to accompany them.

When Lu Yi passed by Class 5, he saw everyone was there, and Zhao Wen Nuan was also sitting quietly in her seat.

He walked in curiously. “You guys… aren’t leaving?”

Wen Nuan and Zhang Wei were playing a ranked match⁴, too busy to bother with him.

Yan Ni also knew Lu Yi and told him, “No, our class plans to stay until after the last evening self-study session, to make a memory.”

“You all came to school today to apply for majors, so I understand staying for evening self-study,” Lu Yi sat down next to Wen Nuan. “Why are you here?”

Wen Nuan scored a kill⁵, then looked up at him. “Came to get my graduation certificate. What about you, what major did you apply for?”

Lu Yi waved the form in his hand. “Ningjiang University, Finance department. And you? I heard you’re studying abroad, what major did you apply for?”

“Same as you,” Wen Nuan smoothly destroyed the enemy’s inner tower⁶.

“Finance?” Lu Yi smiled. “With your Gaokao score… did Song Ci give you some special tutoring⁷?”

Wen Nuan was just about to retort when she heard Song Ci’s voice from behind Lu Yi.

“I didn’t give her special tutoring,” Song Ci stood beside Wen Nuan, a hint of pride in her eyes. “Wen Nuan has always been this outstanding.”

Lu Yi: “…”

“Also…” Song Ci lowered her eyes, looking at Lu Yi’s seat, “…move.”

Lu Yi: “…”

He got up helplessly, catching sight of the ring on Song Ci’s hand. “Is that one of those little prizes from the ten-yuan-a-try lucky draw game at the school gate?”

Song Ci narrowed her eyes, her tone dangerous. “…This is a diamond ring.”

“I know it’s a diamond ring, ah,” Lu Yi had seen several little girls win them from that stall by the gate, they came in all sorts of colors. “The diamond rings at that stall come in quite a few colors. Pink, black, white, and also the red one Wen Nuan has on her hand. Did you two go draw for them together?”

Initially, when he saw the diamond ring on Wen Nuan’s hand, he hadn’t thought much of it. Seeing Song Ci also had a matching one, he wondered, were little girls really that interested in the lucky draw game at the gate?

Song Ci: “…”

Wen Nuan lifted Song Ci’s hand, placing both diamond rings brazenly in front of Lu Yi. “Open your damned⁸ eyes and see clearly, is this the kind of stuff you can buy for ten yuan?”

Lu Yi, after all, had been raised in wealth since childhood. He had received jade and diamond watches as gifts when he was young, and his mother often wore many exquisite and valuable pieces of jewelry. Having been thoroughly influenced by what one constantly sees and hears, he could more or less distinguish between street stall trinkets and genuine diamonds.

He widened his eyes, incredulous. “You two are…?”

Wen Nuan showed off. “Isn’t it obvious? These are wedding diamond rings.”

Lu Yi exclaimed, “Wedding!?”

Zhang Wei and Yan Ni also looked over, their faces full of surprise.

Wen Nuan nodded. “Mhm, wedding diamond rings.”

Lu Yi asked, astonished, “When did you two get married?”

It seemed same-sex marriage wasn’t yet legal in the country, right?

“Yeah?” Yan Ni was extremely surprised. “Wen Nuan, Song Ci, when did you two get married?”

Wen Nuan: “We’re not married yet, just bought the diamond rings first. We’ll have to go to M Country to get the certificate. We’ll hold a banquet back in the country when the time comes, and we’ll invite you.”

Yan Ni clapped her hands excitedly. “I want to be a bridesmaid!”

Zhang Wei immediately said, “Then I want to be a best man!”

Wen Nuan looked at Lu Yi. “What about you?”

“…” A few traces of uncertainty flickered across Lu Yi’s face. “Then I’ll be… a flower boy?”

【System】: 【Come to think of it, it’s quite magical. The male lead as a flower boy, sending the female lead and the second female lead into the bridal chamber⁹. This kind of crooked plot could be recorded in the annals of the Three Realms.】 The System sighed with emotion.

It was a deal.

Wen Nuan expressed her approval, patted Lu Yi’s shoulder, and earnestly entrusted him with a task: “A flower boy needs a partner. Try to find me another flower girl/boy in university, gender doesn’t matter, but they have to be good-looking. The burden is heavy and the road is long.”

Lu Yi: “…”

The male lead was unilaterally driven away by her anger. There were many reasons, but the main one was that he couldn’t stand Wen Nuan and Song Ci’s public displays of affection¹⁰.

It was sickeningly sweet.

During the evening self-study, the class monitor played a nostalgic film, also about third-year high school students fighting for the Gaokao. It was very moving.

One by one, they held tissues and lowered their heads, wiping away tears.

In the entire Class 5, only Song Ci and Wen Nuan were like cold-blooded animals, calmly watching the movie playing at the front.

“High school time has passed. Do you feel reluctant to let it go?” Wen Nuan looked at Song Ci.

She had experienced too many worlds, too many identities. She had long grown accustomed to partings.

Song Ci shook her head. “No reluctance.”

“True, the three years of high school probably don’t hold much worth cherishing for you.” Wen Nuan thought about it; these few years of high school were more like a burden for Song Ci.

“It’s just no reluctance, not no cherished memories.”

Wen Nuan raised an eyebrow. “Then what cherished memories do you have?”

Song Ci held her hand that was resting on her leg, smiling faintly. “Every high school day that had you in it, I cherish them all.”

Wen Nuan’s eyes flickered, light scattering in their depths. “So, by that count, the only thing you cherish is me, lou¹¹?”

“Mhm, only you.” Song Ci intertwined her fingers with hers. “It was you before, it’s you now, and it will only be you in the future.”

Recently, the roads near Third High were under reconstruction. Water pipes and electrical wires were often dug up, causing frequent water and power outages at Third High. They had reported it to the government multiple times but received no substantial solution. It was just that every time after a call, water and power would be restored after about ten minutes.

So when Third High experienced another power outage, the first and second-year students no longer panicked from being plunged into darkness or got excited because the school announced the cancellation of evening self-study. They had grown accustomed to it, taking out their phones and turning on their flashlights to continue studying.

However, this kind of accustomed power and water outage was still somewhat surprising for the students of Class 5, Grade 3, who had already been away from school for more than half a month.

Under the night sky, everyone was in a panicked mess, not knowing what was happening.

Yet, someone took advantage of the darkness to secretly kiss their heart’s desire.

Wen Nuan felt the warmth on her lips, wrapped her arms around Song Ci’s waist, and deepened this kiss full of fluttering emotions.

The power came back ten minutes later. The students of Class 5 finished watching the movie together and then left the school according to Third High’s evening self-study dismissal time.

Tonight, Wen Nuan and Song Ci were returning to Taizhou Fu. Song Minshu had been busy with company matters during this period, traveling all over the country.

The two walked hand in hand on Guyang Road. The warm summer wind caressed their faces, ruffling the young women’s black silk hair and their hearts.

Wen Nuan brushed away the stray hair from Song Ci’s eyes. “By the way, I still don’t know what major you applied for at Kensbia?”

Song Ci looked at their tightly clasped hands and said softly, “Psychiatry¹².”

“Psychiatry?” Wen Nuan paused. “Why the sudden interest in medicine?”

In the original plot, the female lead also studied finance, just like the male lead. Even if the plot had gone awry now, it shouldn’t affect the major the female lead applied for later, right?

“I checked…”

Wen Nuan raised an eyebrow. “What?”

Song Ci pursed her lips. “That illness of yours has a possibility of relapse, and you… you’re showing signs of relapse.”

“…”

Signs of relapse?!

Wen Nuan smiled. “It won’t happen. I can guarantee it, it won’t relapse.”

How could an illness she completely fabricated possibly relapse!

“It will. Don’t lie to me anymore.” Song Ci’s eyes reddened, her voice trembling slightly. “I saw it.”

Wen Nuan was puzzled. “What did you see?”

“That Qiang-ge from last time, I ran into him. He said you nearly lost control and killed him. Even Yu Zitong said you nearly killed her too. All these signs prove that your bipolar disorder really can relapse, and the cause of the relapse is always because of me…” Song Ci’s eyes welled with tears, looking aggrieved. “The doctor said, if you don’t want the bipolar disorder to relapse, the patient must always maintain a happy and relaxed state of mind, and not be given troubles that could trigger an episode. But I can’t leave you. All I can do is cure you…”

Wen Nuan: “…”

“Tongzi, I’m quite embarrassed right now.” Wen Nuan sighed inwardly.

【System】: 【Don’t even mention it, I’m quite embarrassed too.】

Wen Nuan wiped away Song Ci’s tears, her heart aching. “Don’t cry, I’m really fine. Can you believe me, please?”

“I believe you.” Song Ci said quickly.

She believed Wen Nuan would get better.

“Do you really want to study medicine?” Wen Nuan felt she might have held Song Ci back.

Song Ci nodded. “I want to.”

“If it’s just for me, there’s no need.” Wen Nuan felt very guilty.

Song Ci shook her head. “For you is part of it, but there are other reasons.”

“Other reasons?” Wen Nuan asked, puzzled. “What are they?”

“Because I wish that, apart from natural death, I don’t want to be separated from you due to any other variables.” Song Ci hugged her, pressing close to her chest, listening to her scorching heartbeat. “I even hope that, even in life and death, I don’t want to be separated from you.”

I study medicine, just to have a chance to argue reasonably with Death. Even if I can’t keep you, I want to depart together with you.

Parting in life, separation by death, will never be the reason we are apart.

So we must be together forever.

【System】: 【Di¹³! Female lead’s blackening value cleared to zero. Replicant¹⁴ construction in progress. Task-taker will soon detach from the mission world. Please prepare.】

Infinite tenderness surfaced in Wen Nuan’s eyes, a smile rippling at the corners of her lips. “Okay.”

Even when life and death arrive, we must embrace.

Song Ci smiled with satisfaction. In this moment, she understood what eternity and warmth truly meant.

【System】: 【Three, two, one… Replicant construction successful. Task-taker detaching!】

—Wait for me.

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The author has something to say:

Aihei¹⁵, extra chapter, heiheihie¹⁶.

Wen Nuan: Everyone, see you in the next world.

Female Lead: See you in the next world.

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