Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!

Chapter 448 - 182 First Encounter

At exactly eight o’clock, all the campers began roll call and boarded the buses.

The bus pulled away from the hotel and headed toward Yigao.

Gao Yuyue kept turning her head to study Shen You’an, who was sitting beside her.

The morning sunlight pierced through the bus window, transforming into dappled patches of light and shadow with the bus’s movement.

Sitting amidst it all, the girl’s appearance, though her face was thoroughly concealed by a brimmed hat, mask, and glasses, still shone like a celestial pearl washed clean of dust—radiant and otherworldly, a beauty without equal.

Gao Yuyue murmured, "Shen You’an, are you secretly practicing some kind of forbidden martial arts? Like in wuxia novels, absorbing yin energy to nourish yang, and now you’re just getting prettier and prettier?"

Last night Shen You’an had been running a high fever, and by this morning, she was bouncing around full of life. This felt a bit eerie.

Before, Shen You’an only stunned people when she took off her glasses. But now, even wrapped up like a mummy, she exuded an innate aura of extraordinary beauty, like a persistent cough—impossible to hide no matter how hard one tried.

Shen You’an closed her eyes helplessly, feigning sleep, unwilling to humor her any further.

Gao Yuyue remained stuck in this state of suspicion throughout the ride. Within just a few minutes, the bus entered Yigao’s gates. At the same time, two other buses arrived from the opposite direction, following closely and also pulling into Yigao.

At the parking lot, the campers disembarked in an orderly manner. Shen You’an and Gao Yuyue, being at the back, were the last to step off. The dazzling sunlight made Gao Yuyue instinctively raise a hand to shield her eyes.

At that moment, from one of the buses across the lot, a girl in a purple dress stepped down. The purple hem of her dress was embroidered with golden patterns, which glittered brilliantly under the morning light, reflecting rippling waves of radiance as she walked—utterly enchanting.

Gao Yuyue clicked her tongue. Instinctively, she raised her head for a closer look. The girl’s skin was snow-white, her features delicate and refined, and her black eyes sparkled warmly with a smile. She gave off an impression of being immensely gentle and good-natured.

Yet, for some reason, Gao Yuyue felt an inexplicable sense of dislike.

The gentler that girl smiled, the eerier it felt.

With a light hold on her skirt, the girl descended the bus steps gracefully. Behind her, a hand emerged, opening a parasol above her head, perfectly shielding her from the sunlight.

The girl maintained her poised and elegant demeanor as she walked. However, trailing behind her was a flustered boy holding the parasol, and another girl carrying two backpacks.

This second girl had an adorable round face, but her expression showed a mix of exhaustion and resignation. She had one backpack on her back and held another in her arms. Following closely behind the boy, she squinted as the sunlight hit her eyes, raised a hand to shield her vision, and glanced ahead at the boy who was attentively holding the parasol for the girl in the purple dress. Her expression appeared more than a little resentful.

Gao Yuyue found it amusing—this girl really thought she was a princess, didn’t she?

Shen You’an glanced over indifferently, just in time to catch the girl in the purple dress looking up at her.

For a moment, time seemed to stop.

Shen You’an shifted her gaze away without a second thought, as if the other girl were merely a passing stranger, someone she’d never cross paths with again, someone completely unworthy of any attention or thought.

The girl in the purple dress, however, involuntarily furrowed her delicate brows as her eyes followed Shen You’an’s retreating figure. Her hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

Jing Zhan noticed Yu Ruohuan suddenly pausing mid-step. Confused, he glanced at her and saw her staring blankly at a distant figure. He followed her line of sight.

"Sister Yu, what are you looking at?"

The girl up ahead, dressed in black, revealed only a silhouette, yet it captivated everyone nearby. One couldn’t help but wonder just how stunning she must look in person. Unfortunately, Jing Zhan hadn’t noticed her when she got off the bus earlier.

Jing Zhan eyed Yu Ruohuan, then immediately understood what was going through her mind. An icy smirk flickered across his thoughts.

"Huanhuan, what’s wrong?" Jing Huan, unlike the perceptive Jing Zhan, hadn’t caught on. His full attention was fixed on Yu Ruohuan, and he hadn’t noticed the group of people stepping off the bus opposite them.

Yu Ruohuan’s lips curved faintly. "It’s nothing. Let’s go."

"Ruohuan." A cheerful voice rang out from the front left.

In the blink of an eye, a figure dressed in bright yellow swept over like a gust of wind.

Yu Ruohuan smiled. "Awan."

"My brother mentioned you’d be at this winter camp too. I was just about to find a chance to meet up with you, but who’d have thought we’d bump into each other right away?"

The newcomer wore a daffodil-yellow blouse paired with light blue jeans. Her dark hair was tied into a neat and energetic ponytail, giving her a fresh and carefree air.

Jing Zhan put on a polite smile. "Miss Wen."

"Little Jing Zhan, long time no see. How many times have I told you? I’m a year older than you. Just call me Sister Awan; no need for all the formalities between us."

Jing Zhan only smiled, but inwardly he couldn’t help his sharp thoughts. You’re the eldest daughter of the Wen family—whatever you say goes. But if I were to cross the line, the one to suffer would undoubtedly be me.