Chapter 23 - A Sweet Girl Won’t Be Fooled By The Villainess

Chapter 23 Hope Matters! "Top of the year? Ifia, even though your grades are good, you just arrived at the academy and didn't even have time to review the textbooks. It's a bit too early to be saying these things now!" Irene silently rebuked in her heart, but George, standing beside her, had a different reaction. He pushed his black-framed glasses and his originally taciturn face transformed at this moment, a sharp look vastly different from his usual silent demeanor, his narrow eyes flashing with a questioning glint. In this class, apart from their commoner status, George and Fiona had good academic achievements and were on par with Irene. Every academic overachiever in the class yearned for outstanding results. Not only Ifia claiming the top of the year, even if it was Irene, George would still envy and resent it, endlessly wondering why it wasn’t himself who scored well in the exams compared to Irene. He was not like Fiona, who had an airheaded love brain. Since entering Pris Academy, George had already planned out his future, striving to graduate from the academy with outstanding grades and then take the opportunity to become a noble by earning a title. Now, both him and Irene just made study partners. Not only Irene eyed the top of the year, but George did too. Even Fiona, the love-brained, also aimed for the top to get the gold commemorative coin to pursue men... Therefore, the three of them were companions and competitors at the same time. Now, with the sudden appearance of an unknown Ifia, disrupting the balance maintained by the three with just a few words. "Anyway, there are only three days left. Let the results speak for themselves then!" In response to George's suspicion, Ifia shrugged, not rushing to prove herself. After all, she had the system, the super cheating tool, and seizing the top of the year was a walk in the park for her. However, Ifia’s nonchalant attitude made the female lead group even more wary… Although they wanted to ask a few more questions, seeing Ifia's lazy and indifferent look, they laid their hearts to rest. Let it be a contest. They just wouldn't believe that after studying so hard for so long, they couldn’t beat someone who had just arrived. "Irene, you still haven’t lent me money! I don't need much, just lend me five silver coins for now." But while the female lead group had relented, Ifia hadn’t. She persistently asked Irene for money. What if the female lead really lent her some money! Ifia, who only had two silver coins left, felt that getting a coin from Irene would still be a victory! And Irene really didn't expect Ifia to be so persistent. She instinctively covered her pocket, even her breathing becoming a bit hurried. Yesterday, after lending some money to Fiona, her living expenses were almost exhausted. With four silver coins left to purchase the previous year's exam questions, although every exam at Pris Academy had different questions, the teachers' style wouldn’t change much. By carefully studying those test papers, she could still gain some valuable insights. Although buying past exam papers was expensive, three silver coins for one, Irene had carefully calculated... dining in the cafeteria on the first floor wouldn't cost much, she slept in the dormitory, and there were no other places where she usually spent money, so one silver coin was enough. If it weren't for Fiona and Britney's bet, and Ifia disrupting her routine, Irene wouldn't have been so determined to spend money on buying test papers; she would have focused on reviewing her coursework to prepare for the exams. Now, she was holding her breath, she had to seize the top of the year! Even her crush, Prince George, had to take a back seat for now. Therefore, buying the exam papers might be the shortcut to claiming the top of the year, she absolutely wouldn’t lend money to Ifia! Regaining her composure, Irene quickly shifted her emotions, her voice beginning to choke, “Ifia, you didn't know yesterday, but I have already lent all my money to Fiona.” Just looking at Irene starting to act again made Ifia realize that she couldn't borrow money from the female lead. It seemed that she had to continue to seek Amelia's help... thinking about the delicious food and desserts, Ifia licked her lips, unable to resist the reminiscing. "Oh? Is that so? That's too bad then." Ifia accompanied her performance with a pretentious air of not knowing, making even the secretly observing system feel speechless. Their host appeared adorable in front of the villainess, but mostly shameless at other times. "Such a pity, but it's okay, I will just borrow a place to stay from a friend for a few days!" After this sentence from Ifia, the battle was over, and the classroom returned to calmness. Fiona was upset and troubled about not borrowing money, while Irene and George were vying for the top of the year, not having the leisure to be concerned about the relationship issues of Fiona and Britney, but instead sat back at their own seats and earnestly started reviewing, determined to snatch the laurels of the top of the year. The other students who had gathered didn't disperse because the drama had ended but curiously watched Ifia, initially thinking that this newly enrolled student was just very cute, only to realize she was also a super study whiz! Every Pris Academy exam was an intense battlefield. The victors were simply too strong! And among them, the legend of Pris Academy's strongest student belonged to Baroness Amelia... whether pushing forward or pushing back, no one could compare! "Ifia, hi, we didn't get a chance to meet properly yesterday. I'm Lucy." "I'm Carlin." While Irene and the others returned to their seats and got engrossed in learning, Ifia unexpectedly became the center of attention. Surrounded by a group of girls, facing their shiny eyes, Ifia was a bit surprised but still smiled and introduced herself to them. Ifia had a friendly attitude towards people without ill will. However, while chatting with the girls, Ifia caught sight of Britney hurrying into the classroom, her attention diverted at once. Today, Britney looked very pale, unlike her proud demeanor from yesterday. Her anxious glances indicated she was unsettled, as if she had done something unspeakable... Immediately, Britney gave Ifia a venomous glare, her blue eyes showing a blaze of hatred, as if Ifia had desecrated her family’s ancestral tomb. Ifia was puzzled, she didn't do anything wrong, did she! Why was Britney looking at her like an enemy? Was she sick, or... Oh, she remembered, the noble dwarf who had been exposed yesterday had once taken out a bottle of secret medicine supposedly provided by Britney as a friendly gesture. As a result, using the secret medicine on the noble dwarf made him get his comeuppance. So, Britney’s intense hostility was due to trouble with the dwarf? Hehehe. That's really a relief! Hope matters! With an excited and contented heart, Ifia spent the rest of the morning in class, waiting for the bell to ring and then bid goodbye to her new classmates she had just met. Secretly, she went through a small path towards the bushy area, preparing to rendezvous with Amelia. Since she had to keep her relationship with Amelia secret, she naturally couldn’t recklessly disclose it, otherwise Ifia was afraid of being crushed by the envious eyes. Thinking about these, Ifia’s steps were light, a wild grin at her lips. But before she could see Amelia, she was suddenly intercepted. Seeing the two burly men ahead, Ifia frowned and felt that something was not quite right... "It's that vile woman, grab her!" The dwarf noble's ordinary face twisted into a grimace of resentment and hatred as he stared at Ifia, pointing her out to his henchmen, signaling them to act quickly.