“From abroad? For real? Our school is getting exchange students from overseas?”
“Technically speaking, foreign exchange students usually choose high schools in the capital or in Shanghai. One’s the political center, the other the economic hub—with the highest international reputation, naturally.”
“In previous years, did any foreign students come to our school as exchange students?”
“Yeah, but very few—basically negligible.”
“That’s strange then…”
“What’s strange? Our school isn’t bad, okay?”
“True that.”
“……”
Wan Xiutong overheard the gossip while getting water. She had just returned and hadn’t even sat down before she rushed to tell Jiang Fuyue—
“…Jiang Jiang, do you think those exchange students might be assigned to our senior class?”
Liu Bowen turned around from the front row: “Probably not. Senior year is all about prepping for the college entrance exam. Who’s got time for this kind of stuff? The principal wouldn’t agree, and Teacher Xu wouldn’t support it.”
But two days later, several exchange students were still led into Class 3 of the senior year.
Xu Jing had them line up and introduce themselves one by one.
The first to speak had blond hair and blue eyes. Though he was a boy, his skin was like snow, lips red and teeth white, with a high nose bridge and an enchanting smile.
From the moment he stepped into the classroom, his distinctive and handsome appearance captured everyone’s attention.
“Hello everyone, my name is Edmund. I’m from Country F. I like extreme sports, reading, and thinking. My Chinese isn’t very good, so if I sound okay right now, it’s because I prepared in advance…”
That immediately sparked laughter below the stage.
“He’s so tall! Gotta be at least 1.85 meters, right?”
“And he’s hot! Especially those eyes—lake blue, absolutely stunning.”
“He seems pretty funny too.”
“Do all foreigners look like this?”
“……”
Despite the murmurs, Edmund’s expression remained composed. His smiling gaze swept across the classroom and landed straight on Jiang Fuyue in the back row.
Then he continued, his pre-prepared Chinese still relatively fluent: “I’m very happy to be here in Huaxia, to come to Linhuai, to come to No. 1 High School—because there’s someone here I greatly admire.”
Whoa—
“Did I hear that right? Someone he admires?”
“Who is it?”
“Are we about to witness a fairytale cross-national school romance? Oh my god!”
Edmund’s eyes glowed with affection as he smiled gently: “Her name is—Jiang Fuyue!”
The entire room fell silent. Even Xu Jing on the podium looked stunned.
“Holy—”
“Did he just say Sister Yue?”
“Could it be that Goddess Yue’s charm has burst out of China, spread across Asia, and is now going global?”
“All I can say is: there’s no one Sister Yue can’t conquer. No matter the skin color, no matter the nationality, she sweeps them all!”
“Unreal! Another glorious mark added to our Sister Yue’s record book.”
“Does this count as being drawn to her reputation?”
“Tsk tsk, D*mn—this admiration just leapt across continents, countries, and races!”
“……”
Edmund: “I met her at the IPhO (International Physics Olympiad). Words can’t describe her beauty and intelligence—only the rapid pace of my heartbeat can express my unspeakable excitement and joy right now.”
“Whoa! Is he confessing in public?!”
The entire classroom erupted.
What started as murmurs turned into uncontrollable screams.
In the end, it took Xu Jing’s stern voice to restore order: “Quiet!”
The classroom finally calmed down.
“Ahem… Edmund, let’s leave the intro at that. Here in Huaxia, we have a saying—‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ Uh… since you’re here now, no need to be as open as you are in Country F, understand? Just no open! No! Understand?”
Edmund shrugged. Whether he understood or not, he still said “OK,” and that was good enough for Xu Jing.
Out of the corner of his eye, Xu Jing glanced at Jiang Fuyue. Good—her snow-like face remained unmoved. Satisfied, he nodded.
A curly-haired foreigner thought a few flowery words would snatch away his school’s cool-as-ice cabbage? Dream on.
“Ahem! Next!”
Everyone’s eyes moved to the second student: a girl with prominent cheekbones, full lips, and striking chocolate-colored skin. Her head was full of distinctive dreadlocks—clearly from Africa.
“Hello, everyone, I’m Jelina, from XX-lia. My hobbies are…” She didn’t speak Chinese and hadn’t practiced in advance, so she spoke English with a heavy accent. Aside from her name, almost no one understood the rest.
Except for the final line—
Because she said it in Chinese: “I chose No. 1 High School because I have a friend here.” Her bright gaze landed on the corner of the last row: “Jiang, so happy to see you again.”
Jiang Fuyue smiled in return and answered in her native language, “Welcome to my school.”
Jelina broke into a wide grin, revealing a row of perfect white teeth in stark contrast to her skin tone.
“Wow! She feels like another one of Sister Yue’s fangirls!”
“Looks like our Goddess Yue has really gone global… sob, RESPECT!”
“These two came for Sister Yue. The next one better not be!”
“……”
Xu Jing: “Welcome, Jelina. Next? Let’s keep going.”
“Finally, someone from a local high school. Otherwise, it’d be all foreigners.”
The third student had black hair, yellow skin, and dark brown eyes. No wonder everyone assumed he was from Huaxia.
But as soon as he opened his mouth—it was in Japanese…
