Reborn: Changing Fate
Wanna bet?

"Well, there's no need for that."

Ye Tianxin thought about it. After all, they were in a small town. They may not have to do much.

“I've hired my grandmother a nanny. If I get a bodyguard, I will definitely hear from others. Gossip spreads like wildfire in our small town.”

Jing Zhichen did not directly agree. Instead, he told Ye Tianxin, “Tianxin, you will participate in the college entrance examination. You can't cook every day, right? Although the food from the restaurant is good, but it will not be as nutritious as the food you cook at home. I think I should find you an assistant, so you two can get to know each other. If you don't think he's a good fit, we can hire another one. Otherwise, things will be delayed if you two just try to get to know each other when you join the set.”

Ye Tianxin looked at Jing Zhichen with bright eyes.

“CEO Jing, I thank you for the offer. You're too good to me. But this is a bit weird... You're not trying to get something from me, are you?”

Jing Zhichen was surprised by what Ye Tianxin said. Eyebrows wrinkling.

He stood still and coughed forcefully.

'What does he mean by 'trying to get something out of him'?' jing Zhichen thought.

He was Li Qingcang's savior. If he tried to do something to her, Li Qingcang would kill him.

"Tianxin, even though I am from the entertainment industry, I do not condone indecent practices" he said forcefully.

If Ye Tianxin could only see through Jing Zhichen's mind and heart, she would see that she had the purest of intentions. He had nothing to do with that indecent practice.

"Sorry, I doubt you," Ye Tianxin apologized.

Jing Zhichen was upset. Ye Tianxin felt bad because she doubted and assumed about him.

Outside Jiameng High School…

Jing Zhichen looked at the school gate. They are quite broken and look very old.

When they entered the school, he realized that the buildings were in dire need of repairs. Some rooms even have wooden windows.

Green tendrils climb the red brick wall. However, the school provided a sense of familiarity.

The first thing Ye Tianxin had to do after returning to school was naturally report to the teacher in charge of her class.

"Sir Chen, I just got back from the capital.”

Ye Tianxin had called Mr. Chen about his grandmother's surgery while he was in the capital.

“This...,” Ye Tianxin started, staring at Jing Zhichen, “this is my cousin. He works in the capital.”

“It's nice to meet you, Mr. Chen. Thank you for your patience and understanding. He took a leave of absence, so he was a bit left behind in his work. Please take care of him.”

Master Chen glanced at Jing Zhichen. Jing Zhichen was wearing a suit, and he looked handsome. Chen suddenly suspected the relationship between Ye Tianxin and Jing Zhichen. However, he was a teacher and could not ask such sensitive and personal questions in front of his students. That's not gonna work.

“Go to class then, Tianxin,” Mr Chen said with a smile.

Ye Tianxin glanced at Jing Zhichen, and she nodded.

Then, he took his bag to class. It was the same classroom where he studied before he left. He noticed the numbers on the board. They indicate the number of days for the college entrance exam.

He sat beside Di Shanshi and handed over the good luck talisman he had bought from the imperial palace in the capital.

"In Shanshi, this is for you."

Li Xiaohui turned around and extended his hand, and chimed in, "What about me?"

“There's one for you too.”

Li Xiaohui was not the only one who received the reward. Ye Tianxin had bought something for the entire class. They are just small knick-knacks and do not cost much. It's just a good attitude.

“Oh, correct. Tianxin, the mock exam is tomorrow. Are you sure about that?”

Ye Tianxin looked at Li Xiaohui, puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Li Xiaohui was so worried that his chest hurt. "Didn't you remember your bet with Ye Youran?" he reminded Ye Tianxin. "The loser had to do a rabbit dance during the flag-raising ceremony."

"Oh, I completely forgot about that!" Ye Tianxin acknowledged.

Ye Tianxin was very busy. She must study and take care of her grandmother. Such things had no room in his mind.

Li Youran could not help feeling anxious over Ye Tianxin's reply. Ye Youran's value had improved greatly during this period. This is something they all see. However, the problem was that they had all heard that Ye Tianxin's grandmother had fallen ill, and Ye Tianxin had missed so many classes. Do they even have to talk about their worth?

"In Shanshi, let Tianxin see your notes," someone suggested.

Di Shanshi took off his glasses and nodded.

"Do you think you'll do better than Youran just because you have Di Shanshi's record?" a female classmate asked, mocking Ye Tianxin.

He was actually jealous of Ye Tianxin.

Jiameng is a small town. Before Ye Tianxin applied to the film academy, many did not know that such a school existed.

Furthermore, Ye Tianxin had entered the next selection round with the highest score.

Girls their age were all futile and superficial.

Everyone wants to be a star like 'Chunxue'.

Everyone wants to wear good clothes.

They all want this.

However, they did not know that this was a path they could take.

Girls from small towns don't know much about the world. When they fill out their college applications, they will only choose majors that can help them find jobs easily. Not many will choose courses that are 'unpopular'. They are afraid to explore.

It was because she was wearing a dress and looked so beautiful. He's blooming and happy. The girls could only roll their eyes in jealousy.

"That's fine. Do you think you can mess it up again this time just because you made it last time?"

Ye Tianxin did not want to argue with these girls, so she remained silent. For others, silence means fear.

To them, it was proof that Ye Tianxin would not be able to defeat Ye Youran in the test.

“Oh, you are silent now. Are you afraid you won't be able to beat Youran in the exam?”

Li Xiaohui slammed his hands on the table and stood up, "What do you all mean?" he yelled.

“Did you forget that grandma Tianxin is sick? He has to take care of her. How can he learn?”

“Li Xiaohui, why are you so agitated? Don't you think that Ye Tianxin will be able to defeat Ye Youran? Do you doubt Ye Tianxin's abilities? If Ye Tianxin could not defeat Youran, then he could only admit defeat. Youran was a friendly person and would not oppose Ye Tianxin. Right, Youran?”

Ye Youran raised her head and looked at Ye Tianxin confidently.

He didn't do well in the exam the last time they competed. It was because he underestimated Ye Tianxin because he was not prepared for the sudden competition.

But this time, he did nothing but study. Defeating Ye Tianxin was an easy matter.

"Ye Tianxin, do you still want to compete?"

Ye Tianxin took out her pencil box from her bag calmly. He did not see Ye Youran. Instead, he replied gently, “Ye Youran, you haven't greeted me yet. Have you forgotten that I am your sister? How can?”

Ye Youran's face flushed slightly when she heard that. He gripped his pencil tightly.

"You Tianxin, you are so arrogant!"

Ye Youran and the other students in the class all thought that Ye Tianxin was having fun while she was away from school. They did not know that Li Qingcang had helped Ye Tianxin learn.

Ye Tianxin did not get much sunlight in the capital, so her complexion was pale but smooth.

When he smiled, the sentence, "the face that launched a thousand ships", flashed across Di Shanshi's mind.

“I'm just afraid someone will be a loser. Ye Youran, have you thought about it? If you lose, you have to take the stage and dance during the flag raising ceremony.”

Ye Youran had thought of this. Its value was stable during this period. How could he possibly lose?

If one were to lose, it would be Ye Tianxin.

"I won't lose!" Ye Youran replied confidently.

Ye Tianxin nodded and said, "So you think I'll lose?"

"Of course, it's you, Ye Tianxin!"

"That's right, Ye Tianxin. If I were you, I wouldn't dare to compete with Ye Youran. How embarrassing would it be if you lost?”

Ye Tianxin shrugged her shoulders.

“Ye Youran, I did give you a chance. There's no turning back now!"

"You will need all the luck you can get," Ye Youran replied.

He's already lost once. He won't lose again. Not this time.

He's gonna win.

He would win the dignity he had lost last time.

He was determined to let that bastard child, Ye Tianxin, know that he would never call her big sister.

Everyone was quiet during class. Only the voice of the person writing is heard.

They were already in their last semester of high school. Most students work on practice questions and review key points.

Teachers of various subjects will discuss questions that are likely to come out on the exam. The students hope that they will be able to secure most of the grades by understanding the question patterns that came out on the previous exam.

After the first class ended, Ye Tianxin asked Li Xiaohui to help her hand out the lucky talismans she had bought to the entire class.

Ye Tianxin went to the bathroom.

"You know, I heard my mother say that Ye Tianxin returned in a fancy car yesterday!"

“I think he might have sold himself in the capital! You may not know this, but cancer is a terrible disease. You have to spend a lot of money on her treatment. Where did Ye Tianxin get that money from? He must have sold himself to an old man and got a lot out of it.”

"That's impossible!" a girl commented. "Ye Tianxin doesn't look like someone who would do such a thing."

“What do you mean he doesn't look like someone who would do that? Did you forget that she was the girl who started dating in high school?"

Ye Tianxin felt like she was about to explode in anger when she heard that. When did she start dating in high school?

“I read celebrity gossip using home computer. I heard that actresses in the entertainment industry have to do certain things— unthinkable things, remember—with producers and directors to get a job.”

Ye Tianxin could not hold it in anymore. He knew he would hear worse.

“Where do they get such information? They are lies. All lies!” Ye Tianxin thought.

He stood by the door and looked at them.

All the students immediately stopped talking.

“I have disappointed you all. I'm not selling myself to parents! He's actually a handsome young man— whom you've seen in movies. Will you all be more jealous of me?”

As he washed his hands, Ye Tianxin flicked the water in his hands onto the faces of the students gathered to gossip.