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Nancy doesn’t have a heart.

In her chest right now is a rudimentary artificial medical heart— that’s just a euphemism, in reality, it’s a very basic mechanical heart, originally meant for temporary emergency use in critical patients, with a maximum effective period of ten days. However, this supposed disposable medical item has been inside this body for nearly ten years.

But the memories surging up aren’t quite complete, so Nancy can’t learn much about the truth.

In those memories, the figure of a man in a white coat kept appearing. Nancy… she could feel this body’s aversion and fear towards that figure, so much so that her fear was much deeper than aversion, but she had no idea what that man had done to the original owner.

Perhaps this heart was implanted by that man on the original owner. In any case, when Nancy came to her senses again, all she felt was a suffocating sense of oppression in her chest.

Speaking of… where’s Candy? Haven’t seen her for a while…

I really want to know the truth.

………………

At noon, the entrance of Roland High School is as bustling as ever.

After all, it’s a well-known key high school in Tianzhou City and one of the few high schools offering courses on abilities, so Roland High School practically admits elite students from all over the world. The scale of Roland High School itself far exceeds that of ordinary high schools, and it can already compete with top universities.

Therefore, when school ends on Fridays, the entrance of Roland High School is incredibly lively. Parents picking up their children make this area crowded— but fortunately, the transportation facilities near Roland High School are relatively complete, and the parents generally have good manners, preventing any congestion or stampede incidents.

“Sis, are we really okay here?”

At the entrance of the parking lot right in front of the eastern gate of Roland High School, an orange-haired girl watches the various foods in the pot while cautiously asking the other girl beside her.

That girl is wearing a black hoodie and a short skirt, the uniform of Roland High School girls, and her slender legs paired with white over-the-knee socks are eye-catching. However, the owner of these impressive resources seems unaware of her own attractiveness, as the top and bottom halves of her outfit don’t match at all.

The girl pulls the black hoodie over her head, with a few strands of snow-white hair spilling out from the edges, forming a perfect arc on her chest, and in the shadow of the hoodie is a delicate face that catches people’s attention.

Nancy raised an eyebrow at Jenna’s words and then shook her head nonchalantly, “Isn’t it allowed to set up stalls at the entrance of Roland High School? What are you afraid of?”

“If you’re afraid of the security guards, we’ll just push the cart and run when they come…”

That’s right, Nancy and Jenna didn’t come to the entrance of Roland High School today for anything else but to set up a stall and make money— Jenna somehow got hold of a small food cart and some cooking utensils, so they decided to sell spicy hot pot at the entrance of Roland High School.

There’s no other way. On the third day after Nancy fell ill due to her heart problems, she received a message about paying the rent, and after she and Jenna counted the family’s assets, they realized… they couldn’t make ends meet.

In the end, the two of them decided it would be better to make some money first.

Spicy hot pot— this is a very common delicacy in Huaxia in Nancy’s past life, and it can only be seen in Shenhuan in this world. So, when Nancy saw the pots and pans Jenna brought, she decided to sell spicy hot pot.

After all, before enlisting in her past life, she often helped out at her uncle’s small shop, and she learned the secret recipe for the spicy sauce for her uncle’s hotpot. Now, there’s finally a place for her skills, and it would be a waste not to use them.

Whoosh… In the blink of an eye, it’s already noon.

Watching the students of Roland High School walk out in groups of three or five, Jenna suddenly realized something belatedly.

“Ohmigod… Sis, I’ve been skipping class for days… Why hasn’t the school contacted me?” Jenna has a bad feeling about this.

Though she often skipped classes, sometimes for ten days or even half a month, the school would routinely call to inquire why she wasn’t attending. But not this time.

That was also why Jenna almost forgot about going to school this time.

“…” At this moment, Nancy looked at Jenna, who was full of confusion, speechless, and rubbed her temples. Then, after sighing, she explained with a faint tone, “Didn’t you see that our terminal has been shut down for a week?”

They couldn’t even afford the rent, so they definitely couldn’t afford the phone bill. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the school to call her!

Jenna was momentarily stunned at this revelation, then her expression immediately collapsed. “Then… then what should we do, sis? It’s one thing for me to skip classes for several days, but now they’re not even calling me. I’m afraid I’ll be expelled…”

However, before Nancy could respond, Jenna suddenly had an epiphany on her own. The orange-haired girl’s eyes lit up with excitement as she exclaimed, “Sis! Why don’t I just drop out too! I’ll work with you…”

Nancy furrowed her brows at Jenna’s words because, in her habitual thinking, education still held promise.

But then it dawned on her— in this world, there’s the College Entrance Examination, divided into cultural subjects and ability exams. If Jenna doesn’t study the cultural subjects, she could still rely on her abilities…

Sigh, unlike herself, who had no abilities. Nancy sighed softly at the thought.

Suddenly, a voice of confusion came from beside her, “Why the sudden sigh?”

Nancy was startled! What’s going on! When did someone come behind her? How did she not notice!

Turning around, Nancy saw Su Xiaoyu standing behind her stall, looking puzzled, while his harem remained by his side.

So, it’s the protagonist? Nancy wasn’t surprised anymore. This protagonist is full of surprises. Maybe he just played some mysterious cheat to approach her earlier.

But speaking of his harem… tsk.

Su Xiaoyu noticed the disdainful expression on Nancy’s face and couldn’t help but awkwardly touch his cat ears— he had heard from Nina that this sister of hers isn’t easy to get along with. Su Xiaoyu thought that Nancy was now disgusted with him.

“What’s wrong, Young Master Su? Do you have something to tell me?” Nancy directly ignored Nina, who was peeking around behind Su Xiaoyu, and spoke coldly.

At Nancy’s words, his face grew even more awkward. Nancy’s current cold tone could freeze anyone, how was he supposed to respond?

But after glancing at his ‘harem’ behind him, Su Xiaoyu reluctantly smiled and spoke, “Well… it’s about your sister, Nina…”

“She’s not my sister.” Nancy coldly rejected.

Nina, behind Su Xiaoyu, immediately turned pale, but Nancy completely ignored her— this girl had been going around saying she’s not her sister, so why should she acknowledge her now?

Anyway, with Candy gone now, Nancy won’t indulge her. Now that she’s in control of the body, she has no intention of accepting this sister.

After hearing this, Su Xiaoyu was slightly stunned. He sighed inwardly at the irreconcilable relationship between these two sisters.

Then he turned around and looked at the pale Nina, smiled bitterly, and continued, “Actually, it’s about Nina. You must be worried since she hasn’t come home these past few days, right? Well, she’s been staying at my place these days…”

Honestly, Nancy wasn’t particularly worried about Nina not coming home. After all, she’s one of the heroines of this world, how could she easily be out of the picture?

But upon hearing that Nina had actually been lodging at Su Xiaoyu’s house these past few days, Nancy couldn’t help but furrow her brows.

This world is really unreasonable. Isn’t Nina only 16 years old now? And she’s already living together with Su Xiaoyu? Although this is the predetermined plot of this world, Nancy still felt a moment of frustration.

Seeing Nancy’s expression, Su Xiaoyu knew what she was thinking, so he hurriedly explained, “It’s not what you think. My relationship with Nina is very pure. I just felt sorry for her being homeless, so I took her in…”

“She’s been staying with my sister Su Ranran these days. She can attest to it!”

Su Xiaoyu was eager to prove his innocence, but Nancy couldn’t care less.

Why are you proving your innocence now? Anyway, this girl will be your wife sooner or later, so why not start now? Nancy expressed disdain for Su Xiaoyu’s seemingly innocent appearance.

She casually took a skewer from the spicy hot pot and handed it to Su Xiaoyu, indicating that he should go cool off somewhere else.

“Is it my fault that she’s homeless? She has the keys to the house, she knows the address, and I didn’t set any mines or checkpoints at the door. If she doesn’t go home, is it my fault?” Nancy sneered.

Then she pushed the bewildered Su Xiaoyu aside, looking at Sylvia, Su Ranran, Leah, and others behind Su Xiaoyu. “What about you? Do you want to eat too?”

“One skewer for five credits, no cheating.”