Reborn As Super Heiress

"Are you saying you want me to help you collect your college admission notice? Why?"

Jin Chenyu looked at Huo Sining with bewilderment, somewhat surprised by the girl's abrupt visit, and even more so by her strange request.

"Because my family disagrees with sending me to college, I'm worried that even if I were admitted, the admission letter wouldn't reach my hands,"

Huo Sining said with a forthright smile.

Upon hearing this, Jin Chenyu couldn't help but think of the rumors he had heard about this girl when he first came into contact with her class.

A glint of understanding flashed in his eyes and he couldn't help asking curiously,

"If you really get admitted, what do you plan to do? If your family refuses to pay, where will you get the money for tuition fees?"

With a smile on her face, Huo Sining said, "I can work part-time while studying, or apply for a student loan; there will always be a way. Such difficulties won't be able to knock me down."

Huo Sining spoke very seriously because, in her previous life, she had jumped between numerous companies and worked in many positions, so finding a part-time job was not difficult for her.

Yet, listening to Huo Sining's seemingly nonchalant tone, Jin Chenyu was taken aback.

Seeing the firmness flicker across Huo Sining's face, he found himself admiring this mentally mature and resilient student, who was not at all like her peers, and he couldn't help but agree,

"Okay, I agree to your request. Fill out your application form, and I will fill in my home address for you."

Huo Sining felt grateful in her heart; she dared not take the risk of having the admission notice mailed to the school, as Liang Jingyi might still be able to steal it.

Only by changing the mailing address to a place completely unknown to Liang Jingyi could she ensure the safety of her admission notice.

And the only person who met this condition and whom she knew was Jin Chenyu, the substitute homeroom teacher.

Because Jin Chenyu was at the school for an internship, he had told the class before they took the college entrance exams that this was his last semester of internship.

Once Jin Chenyu finished dealing with all the work for the graduating class, he would leave.

As far as Huo Sining knew, Jin Chenyu was from S City, and he would soon return there, which is why she felt reassured to approach him.

Seeing that Huo Sining filled out the application form without hesitation, Jin Chenyu was surprised.

During this time, he had seen quite a few students who came to him for advice on how to choose colleges for the entrance exams.

Mist graduates were confused and troubled when it came to selecting universities, rarely as decisive as Huo Sining.

This made Jin Chenyu even more curious about the girl before him.

He picked up Huo Sining's application and glanced at it, then looked up at her, somewhat surprised, "S University? Are you only applying for this one school?"

Huo Sining nodded affirmatively. She had been reborn the day after the college entrance exams, and her grades were already set in stone.

However, compared to the other students, she had an absolute advantage—that she knew that year's college entrance exam scoreline very well.

In her previous life, her exam scores were just on the threshold for first-tier universities, but because she had filled in her application based on an estimate, she had been very conservative in her assessment of her scores, afraid to choose schools with higher score requirements.

In addition, her whole heart was set on going to the capital with Wu Jingyi, away from the Huo family, so in the end, she only applied to a few rather ordinary second-tier universities in the Imperial Capital.

Unexpectedly, when the results came out, her score was much higher than her estimate. What was even more disappointing was that she did not receive an admission notice from the Imperial Capital.

Because she did not receive an admission notice, Huo Sining thought she had failed in her college entrance exams, which was a source of shame and led to a long period of dejection, without making any contact with her classmates.

It wasn't until years later, when she attended a high school reunion, that she overheard classmates mentioning,

That year, S University admitted a large number of students with lower scores; with her college entrance exam results, if she had applied to S University, she would have definitely secured an admission notice.

Having been reborn, she already knew her exam results; there was no reason to pass up a better first-tier university to choose an ordinary second-tier one.

Past years of struggles and experiences told Huo Sining how important a diploma from a prestigious university was in the vast sea of the job market.

Moreover, deep down, Huo Sining harbored a reluctance towards the Imperial Capital.

She had no intention of becoming entangled with anyone from the Liang family, nor did she intend to continue the pretense of being best friends with Wu Jingyi.

Thus, in this life, she was determined to stay far away from the controversies of the Imperial Capital.

S City and the Imperial Capital, one in the south and the other in the north, were far apart and unrelated; it seemed no one could disturb her life again.

Huo Sining's thoughts were wishful, but unfortunately, she would soon find things would not go as desired.

It wouldn't be long before those familiar strangers from her past life would appear one after another before her, catching her off guard.

Only then would she realize how naive her current thoughts were.

Before leaving the school, Huo Sining did not forget to remind Jin Chenyu to keep her secret; should anyone ask about her application, he must tell no one.

Jin Chenyu found it strange but still nodded without asking much about the reasons.

Although Huo Sining had not had much interaction with Jin Chenyu in her past life, she knew from her classmates that he was extremely trustworthy and warm-hearted, otherwise, she really would not dare to trust him so easily.

Huo Sining secretly rejoiced that she could still dredge up such a person from her memories of the past years; otherwise, she really wouldn't have known what to do.

After submitting her college entrance exam preferences, Huo Sining's heart, which had been suspended, finally settled down.

Because she had taken the chance to wash clothes to slip away hurriedly to the school, Huo Sining was worried that Xu Lian would find out, so she didn't linger to chat with Jin Chenyu and quickly rushed back instead.

When she finally reached the pond where she was washing clothes and saw that the wooden basin and clothes were still there, Huo Sining breathed a sigh of relief.

But before she could rejoice, Fatty Huo, Huo Longjiang, emerged from the trees nearby.

"Sneaking off to play while supposed to be washing clothes, Huo Sining, you dare to be lazy! I'm going to tell mom!"

Damn it! How did this little fatty see her?

Huo Sining's heart tightened. It wasn't that she feared Huo Longjiang telling on her, but she worried that Xu Lian would discover that she had filled out her college entrance exam preferences.

Since Xu Lian had hidden away Huo Sining's ID card and household registration, she didn't want to complicate matters without those two documents in hand.

Thinking this, Huo Sining couldn't help but turn her head to glare at Huo Longjiang, but upon seeing the bulging pockets of the little fatty, she couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Huo Longjiang, did you steal your mom's private stash of money hidden on top of the wardrobe again?"

Huo Longjiang's complexion changed dramatically upon hearing this. He looked down and indeed spotted a strip of snack wrapper peeking out from his pocket.

Subconsciously, he shrank back and covered his pocket with his hand, yet his eyes darted warningly towards Huo Sining as he attempted to sound calm:

"Who says I stole money? My mom gave it to me!"

"Really?"

Huo Sining didn't know Xu Lian's temperament well; even if Xu Lian were willing to give Huo Longjiang some pocket money, she wouldn't likely give him so much at once.

Moreover, Huo Longjiang's shifting gaze was an obvious sign of his guilt.

Huo Sining snorted with laughter, beckoned at Huo Longjiang with her finger, and smiled triumphantly.

"How about we make a deal? I won't tell anyone about you stealing your mom's money, but you also can't tell her I was slacking off. How about that?"

Huo Longjiang seemed tempted.

He was not even ten years old yet, and at his age, he didn't understand that Huo Sining's sneaking off was to submit her college applications. He thought Huo Sining, like him, was just playing hooky.

But Huo Longjiang was clever beyond his years, full of mischievous ideas. He didn't believe Huo Sining and eyed her suspiciously. His eyes rolled as he asked in return:

"What if you tell on me secretly?"

Tell on you? Do you think I'm like you, the Tattling King? Huo Sining was speechless. "Whoever tattles is a little dog."

Huo Longjiang nodded in satisfaction and happily agreed, "Deal!"

Watching Huo Longjiang hopping and skipping back into the woods, Huo Sining couldn't help shaking her head.

Because Huo Longjiang was the only male heir of the Huo family, Huo Yong and Xu Lian doted on him excessively, which was the very reason for his bossy and unruly disposition.

At this point, Huo Sining suddenly remembered the conversation between Wu Jingyi and the strange man just before her death.

She recalled Wu Jingyi mentioning the Huo family, saying that the uncle had accrued a huge gambling debt of three million and Huo Longjiang had beaten someone to the point of disability.

Huo Sining was unsure whether this was an excuse fabricated by Wu Jingyi or the actual situation.

But as far as she knew, since she started working, apart from everyday expenses, all the remaining money she earned was handed over to Huo Yong for safekeeping.

However, once Huo Yong had the money in his hands, his addiction to gambling only grew stronger. He wasn't content with just small-time gambling with neighbors anymore and was often seen lingering in gambling dens.

Huo Longjiang, now in high school, didn't pay attention in class but knew only to play video games and chase girls, and he frequently fought with local thugs.

Huo Sining sighed, feeling that what Wu Jingyi said was very likely to be true.

Thinking of the checks Wu Jingyi mentioned giving to the Huo family, Huo Sining felt a wave of bitterness.

Even if they didn't care for her, they were still her blood relatives. She didn't know how much Wu Jingyi had given the Huo family, enough for Huo Yong to actually sell her life.

Lost in these thoughts, Huo Sining suddenly felt a huge force push her from behind.

She was kneeling on the stone steps by the pond, and a mighty push sent her tumbling into the water.

As she fell into the pond, she heard the schadenfreude laughter of Fatty Huo:

"Hahaha, what a drenched chicken! You little wench, that's for threatening me. Let's see if you dare again!"