Huaxing International Academy isn’t just one of Beijing’s most prestigious private schools—it’s a place where reputation is everything. Every exam score is posted for the entire school to see, every extracurricular is a competition, and every student knows exactly where they stand in the social hierarchy. The wealthy rule the hallways, the top-ranked students are treated like celebrities, and one mistake is enough to become the subject of everyone’s gossip. When Y/N, a seventeen-year-old transfer student from Seoul, arrives halfway through her final year, she expects the language barrier and the unfamiliar environment to be her biggest challenges. Instead, she unknowingly disrupts a system that’s been in place for years. After outperforming one of the school’s brightest students on her entrance exams and catching the attention of classmates she’d rather avoid, Y/N quickly becomes the newest target of Huaxing’s elite clique. To make matters worse, she’s paired with Jiang Yichen—the school’s most respected student, known for his effortless grades, quick wit, and infuriating habit of making jokes at the worst possible moments. Surrounded by a chaotic group of loyal friends, Yichen has never cared much about school gossip, but even he can’t ignore the transfer student who’s suddenly turning his carefully planned final year upside down. As rivalries intensify, rumors spiral out of control, and the pressure to stay at the top grows heavier, the line between competition and connection begins to blur. In a school where everyone is watching, every glance is analyzed, every interaction becomes a rumor, and every choice has consequences. Because at Huaxing Academy, surviving senior year isn’t just about passing your classes. It’s about deciding who you can trust when everyone is keeping score.
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