Victoria turns her head, returns the lighter to the security guard, and thanks him, then walks straight onto the school campus. Her reincarnation is for revenge, and also to repay the debts she owes to her relatives from her previous life. Now, she dares not love.
The young boy who accompanied her in her childhood remains a vague figure in her memory. But the demon who kept her imprisoned for 7 days and forced her to sign the share transfer and organ donation agreement is still fresh in her memory.
She just wants her grandfather and uncles to live well, and for the Valentini Conglomerate to thrive!
Of course, there's also that man...
With light steps, Victoria realizes that burning those letters has truly lifted a weight off her heart.
Perhaps her encounter with Antonio was a mistake from the start. Now, it's best to stop at the brink and turn back in time.
The crowd at the school gate gradually disperses, and the pile of letters is now a heap of ruins. Antonio's heart is breaking piece by piece. He's in pain, but he doesn't know why. His heart is aching.
Francesca watches Antonio's demeanor with great concern. Just as she was about to speak to comfort him, he had already started walking towards his car.
Francesca stands there, her tears unable to stop falling. "Victoria! You've humiliated Antonio so much. I won't let you get away with this!"
It turns out that Francesca has had a crush on Antonio for a long time. Each time she accompanied Victoria to the university department to find Antonio, it was the happiest moment for her.
However, today she realizes that Antonio's feelings for Victoria might not just be hatred. The sadness in his eyes when he saw the letters being burned made her feel confused.
"It's impossible! Antonio couldn't possibly like someone like that! There's no way!" She quickly denies her own thoughts.
The school bell rings, signaling the start of class. Many students were gathered around the classroom, discussing Victoria, but now that the bell had rung, they all had to return to their own classrooms and seats.
Francesca was the last to enter the classroom. Although she feels uncomfortable, she still pretends to be calm and runs to Victoria's seat, showing a friendly demeanor.
"Victoria, let's go shopping after school," she thinks to herself, hoping to spend a lot of Victoria’s money to vent her frustration. She waits for Victoria's agreement.
But Victoria looks up and then lowers her head, speaking in a cold and indifferent voice, "I'm studying. Please leave my seat."
Francesca is stunned, and the classmates in the class are also surprised. Victoria usually had a very good relationship with Francesca, and she would even do silly things that Francesca asked her to do.
Could it be that her intelligence has caught up with her now that she's become more beautiful?
The classmates in the class had never looked up to Francesca, who used Victoria's support to bully others in school. Now that Victoria clearly doesn't want her around, they start to settle scores with her.
"It's really shameless. You've always been plotting against others, and now that you've been exposed, you're like a punctured ball, dirty wherever you're kicked," says a girl in the class named Lucia Bianchi, who is known as a school bully. Her father used to be the leader of a small gang, but later, after getting married and having children, he gave up his old ways and started a bodyguard company.
She has a hot temper due to her upbringing and often resorts to violence when conflicts arise.
However, she and Victoria had very little friction. Alessandro is fair in his dealings and has also taken care of Lucia's father. Lucia is also perceptive and can see that Francesca has bad intentions and is always trying to provoke Victoria. But even though Victoria was always causing trouble, Lucia couldn't stop her.
Things are different now. Seeing that Victoria is determined to distance herself from this "b***h," Lucia is more than happy to help.
Lucia gives a signal to her friends sitting nearby, and immediately someone goes up to push Francesca back to her own seat.
Francesca has never suffered such an injustice and looks to Victoria for help, but just as she does, the teacher walks in from the door.
As soon as the teacher enters, the students automatically return to their seats. The teachers at Valentini Academy are all very accomplished, having graduated from top universities and with high academic achievements.
Even the sons and daughters of the wealthy and powerful dare not cause trouble at Valentini Academy. Anyone who dares to create conflicts in an institution of higher learning is seen as challenging the Valentini Conglomerate, so no one dares to provoke them.
As soon as the teacher enters, he sees a strange face and stands on the podium, examining it before confirming that he has never seen this student before. "Student, did you come to the wrong class?"
Victoria knows that with her current appearance, it's unlikely that anyone would recognize her as the person she used to be. So, she stands up respectfully. "Teacher, hello, I am Victoria."
The teacher on the podium was startled. "Victoria! Your appearance..." Did you get plastic surgery? The teacher wonders in his mind.
"The school has a rule that students are not allowed to wear heavy makeup, so I've decided to comply with the school rules and regulations and not wear makeup anymore," Victoria says, knowing what the teacher is thinking, and trying to be on her best behavior.
This teacher is known as a god-level teacher in the school. He usually finds Victoria, a student who is not interested in studying, to be the most troublesome, but because she is Alessandro's granddaughter, they dare not discipline her too harshly.
Today, seeing her looking like a well-behaved girl, the teacher is still sweating bullets. He feels that something is off, and Victoria is up to no good.
But after a few classes, Victoria, unlike her usual lazy self, starts to diligently take notes and bury herself in her studies.
The teachers are deeply moved, not expecting that she has truly reformed.
Lunchtime arrives, and after eating, everyone goes back to their dormitories to rest. Victoria has her own room at the school, so as soon as she enters, she falls asleep immediately.
Francesca, who usually only befriended Victoria and looked down on her classmates, now finds herself excluded by Victoria. She has no choice but to go to the room she was assigned to, but since no one likes her, they lock the door directly.
She really wants to cry, standing in the hot corridor and sobbing, when Lucia pokes her head out of another room. Seeing that it's Francesca crying, she scolds her, "What are you crying for? At noon! Do you want to disturb everyone's rest? If you want to cry, go somewhere else!"
After scolding her, Lucia slams the door shut. Francesca glares at Lucia's room, then spits on Victoria's door and storms off to the classroom.
She used to sleep alone in Victoria's private room, but now that Victoria doesn't want her, she doesn't even have a place to rest. Naturally, she puts all her resentment on Victoria, but she can't understand why Victoria treats her so differently now.
Could it be that she knows about what happened that night?
Francesca shudders at the thought, as this is what she fears the most. If Victoria really finds out and distances herself from her, she will have no value to Sofia at all!
Her father's company still relies on Sofia's funding to operate, and she doesn't want to return to the slums. She doesn't want to live that kind of life again.
Francesca lived in the slums until middle school, but after her encounter with Victoria, Sofia took an interest in her and paid to arrange for them to meet again. Over time, Victoria, who had always been independent, was moved by Francesca's difficult circumstances and became her close friend.
Francesca's family was also funded by Sofia's mother Giulia, allowing them to rise from the bottom and become nouveau riche. However, while others may not know, Francesca herself is aware that everything she has now is due to Sofia's influence.
She can't be abandoned by Victoria. Sofia's mother is going to marry Enzo, and Sofia will also return home properly. As long as she helps them destroy Victoria, they can achieve what they want.
At this point, Francesca has been seduced by the promise of future wealth, but she doesn't realize that she is just the most useless pawn in someone else's game, and pawns are discarded when they are no longer needed.
After a beautiful nap, Victoria wakes up and lies in bed, staring at the ceiling. Her mind is filled with knowledge from the classroom. She remembers everything the teacher taught, and she suddenly realizes that she really has memorized it all, without forgetting a single thing.
She is thrilled and quickly sits up on the bed, carefully thinking. Indeed, all the knowledge points the teacher mentioned are stored in her memory as if they were copied and pasted.
"Could it be that I now have the ability to memorize everything?" she asks herself. She quickly gets out of bed and opens a thick book from the bookshelf.
All the words and sentences are instantly imprinted in her mind, as if they were being inputted by a computer. More surprisingly, she instantly understands the main theme of the book.
It's so amazing!
Victoria jumps for joy in her room, feeling as if she has seen the light of the future. With this ability, she feels empowered to do anything.
In the afternoon, students have the option to choose their own elective courses. Victoria doesn't have a particular preference, so she stays in the classroom to study with a few classmates.
After class, Victoria is resting in the corridor when a group of girls and boys suddenly start discussing more loudly.
"Is that the famous Professor Conti from the university department?" a girl with short hair says in admiration.
"But he won't be staying at the school for long. He's just here to teach a few classes," a boy immediately blocks their view.
The girls try to push the boy away, shouting loudly, "Move! Don't block our view of Professor Conti."
Although there are many people in the corridor, the noise of their playful banter still reaches Victoria's ears.
"He's coming! Professor Conti is coming this way!"
The screams become increasingly shrill, and Victoria is even more curious. What professor is so popular at this school?
Her curiosity is piqued by the crowd, and through the layers of people, a tall figure comes into her view.
The man is wearing a black shirt and matching suit pants, with the collar slightly open. His prominent jawline adds to his mature and composed demeanor. His deep and distinct features make him handsome beyond compare. His dark, deep eyes constantly exude a charming color, and his whole presence radiates an aloof nobility and the elegance of abstinence.
That face has appeared in her memory every day and night since her reincarnation. She had imagined countless reunions, but never in her wildest dreams did she think they would meet this way.
She pushes through the crowd, running towards the man, and when she finally embraces him, the warm temperature makes her incredibly excited. This isn't a dream! It's real!
"Are you, Lorenzo, right?" she asks, a sentence she has repeated to herself countless times in her dreams.