I Married a Commander and Became a Galaxy Star

Chapter 113: Chapter 105: If You Don’t Want to Reveal Your Identity, I Will Keep It a Secret for You

Imperial High School.

Under Wei’s strong insistence, Shu Yao showed up in class.

In the homeroom teacher’s mind, for every extra class she attended, she might score one more point on the corresponding subject in the unified examination. That way, her final score wouldn’t be too embarrassing.

Actually, Shu Yao had initially refused.

"What’s the difference between scoring ten points and fifteen points?" she had argued. Failing was failing. It would be just as embarrassing either way.

Wei, however, replied, "At the very least, those five points of improvement would make me, your homeroom teacher, feel deeply gratified! It would also prove that you actually tried!"

Wen Miaomiao and You Dan, the two top students, were still in Class Six. Because of them, the class’s recent learning atmosphere had vastly improved, bringing great comfort to Wei. He even began to harbor the wild hope that, perhaps after this unified examination, his Class Six might produce a few dark horses.

Noticing that Shu Yao was scrolling through the forums, Wen Miaomiao put on her study committee member airs and lectured her righteously, "Shu, the big exam is right around the corner. How are you still in the mood to browse forums?! Your most important task right now is studying! Studying, understand?! Have you reviewed the study materials I organized for you? Have you memorized everything you’re supposed to?"

Shu Yao found this strange. "Why are you even more worried about my studies than Teacher Wei is?"

"Because I want you to get into Imperial University just like me!" Wen Miaomiao said as a matter of course. She genuinely wanted to attend the same university as Shu Yao—and naturally, it had to be the best university in the entire Federation!

"Then do your best," Shu Yao encouraged her with a flat expression.

"It’s not enough for just me to do my best!" Wen Miaomiao pestered her. "You have to try hard with me!"

Shu Yao chuckled breezily. "Hasn’t Teacher Wei ever told you that my admission to Imperial University is a sure thing?"

Wen Miaomiao was instantly delighted. "Really?!"

"Is it because of your uncle’s connections?" You Dan chimed in, sounding somewhat disdainful of her.

Shu Yao gave a vague hum of agreement.

You Dan shot her another thinly-veiled look of contempt.

For Wen Miaomiao, however, it didn’t matter what channels Shu Yao used to get into Imperial University. The only thing that mattered was that they would both be there!

No longer fretting over Shu Yao’s studies, Wen Miaomiao noticed that everything Shu Yao was looking at on the forums was related to livestreams. Filled with righteous indignation, she huffed, "The livestream function still hasn’t been turned back on! Consider Lin Zhenxiang lucky! Otherwise, I’d make a burner account and curse her to death in her stream!"

Shu Yao glanced at her. "Calm down, don’t draw hate my way."

Wen Miaomiao refused to calm down. "Don’t worry, cyberbullying her is entirely my own personal action! It has absolutely nothing to do with you!"

Shu Yao was left speechless. Was that what she meant?

Turning around, Wen Miaomiao gave You Dan a push as if to vent her frustration. "Ah Dan, why hasn’t Empress Sister turned the livestream function back on yet?"

You Dan was a bit annoyed. "How should I know?!"

The smartest thing Empress Yudola ever did was ensuring that, even though she monopolized the financial power of the Imperial Family, she never allowed anyone from her maiden family to get involved. Just like anyone else working around the ruler, she treated herself purely as His Majesty’s confidant while on the job. Therefore, her maiden family had no idea what decisions she was making.

Ke Dancheng leaned over and mumbled, "Rumor has it... the livestream function remaining closed has something to do with Lin Zhenxiang."

Wen Miaomiao immediately shot him a sharp glare, her voice bordering on hysterical. "What does it have to do with her?!"

Ke Dancheng pushed up his black-framed glasses. "It seems... since Lin Zhenxiang is still hospitalized, the platform is waiting for her body to recover. Then, they’re planning to give her a massive comeback stream."

"Ha!" Wen Miaomiao crossed her arms and sneered. "I think you’re overthinking it! Since when was Lin Zhenxiang so highly valued in the livestreaming world?"

Ke Dancheng muttered softly, "I didn’t come up with it... It’s just some people building hype on the forums..." He took a long, deep look at Shu Yao’s hands before taking the seat next door.

Shu’s hands were truly beautiful, and also truly familiar.

Noticing Ke Dancheng constantly throwing glances her way, Shu Yao could hardly stand it anymore. "Do you have something you want to say to me?"

Ke Dancheng let out a quiet "Mhm," but said nothing further.

Shu Yao remained speechless.

Wen Miaomiao was even more impatient than her. "If you have something to say, then just spit it out!"

Who was he trying to kill with this suspense?!

Ke Dancheng looked completely serious. "I can only say it in private."

"Could it be..." Wen Miaomiao covered her mouth and gasped softly, "a confession?!"

Ke Dancheng looked horrified. "She already has a child!"

"And that’s exactly what I needed to tell you!" Wen Miaomiao declared solemnly. "Shu already has a family, so please refrain from harassing her!"

Was that even the point? Did she not realize that Ke was actually prejudiced against Shu Yao for being a mother? For such a smart girl, how could she be so dense?

Shu Yao turned to You Dan, Wen Miaomiao’s childhood friend, and asked, "Has this girl always been like this?"

You Dan immediately understood what she meant. "Well, it hasn’t just been for a day or two."

Wen Miaomiao was filled with question marks. What were they talking about? She didn’t understand! Regardless, she felt that the way Shu Yao looked at her was brimming with the kind of pity one might reserve for a neurotic patient. What was wrong with her?!

Waiting until school ended, Ke Dancheng finally lost his patience and stopped Shu Yao just as she was about to leave the campus.

"Um, could I speak with you alone?"

Shu Yao looked at Wen Miaomiao. "You guys go on ahead without me."

"Alright, then." Wen Miaomiao obediently agreed, before turning to shoot Ke Dancheng a fierce, threatening glare. "You better not delay Shu for too long!"

In truth, she wasn’t intimidating in the slightest.

Once the surrounding area had completely emptied out, Ke Dancheng spoke in a hushed voice, "I know you’re running a food livestream. I want to volunteer to be your assistant."

Shu Yao feigned confusion. "What?"

"Mrs. Bao, I am Chief Dan," Ke Dancheng said, suppressing his sheer excitement. "Your very first fan."

"Ke, you’ve got the wrong person," Shu Yao solemnly denied.

"I wouldn’t mistake you!" Ke Dancheng was stubborn and resolute. "Your hands... they’re exactly the same! During your second livestream, the apron you wore had the exact same tear as your clothes!" He forcefully presented his evidence, "And there’s the tattoo you tried to hide! It’s on your arm, isn’t it?!"

Shu Yao fell silent for a moment. Then, she rolled up her left sleeve, revealing a smooth, unblemished arm.

Ke Dancheng stared stubbornly at her right arm.

As he wished, Shu Yao rolled up her right sleeve. On both arms, there was absolutely nothing. There was no tattoo at all!

Ke Dancheng was stunned by this result because he had firmly believed he hadn’t seen wrong! But even without the tattoo, he remained absolutely convinced that the owner of these hands was the real Mrs. Bao!

"Mrs. Bao, please just consider me! I don’t cost much. You just need to give me a designated tasting spot every day... no, every month, and that will be enough! If you don’t want to reveal your identity, I’ll keep your secret for you!"

Shu Yao mimicked Wen Miaomiao’s tone. "Classmate, the big exam is right around the corner. Your most important task right now is studying! Studying is very important, understand?!"

Ke Dancheng’s face fell in disappointment, yet he sensed a turning point in Shu Yao’s next words.

"The fact that you noticed the ’tattoo’ proves that your observation skills are decent. That day, my son did indeed draw something on my arm with a marker. However, I still need to evaluate you. First of all, you cannot let your desire to be my assistant affect your grades."

"I absolutely won’t!" Ke Dancheng immediately perked up, swearing a solemn vow.

Shu Yao sized him up, still a bit doubtful about his capability to get things done. "During the next livestream, we can give it a try. I’ll notify you when the time comes."

Excitement shone in Ke Dancheng’s eyes. "Okay! I’ll wait to hear from you!"