Reborn as a Beta, I’m Sought Out by the Distinguished Principal to Be Marked (Old Version)

Keeping the old version of this story here. It isn't finished, so it's abandoned.

Reborn at nineteen, Gu Yueyao returns to her poor home, still the "useless" girl with an F-ranked pheromone level, mocked by everyone.

In her previous life, her grades got her specially admitted to this school. But it was full of arrogant young ladies who looked down on her background, mocked her for being country, and used their class and wealth to bully her. The more she bowed her head and humbled herself, the more they enjoyed making a joke of her.

In the end, their torment left her severely depressed. Her grades plummeted, and after she voluntarily dropped out, she died far from home.

This time, nothing has started yet. Gu Yueyao no longer bows and scrapes to her classmates, and those girls have changed too.

The class president, who used to pretend not to hear her, keeps her after class under the pretext of tutoring her. She casually hooks an arm around Gu Yueyao's and draws her close, saying that no one's home, so she can come over next time.

The student council president who called her a country bumpkin sets up a special scholarship fund for her. During a visit to her home, she asks, "Can I use your bathroom?"

The school beauty and benefactor who forced her to sign an agreement in her previous life no longer takes her pheromones. Instead, at the morning assembly, in front of all the teachers and students, she chases Gu Yueyao into a corner, loosens her tie, and begs her for a mark.

Gu Yueyao has had enough of them. She lets herself go and decides to get revenge, determined to have them running around in circles too. She begins playing them off one by one.

*

Gu Yueyao is unexpectedly approached by the academy's principal.

Qi Xuangguang is the academy's young principal: cool, languid, and iron-willed. She's also the designated heir to the prestigious Qi family.

She seeks out Gu Yueyao to make a deal:

She'll provide Gu Yueyao with a full scholarship worth ten million, fund her younger sister's education, and cure her pheromone disorder.

All Gu Yueyao has to do is come first in the joint entrance exam.

Gu Yueyao agrees to the deal, deciding to find herself a different benefactor this time around.

*

After enrolling, Gu Yueyao coasts along thanks to the advantages of being reborn. The only thing that troubles her is her frequently recurring pheromone disorder.

She goes to Qi Xuangguang to ask about the terms of their deal, and Qi Xuangguang tells her to close the office door.

"Just release your excess pheromones to me. Wouldn't that cure you?"

The noisy students downstairs are enjoying their break between classes, while Gu Yueyao is trapped in Qi Xuangguang's arms. With no other choice, she grabs Qi Xuangguang's leather necklace and takes off her gold-rimmed glasses.

They kiss passionately, and Gu Yueyao marks this wealthy woman, so noble and aloof.

Outside, Gu Yueyao is an unruly student who breaks the rules and gets along poorly with others.

But in the office at dusk, she pins the object of everyone's admiration beneath her teeth and undoes, one by one, the buttons of her blouse, done up to the very top.

At midterms, Gu Yueyao makes a mistake and fails to come first in the whole school.

Over spring break, an unexpected guest arrives at her house.

Qi Xuangguang pins her against the desk, nuzzles the gland near her ear, and whispers, "Get first place next time. Otherwise, I'll tutor you one-on-one over the break."

*

At the dance, the whole school waits for Gu Yueyao to appear, eager to find out who she chose as her partner after turning down both the student council president and the school beauty.

The lights come on. When everyone sees the person in Gu Yueyao's arms, the whole room falls silent.

How could the academy's young former principal, now dean of the School of Education, be dating Gu Yueyao?

Ignoring the reaction of the crowd, Gu Yueyao simply extends her hand and bows to invite her to dance.

At the height of the dance, a kiss lands beside Gu Yueyao's ear.

It is warm, wet, and sweet, accompanied by words that make her blush.

"Remember to be this good tonight, too."

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Reader's guide:

[Mindless, illogical, pure sweet indulgence. A fantasy peach story. If it's not your thing, please be gentle. Personal attacks are not welcome.]

[No intimacy or romantic feelings while the teacher-student relationship continues.]

[Qi Xuangguang only serves as principal for one semester. The events in the blurb happen after she leaves the position.]

A fictional aristocratic academy, like a university modeled on high school. Students choose a two-to-four-year course, with various exams, joint entrance exams, competitions, and cultural activities.

Multiple people are reborn. This is not an ABO setting, but it retains glands and special periods.

An all-female world, with only X chromosomes. Nobody has any male accessories.

The villains won't be forgiven, and all of them will get what they deserve.

Qi Xuangguang is the romantic partner. One-on-one, both characters are virgins, happy ending. Mainly a younger-years romance, with the younger partner pursuing the older one. This will be tagged.

Qi Xuangguang only serves as acting principal for one semester. The romance takes place after she steps down, once the teacher-student relationship has ended.

The aristocratic academy is a university. The female lead is nineteen and legally an adult from the start, though her mental age is twenty-six.

Theme: Even in difficult circumstances, never give up on life. Work hard to take your fate into your own hands.