During the hottest week of boot camp training, the "Class Beauty" decided to help everyone beat the heat with her family's secret recipe for a "Cooling Drink." I saw her making it. I knew the secret ingredient was 96% ABV Spirytus Vodka. Drinking that kind of high-proof alcohol in extreme heat is basically a death wish. I tried my best to stop her, urging everyone to take heatstroke medication instead. But no one listened. Even my own boyfriend thought I was just jealous and trying to steal her spotlight. Helpless, I told everyone the truth. The class was furious. Not only did they refuse the drink, but they also turned on the Class Beauty for being so reckless. She was ostracized. Unable to handle the isolation, she left a suicide note blaming everyone and ended her life. After her death, the whole class blamed me. They said I drove her to it. To avenge her, my boyfriend and the rest of the class locked me in a sweltering, unventilated basement until I died of heatstroke. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day she brought out that deadly drink. This time, I smiled brightly and gave her a thumbs up. "Wow! That cooling drink looks so refreshing!" Chapter 1 "I saw the weather forecast—it's going to be scorching today. So I stayed up late making this special Cooling Drink for everyone!" "It's my family's secret recipe. I've been drinking it since I was a kid. No matter how hot it gets, you won't get heatstroke if you drink this." "It's way better and tastier than those nasty herbal meds our dear Class Monitor bought!" Listening to Bella (Wang Yuxin) speak, I suddenly realized—I had been reborn. I was back at the start of our university's mandatory military training (boot camp). We were hit with a rare heatwave. The news was full of stories about heatstroke and heat exhaustion, so everyone was terrified of getting sick. As the Class Monitor, I had prepared ahead of time, buying herbal supplements and electrolyte tablets for everyone. Bella, always needing to be the center of attention, stayed up all night to make her "Cooling Drink." It looked icy and delicious, and the whole class was eager to try it. In my past life, I stopped them. I knew her "secret family recipe" was just some cocktail mix she found online. It was loaded with Spirytus—96% alcohol by volume. Drinking that under the blazing sun was a recipe for disaster. Because of me, everyone took the meds instead and got through training safely. But they were angry at Bella for trying to poison them, so they isolated her. Bella couldn't handle being ignored. She staged a fake suicide attempt for sympathy, but it went wrong, and she actually died. She left a letter claiming the drink had no alcohol and that I made it all up out of jealousy. Even though I tried to explain, my boyfriend, Kevin (Wu Chongnan), slapped me across the face. "Would Bella use her life to frame you?!" he screamed. "We don't want to hear your excuses. Go explain it to Bella in hell!" Remembering the despair and pain of my death, I made a decision right then and there. I wasn't going to save these ungrateful idiots this time. Chapter 2 I pinched my thigh hard to stop myself from speaking out. Instead, I forced a smile. "Bella, this drink really looks amazing. You have to share the recipe with us sometime!" Bella looked shocked. She clearly didn't expect me to be the first one to support her. But she quickly assumed I was just trying to play along. She rolled her eyes and scoffed lightly. "Of course! But you know, even with the same ingredients, not everyone can make it taste this good. It takes talent." "Right, Kevin?" Kevin nodded enthusiastically, completely forgetting I was his girlfriend. He looked at me with disdain. "Exactly. Your brain is just full of books. You don't know how to think creatively for everyone." "All you know is buying ready-made medicine. Like we can't afford to buy it ourselves?" In my past life, I would have argued back, hurt by his words. But this time, I just lowered my head and nodded like a fool. Bella looked disappointed that I didn't fight back. It felt like punching cotton. But she didn't stay mad for long. She immediately handed a cup to me, then distributed one to everyone else. In the end, there wasn't a drop left for herself. I held the icy cup, finding it hilarious. Bella clearly knew this stuff wasn't safe to drink. Kevin immediately snatched my cup and offered it to Bella. "Here, you drink hers. She bought her own medicine, she can take that. We can't have you getting heatstroke!" Bella didn't take it. She just smiled sweetly. "I drank some while making it last night, and more on the way here. If I drink any more, my body will get too cold." Chapter 3 Kevin reluctantly shoved the cup back into my hand, muttering, "Lucky you." I kept my silly smile and stayed silent. The others downed their drinks in huge gulps, eyes lighting up. "This is delicious! I've never had anything this good!" "Way better than the Monitor's bitter medicine. That stuff is trash compared to this!" "Bella, you're perfect! Beautiful, kind, and talented!" The drink was loaded with syrup and mint to mask the harsh alcohol taste. Plus, most of these students weren't heavy drinkers, so they just thought it was a unique, tasty beverage. Bella noticed I was just holding my cup. She frowned and walked over. "Monitor, why aren't you drinking?" I waved my hand. "I..." Before I could finish, Bella's face fell. "I know you don't like me. You think I'm just a pretty face. But this drink really works." "You just praised it a minute ago. Was that fake too?" "I put a lot of effort into this. It's clean, I promise! I even added extra goji berries to yours for health. Not drinking it is wasting my kindness!" I looked down. My cup did look different. The liquid was darker—she must have poured extra vodka in mine. Seeing my silence, Bella put on her best "wronged victim" face, tears welling up. Just then, the drill instructor blew his whistle. "Stop hiding in the shade! Formation! Now!" Chapter 4 The whistle saved me. But before I could relax, Bella called out in her sweetest voice, "Report! Instructor, it's so hot today. I made cooling drinks for everyone. Can we please finish them before we start?" The instructor wasn't strict, and Bella was pretty. Her request seemed reasonable. He nodded. "Fine, drink up quickly!" The class cheered and chugged the rest of their drinks, leaving only ice cubes. Bella turned to me. "Monitor, you're the only one left. Drink it!" Kevin popped the lid off my cup. "Drink it! Stop targeting Bella. Not drinking it means you look down on her!" The others joined in, pressuring me. They looked ready to pry my mouth open and pour it down my throat. But I wasn't scared. I sighed loudly. "I really want to drink it, but I'm on my period today. I can't have anything ice-cold!" "I was holding it, waiting for the ice to melt so I could drink it at room temperature!" Bella raised an eyebrow, about to speak, but I didn't give her the chance. I walked straight to the instructor. "Report!" "I'm having severe cramps today. I request permission to sit out." The instructor frowned. It's a common excuse to skip training. But when he saw my face, he couldn't refuse. Although I wasn't actually on my period, the trauma of dying in my past life still lingered. My face was ghostly pale. I probably looked like a walking corpse. He waved his hand. "Go, go rest. Don't faint on me."
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