Chapter 10: Want help? Sure

After a brief silence, sparse applause broke out in the classroom.

Many people glanced quietly toward Ye Ci.

Didn't she just say that Ning Li was going to Class 12? How did she end up as a student in their class?

Zhou Fei looked at Ning Li.

"Come on, Ning Li, why don't you introduce yourself to everyone?"

Ning Li said indifferently

"I'm Ning Li."

Zhou Fei: "..."

This child is quite reticent, isn't she?

But considering her complicated family background, he felt it was quite normal for her to have this temperament.

He scanned the room, pointed to an empty seat in the corner, and said

"You can sit there for now. Oh, right, class monitor?"

A boy sitting in the back row looked up.

He was wearing a school uniform with the zipper pulled all the way to the top. He had handsome features, and a pair of rimless glasses sat on his straight nose. The eyes hidden behind the lenses were cold and detached.

Zhou Fei tilted his chin.

"Help Ning Li get a new set of textbooks later. Ning Li, you're new here, so if there's anything you don't understand, just ask Pei Song."

Ning Li nodded and walked toward the seat in the corner.

"It seems like just anyone can get into our class now."

Cheng Xiangxiang whispered, her face full of displeasure.

Zhou Fei tapped his finger on the podium, and Cheng Xiangxiang immediately fell silent.

Zhou Fei was very young; he had only been at No. 2 High for a year, but he held great prestige among the students.

On one hand, his resume was truly impressive—he had already earned a PhD in Physics from Xijing University at the age of 21. It was said that the principal had to do a lot of persuading to get him to come.

On the other hand, his family background was also not simple.

Cheng Xiangxiang and the others didn't know much about it, but they could catch a glimpse of it from the respectful attitude of the principal and others.

Zhou Fei smiled and said

"I personally proctored Ning Li's entrance exam, and there were no issues whatsoever. In fact—if you have any questions about your studies in the future, feel free to consult Ning Li."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire classroom became even stranger.

Consult Ning Li!?

She was a country bumpkin from some obscure little county; she probably only knew how to fight and slack off. What could they possibly consult her about?

Ning Li pulled out her chair, shoved her backpack into the desk, and sat down.

She looked quiet and composed, a far cry from the person in the rumors who had almost pushed someone down the stairs.

Only the indifference in her eyes made her seem unapproachable.

Zhou Fei began the lesson.

"Take out the test papers from last time."

The sound of papers rustling filled the classroom.

Ning Li slumped onto her desk and began to sleep.

This series of actions left the others speechless.

This was... just too arrogant, wasn't it!?

The key was that Zhou Fei didn't care.

In his class, as long as you had mastered the material, you could do whatever you wanted.

Ye Ci glanced over there and then looked away, but her eyes, fixed on the test paper, were slightly unfocused.

She truly hadn't expected Ning Li to get into Class 1.

How could Director Sun have agreed to it?

And what did Teacher Zhou mean by that? Wasn't her academic performance terrible before?

Lin Zhouyang struggled to climb up from the floor, and just as he sat down, he was kicked hard from behind.

Ren Qian, sitting at the desk behind him, lowered his voice and cursed

"Lin-dog! What's wrong with you! Is this the 'mighty warrior' you were talking about!? Are you blind!?"

Lin Zhouyang looked aggrieved.

"I didn't say that! And I was so far away at the time, how was I supposed to know—"

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood.

Even if she was a school bully... she was a school bully who was just too pretty!

"I think the titles of school bully and school beauty of No. 2 High will have to fall on the same person from now on—"

As Ren Qian was speaking, he was suddenly given a look by Lin Zhouyang.

—He hadn't noticed that Ye Ci was sitting right next to them!

Ren Qian reached up and made a zipping motion across his lips.

Actually, Ye Ci was also very pretty, but compared to Ning Li, her features suddenly seemed much more plain.

Ye Ci's hand, gripping her pen, slowly tightened.

It wasn't that she hadn't noticed the undisguised amazement in the eyes of those boys when they saw Ning Li.

Cheng Xiangxiang listened, feeling increasingly annoyed.

"What's wrong with these people's eyes!"

Ye Ci smiled and tapped her test paper.

"Alright, don't think about these things. You'd better think about what your mother will say if you get this score again on the next exam!"

Cheng Xiangxiang was incredibly frustrated.

She had a cousin, Cheng Xiyue, who had been outstanding since he was a child. Even though he had long since graduated, he was still held up as the role model of role models.

Her mother would compare her to him from time to time.

But how could she ever compare?

The bell rang for the end of class, and Ning Li woke up.

She lowered her head to check her phone and saw two messages.

[The matter you asked me to look into has results. The passenger seat seatbelt was tampered with. The person has been found, and I've kept the evidence for you.]

[Ten o'clock tonight, Xiaosong Mountain. Are you coming?]

Ning Li stared at the words "Xiaosong Mountain" for a while.

[Thanks.]

[I'll be there.]

Someone walked up to her.

She turned off the screen and looked up.

Pei Song was standing by her desk.

"Come with me to get your books."

Ning Li stood up and followed him to get the books.

Lincheng and Yunzhou were not far apart, and they used the same set of textbooks.

However, she felt it was too much trouble to bring the books, so she simply hadn't brought them.

Anyway, she hadn't taken any notes in those books, so using new ones here was the same.

The two of them walking on campus was quite conspicuous.

Many people looked their way with various expressions.

In less than a morning, the story of Ning Li fighting in the Dean's office and then safely entering Class 1 had spread throughout No. 2 High.

Ning Li ignored it all.

This was the effect she wanted.

Although she didn't really want to resort to violence, doing this would save her a lot of trouble.

After getting the books with Pei Song, the two returned to the classroom.

Ning Li nodded at him

"Thanks."

Pei Song watched as she neatly arranged all the books and prepared to slump down to sleep again, his handsome, quiet face calm

"You're welcome."

But this quiet didn't last long.

Ning Li had just prepared to rest when Ye Ci came over.

She spoke softly and gently

"Sister Ning Li, so you transferred to Class 1. Why didn't you mention it before? If I had known, I could have taken better care of you."

Many people in the class pricked up their ears.

What was going on with this Ning Li? She knew Ye Ci was in Class 1, so why didn't she say anything when she was transferring?

It made Ye Ci look so awkward.

Ning Li didn't even lift her head

"I didn't know either. Director Sun arranged it at the last minute."

Ye Ci's face stiffened, but she smiled again

"It's fine, it'll be convenient for us to be in the same class from now on. Since it's your first day, just let me know if you need any help."

Ning Li thought for a moment and raised an eyebrow.

"There is something you can help me with."

She pulled out a sheet of white paper and handed it over.

"A 1,500-word self-reflection. Please help me write it; Director Sun wants it tomorrow."

"Thanks a lot."