Chapter 12: Girls Who Love Being Pretty Shouldn't Come to School!

“Mm.” Qin Jingchen's gaze remained fixed on the alleyway.

Feng Ye's voice rose: "Impressive! But she's just a high schooler, how did she do it? Brother Chen, I'll go dig up all her information for you right now!"

"No need," Qin Jingchen refused.

In the dim light, the beauty mark beneath the corner of his eye looked enchanting, faintly hinting at a smile.

...

The next day, the sky was clear and the air was bright.

Jiang Xieruo personally saw Jiang Zhe off to the bus, not forgetting to instruct her: "Although No. 1 High is good, it isn't some unreachable place. I have friends there; once you arrive, feel free to make requests according to your own wishes. If it doesn't work out, call me, and I'll go ask my friends again."

"Okay." Jiang Zhe nodded, not doubting for a second that Jiang Xieruo could do it.

"I'll transfer some pocket money to you to use for now. If it's not enough, tell me anytime."

Jiang Zhe lowered her head to glance at her phone. Jiang Xieruo had typed in twenty thousand, but thinking it might be too much, she deleted a zero. Then, fearing it wouldn't be enough for Jiang Zhe, she adjusted it again. Ultimately, the amount Jiang Zhe received was five thousand yuan.

In a place like Jincheng No. 1 High, this amount of pocket money was considered the median—neither too much nor too little.

"Enci is also over there, contact her when you get there," Jiang Xieruo reminded her.

...

Carrying her schoolbag, Jiang Zhe stood in Director Han's office at Jincheng No. 1 High, her eyes squinting slightly as she enjoyed the morning sunlight streaming into the office.

Director Han, the head of the twelfth grade, person in charge, and vice principal.

He sat behind his desk. When he saw Jiang Zhe's appearance, there was a momentary flash of indifference. Although he had heard the principal mention that this transfer student was accepted because of some background, her looks were truly prone to causing misunderstandings.

"Jiang Zhe, graduated from Huai Shu Street Primary School. Middle school and the first two years of high school were at Huai Shu Street Middle School? Grades..." Director Han flipped through the files, shaking his head inwardly.

Her grades were as uneven as if they had been chewed by a dog, ranging from zero to sixty, but sixty was the absolute limit.

It was only because of a school like Huai Shu Street that she was even able to advance to high school.

"There are thirty-eight classes in the twelfth grade: three A-classes, five B-classes, nine C-classes, and one unnamed class. Which class do you want to join?" Director Han asked patiently.

As the name implied, Class A had the best grades, with the others following in order.

However, at No. 1 High, even the students in Class C far surpassed those in other schools.

With Jiang Zhe's grades, she wouldn't even be able to touch the door of the last C-class, but unfortunately, the person who introduced her had significant influence.

"Which class is Xiao Meng in?" Jiang Zhe asked casually.

"Class One, the best of the A-classes. You want to go to Class One?" Director Han asked, looking into Jiang Zhe's eyes.

"Is that not allowed?" Jiang Zhe countered nonchalantly.

Director Han couldn't help but let out a cough. He had the illusion that he was the newcomer; with Jiang Zhe's aura, it felt as if their roles had been reversed.

"It's fine. Do this test paper first." Director Han took out a test paper and handed it to Jiang Zhe.

Even though her background was powerful, Director Han still had to perform the necessary formalities.

Jiang Zhe glanced at the test paper, pulled out a chair, sat down, and obediently picked up a pen.

Just as she was about to write down the first answer, an accident occurred.

"Director Han, that is certainly not allowed!" The slightly ajar door was pushed open, and a slightly stout middle-aged man walked in, slamming a Chinese textbook onto the desk. "My class does not accept students like this!"

The newcomer was Tian Wangcheng, the homeroom teacher of Class One, Grade Ten. A pair of shrewd, triangular eyes swept over Jiang Zhe, immediately showing his dislike for her attire.

Why was a twelfth-grade student growing her hair so long? Could it be eaten for dinner or turned into grades?

Was her skirt specially tailored to be short? How could the boys in the class study seriously if she dressed like this?

Girls who loved being pretty shouldn't come to school!

"Teacher Tian, it's like this..." Director Han tried to explain.

"Director Han, I've seen her files. Not to mention her terrible grades, she even missed several final exams! Setting the grades aside, her attitude toward studying is also a major problem!"

How could such a student be allowed to ruin the other excellent students!

Director Han felt helpless. He couldn't speak too bluntly in front of Jiang Zhe, so he gave Tian Wangcheng a meaningful look, hinting that Jiang Zhe had connections.

Tian Wangcheng was very agitated: "You know that at least half of the students in my class can get into Jingda or Huada. If they are influenced by her, who will take responsibility?"

Jiang Zhe put down her pen and stood up: "It doesn't matter. I'll just change classes."

Seeing her willing to compromise, Director Han was overjoyed: "Good, I'll select another class for you."

Having achieved his goal, Tian Wangcheng did not leave immediately. Instead, he said, "Also, you need to resolve the matter regarding Xiao Meng for me."

Jiang Zhe had no intention of listening to them, but upon hearing Xiao Meng's name, she couldn't help but listen intently.

Xiao Meng was her friend from the orphanage, the one Director Kang had heard about last time.

Xiao Meng's grades had always been excellent, and her life had been smooth sailing after being adopted. In the entire orphanage, her destiny and future were second only to Jiang Fanyue.

"The matter with Xiao Meng isn't urgent," Director Han soothed him.

Tian Wangcheng insisted on resolving it today: "Xiao Meng's grades used to be good, but they are declining more and more. I don't want such a student in my class. You must transfer her out."

Director Han was helpless. "When we were recruiting, you were the one who fought hard to get Xiao Meng into your class. Now you want her to leave; it will be hard for us to explain this to the student..."

"I fought for her back then because she had the ability to be in Class One! Now that she's no longer capable, why should Class One keep her? Besides, I heard that she's actually an orphan. No wonder her personality is withdrawn and unsociable, and her grades are so unstable. If I had known she came from an orphanage, I never would have accepted her! Isn't she deceiving people?"

As Tian Wangcheng finished speaking, he felt a gaze locking onto him.

He looked back and saw it was Jiang Zhe. Unfazed, he continued talking to Director Han: "Director Han, you have to resolve this for me."

Unable to deal with his persistence, Director Han said, "Fine, I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

Only after Tian Wangcheng left did Director Han remember Jiang Zhe was still there. He asked her, "Jiang Zhe, how about I arrange another A-class for you?"

"No need. I'll go to whichever class Xiao Meng is in."

Director Han had already communicated with Xiao Meng before and was well aware of her attitude toward Tian Wangcheng. Director Han had protected Xiao Meng for a long time, but this time, he had no choice but to respect Tian Wangcheng's opinion.

He immediately went to communicate with other teachers.

However, upon hearing that it was a student rejected by Tian Wangcheng, the homeroom teachers of other classes were clearly resistant.

Over the past year, in countless meetings, the Xiao Meng described by Tian Wangcheng was always an image of a withdrawn, unsociable student with an unstable temperament.

It was the twelfth grade; all the teachers only wanted to focus on academics and didn't want to waste time on problematic students.

(End of Chapter)