She folded her old clothes and stuffed them into her handbag, looking clean and neat.

Wang Xiaoya and the others hurriedly changed their clothes, their faces showing a mixture of excitement and unease.

"Comrade Su An, thank you." Chen Xiaocao quickly and simply tidied her bed and said to Su Tang with utmost sincerity, "If it weren't for you, we would definitely still be crammed outside right now."

Wang Xiaoya, on the upper bunk opposite, also peeked out and nodded vigorously, her big eyes filled with gratitude. She was clumsy with words and couldn't say anything nice, but in her heart, she felt that Su Tang was a beautiful and kind older sister.

Su Tang simply nodded. The three girls were dressed very simply, all from farming families. Wang Xiaoya was timid but grateful, Chen Xiaocao was kind and thoughtful, and Liu Landi was silent but decisive.

They have a good foundation, but they are all too naive and lack shrewdness. In this place, weakness is the original sin.

Su Tang had grown accustomed to being alone in this cruel environment and didn't want to get too involved with them for the time being.

Firstly, she only wanted to play the ordinary role of "Su An" well; forming cliques would only make her more high-profile and attract unnecessary attention from the instructors.

Secondly, her past life experiences taught her that in such a selection process with an elimination rate as high as 99%, everyone is an opponent, and today's friendship may become tomorrow's burden or even a dagger to stab you in the back.

If she has to develop interpersonal relationships, all she needs are controllable pawns, not "friends" who could influence her judgment.

Just then.

The dormitory door was slammed open from the outside with a loud bang.

A gust of cold wind swept in, bringing with it several menacing figures.

Leading the group was Qiao Lin, who had just been publicly executed on the playground, her brand-new trousers still bearing the disheveled marks of face cream.

Behind her followed two lackeys: Li Yue, who had a snobbish look on her face, and Zhang Man, who wore thick black-rimmed glasses and whose emotions were unreadable.

As soon as Qiao Lin entered the room, her fiery phoenix eyes quickly scanned the entire dormitory.

When she saw that the four best beds, especially the two upper bunks by the window, were already occupied, her face immediately darkened.

The anger in her heart suddenly flared up.

Being publicly humiliated by Lei Kuan, a man from a peasant background, on the playground was the greatest disgrace she had ever suffered in twenty years.

She blamed it all on her bad luck and on Lei Kuan being an inflexible idiot.

But now, back in the dormitory, these "country bumpkins" and "mud-legged" people in her eyes actually dared to rush ahead of her and take the best seats!

Do they even deserve it?

How dare they?

In particular, when she realized that the person sleeping on the upper bunk by the window, looking at her timidly, was none other than Wang Xiaoya, whom she had reprimanded on the train, Qiao Lin's anger and humiliation instantly found an outlet.

Before she could even speak, her sidekick Li Yue had already stepped forward, understanding her intention.

Li Yue took a step forward, raised her chin, pointed at Wang Xiaoya in the opposite bunk, and said in a shrill voice:

"Hey! You there, I'm talking to you! You country bumpkin, don't you know any manners? That bed is Qiao Lin's, you get down right now!"

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A note from the author:

There are still three girls missing from the ten-person dorm. Who are they?

The answer will be revealed in the next chapter!