Chi Chan, who was walking on the road, heard Lin Chunni's loud voice.

"Jingjing, we must communicate and learn from each other more often. My English isn't very good, but yours is amazing!"

Zhang Panli's tone was full of envy.

Chi Chan listened and gave a mocking smile.

Lin Chunni and Zhang Panli are really good with words, but unfortunately they treat people differently based on their status!

That's so snobbish!

"Just lucky."

Jiang Jingjing smiled modestly, but a hint of pride crept into her expression.

Her middle school entrance exam score was just one point short of the admission line for the top high school in the city, which has always been a thorn in her side.

This summer, Jiang Jingjing hired a tutor and crammed at home for two whole months.

Fortunately, the results of today's diagnostic test were quite good.

The top 300 students in the city's No. 1 High School rank among the top 1,000 in the entire province.

At this level, he'll definitely be among the top ten in the country by the time he takes the college entrance exam.

"Jingjing, you're too modest. I heard you say before that you made several careless mistakes on the questions. If you hadn't been so careless, your score would definitely have been higher!"

Zhang Panli's exam results were similar to Lin Chunni's, placing her in the middle of her class and around 1000th in the grade.

"Hey—did you guys just see Chi Chan's grades? Look at her, all she does is study all day long."

I thought she was so amazing, but her grades are worse than ours! Hahahaha, that's hilarious!

When Chi Chan was mentioned, Lin Chunni laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

"Some people are like that; they work harder than anyone else, but their grades are only average. They're just naturally less intelligent than others!"

Zhang Panli spoke with utter disdain; she hated bookworms like that the most.

"Those who come from the countryside are naturally far less talented than us!"

Lin Chunni wholeheartedly agreed with Zhang Panli's words, seemingly forgetting that she herself also came from a rural background and hadn't even wiped the mud off her legs yet.

"Chi Chan works harder than anyone else, maybe she just didn't perform well this time!"

Jiang Jingjing said in a feigned tone, as if she felt sorry for Chi Chan.

"Jingjing, don't speak up for her. How could she have done poorly on the test? This is her actual level!" Lin Chunni couldn't see Jiang Jingjing speaking up for Chi Chan.

"How can the quality of education in rural areas compare to that in Xingcheng? It's already lucky that she got into the city's No. 1 High School. Can she keep having such good luck forever!"

Zhang Panli continued.

Chi Chan, who had overheard the entire conversation between the three, was speechless.

Nothing good ever happens when you see this trio.

However, Zhang Panli's words, though rough, were not without merit.

The quality of education in rural areas is vastly different from that in Changsha.

In her past life, Xiaochi Chan's tenth place in the county was partly due to her exceptional performance in the high school entrance exam.

After arriving at the No. 1 High School in the city, and standing on the same starting line as the real academic superstars from across the province, Xiao Chichan quickly fell behind.

Seeing that the three people's words were getting increasingly harsh, and had escalated to personal attacks against Chi Chan.

Chi Chan couldn't listen anymore.

"We're all high school students now, can't we act like high school students? Stop acting like elementary school kids, always pointing fingers and bossing people around behind their backs!"

"When—when did we point fingers at you?"

Lin Chunni was speaking with great enthusiasm when the person in question suddenly appeared in front of her, startling her.

A guilty conscience followed immediately; Lin Chunni glanced left and right, but dared not look Chi Chan in the eye.

"We're just discussing the results of the diagnostic test!"

Zhang Panli was also startled, but quickly came to her senses.

"Yes, Chi Chan, are you sure you didn't hear me wrong?"

Jiang Jingjing remained calm, but the hint of arrogance in her eyes did not escape Chi Chan's notice.

"Which gossipy woman was talking behind people's backs just now? Aren't they afraid of biting their tongues in the wind?!"

"Chi Chan, say it again, who are you calling a gossip?"

"Whoever answers is Luo!"

"you!"

Lin Chunni was so angry that her face turned red.

Jiang Jingjing pulled Lin Chunni back.

"Chi Chan, we were just chatting and you just happened to come up in conversation. Why are you accusing us of talking badly about you?"

We're all classmates, we see each other all the time, isn't it a bit unfair of you to frame me like this?

Here we go again; Jiang Jingjing is always like this.

Her words are like a soft knife, gentle yet laced with hidden barbs, making you uncomfortable no matter how you listen to them, and you can easily steer the conversation away from the topic without even realizing it.

Watch how she tears apart Jiang Jingjing's innocent mask.

"So you admit that you were just talking about me!"

"I--"

Jiang Jingjing was speechless.

"Chi Chan, I know you've always felt somewhat inferior about your studies because you were lucky enough to get into the city's No. 1 High School from a rural area, but that's no excuse for you to falsely accuse us!"

Zhang Panli still wanted to make some excuses.

"Exactly! Don't you know how well you're doing? We're just telling the truth!"

Some people are just petty; they can't stand others saying anything about their own poor grades!

"Country folks are just country folks, they have no magnanimity at all, so stingy!"

Lin Chunni spoke without thinking, and in a fit of anger, she directly laid her cards on the table.

Jiang Jingjing and Zhang Panli both looked at Lin Chunni speechlessly.

What a brainless, incompetent teammate!

At this point, the whole story is quite clear.

They noticed that some students on the roadside were pointing at them and glancing at them sideways.

Jiang Jingjing still cared about her image, so she quickly tried to smooth things over: "Chi Chan, it's okay if your grades are bad. You can come to us when you have time, and we'll tutor you for free."

"Do you think you can easily dismiss the fact that you talk badly about me behind my back just because you tutor me?"

Chi Chan questioned.

"You're so ungrateful! Jingjing even offered to tutor you."

"What else do you want? That country bumpkin is so ignorant, stupid, and greedy."

Lin Chunni was like a furious little wolfhound, wishing she could pounce on Chi Chan and devour her whole.

"Yes, don't push your luck!"

Zhang Panli warned.

"I don't know if I cheated on the high school entrance exam to get into the city's No. 1 High School. Now that this placement test is being conducted, my true colors are being exposed."

Lin Chunni and Chi Chan got the benefits but still acted innocent.

"Calling someone a 'brat' all the time, accusing them of cheating on the high school entrance exam, and casually criticizing others—is this the kind of upbringing you city folks have?"

Chi Chan countered with a question.

"you--"

Lin Chunni was furious.

Jiang Jingjing gritted her teeth secretly, wishing she could immediately stuff her shoe into Lin Chunni's mouth.

With a gentle provocation, Chi Chan told her everything.

The key point is that he can't even win an argument with Chi Chan.

Didn't you see that more and more classmates are gathering around to watch the commotion?

This is so embarrassing!

"Chi Chan, Chun Chun and Pan Li did discuss your grades just now, but it was only out of concern for your roommate and classmates."

If you feel this is badmouthing you, then I can apologize on their behalf.

I'm so sorry, I really apologize!

From now on, I'll make sure they never talk about you again.