Chapter 19: The Meaning of Another Dream...

What does this dream mean? Ning Yanzhao wondered. Why would she have such a dream? Or was there something strange about the bus stop she had just passed? She had also gotten off at a bus stop when she suddenly time-traveled last time. Could it be…?

Ning Yanzhao had many questions, but her mind was becoming increasingly unclear. At first, she really wanted to open her eyes, but her eyelids were so heavy that it felt like she hadn't slept for hundreds of years. Then, a very itchy feeling forced her to open her eyes.

"Smack." Before Ning Yanzhao even opened her eyes, she instinctively swatted a mosquito that was about to crawl on her face to suck her blood.

"Hey, Ning Yanzhao, please get ready for class and pay attention. Don't try to sleep while swatting mosquitoes during my lesson. How am I supposed to concentrate?"

"Hahaha."

Huh? Upon hearing that voice, Ning Yanzhao immediately looked in front of her and saw that it was her homeroom teacher standing on the podium lecturing, and her classmates who had been laughing earlier.

Ning Yanzhao: "..." Why is it always her who makes a fool of herself? I'm so ashamed to face anyone.

"Yan Zhao, you're hilarious." Jing Yiran, sitting two seats behind Ning Yan Zhao, was also secretly laughing at her.

Looking at the knowledge points written on the blackboard, and judging from the clothes of the students around her and the scenery outside the window, Ning Yanzhao figured it was around the time of the first semester of the second year of high school, which was when all the students of No. 1 High School were about to go on a spring outing.

But why are there mosquitoes so early this year? The time travel is quite long, jumping from winter to spring all at once.

Ning Yanzhao truly sees things in her mind, and now that the spring outing is approaching, what's about to happen is...

"Class, quiet down, everyone stop laughing. Class is a serious matter, and it won't be good if the head of the grade comes later. But besides class, I have something important to say today. We have a new student transferring from another province. Please keep quiet and show some respect for our new student. Come in and introduce yourself." The homeroom teacher gestured to the new student outside, signaling her to come in.

As soon as the homeroom teacher finished speaking, a quiet-looking girl with a long ponytail walked into the classroom. The girl was sweet and fair-skinned, with big eyes and a tall stature. To use a classic phrase, she had a rare combination of purity and aloofness. This was He Shenmo, the protagonist who would next be caught in a media storm at No. 1 High School.

"Hello everyone, I'm He Shenmo, a transfer student from N Province. He means 'person,' Shen means 'cautious,' and Mo means 'ink.' I usually enjoy reading and drawing. I hope to spend the next two years of study with my classmates. Thank you all." After introducing himself, He Shenmo bowed to everyone very sincerely and politely.

It's rare for a student to transfer to a high school sophomore, let alone a beautiful girl like He Shenmo. Naturally, she immediately became the talk of the class, and everyone enthusiastically applauded to welcome her.

"Alright, alright, be quiet now, or people will think our class is clapping like crazy. He Shenmo, you can sit in the empty seat by the window. There are a few, just choose one you like."

"Okay, thank you, teacher."

"Alright, let's begin the lesson. Please open your textbooks. Last lesson we talked about the XX Law. I don't know if you all remember it. Now I'm going to give you a question and randomly select one student to come up to the blackboard and answer it."

"Ah!" Being randomly selected to write on the blackboard is a form of answering questions that most students hate. Everyone couldn't help but gasp and pray that they wouldn't be called on. Because so many people were sighing, even though everyone was trying to keep their voices down, it still made quite a noise in the class.

After experiencing all sorts of amazing, varied, and endless ways of taking attendance in university classes, Ning Yanzhao actually felt that the current method wasn't so bad. On the contrary, it was so normal that it made her feel calm. However, she was still praying that she wouldn't be chosen, since she really felt that this knowledge was both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Then, please let Ning Yanzhao come to the stage to answer this question."

Ning Yanzhao: "..." How could this be? Is this the second time I've made a fool of myself since class started?

Seeing others' misfortune as her own happiness, Ning Yanzhao, speechless under the gloating gazes of her classmates and the expectant eyes of her teacher, went up to answer the question. Fortunately, it was just a simple calculation problem, and she managed to answer it after a little effort.

"Alright, Ning Yanzhao's answer is correct. You may leave now."

"Thank you, teacher."

As Ning Yanzhao walked down, she deliberately slowed her pace, trying to take in as many of the students in the classroom as possible.

Since the Xu Yongqing incident, fate has once again brought her back to the time before the He Shenmo incident. So, in addition to figuring out An Nianyu's situation, she also needs to do her best to help He Shenmo.

By the way, Xu Yongqing. Ning Yanzhao glanced around the classroom one last time and indeed Xu Yongqing was not there. She was indeed not there. She would ask Jing Yiran later if, as she had heard before, she had gone to study in another city with the help of her biological mother, or if the ending had not changed and she had died in a car accident.

Ning Yanzhao turned her gaze to He Shenmo again. He was sitting quietly in the third-to-last row by the window, organizing his notebook. Everything seemed calm. However, none of the students in the classroom knew what was about to happen in the near future.

Ning Yanzhao had a general understanding of He Shenmo's background. She was a student who transferred from a city in another province to Ning Yanzhao's class in the second year of high school. It was said that she had been studying in the city where her parents worked since she was a child. Because she was about to take the college entrance examination, she transferred back to the school in M ​​City, where her household registration was located, to adapt to the college entrance examination question type of the province to which M City is located.

If it were someone else, they might have transferred here in their first year of high school, so they could have an extra year to adapt to the local college entrance examination system. However, because He Shenmo had always had excellent grades and was reluctant to leave her parents, she transferred here in her second year of high school. Her parents believed that their daughter could keep up with the pace, so they agreed.

Because He Shenmo's parents were quite busy at the beginning of the school year, they only had time to personally send their daughter to school more than a month later.

In fact, everyone understands this. Most parents are always worried about their children, not only in high school, but even after they go to university. Basically, many families send their children to study in other places together.

For my daughter who has suddenly changed her learning environment, I'm always worried about not personally taking her to see the school environment, her classmates, and the teachers' teaching. Another reason might be that I feel that since my daughter's grades are good, it won't cause her much trouble.

This proved to be true, as He Shenmo surprised everyone by ranking in the top ten of the grade in the first monthly exam of the second year of high school, which took place two days later.

The homeroom teacher was in a good mood those days. The reason was simple: a promising student from a prestigious school had just been sent to No. 1 High School, and to make matters worse, he was in Class 2. No wonder she was happy.

The problem is that this good student in everyone's eyes started being called a "liar" not long after transferring schools, giving people the feeling that his "persona has collapsed".

There are even many versions of the "rumors" about He Shenmo.

Firstly, regarding He Shenmo's usual performance:

Some people say they saw He Shenmo smoking in an internet cafe and that she had an "improper" relationship with some thugs. Some even said they saw a tattoo on her ankle when it was accidentally exposed during her PE class. Others say that He Shenmo pretends to be knowledgeable, saying that she has traveled to many places during her winter and summer vacations since she was a child. In reality, she has never been to those places because she cannot explain any details when asked. Still others say that He Shenmo claims to have studied various arts, but in reality, she knows nothing.

Secondly, regarding He Shenmo's personal privacy:

Some say that He Shenmo didn't actually transfer schools to take the college entrance exam, but rather because she was expelled from her old school for cheating and couldn't stay there any longer, so she transferred. In reality, she had always studied in other cities within the same province, not from another province where her parents worked, as the teachers claimed at the beginning of the semester. Other "rumors" say that He Shenmo had an inappropriate relationship with her old school's homeroom teacher and was kicked out by the teacher's wife. Still others say that He Shenmo's parents both have decent and stable jobs, so why should she receive the school's poverty subsidy? What does this mean?

The higher you stand, the harder you fall, even if that high platform was initially built by others who disregarded the wishes of those involved and acted arbitrarily.

When rumors were rampant, even though He Shenmo tried his best to explain, he was still accused of "sophistry." As he was troubled by the rumors, his mental state deteriorated.

Because He Shenmo is good-looking, and because of some of the "rumors," some teachers even forgot that as teachers they should set an example, and instead openly "feared" He Shenmo.

Under the influence of multiple factors, He Shenmo, the victim, began to experience auditory hallucinations uncontrollably every day. The accusations made by her classmates and teachers had left a deep impression on her mind, so she was unable to concentrate on her studies, which greatly affected her academic performance, and she was eventually forced to drop out of school.

It is said that He Shenmo rested at home for at least a year before returning to school, but due to the mental and emotional damage she suffered in the past, her grades did not recover to what they were before after she returned to school.

Based on He Shenmo's past abilities, barring any unforeseen circumstances during the college entrance examination, she could easily choose from among the top universities in the province, if not the top ones in the country. However, because of this incident, she only got into a very ordinary university, and it seems that her life has been greatly affected by this.

Although this incident caused quite a stir at the school at the time, it eventually fizzled out, the victim left in a sorry state, and the rumor-monger disappeared without a trace.

Not long after He Shenmo dropped out of school, people could still occasionally discuss her issues at school. However, one day, something happened that finally brought the matter to a less-than-ideal "end".