Chapter 12 Social Anxiety

Being so close to such an outstanding female lead, yet I'm being punished by the teacher... it feels really awkward.

Although they probably wouldn't even notice someone like me, a nobody.

Just as Ning Wanwan was thinking this and lowered her head again, trying to make herself less noticeable, the surprised gasps from the classroom behind her grew louder and louder.

And Shenwu stopped in front of her.

Ning Wanwan, who was trying to remain invisible, then heard a soft and pleasant voice.

"classmate."

Ning Wanwan was taken aback. It couldn't be them calling her, could it? But she didn't hear anyone else respond.

But the classroom behind me was completely silent, as if it had frozen in time.

Ning Wanwan waited a few more seconds, then slowly looked up, meeting Shen Wu's beautiful eyes, as clear as the night sky.

Could it be that I misunderstood? Was she calling someone else? Even though Ning Wanwan didn't turn around, she could almost feel the envious, jealous, and hateful gazes coming from the window behind her.

She finally understood what the system meant by "the mistress has a high level of popularity".

As someone with social anxiety, Ning Wanwan is currently in a state of extreme panic.

Shen Wu ignored the expectant gazes of others and focused all her attention on the girl in front of her.

Carefully, I felt my cold heart gradually come to life and beat wildly.

She couldn't let "He" discover her! This was Chen Wu's first thought.

Chen Wu slowly and desperately tried to control her abnormal heartbeat.

Ning Wanwan had no idea what Shen Wu was thinking at that moment. She just wanted to get away from being stared at by so many eyes as soon as possible. Even being stared at from behind made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.

"Yes, is there something you need?" she asked softly.

They must have come to let her into the classroom to call the teacher, but why didn't they just knock on the door like they did before...?

Hearing the girl's timid voice, Shen Wu smiled gently.

She tilted her head slightly, tapped her hair with her finger, and looked very approachable, kindly reminding her in a gentle voice.

"Your hair is sticking up."

Ning Wanwan was taken aback and subconsciously touched the top of her head, and sure enough, she seemed to touch a few stray hairs sticking up.

"Thank you..." She quickly smoothed her stray hairs and lowered her head as if she dared not look at Chen Wu.

Shen Wu looked at her with a smile, as if it were just a casual reminder. She didn't force a conversation and instead got down to business.

"Excuse me, could you please call your teacher? I need to talk to your teacher about something."

"Ah... okay." Ning Wanwan quickly replied after realizing what was happening.

Sure enough, she wasn't wrong; Shen Wu had come to see her teacher. But why did she even notice that her hair was sticking up slightly? Was she that observant?

Not only did she notice it, but she also made a point of reminding this cannon fodder about such a trivial matter.

Is the female protagonist Shen Wu in the novel really that helpful?

"I guess that's normal..." The system scratched its head, analyzing the situation hesitantly.

I think it was mentioned in the plot that among the three female leads, Shen Wu has the best and kindest personality; she almost never loses her temper...

Ning Wanwan blinked gently: Oh, I see.

She couldn't think about anything else right now, forcing herself to ignore the stares and whispers of her classmates as she entered the classroom.

"Sure enough, I was wondering when Ning Wanwan got to know my goddess, School Beauty Shen. It turns out she was just sent in to deliver a message."

"Miss Shen is so approachable, I'd like to talk to her too..."

When the students realized that Shen Wu had only asked Ning Wanwan to come in and call the teacher over, they all shifted their attention away from her, which allowed Ning Wanwan's stiff body to recover somewhat.

It can only be said that she was destined not to be someone like Shen Wu, who remained calm and collected despite being in the spotlight.

Of course, Ning Wanwan didn't want to be one; she just wanted to stay safely in her own little world.

When Ning Wanwan glanced down quickly, she wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Lin Ruowei's expression was very unpleasant.

But she didn't have time to look any longer. Soon after, the teacher came out of the classroom, and Ning Wanwan obediently returned to the corridor, holding her textbook and continuing to stand in the corner as punishment.

"Chen Wu, what do you want to say?" Even though she wasn't a student in his class, the teacher couldn't help but smile when faced with such a flawless young lady.

Chen Wu remained calm.

She spoke briefly with the teacher, mentioning the school board's potential campus plans and reminding the teacher that if they needed better books or materials for reference, they could borrow them from the class next door.

“Their class has excellent overall grades, so let them try it out first. Your class can also see the effect first; if it improves their grades, that would be a good thing,” Shen Wu said calmly.

The teacher was unaware of this matter at first, and was very grateful for Shenwu's reminder after hearing about it.

Suddenly, Shen Wu asked casually, "Teacher, is this student being punished by standing outside?"

"Yes, they disrupted classroom discipline..."

Chen Wu seemed to be deep in thought. After a brief silence, he smiled and offered his suggestion.

"I heard that some leaders will be inspecting classes on campus soon. After all, studying is the most important thing for students, right, teacher?"

The teacher was startled, realizing that standing outside in the corridor meant she wouldn't be able to hear the lesson, which was detrimental to learning, not to mention that it wouldn't be good if the leaders saw her.

"That's right, I'll let her go back to the classroom."

Shen Wu smiled, without saying anything else.

The teacher didn't think Ning Wanwan had made any serious mistake, and raised her voice to say to Ning Wanwan, "Go back to the classroom first, and be sure to follow the classroom rules from now on."

Ning Wanwan was a little distance away from them and didn't hear what they were saying. She obediently replied "Okay" and went into the classroom.

Zhao Rui had already wiped the blood off his face, and the tables and chairs had been put back in their original positions. When he saw Ning Wanwan return to her seat, he didn't seem surprised, nor did he get angry as Ning Wanwan had expected.

His face still held a hint of displeasure as he looked her up and down with a curious gaze, asking only one question: "Do you know Chen Wu?"

Ning Wanwan pursed her lips: "I don't know him."

Her answer was so decisive that Lin Ruowei, who was in the front row and had turned around to ask a question, swallowed her words.

Zhao Rui: "Okay."

It didn't seem like they believed it.

But at least he didn't pick on Ning Wanwan anymore, which relieved her.

All she wants to do right now is to stay put, maintain her public image, and avoid any conflict with anyone. It would be best if things could go peacefully.

Outside the classroom, the teacher and Shen Wu's conversation had ended. Ning Wanwan secretly observed for a while, then unexpectedly met Shen Wu's smiling eyes.

Ning Wanwan: "..." She's been caught red-handed.

She quickly hid her face behind her textbook.

After a while, when she peeked out again, Shen Wu was already gone, which made Ning Wanwan breathe a sigh of relief.

The system, which usually reacted with alarm to characters in the story, was now surprisingly calm: "[This is nothing! We're still in a calm period, and the characters are behaving quite mildly. Why are you so easily frightened?]"

[When they show their aggression later, you'll be terrified.]

What else could be more aggressive...? Kill her?

Ning Wanwan's heart skipped a beat, but after calming down, she seemed to have a good plan for dealing with the situation.

"Not everyone can be aggressive, right? For example, people like Shen Wu and Zhou Yanyao, no matter what, shouldn't have personalities that go too far beyond what they currently show... right?"

"When the time comes, I'll just stay far away from those aggressive characters."

System: [It's like you didn't avoid it at all, what's the point?]

"Hmph." Ning Wanwan ignored the system that was always arguing with her.

Why didn't she use characters like the male lead Qi Lin or the main villain Jiang Yuyuan? Didn't she already avoid them?

[But honestly, host, don't let your guard down just because the female lead seems overly gentle.]

"Why? Is there something wrong with the female lead, Shen Wu?"

There are no problems... On the contrary, it's too perfect.

The system sensed something was amiss and thus offered a reminder: "I just think that anyone who can thrive and become the victor in this 'overpowered protagonist' novel is no ordinary person."

Ning Wanwan didn't just ignore the casual reminder; she began to think about it seriously.

What you said makes sense.

In the storyline, Shen Wu, as the female lead with the highest popularity as the main wife, never loses her composure or loses her temper; she is always gentle and calm.

But can a normal person really keep doing that?

A note from the author:

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Wanwan: Using her little brain seriously