Chapter 41
Everyone prepared to fill out the exam paper and hand it in.
Only he lazily twirled his pen, practicing his calligraphy once more.
"Fill in the multiple-choice questions." Guan Nan couldn't stand it anymore. She took his test paper, compared it with her own answers, and deliberately chose two wrong answers.
After the test papers were handed in, the teacher didn't cause any trouble for anyone in math class; unusually, no one was scolded.
The morning passed peacefully until the second break in the afternoon, when the arts and literature committee member, Ouyang Mei, came to greet Yu Shu, who had registered for the New Year's Day class, carrying the teacher's message.
But she asked Jiang Li, holding a schedule for New Year's Day: "How are your program preparations going?"
"What program?" Jiang Li paused, a slightly off-center dot on the calligraphy copybook was particularly noticeable.
Ouyang Mei said, "Last time, our class monitor said that someone from our class needed to perform on stage on New Year's Day, and she asked you to sign up."
"...When did this happen?" Jiang Li finally raised his head, glanced at her, then turned to Guan Nan. "How come I didn't know?"
Guan Nan had just finished a test question when she glanced over at the sound she heard.
Jiang Li frowned, clearly unaware of the matter. He was also annoyed by being unknowingly and having his name inexplicably registered, especially since he only found out about it as the holiday approached, which made him even more dissatisfied.
His cold face was intimidating.
But when he asked for confirmation, Guan Nan had no recollection of such a thing. "I don't know. Why don't you ask Yu Shu?"
Yu Shu was not present at this time; the empty space was filled with books, and he could not be seen.
Jiang Li's expression wasn't very pleasant, but he didn't seem to be taking it out on anyone. He threw his pen on the table, looked at Ouyang Mei, and asked, his displeasure barely concealed, "What did you report?"
“Baby,” Ouyang Mei replied after glancing at the form.
The song choice was excellent; it's familiar and can liven up the atmosphere. Singing this song at the New Year's Eve party would instantly elevate the atmosphere to its peak. But Jiang Li, with his eyes drooping and devoid of emotion, said, "I won't sing it."
“The teacher said you’re in a band outside of school, this time…” Ouyang Mei tried to use the teacher to pressure him.
Because he knew how, he went.
The tone of his voice sounded like he was being forced to do it.
Guan Nan felt this was absurd. Where did this unfair contract come from? It was based on the premise that you are capable of doing something, and therefore you are doing it, without any respect for your personal wishes.
The atmosphere became somewhat somber.
She could see that Jiang Li's expression had visibly changed at this moment.
His usual casual yet distant expression now seemed quite indifferent.
"Which teacher?" Seeing that she was speechless and couldn't answer, Jiang Li, who never liked being forced to do certain things, was even more displeased now. He picked up his pen again, turned a page of the calligraphy book, and said coldly, "Let whoever reported it go. Don't come to me for everything. I'm not a recycling center right now, and I don't take in every mess."
Seeing this, Ouyang Mei held the form and glanced at him silently.
Anyone with eyes can see it.
Jiang Li got angry.
Subconsciously, Guan Nan also lowered her head.
However, there are always some people who can't distinguish between right and wrong and like to cause trouble.
Lin Rui, who came in arm in arm with Yu Shu, was obviously unaware of what had happened. The two of them leaned against Jiang Li's desk, joking, "The event rehearsal is about to start, School Heartthrob Jiang, how's the preparation going?"
Guan Nan couldn't help but glance at Lin Rui, who was in the science class, after she learned about the registration.
Jiang Li's expression turned even uglier.
"Go see a doctor if you're sick." Jiang Li was very annoyed.
"Hey," Lin Rui said casually, turning his head to look at Guan Nan with a grin, "Class monitor, don't you know how to dance? It's perfect that you two are deskmates, one can sing and the other can dance."
"?" Guan Nan was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what kind of dance he was talking about.
She opened her mouth, looking somewhat shy.
What's it to her?
Why did you suddenly bring this up?
Can we please not mention that shameful dance again?
Still angry at the unknown person's presumptuous actions, Jiang Li listened to his words and turned his head away expressionlessly: "Are you that free?"
"Class monitor, you can dance?" Yu Shu seemed oblivious to the fact that he could dance. "You can be a backup dancer."
"......"
There was a two-second silence.
Guan Nan shook her head: "I won't."
“You can,” Lin Rui gestured, laughing heartily, “just this.”
Pretending not to hear him, Guan Nan closed the political science workbook she was working on, glanced at the timetable on the blackboard, then pulled out a geography book from a stack of books, and turned to the page she had studied last time.
They chatted for a while longer, and it was then that Jiang Li found out who had acted on their own initiative.
Yu Shu said innocently, "Why are you looking at me? My aunt said you can do it."
"......"
"Then you can definitely do it."
"......"
Lin Rui smiled at the two of them, then tugged at Jiang Li's clothes, asking with a mixture of disgust and curiosity, "Why are you dressed so warmly today? Is it snowing?"
"Cold." Jiang Li said sparingly, tucking the hoodie back into place.
Lin Rui was surprised. He always cared only about appearances and not warmth, so it was hard to accept that he suddenly said something like, "You can get cold?"
Jiang Li ignored him.
Yu Shu, who was listening to this, laughed so hard his shoulders shook.
When Lin Rui returned to class, Yu Shu, who had been laughing uncontrollably, heard Jiang Li's words: "You signed up yourself, so go by yourself."
Upon hearing this, Yu Shu's expression immediately froze.
"Damn, I'd love to go," Yu Shu said helplessly. "I'm tone-deaf, aren't I? If you're so tough, don't complain about how bad I sing."
Guan Nan no longer had any doubts about when the event registration started.
Today is the 25th, and there are still 6 days until New Year's Day. I'm worried about singing and dancing or performing a skit, since we haven't prepared anything yet.
Immediately afterwards, she heard Yu Shu say, "Didn't you ask for leave during the last evening self-study session? After class, when you came back from the meeting, you mentioned the New Year's Day performance registration. That night happened to be my aunt's evening self-study session, and she mentioned it, so I just casually registered your name."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Jiang Li turn around and glance at him.
"Solve it yourself." Jiang Li's tone was indifferent, revealing no emotion.
"..." Yu Shu turned to Guan Nan and said, "Class monitor, please help me, please beg him to go on stage."
Guan Nan glanced at Jiang Li's face with trepidation, then shook her head and said, "I dare not."
The next second, Yu Shu slumped over his desk, his shoulders drooping, and muttered, "Damn it."
When the third period ended, everyone rushed out of the classroom.
Guan Nan packed up her books and got up to go out without her schoolbag. She bought a 4-yuan preserved vegetable and meat pie from a stall across from the school gate.
By then, a few people had entered the classroom. Guan Nan finished eating in the corridor before going in.
Luo Haoyu sat in his seat, while his close friends Guo Yuhang and Liu Yang stood side by side at the back of the classroom. They lowered their heads, lifted their thick coats, and earnestly compared whose legs were longer.
Later in the competition, Guo Yuhang cheated, insisting that Liu Yang's shoes had higher soles.
As he spoke, he reached out and measured the area around his hip bone.
"Damn it, you're older than me, even if you're not!" Liu Yang slapped his hand away, and seeing Guan Nan come in, he awkwardly pushed him away.
Guan Nan didn't understand what they were comparing. She just thought they were comparing whose legs were longer, so she found it a bit funny and didn't take it to heart.
She looked away, sat down, and watched as the others changed seats.
That's when I realized that you really can change seats freely during evening self-study.
The bell rang for a while, and the class monitors were already sitting in the classroom. Jiang Li and Yu Shucai arrived late, called out "Report!", and quickly entered the classroom.
Guan Nan looked up and saw the person walking towards her, raising an eyebrow in surprise.
But before he could say anything, his name was called by the class monitor, who had just sat down on the platform a few minutes earlier, and the classroom door closed.
In the hallway, Banban was talking to him, and he nodded absentmindedly.
Guan Nan didn't know exactly what was said, but she should have been talking about the New Year's Eve party.
Before Jiang Li entered the classroom, Ouyang Mei told the class monitor about Jiang Li's refusal to perform that day, implying that she didn't know what to do.
The class monitor nodded without saying anything more, and waved for her to sit down.
After that, Banban went into the classroom, and Jiang Li went to the office.
They didn't return to the classroom until almost the end of get out of class.
Jiang Li returned to his seat, his expression, which had been fine just moments before, now seemed to be still reeling, his face blank.
"Do you really have to go?" Yu Shu leaned closer and asked him.
Guan Nan paused in her homework, curled her fingers around the pen, and silently glanced at him.
The one who answered him was the class monitor, who was sitting on the podium looking at her phone. Suddenly, she stood up and said, "Regarding the New Year's Eve party competition, Jiang Li's registration is invalid. In the future, in matters like this, everyone should not make decisions for other students without their consent. Before doing anything, you must get their consent, or at least ask for their opinion. Everyone should learn to respect others."
The whole class witnessed what happened this morning.
At this moment, when the class started whispering again, the quiet hushed conversations in the classroom turned into complete silence.
"But there's nothing we can do. Our class has already submitted our registration. We can only change the names and programs, but we can't cancel the performance time. There are so many talented students in our class, singing and dancing. It doesn't necessarily have to be just one person. If anyone is interested or likes something, we can form a group and go on stage together."
Guo Yuhang said with a smile, "Teacher, if all else fails, let Liu Yang go up and perform a set of boxing moves. He's learned them."
"It's not impossible," Banban nodded kindly. "It depends on what Liu Yang says. Whether you agree or not is up to you. I won't force you. After all, this is the last New Year's Eve party. Seniors are definitely not allowed to participate in these things. They really need to focus on their studies. Those who are interested should hurry up."
As soon as get out of class ended, several people surrounded Liu Yang, hoping he would go up and demonstrate his boxing skills.
"I'm not going," Liu Yang said firmly, blushing with embarrassment. "The whole party will be recorded and posted on the official WeChat account. I can't afford to lose face like that."
This one won't go, that one refuses, and Ouyang Mei is really worried.
Ouyang Mei said with a gloomy face, "What should we do? Our class doesn't have any performances."
Hearing her distressed voice, Guan Nan frowned and thought for a long time, then secretly glanced at Jiang Li.
After a while.
Guan Nan put down her pen, gently tugged at his sleeve, and asked softly, "Do you mind if I go on stage alone?"
"......"
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