"..."
After saying that, Jiang Nian stared in disbelief at Joey's doll-like face.
Then they clenched their teeth.
She didn't want to say anything more, so she turned and left.
Back at the villa, Si Boye asked her, "Why did it take you so long?"
"Nothing," Jiang Nian paused, "Have any new homeowners moved into Tanzhou recently?"
“I don’t know,” Si Boye said, looking at Jiang Nian’s expression. “What’s wrong? Do you need me to have Lin Qian check for you?”
Jiang Nian thought for a moment and said, "No need."
Just a naive child raised in a greenhouse.
She didn't want to do anything to the other person.
"I'm going to take a shower," Jiang Nian said.
By the time they had both finished showering and were lying in bed, it was already past one o'clock.
Si Boye's bare upper body showed clear muscle lines. He wrapped his arms around the person in his arms, kissed the back of the girl's neck where her hair was loose, and said in a hoarse voice, "Take a day off tomorrow and sleep until noon."
Jiang Nian shook her head: "No, there's a lecture at school tomorrow morning."
"Lecture?"
Jiang Nian remembered that her homeroom teacher had come to give her special instructions before school ended.
"Recently, a high school in Jiangcheng experienced a case of school violence, in which a girl was bullied for a long time and was driven to jump off a building."
"Fortunately, the person didn't die, only suffered injuries, but the incident has become quite serious."
"The parent committee and school leaders of Yingzhong School have unanimously decided to hold a lecture on anti-bullying. All teachers and students will attend the lecture in the auditorium at 9:00 am tomorrow."
"I heard that the Education Bureau has taken the news very seriously and is planning to use the English-Chinese school as a model for publicity. Some leaders and reporters will be coming over."
“That way you can sleep a little longer,” Si Boye leaned closer, “Sleep until 8:40, and I’ll have Lin Qian take you there tomorrow morning.”
*
The next morning, Jiang Nian arrived at the entrance of the teaching building just in time for the assembly. Almost everyone in her class had already arrived.
At this moment, many students in the class surrounded Joey, embracing her with great enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, students from other classes outside the teaching building were casting curious glances at Joey, both openly and secretly.
The aura of a noblewoman and a genius girl is too dazzling. In addition, she is cute, generous, and has no airs. No one can dislike her.
In comparison, Jiang Nian, who was originally the center of attention, seems to have been neglected, and people no longer pay attention to her as much as before.
"I never realized before that some people in our class are so materialistic," Han Xu said, pursing his lips. "Back at Oriental Amusement Park, they were all swarming around Sister Nian like this too."
Jiang Nian said indifferently, "What I bring to everyone is not for them to curry favor with me. Besides, not everyone is like that."
"That's true, but I still can't stand that someone who just transferred here yesterday has taken your place."
Han Xu felt annoyed just looking at Qiao Yi.
Just as he finished speaking, Joey seemed to notice Jiang Nian's arrival. He pushed through the crowd and came to stand in front of Jiang Nian.
"J, you've arrived."
Joey looked delighted, and even sounded a little excited.
As if he hadn't seen Jiang Nian at all last night, he asked for her opinion.
"Although I can't be your deskmate in class, may I sit next to you during the lecture later?"
He even spoke somewhat cautiously.
Many people were deeply moved by what they saw.
Why does this little princess have to like Jiang Nian?
If the little princess wanted to be their deskmate, they would never refuse; there was no need for the little princess to be so humble.
"Can't."
Jiang Nian remained expressionless and refused without hesitation.
Everyone held their breath.
Joey looked hurt, her amber-green eyes trembling slightly: "I just wanted to be closer to you."
Wasn't I clear enough yesterday?
Jiang Nian's expression was icy, and she said, word by word, "I said, I don't want to sit with you."
"Don't ask me the same question again. I don't have any other answers."
Jiang Nian was genuinely annoyed.
A hint of cold restlessness flickered in his eyes.
Whether Joey was faking it or not, she genuinely disliked strangers trying to get close to her.
Those watching gasped in surprise.
This happened in full view of everyone.
The students from all the senior classes gathered together.
How could Jiang Nian be so harsh?
Even if you want to refuse, can't you say it nicely and gently? You don't consider other people's feelings at all.
Joey is just a newcomer from abroad, and he came to Class 36 specifically for her, yet he's treated like this.
The students in Class 36 initially thought that Jiang Nian was just cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Although she seemed aloof, she was actually quite kind and easy-going.
At this moment, they all felt that Jiang Nian was indeed somewhat arrogant. Relying on her superior intelligence and the abilities of her older brothers, she didn't take anyone else seriously.
Joey returned dejected, and the others surrounded him to comfort him.
"Joey, don't be sad. We all want to sit with you. You don't have to sit with Jiang Nian."
"Yes, we all know you want to make friends, but you don't have to be so eager to please others. You're so outstanding."
"That makes sense. Before Joey came, Jiang Nian was the most outstanding and dazzling in our class, but after Joey came, she was no longer the best. She must have resentment and would target Joey."
"Now I think that Jiang Nian was only nice to the people in our class before because everyone fawned over her, and she was just condescendingly giving us handouts. Now that everyone is less fawning over her, her true nature has been revealed."
"Damn...now that you mention it, I think Jiang Nian is so hypocritical. She pretends to not care about anything, but actually she's afraid of being overshadowed by others. Otherwise, why would she have targeted Jiang Ranran so much before? And, she said she was going to teach Tang Qiuyue to play the cello, but in the end, didn't she still win first place in the instrument competition?"
"Exactly, teaching Tang Qiuyue the cello was actually just to show off how good she is, right?"
...
These people weren't speaking loudly, but you could still hear them if you listened carefully.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Tang Qiuya heard this and was so angry that she stood up immediately.
Upon seeing this young lady from the Tang family, everyone was so frightened that they immediately fell silent.
But the resentment and dissatisfaction they felt towards Jiang Nian and the others were clearly even stronger.
Jiang Nian grabbed Tang Qiuyue, who was about to argue, and said, "Forget it."
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