A new week, a new beginning, but forced to get up early, Ye Jiu looked as listless as a frostbitten eggplant.
While reciting my lessons early in the morning, I grumbled and cursed, "Good morning, my ass! Who's being good? Who invented 'good morning' anyway? Shouldn't students be sleeping in a little longer..."
Tian Tian suppressed a smile and nudged her with her elbow, "Stop nagging, the homeroom teacher is coming."
Ye Jiu immediately sat up straight and began reciting "The Memorial to the Throne on the Eve of the Northern Expedition" with great expression. The homeroom teacher, who was passing by, heard her voice and nodded secretly, "Very good, very spirited."
After the morning reading session ended, he specifically praised Ye Jiu, saying, "Ye Jiu did a great job during the morning reading session today. She recited very loudly and with great energy. Yes, that's how it should be. Students should be more energetic in the morning."
Ye Jiu: ...
It won't flourish at all; whoever wants to read this early in the morning can have it.
Finally, it was time for the morning exercise break, and Ye Jiu quickly dragged Tian Tian downstairs to the supermarket to buy snacks.
At Mingde No.1 Middle School, the break between classes is actually a free time, lasting about half an hour. Students can choose to exercise on the playground or catch up on sleep in the classroom. Naturally, most of the senior students choose to catch up on sleep.
When Ye Jiu returned from buying snacks, the classroom was eerily quiet. She hid outside the classroom, unwrapped the snacks, and then cautiously went inside. Su Qingyue, who was awake, propped her chin up and watched Ye Jiu sneak into the classroom.
As Ye Jiu passed by Su Qingyue's seat, she casually pulled out a few White Rabbit candies from her pocket and whispered, "Here, these are for you."
Su Qingyue looked surprised. "For me?"
"Of course." Ye Jiu gestured for him to eat quickly.
Su Qingyue smiled and thanked her.
"Thanks."
When Ye Jiu returned to his seat, he tore open a piece and popped it into his mouth. He used his fingers to fiddle with the remaining few pieces, wondering if this counted as a favor he had received.
Xia Banmeng and Zhao Linlin followed Ye Jiu back to the classroom and naturally didn't miss this scene.
Zhao Linlin sneered and said, "Half-Dream, I told you they were having an affair."
Xia Banmeng didn't speak, but a hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.
Su Qingyue seemed to sense something and looked up to meet her gaze. Xia Banmeng saw a hint of ruthlessness in his gentle smile.
Xia Banmeng felt a little intimidated by his gaze. She took Zhao Linlin's arm and pretended to be passing by before turning away. Once she was a distance away, Xia Banmeng suddenly thought, what was there to be afraid of? He was just a poor student, with no money or power, what was there to be afraid of? Xia Banmeng thought she must have been possessed by a ghost to be afraid of looking him in the eye.
Although Zhao Linlin didn't understand Xia Banmeng's sudden departure, she didn't care. She said, "I've already found someone to post the message. It'll be posted during lunchtime today. I want to see what she does."
Xia Banmeng composed herself, a worried look quickly appearing on her face. "Is this really okay?"
"It's alright. I had someone blur her face, making it ambiguous. Some people might guess it's her. We just need someone to guide her a bit. If they're discovered, we can just say we mistook her for someone else. What's the big deal? Besides, if something really happens, Banmeng definitely won't refuse to help me, right?"
"Of course, Linlin is my best friend."
The two sisters were enjoying their time together when the school bell rang. It was their homeroom teacher's Chinese class, and before the end of get out of class, the teacher dropped a bombshell on them.
"Because we're planning a welcome party for new students at the end of August or the beginning of September, the monthly exam, originally scheduled for the end of the month, has been moved up a week! The monthly exam is next Wednesday, isn't that surprising?"
Ye Jiu and Tian Tian were struck dumb by the sudden change in their attitudes. Ye Jiu's grades were average, and Tian Tian's weren't much better. They would chatter in sync during class every day, and now the exam was being held early—it was like a death sentence for them.
The two looked at each other and saw despair in each other's eyes, as if they were both in the same boat.
"Ye Jiu, I'm doomed! My mom said yesterday that if I do worse in this exam, she'll cut off my allowance, waaaaah!"
"Tian Tian, I'm not much better off. Although my parents don't care about my grades and won't cut off my allowance, I still feel bad when I don't do well on tests."
Upon hearing that Ye Jiu's parents wouldn't deduct her allowance, Tian Tian instantly dropped her exaggerated expression and ruthlessly shoved her, saying, "Get lost! I'm breaking off all ties with someone like you who never deducts allowance!"
"No way! Even though there's no punishment for not doing well on the test, who wants to take a test?"
"Yeah, that damn exam." The two hugged each other and cried again.
In contrast to the two's wailing atmosphere, Chen Wenxin congratulated Xia Banmeng with a beaming smile, "Banmeng, with your excellent grades, you must not be worried at all, right? Besides, the welcome party is also your stage, and you will definitely be hosting it again this year. Taking the exam early will also give you more time to prepare. I can't wait to see Banmeng's party dress! Your party dress is so beautiful every year, and it gets more beautiful every year!"
Xia Banmeng blushed at her praise, "Don't say that. There are definitely others who hosted better than me. It might not be me again this year. I just got lucky."
Tian Tian's gossip radar went off, and as soon as she strained her ears, she heard this, which made her roll her eyes. Ye Jiu asked curiously, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Tian Tian lowered her voice, not wanting to attract attention, "Xia Banmeng is pretending again. It was obvious that she was chosen to host the show. She said she was lucky. Pah, her father donated a building, so the school gives her special privileges everywhere. I heard that last year she even had someone force the girl who was competing with her for the host position to eat ice cream and drink iced beverages. That girl's voice was ruined the next day, and she missed the competition."
"Ah, but hearing it doesn't necessarily mean it's true. You've only been here for a short time, how do you know about this so early?" Although Xia Banmeng's various signs indicated that she was not an ordinary person, Ye Jiu did not want to listen to rumors and casually "label" others.
"What? The one who was forced is my cousin. Fortunately, her throat will be fine after a few days. But what she did is really disgusting. The worst part is that the school has been covering for her. We can't find any evidence. I get annoyed just seeing her."
Ye Jiu was astonished; such methods were unheard of!
"So no one competes with her. Every year, the girls just go through the motions when they sign up. Only those brainless girls who don't know the inside story think she's so amazing that she can stand out from the crowd."
Xia Banmeng has so many followers, it wouldn't be good if they heard it and spread it. Ye Jiu interrupted her, "Alright, let's not talk about her anymore. What are we having for lunch today?"
Tian Tian's thoughts were quickly pulled back, and she touched her chin, pondering, "This is a problem of the century."
"Perhaps we could try the new dishes in the cafeteria?"
"No, I'm afraid of making a mistake."
"How about we eat at the same place we had last time? You said you wanted to come back next time."
"No, no, I was just talking about it. Maybe next time, maybe next time. I don't want to eat it."
"Okay, I don't want to eat what I've already eaten, and I don't want to try what I haven't eaten before. Why don't you just not eat at all?"
Upon hearing this, Tian Tian slammed her hand on the table and stood up, "No way! People need to eat. Let's try some Shandong cuisine!"
"Okay, okay, eat this." Ye Jiu said dismissively, but Ye Jiu ignored her words, knowing she would definitely change her mind an hour later.
Sure enough, halfway through the class, Tian Tian secretly nudged her and said, "Let's have cola chicken wings. I want to eat some home-style dishes."
"Okay, okay, fine, fine."
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