Bai Jing glanced over there.
The people who were talking didn't notice that she was listening and continued talking.
"Who has a problem?"
"It won't be Bai Jing! After all, her test scores are the best in the grade, and her comprehensive score is far ahead. If she can't get the scholarship, it will be even more impossible for others to get it!"
"Come on, do you really think she's a deity? She doesn't need to eat or sleep? She can get first place in everything?"
"I have a classmate who is from Beijing High School. I heard a rumor two years ago that she got full marks in the entrance exam. Maybe she got the test papers first because of connections. Do you think this is related?"
"Come to think of it, I also heard a rumor that she seems to have a very close relationship with a certain professor, and many classmates have seen them eating together... Oh my God, can it be true?"
"Half and half."
A clear and crisp voice sounded behind them. The tone did not sound angry, and the speech was steady and calm. "We have eaten together, and our relationship is okay, but not particularly close."
When everyone saw her suddenly appear like a ghost, they all showed horrified expressions on their faces as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
...
...
However, Bai Jing seemed to not see it and continued calmly, "...As for using connections to get the test questions in advance, that's nonsense. Where did you hear that from?"
None of them had expected that not only was the person involved hearing their gossip behind others' backs, but the other party also came up and joined the discussion. The expressions on everyone's faces were very interesting. Facing Bai Jing's questions, no one dared to speak. They just looked at each other and remained silent.
Seeing that they seemed to have nothing to say, Bai Jing stopped pestering them and went to the office to find the teacher to report the program, then turned around and went to the boys' dormitory.
I originally wanted to ask Lu Liang for help, but unexpectedly I met another person on the road. I walked up to him and greeted him with a smile.
"Student Chen Xi, long time no see."
Chen Xi's eyelids twitched when he heard this familiar voice. He turned around and saw the smile on her face. He had a bad feeling for some reason, "Student Bai Jing... are you looking for me?"
"I guess so," Bai Jing said straight to the point without beating around the bush. "After all, you're a reporter for the school newspaper, so you have good access to information. You should have heard some rumors about me these days, right?"
Chen Xi hesitated. He had indeed heard those things. They were all bad rumors to Bai Jing. However, seeing that she didn't look angry and didn't seem to want to accuse him, he nodded.
“…I’ve heard a little bit about it.”
Bai Jing smiled slightly, "Then you must know where this rumor came from, right?"
Chen Xi looked at the smile on her face and thought she was referring to him, so he subconsciously said, "Not me."
Bai Jing looked at him in surprise, then smiled, "It seems that you don't know either. Well, even if you are a school newspaper reporter, you don't know everything about the school... It's okay, I'll ask someone else."
Saying this, he was about to leave.
Chen Xi felt as if his dignity was challenged, so he quickened his pace and stood in front of Bai Jing. "Actually, I do have some connections! If you want to find out, it's not a simple matter, right?"
Bai Jing raised her eyebrows slightly and said "oh", with a deeper smile on her lips, "Then thank you for your help."
Watching the other party turn around and leave so decisively, Chen Xi stayed where he was, feeling like he was being plotted against.
…Never mind. This matter is definitely worth investigating anyway.
He thought so in his heart.
Fortunately, they did have many channels to obtain information. In just a few days, Bai Jing received a letter when she got out of class. The content of the letter was the result of Chen Xi's investigation.
Lu Liang saw Bai Jing frowning slightly, so he asked her if something happened.
"Nothing." Bai Jing folded the letter and put it back into the envelope, her brows relaxed. "By the way, I heard that you have signed up for a program for the school anniversary. Are you going to perform magic tricks?"
"Yes," Lu Liang's attention was diverted at once, "I saw someone performing magic tricks on TV before, and I thought it was so interesting. I took advantage of the holidays to study it, and now I can master several techniques!
As he spoke, he took out a rubber band from somewhere and asked Bai Jing mysteriously if she wanted to see it.
"Aren't you going to perform on stage?" Bai Jing raised her eyebrows. "If I watch it now, there won't be any surprises later, right?"
"That's right!" Lu Liang felt that what she said made a lot of sense. He immediately put the rubber band away and pretended that nothing had happened.
Bai Jing smiled, stood up from her seat, said she was going to the bathroom, and walked towards the classroom door.
On the other side, Chen Shaotao was chatting with his good friend during break.
"...something's wrong with you," his friend looked him up and down for a few times, "Why haven't I heard you mention Bai Jing since the beginning of this semester?"
Chen Shaotao sighed and was about to say something when the figure of the man they had been discussing earlier appeared at the door of the classroom.
The words that were about to come out of his mouth paused, and his expression was a little dazed.
...Why did she come here?
The friend followed his gaze and saw Bai Jing. He thought she was looking for Chen Shaotao and was quite surprised.
This kid is really good. After a holiday, he actually comes to the classroom to look for someone?
Then he bumped Chen Shaotao with his shoulder and winked at him, "Why don't you go over there and ask me what I'm looking for you for?"
Although Chen Shaotao didn't think Bai Jing was looking for him, he saw that she seemed to have something to do, so he quickly walked to the door and spoke in a gentle voice.
"Sister Bai Jing, is there something wrong?"
Bai Jing smiled back politely.
"I'm here to see Senior Sister Ye Liuli."
"She?" Chen Shaotao looked around the classroom. "It seems she took sick leave today and didn't come back to class."
Seeing a look of regret on Bai Jing's face, Chen Shaotao continued, "Is there something important? I can help you pass on a message."
"Then please tell her, 'My grades are very clean. If you don't agree, come and challenge me in front of me. Stop doing those sneaky things behind my back.'"
Bai Jing did not lower her voice intentionally, and her voice was bright to begin with. Although she asked Chen Shaotao to pass on the message, everyone in the classroom heard it, and everyone had different expressions.
Especially there were a few girls sitting in the back row, their faces turned pale all of a sudden, and the whole class fell into a very strange silence.
Chen Shaotao didn't expect that this was what she was going to bring, and he was a little stunned for a moment.
After Bai Jing finished speaking, I don’t know if it was because of the next class or the evening class, or for some other reason, but she had no intention of staying any longer. She glanced around the classroom calmly, thanked him, and left.
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