chapter 40
Chu Xu couldn’t dodge in time, and the chalk hit his forehead squarely.
He held his forehead, pretending to be in pain, and cried out,
“Ow.”
Xu An glanced at him, too lazy to pay attention to his clumsy act, and turned to the door.
“Student Gu, you may come in.”
At his words, the tall and slender figure of a girl approached.
All eyes gradually turned toward the door, and for a moment, the classroom fell completely silent.
Everyone had only heard of Gu Qingning but never seen her in person. Now, seeing her real face, even just that clear, jade-like face was enough to leave them stunned.
They all gasped.
Her beauty…
Unbelievable.
Amid the envious gazes, Gu Qingning calmly walked up to the podium.
“Student Gu, please introduce yourself,” Xu An said with a gentle smile.
“Gu Qingning.”
No extra words—her voice was icy, piercing to the bone.
The classroom fell silent.
Countless eyes stared at her, replaying all the rumors they had heard about Gu Qingning:
Mute.
Weak.
Easy to bully.
Everyone was confused. Their eyes scanned the girl, and accidentally met her cold, dark eyes, causing their hearts to shiver.
Xu An looked at Gu Qingning and forced a dry laugh.
“Student Gu, nothing else to say?”
“No.”
Extremely cold.
Extremely cool.
This was the entire class’s first impression of Gu Qingning.
Indeed, rumors could not be trusted. This was no fragile little lamb—she was clearly a fierce tiger.
A single glance could shred a person.
Xu An cleared his throat to break the tense atmosphere.
He raised his hand and pointed to a seat.
“Student Gu, please sit there.”
Gu Qingning nodded without objection.
She held her textbooks and stepped down from the podium, her sharp aura hidden but unable to conceal the innate, overwhelming presence she exuded.
Every step she took shifted the gazes around her.
Her seat was inside. As she approached, a round-faced girl quickly stood up and grinned at her.
“I’m Sun Qiaoqiao. You can call me Qiaoqiao.”
The girl was friendly, taking some of her textbooks to help.
“Thanks,” Gu Qingning said quietly, then continued inside.
Sun Qiaoqiao’s eyes squinted into a smile—so her new deskmate wasn’t as cold as she appeared.
“Self-study continues. No loud noises, and don’t bully new students.”
Seeing that the meeting was about to start, Xu An gave a reminder and quickly left.
The students snickered among themselves.
Old Xu really overestimates them.
Who would dare bully a new student with such a domineering aura?
Gu Qingning stuffed her textbooks and uniform into her desk drawer and pulled out her phone from her pocket.
Seeing this, Sun Qiaoqiao’s eyes widened. She quickly held her hand,
“No, you can’t.”
Gu Qingning raised an eyebrow and looked at her with a questioning expression.
“Hm?”
The girl’s delicate features made Sun Qiaoqiao sigh.
No comparison means no hurt—but when both are girls, why can’t God make it fair?
Snapping back to reality, she reminded her,
“You can’t play with your phone in class. If someone sees it, they’ll call your parents.”
Gu Qingning said “Oh” and stood up.
“Please make way.”
If she couldn’t use it in the classroom, she’d go outside.
Sun Qiaoqiao reflexively stepped aside to let her pass.
She weakly reminded her,
“Qingning, this is self-study. You can’t just leave.”
Running into the Dean in the hallway would be a nightmare.
“I know.” Saying this, Gu Qingning left the classroom without looking back.
Her carefree silhouette even made Chu Xu envious.
He wanted that kind of freedom—to leave whenever he pleased.
“Wow, that aura is insane! All the school beauties and goddesses don’t even compare.”
“She looks tough, tsk. Not someone to mess with.”
The gossip started again. Chu Xu glanced at Yao Dong, who had remained silent.
With a mischievous grin, he said,
“Dongzi, why so quiet? Are you enchanted by the little lady here, huh?”
“Go away,” Yao Dong spat and pushed his face back.
