Chapter 272 (1/2)

Old Grievances

Everything was unfamiliar to Zhao Youyue. The class was unfamiliar; the faces were mostly unfamiliar. Well, this was understandable. Most of the student in her old class were your run-of-the-mill-trying-to-get-by-day-by-day folk. Lao Qiu would always proclaim in post examination class meetings, that this was the most terrible class that he had ever been forced to teach!

Actually, he would say the same thing each one of his classes. It was impossible for him to remember each class distinctively.

Of course, he remembered Zhao Youyue and Han Leng. Zhao Youyue’s results were comparable to Huang Zhongchao’s and she brought glory to her class. It was something worth being proud of.

On the other hand, Han Leng’s talent also deserved note. It amazed him to see Han Leng’s first work being published. Han Leng, a freshman produced something that took the nation by storm. There would be no problem for him to make a living now, even if he withdraws from school now. Most of all, he made women’s clothing complete!

Zhao Youyue sat down by herself. She had no idea that she had inadvertently attracted the attention of many students in that class.

She did not know them, but it did not mean that they would not know her either. After all, she was an elite student who had been in the top five positions of the school, and she had once given speech during a flag raising ceremony. Moreover, the long hair version of her was on a whole new level of beauty. Therefore, it was hard for people not to notice her.

This was the sense of visibility that she had been yearning for!

However, this sense of visibility caused her problems that she would otherwise never even dream of encountering. For instance, envy stares from the same sex.

Before this, she was just a side character. Nobody would be jealous of her or conversely, bully her. Everyone would just leave her to her devices. Nonetheless, everything has changed, now.

Shen Menglian, who had a grudge against Zhao Youyue, would have never expected her to be in the same class. Well, this was to be expected, as they were evenly matched in History and Politics, and had opted for the same stream.

Her friend, Xu Na, who she got along rather amicably, had chosen the science stream. If not for that, they would have been in the same class.

Shen Menglian and Xu Na had once underestimated Lady Zhao who came to the top students’ gathering in her uniform. However, the truth brought shame upon them, serving not to their benefit, but only to expose them as frogs in a well.

The Lady Zhao had not been bothered to show off her status as a Lady of “the Zhaos.”

Shen Menglian was afraid of openly offending Lady Zhao, but she intended to cause her humiliation, one way or another. Working behind the shadows would be a good start!

Of course, Lady Zhao would never know that she is the one behind the scenes

She was a girl with extreme jealousy and a narrow-mind, but her results were excellent and she put up a good show of being the portrait of obedience and subordination before her teachers. To them, she was the ideal student.

Perhaps she should get someone else’s hands dirty on her behalf. She caught sight of a girl who seemed like she could literally beat Zhao Youyue up.

Shen Menglian focused her gaze on the girl who sat at her 1 o’clock. She was reading a reference book while the other students were busy talking. She had neat short hair, hair that is even shorter than Zhao Youyue’s old bob cut. There was no visible fringe which made it rather masculine. She sat with her back straight, looking purposeful and attentive.

She was not particularly beautiful. Instead, she had the face of a Heroic Spirit, which somehow worked for her. Such a tomboy had the potential of becoming the “Man Boss [1]”.

Her name was Bai Yunshan which sounded surprisingly feminine.