By all accounts, although Yuan Ming seemed somewhat unreliable, as Xu Ting had said, he was very capable.
His knowledge base was vast, his lectures were easy to understand and full of passion, even if few people were listening below.
Listening to these familiar points, Shen Jianxi struggled between sleeping and staying awake. Would it be too presumptuous to sleep on the very first day?
She wiped the spit from her face with a piece of paper. This was the downside of sitting in the front row; when the teacher got excited, one was easily sprayed.
Leaning her head on her hand, listening to Yuan Ming lecture, his voice gradually became like a lullaby. After the nth time of nodding off like a pecking chicken, Yuan Ming's "evil claw" finally reached her.
"Student Jianxi has been nodding her head, so she must strongly agree with what I'm saying. Student Jianxi, please stand up and share your thoughts."
A special ability of student days was that no matter how deeply one slept, one would wake up reflexively upon hearing their own name. She shot up with a "whoosh!" The scraping of the stool against the floor made a loud noise, startling several sleeping students in the back.
Shen Jianxi's face still bore a red mark. She looked blankly at the blackboard, then at the teacher. Meeting his encouraging gaze, she hesitantly said, "You speak... very well?"
Her tone was tentative, sounding a bit defiant.
The other students let out good-natured laughs, interspersed with the sighs of girls:
"She looks so cute when she's drowsy."
"My girlish heart! I want to pet her!"
"I've decided, from today on, I'm her mommy fan!"
...
Yuan Ming smiled "gently" and looked even more "kind," waving his hand at her. "Thank you for your recognition, Student Jianxi. Please sit down. We'll stop here for today, but next time..."
He didn't finish his sentence, leaving her with a meaningful look.
Shen Jianxi: ...The matter of being caught sleeping in class.
She was really too tired, but after this incident, she felt much more awake.
She forced her eyelids open for the remaining ten minutes and didn't fall asleep again.
"Ring ring ring—"
"Wishing you health and peace—say goodbye to all your troubles, say hello to all your happiness, dear, dear, happy studies—"
The dismissal bell interrupted Yuan Ming's passionate lecture. "Alright, we'll end our class here. You may go, students."
With that, he grabbed his textbook and quickly left, reacting faster than the students.
Shen Jianxi deeply suspected he didn't drag out the class because he was eager to go back and read novels, given his immense passion for them.
"Jianxi, we— Bang!"
As soon as the dismissal bell rang, Shen Jianxi lost all strength to stay awake. Her head hit the desktop with a thud. She was too tired to even feel the pain, wishing she could knock herself out.
Xu Nuo was startled by her simple and direct way of falling asleep. Her mouth gaped open. After a few seconds, she reacted and quickly went to push her. "Jianxi, Jianxi? Wake up?"
Shen Jianxi was sleeping so soundly that she didn't react to Xu Nuo's calls.
Others who were coming to find her were also startled. Seeing that Xu Nuo couldn't wake her up, they chattered: "Is she feeling faint? Should we take her to the infirmary?"
"She's probably just asleep, right?"
"If she's asleep, how come she can't be woken up?"
...
Xie Shu pushed through the crowd to the front row desk. Seeing him arrive, Xu Nuo quietly withdrew her hand from Shen Jianxi's arm, trying her best to be inconspicuous.
"Damn, who—"
The person being pulled away was initially a bit angry, but upon seeing who was pulling him, Xie Shu's tone instantly changed. "Whose hand is so warm, so strong? From that clean and decisive pull, I can tell this person must be a great figure, capable of both civil and martial arts."
Xie Shu ignored the disgusting flattery and stepped forward to push Shen Jianxi. "Hey, wake up."
He had intended to confirm after class whether she was the same person, or if she had a dual personality, but she had actually fallen asleep?!
Shen Jianxi was completely dead asleep at this moment and didn't respond no matter how much Xie Shu shook her.
Seeing her like this, Xie Shu gritted his teeth. Could she really sleep that soundly? What if she was faking it because she was afraid he'd question her?
If Shen Jianxi knew what he was thinking at this moment, she would definitely tell him: You're really overthinking it. Even if you beat me up right now, I wouldn't be afraid.
"Ring ring ring—"
The class bell rang.
Shen Jianxi shot up instantly, startling those who hadn't returned yet.
Among them, Xie Shu suffered the most, not only mentally but also physically.
As she stood up, Xie Shu was about to bend down to pick up a pen that had fallen to the ground. Shen Jianxi's head and Xie Shu's nose collided perfectly.
Blood instantly flowed down, and his nose felt an indescribable sting.
Everyone held their breath, mentally mourning for Shen Jianxi.
With her small build, she probably couldn't withstand a single punch from Xie Shu, right?
Everyone secretly glanced at Xie Shu's expression. His brows were furrowed, and his face looked very displeased. Their hearts immediately tensed.
This clearly meant he was very angry!
It's over, it's over. The cute new transfer student is about to face misfortune.
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Ignoring everyone else's little thoughts, Xie Shu covered his nose with both hands. He could now confirm that it was definitely the same person. With such strength, there was no one else but her.
His nose hurt so much that Xie Shu's brows were tightly knitted. He glanced at Shen Jianxi, who was quietly inhaling and rubbing her head. He mentally estimated their respective combat strengths.
He regretfully realized that his strength might indeed not be greater than hers.
What if he said something, and this woman picked him up and threw him out in a parabolic trajectory?
Would he lose face? After all, he was the school bully of No. 1 High School.