Chi Jiao’s gaze landed on the confident and radiant girl. Her lips curled up slowly.
It was Ruan Xiaoxiao. She really came.
“Two new classmates have transferred to our class this semester. Let us have them introduce themselves,” Xing Yue said with a smile.
Ruan Xiaoxiao stepped forward with a confident smile. “Hello, everyone. My name is Ruan Xiaoxiao. I’ve been studying and living in Country M. I just returned to the country recently. I hope to get along with you in the coming days.”
Whispers spread across the classroom at her words.
“Ruan Xiaoxiao, why is this name so familiar?”
“I know! Do you remember the Nine Dragons Ascension painting that was very popular on the internet a while ago? The artist’s name was Ruan Xiaoxiao!”
“Now that you mention it, I remember it too. No way, is she really that Ruan Xiaoxiao who won first place in the International Ink Painting Competition last year?”
“Let me tell you, it was because AN didn’t participate in the competition. If AN had joined, she wouldn’t have gotten first place.”
“That’s true. But Ruan Xiaoxiao is also very good. I heard that she was accepted by Country A’s University of Fine Arts. She’s the first Chinese student to be admitted.”
“…”
As she listened to the discussion below, Ruan Xiaoxiao’s eyes flickered with confidence and pride.
Although she felt extremely uncomfortable when others mentioned AN, her success was something that no one in this class could surpass except for Chi Jiao.
At this thought, Ruan Xiaoxiao’s gaze landed on Chi Jiao.
Their gazes met.
The smile on Chi Jiao’s lips deepened.
Ruan Xiaoxiao also smiled at her.
“Teacher, I have a question to ask Student Ruan.” A boy raised his hand.
Xing Yue looked at Ruan Xiaoxiao. “Student Ruan, what do you think?”
Ruan Xiaoxiao nodded. “Sure.”
“Are you Ruan Xiaoxiao, who was previously accepted by Country A’s University of Fine Arts?” the boy asked her directly.
“Yes,” Ruan Xiaoxiao admitted with a smile.
In an instant, the class was in an uproar.
“Big shot! This is a big shot!”
“I didn’t expect such a big shot to come to our class.”
“What’s most admirable is that the big shot is willing to return to China to study.”
“…”
Perhaps because the discussion was too noisy, Xu Ye, who had been sleeping, was roused.
“So noisy.” The young man’s magnetic voice was filled with impatience, suppressing the noise in the classroom.
The entire classroom fell silent.
The two girls standing on the podium looked at the young man sitting by the window.
It was probably because today was the first day of school for this semester that Xu Ye was wearing his school uniform. It subdued his usually unbridled aura.
Due to sleep deprivation, the young man’s beautiful eyes were a little red. The area between his brows was furrowed with frustration. He looked like an angry little lion. It was actually quite adorable.
The girl standing beside Ruan Xiaoxiao only glanced at Xu Ye before lowering her head with a flushed face.
Ruan Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Ye calmly.
The other students in the classroom saw that their class tyrant had erupted. No one dared to look at him now. They quickly shifted their gazes away.
“Xu Ye, are you treating the classroom as your bedroom?” Xing Yue frowned as she looked at him.