Chapter 51: Class Transfer

Chu Lian stood frozen in place.

Zhang Lu stared wide-eyed and blurted out, "Xiao Lian, what is Shu Lingchen doing? Doesn't he see you're right here?"

The people around were also surprised by this scene.

In the past, wherever Chu Lian and Shu Lingchen were together, you could always see Shu Lingchen following her like a lovesick fool.

But today, Shu Lingchen didn't even spare Chu Lian a glance,

What's going on? Did he have a change of heart?

Bo Luo Zai, standing behind Shu Lingchen, said, "I thought I was mistaken that Brother Chen no longer liked the school belle Chu Lian, but it turns out it's true!"

One of the followers nearby said, "Actually, I secretly saw that day Brother Chen deleted Chu Lian's WeChat and QQ completely, with no lingering attachment."

Those words drew another round of sighs from the people around.

After all, they all knew that Chu Lian's contact info was something Shu Lingchen had begged Bai Lai for, almost dying in the process, before he managed to add it.

He actually deleted it!

It seems Shu Lingchen really doesn't like Chu Lian anymore!

Instantly, the crowd's gazes toward Chu Lian became complex, mixed with a desire to watch the drama.

On Chu Lian's pure little face, her expression stiffened imperceptibly, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Zhang Lu pursed her lips, raised her voice on purpose, and retorted at the gazes: "It's better if Shu Lingchen doesn't like Xiao Lian! That good-for-nothing little hooligan caused Xiao Lian so much trouble before—his affection is worthless, who would want it?"

Hearing that, Chu Lian steadied herself. Right, her target is Shi Jin; she originally wanted to shake off the burden of Shu Lingchen, so it's better if he doesn't pester her.

Chu Lian tried to convince herself, but despite that, she still felt a deep sense of imbalance inside.

…

Shu Lingchen handed the two bottles of yogurt from his pocket to Shu Shu and Pei Muyin, then went over to sit with Bo Luo Zai and the others.

Shu Shu turned her head to study her son for a while, and found nothing unusual on his face.

Pei Muyin also overheard some of the earlier gossip, felt like she had stumbled upon a melon, covered her chubby hand over her mouth, and softly asked Shu Shu, "Sister, was Chu Lian the girl Shu Lingchen used to like?"

Shu Shu: "Mm."

"Oh." Pei Muyin nodded, sighing softly: "Good, now he doesn't like her."

Shu Shu heard that, raised her eyebrows, and asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

Meeting Shu Shu's gaze, Pei Muyin startled, then hastily clarified, "Sister, I'm not the type who likes to speak ill of others."

"Mm, I know, you're not that kind of child."

"Well..." Pei Muyin hesitated a moment, speaking in a soft, childish voice: "When I just transferred to San Zhong and got into Class One, Chu Lian proactively talked to me, even offering that if I felt lonely sitting alone, she could move over to be my desk mate, she would help me get new books, and tell me what progress the curriculum at San Zhong had reached—these are all things a good person would do."

"But I turned her all down, because... I just felt that Chu Lian's gentle tone when speaking to me and the smile on her face weren't sincere; she isn't a sincere person."

"In my previous school, many classmates treated me like this, and I was happy, considering them my best friends, but I once overheard her behind my back calling me... a fat pig, saying befriending me was just because I had money, using me as a sucker to spend my cash."

"Chu Lian, and them, are similar."

After hearing that, Shu Shu fell silent for a moment.

She felt that Xiao Musi's intuition was truly spot-on, seeing through Chu Lian's true nature at a glance.

But upon reflection, this sensitive perception of hers came from experiencing one deception after another, making her feel especially heartbroken.

Shu Shu stroked Pei Muyin's fine, warm hair, wanting to shift the heavy topic, and asked, "Then what does Xiao Musi feel about me?"

The girl with chubby cheeks lifted her watery peach-blossom eyes, her pupils seeming to hold starlight as she looked at Shu Shu: "Musi Sister is a very kind person."

She bashfully said, "Actually, the first time I saw you in the dessert shop, I felt you were very approachable—that irresistible urge to get close to you; from childhood to now, you're the second person who's made me feel that way."

"Sister, can we always be good friends?"

Shu Shu laughed, "Of course." She also really liked little Xiao Musi.

Pei Muyin reached out her hand again, asking, "Then, can we pinky promise?"

"Sure."

Shu Shu immediately extended her hand in response, lightly hooking her pinky around Pei Muyin's soft pinky, and said with her: "Pinky swear, hang ourselves, a hundred years, no changing, seal it, established!"

Pei Muyin was overjoyed, laughing until her peach-blossom eyes narrowed.

Watching her smile, Shu Shu's mood also unexpectedly became pleasant.

…

After lunch, on the way back to the teaching building.

Shu Shu reminded Pei Muyin, "The day after tomorrow is the school's unified monthly exam, also your first monthly exam since coming to San Zhong; if you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

"Okay, thank you, sister."

Pei Muyin gave a good verbal reply, but when she lowered her eyes, a few glints flashed in her pupils, as if she had made up her mind about some plan.

The monthly exam lasted two days in total, and it passed in the blink of an eye.

The third day after the weekend ended was the day the monthly exam results were released.

As the homeroom teacher of Elite Class One, Huang Laoshi felt dizzy-eyed that day.

The reason was nothing else.

The six-subject scores of Pei Muyin, who had just transferred from Jing Shi Gui Zu Xue Xiao, came out, with a total of zero.

Yes, that's right, the total score is zero.

Aside from the name "Pei Muyin" written on them, the six test papers looked exactly as they were when handed to her and collected.

——She turned in a blank paper.

This was something Huang Laoshi had never encountered in his teaching career at Elite Class One.

Moreover, the student was a precious one, so Huang Laoshi could only call her to the classroom and gently ask what was going on.

Was it because she couldn't adapt to the learning environment, or had she encountered something unhappy?

Pei Muyin lowered her head, fingers intertwined and fidgeting, obediently apologizing: "Nothing's wrong, sorry, Teacher, I have no complaints about you either."

She said softly: "I just heard that students with poor grades in the grade are assigned to the last class..."

After hearing Pei Muyin say that, Huang Laoshi still didn't understand.

Turns out this little ancestor still hasn't given up the idea of going to Class 12, deliberately scoring six zeroes!

Who exactly is in Class 12!

Huang Laoshi's head hurt even more.

How could she frankly say the real reason for not letting her go to Class 12? But she had to be responsible for the other students in the class, so she hurried to ask the school superiors for instructions.

The next day, the superiors actually loosened up.

They agreed to let Pei Muyin go to Class 12.

…

Gao Er (12) Class.

That afternoon's last class was the homeroom teacher Lao Liu's; when the bell rang, he didn't leave right away, but instead raised his hand to have all the students preparing to pack their schoolbags stop and be quiet for a moment.

"Classmates, we have another new student joining our class——"