"No." Gu Xi subconsciously denied it.
She met Gu Shao's gaze and bit her lower lip. She hesitated for a moment before saying softly, "Just a little."
"It's not fear, it's just …" Gu Xi thought for a moment and said, "Nervousness?"
The expression in Gu Shao's eyes softened a little. He said, "You don't have to be nervous or afraid."
"When you get to the new school, you will be able to do whatever you want to do and whatever you think you should do. You can get along well with your classmates, but you don't have to care too much about other people's opinions. Do you understand? "
Was Gu Shao teaching her how to face a new environment?
Gu Xi was shocked. Then, she heard Gu Shao say, "If you encounter any of those things that happened in school and you can't handle them, you can tell me and I'll help you deal with them."
Gu Shao's voice was calm, but it made Gu Xi's heart feel warm. Her eyes felt bitter as if they were blocked by something.
Looking at Gu Xi's helpless expression, Gu Shao's heart sank. Although Gu Xi had always behaved normally, it was obvious that the Lin family's actions had left a shadow in Gu Xi's heart. As a result, Gu Xi was very wary of the outside world.
When she encountered problems, Gu Xi could only think of how to solve them with her own strength. When she encountered problems that she couldn't solve, Gu Xi learned to endure silently.
This wasn't something a fourteen-year-old child should have.
Gu Shao put down the documents in his hand and walked to Gu Xi. He touched Gu Xi's head and said, "I'm your guardian. This is my duty."
Gu Xi opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. She just stared blankly at Gu Shao.
"Go to sleep."
"Okay." Gu Xi smiled at Gu Shao.
"Hehe." She laughed in an attempt to hide the redness at the corner of her eyes.
Gu Xi ran back to her room and buried herself in her blanket. She rubbed her face against the soft pillow that still had a slight fragrance. She rubbed her face against the pillow and rubbed away the 'golden beans' in her eyes.
— —
The next day, Gu Shao canceled a report at A University in the morning and personally sent Gu Xi to the school to meet with Gu Xi's new class director.
Gu Xi realized that her homeroom teacher was actually Mr. Chen, who had been in charge of invigilating her exam the other day. She greeted him.
Gu Shao nodded at Mr. Chen and said, "Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Chen." Then, he handed the boy over to Mr. Chen.
"Don't worry, Professor Gu. Gu Xi will be fine with us. If anything happens, we will contact your parents immediately," said Mr. Chen.
After sending Gu Shao off, Mr. Chen looked at Gu Xi and felt a surge of excitement in her heart.
The reason why Gu Xi was assigned to her class was because she had tried her best to snatch it from her.
After the exam that day, Mr. Chen looked at Gu Xi's score and couldn't help but be surprised. Then, she made the first move and went to the grade director to request that Gu Xi be assigned to her class.
Originally, Mr. Chen only thought that Gu Xi was a good student with good results. It wasn't until yesterday when Gu Xi's student status was transferred to her and she looked at Gu Xi's information that she finally remembered the identity of this student.
No wonder she said that the name "Lin Xi" looked familiar. Wasn't this child the top student in her cohort from the school opposite hers?!
The infighting between the top schools in B City had never stopped. Therefore, the teachers in B City paid a lot of attention to Li Ming High School's competition results, joint examination results, and even some of the top students.
Every year, the comprehensive autumn joint examination was jointly organized by several top schools in B City. Over the years, it had become a tradition. And for the past ten years, Liming High School had been the top student in A University almost every year. Before this, Liming High School had been the top student in A University for nine consecutive years, except for last year.
And the person who ended Liming High School's winning streak was a top student named "Lin Xi" from Liming International High School.
Never in Mr. Chen's wildest dreams would she have thought that the top student in her class would actually become the top student in her class.
Class 7 already had a top student. Now that Gu Xi was added, it was simply too miraculous.
Mr. Chen could already see all kinds of bonuses and interviews rushing towards her.
Mr. Chen looked at Gu Xi and revealed a kind smile.
"Gu Xi, let's go. I'll take you to the classroom."
— —
When Mr. Chen and Gu Xi arrived at the classroom, the class had just finished their morning self-study session.
The classroom was originally noisy, but when they saw the form teacher, everyone instantly quieted down.
However, when they saw Gu Xi walking into the classroom closely behind her, the classroom became lively again.
"Look, look, isn't that our new classmate?" Someone raised his voice and said.
As soon as this person finished speaking, everyone's gaze also focused on Gu Xi.
"The new student is really good-looking!"
"Are you sure this is the top student that Mr. Chen mentioned yesterday?" They felt that the new student did not look like a top student at all.
"Old Chen didn't say yesterday that there would be a school belle," someone retorted.
While everyone was talking at once, Mr. Chen coughed and said, "Quiet down. Don't disturb the studies of the next class!"
As soon as the form teacher said this, the class gradually quieted down.
Thus, the form teacher brought Gu Xi to the podium and introduced her. "This is Gu Xi. She has just transferred to our class. I already told you yesterday …"
Before Mr. Chen finished speaking, another person shouted from below, "Damn, it's really her."
The person who spoke was unexpectedly glared at by Teacher Chen.
When she saw that person shrink his neck and shut his mouth, Mr. Chen said again, "The new student has just arrived at our school. There are still many unfamiliar places, so please come down and interact with her."
At this moment, Mr. Chen was actually thinking of ways to let the students in the class, who she worried so much about, interact more with the top student and find ways to improve their grades.
Then, Mr. Chen looked at Gu Xi and pointed to a seat in the class. "Gu Xi, you can sit over there."
Gu Xi looked in the direction the form teacher was pointing and saw that there was an empty seat in the third row.
It seemed that the seat had been vacated in advance.
Gu Xi nodded and walked over to the seat under the curious gazes of the people around her.
On the podium, the form teacher gave a few more instructions before turning around and leaving the classroom to the teacher who was about to start class.
— —
On the other side, Gu Xi had just sat down and had not even had time to put her things down when the female student at the same table came over enthusiastically.
"You're Gu Xi. Which Xi are you? The Xi of Chenxi? "the female student asked.
"No, it's not." Gu Xi smiled and explained in a friendly tone, "It's Gu Xi who cherishes."
"Ah, Souga." The female student smiled and introduced herself. "My name is Dong Mingming. My first name is Cao."
"Nice to meet you," Gu Xi said to the other party.
"Hehe, nice to meet you too."
"You don't have to be nervous. Our class is very harmonious. I'll introduce you one by one during class later," Dong Mingming said.
Gu Xi nodded and expressed her gratitude — she felt that this student Dong Mingming was very friendly.
"By the way," Dong Mingming thought of something and leaned closer to Gu Xi and asked, "Are you really a top student?"
Hearing the other party's question, Gu Xi was stunned and a little surprised.
"Why do you ask?"
"Ah, so it's like this. You didn't know that before you came yesterday, Old Chen came to our class and told us that there would be a new transfer student. He told us to learn from the new student." "That's right.
"You didn't know that usually, if Old Chen said that, the new student would definitely be a top student," Dong Mingming said. Especially when Teacher Chen was talking about this yesterday, his face was full of smiles. It was almost as if their class had won first place in the whole grade again.
"There's still this seat. Old Chen had already transferred it out yesterday." The new student hadn't even arrived yet, but the arrangement had already been made.
Hearing this, Gu Xi suddenly understood. No wonder she felt the reactions of the other people in the class. The fact that there was an empty seat was … quite sudden.
"So, are your achievements really that impressive?" Dong Mingming asked curiously.
"That's right." Gu Xi didn't try to be modest.
"Hehe, that's good. This way, we can help each other and work together."
"Oh right, the next class is Chinese. Then, this morning, there will be Physics, Mathematics, and English. Did you bring your textbooks?" Dong Mingming asked with concern.
"Yes." Yesterday, the school sent the class schedule to Gu Shao, and then Gu Shao gave it to her.
As Gu Xi spoke, she turned her head and was about to rummage through her bag.
At this moment, Dong Mingming seemed to have suddenly discovered a very magical thing. He tilted his head in surprise and leaned in front of Gu Xi. "Gu Xi, I realized that the color of your iris is very magical."
Dong Mingming looked at it from a few different angles and confirmed that he was not seeing things.
Gu Xi's irises were light tea colored. If one didn't pay close attention, there wouldn't be any difference. But if one looked closely, they would discover that there was a slight difference between her irises and most people's irises.
"Did you bring contact lenses?" Dong Mingming asked.
"No, it's just this color. I inherited it from my father," Gu Xi explained. The corners of her mouth unconsciously curled up a little.
After saying that, Gu Xi took out a few textbooks from her bag.
These were all new books.
The textbooks that she used at Liming High School were at home. These were newly prepared by Gu Shao for her.
Although they were both reading the same textbook, she was no longer 'Lin Xi'.
Gu Xi flipped open the first page of the books and wrote the words "Gu Xi" carefully.
"Your handwriting is so beautiful," Dong Mingming said from the side.
Originally, Dong Mingming wanted to say something. However, when she saw that the language teacher had already walked in and was looking directly at them, she immediately shut her mouth.
At a time like this, she didn't want to be asked to memorize yesterday's lesson by the language teacher so early in the morning.
Dong Mingming quietly moved back to her seat and pretended that nothing had happened. She had been reading obediently all this while. She didn't do anything wrong. Instead, she secretly reached out her hand and pointed at Gu Xi's textbook when the language teacher's "death glare" shifted to other places. She told her the lesson that she was going to learn today.
— —
The language teacher started the lesson and Gu Xi returned her attention to the textbook.
The progress of the lessons here was about the same as when she was at Liming High School. The teacher's teaching was also about the same. Therefore, after getting used to it for a while, Gu Xi was able to catch up with the new teacher's rhythm.
— —
After the lesson, Dong Mingming started to introduce the people in the class to Gu Xi one by one during the break.
Gu Xi also tried her best to remember the names and appearances of these people in the class.
At this moment, a sudden noise in the classroom attracted Gu Xi's attention.
"What's wrong?" Gu Xi asked Dong Mingming.
Dong Mingming also looked in the direction of the noise. Then, she turned around and explained to Gu Xi, "Those people are probably betting on which lesson Xiu Shen will come to the classroom today."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xi raised her eyebrows in surprise. Is' Xiu Shen 'referring to the students in this class? 'Which lesson will he come to the classroom' …
Are classes so casual these days?
Gu Xi complained in her heart. Then, she heard Dong Mingming say, "Look at how excited they are. I guess Xiu Shen will be here soon."
Before Dong Mingming's voice fell, a tall figure leisurely walked into the classroom. The expression on her face was as if she hadn't woken up from her sleep.
"See, I was right, wasn't I?" Dong Mingming muttered.
On the other hand, the people on the other side of the classroom became even more heated.
— —
Gu Xi looked at this person and paused for a moment. "Sheng Xiuyan?"
"Do you know him?" Dong Mingming asked.
Gu Xi shook her head. "No, I don't know him."
However, she had seen this person during the entrance examination. At that time, the head teacher seemed to have called this person 'Sheng Xiuyan'.
Hearing Gu Xi say that she didn't know him, Dong Mingming couldn't help but explain to her.
"Let me tell you, don't be fooled by Sheng Xiuyan's sloppy appearance. In fact, he's super awesome. He's completely a textbook example of a magical existence. He has a good family background, is handsome, and has a lot of achievements …"
"Very good?" Gu Xi asked.
"Yes, very good. If not, where do you think the name 'Xiu Shen' came from? Let me tell you, this guy is completely at the level of a prodigy. "
"Do you know what my wish is?" Dong Mingming asked again.
"Surpass Sheng Xiuyan?" Gu Xi asked back.
Dong Mingming quickly shook his head. "How can that be?"
"I just hope that one day, when I accidentally get second place, Sheng Xiuyan will miss the exam."
Seeing Gu Xi's mouth twitch and her expression say 'you're exaggerating', Dong Mingming knew that she didn't believe him. He said again, "I'm really not exaggerating. There's a saying in our affiliated high school. There's no Sheng Xiuyan who can't get first place, unless he doesn't come to the exam."
After saying that, Dong Mingming patted Gu Xi's hand again. "If I tell you now, you definitely won't feel it directly. When the next monthly exam comes, you'll know what absolute suppression means."
Gu Xi: "…"
After listening to Dong Mingming's words, Gu Xi glanced at Sheng Xiuyan again. Why do I feel that he's not bad either?
—
On the other side of the classroom, seeing that Sheng Xiuyan had come to the classroom so early, the surrounding people all looked as if the sun had risen from the west.
"Brother Yan, why are you here so early today?" This didn't make any sense.
Sheng Xiuyan glanced at that person coldly and didn't say a word. He couldn't possibly say that he had gone to bed early because no one replied to him in the group chat yesterday. He couldn't possibly say that he had come here because he couldn't sleep in the morning.
"Brother Yan, are you suffering from insomnia?"
"…"
Sheng Xiuyan stared at Wang Yankai in front of him with a look of disdain. "Why are you sitting here?"
"Old Chen changed his seat. There's a new student coming to our class, so Old Chen changed his seat." After saying that, Wang Yankai said again, "Oh right, Brother Yan, you didn't come yesterday. Did you know?"
"There's a new student in our class. She's a girl ~"
After Wang Yankai said that, the others also came over.
"And she's a good-looking girl, hehe."
"There, Brother Yan, look. She's over there." Someone pointed in the direction of Gu Xi.
— What does it have to do with me?
Sheng Xiuyan thought to himself.
However, he still glanced in the direction these people were pointing at.
Then, Sheng Xiuyan's gaze stopped.
"It's her?" The female student who took the monthly test with him that day.
…
On the other side, the few of them were just casually chatting. However, when they saw that Sheng Xiuyan kept staring at the new student, they were stunned and looked at each other.
— What the hell! What's going on? Why is Brother Yan staring at her for so long?
— Brother Yan hasn't stared at anyone for so long before.
— Could it be that he likes her? Love at first sight? What the hell.
While the few of them were still in shock, Sheng Xiuyan retracted his gaze. Then, he met the eyes of the few guys in front of him, who were full of gossip.
"Brother Yan, could it be that you really like the new student?" someone asked softly.
Sheng Xiuyan looked at him in disdain and said, "Idiot."
Everyone: "…" Alright, Brother Yan is still the same Brother Yan.
It was just a joke, so the Da Li family didn't take it to heart.
Soon, the few guys changed the topic to other things.
"Oh right, Brother Yan, when I passed by the office that day, I heard from Old Chen that you made up for the monthly test again. Is that true? "Zhou Bufan asked.
"Yes, I made up for it," Sheng Xiuyan said.
As soon as he said this, the few of them revealed regretful expressions.
"Sigh, my ranking went from 378 to 377. Brother Yan, with your test, I'm back to square one."
It wasn't just Wang Yankai. Because Sheng Xiuyan didn't take the test, the whole grade's ranking went up by one place.
"Then I'm still okay. This time, I dropped nearly a hundred places. When I go back, I'll be beaten up by my parents. Anyway, the beating is already over. Brother Duoyan's ranking doesn't make much difference."
"No, to be honest, Brother Yan, did Old Chen tell you anything? Did you achieve any results this time? What's your ranking? "
"…" Sheng Xiuyan didn't say anything.
"Don't tell me you're going to get first place? Can't there be a little surprise? "
Sheng Xiuyan still didn't say anything, but the expression on his face darkened.
— He saw Cheng Duoyan's results and knew his ranking.
But unexpectedly, he wasn't ranked first, but second in the grade.
Previously, when he didn't take the make-up exam, Sheng Xiuyan had taken a look at the ranking of the entire grade's monthly exam. The student from Class 17 was ranked first, and his score was 30 points lower than the student who came in after him.
If he was in second place.
Then there was only one possibility …
Sheng Xiuyan turned his gaze to Gu Xi. The only person who could be higher than him was him.
The others couldn't help but know what Sheng Xiuyan was really thinking. When they saw Sheng Xiuyan unconsciously sneaking glances at the new classmate, everyone was stunned — it's over, it's over. Did Brother Yan really fall in love with the new classmate at first sight?
Is Brother Yan for real?
Has Brother Yan fallen for her?
…
Sheng Xiuyan didn't pay attention to their strange gazes. He retracted his gaze, lay down, and went to sleep.
…
The day's classes were over.
Gu Xi adapted well to the classes. She felt as if she had returned to the state when she was in Liming High School.
When school ended, Gu Xi put away her textbooks one by one. Then, she picked up her school bag and left.
After taking two steps, Gu Xi was pulled back by her deskmate, Dong Mingming.
"Gu Xiaoxi, why are you so fast? Wait for me."
Dong Mingming pulled Gu Xi back and quickly stuffed her books and stationery into her school bag.
At the same time, she also pretended to be sad and ridiculed, "Don't tell me you're thinking of abandoning your dear deskmate and running away by yourself."
Because of Dong Mingming's easy-going personality, the two of them were already very familiar with each other even though they had only been deskmates for the first day.
Hearing Dong Mingming's words, Gu Xi was suddenly stunned.
"No …" After a pause, Gu Xi explained, "I was thinking about a problem just now."
"What? The math problem just now? Why? No matter how I calculated it, it was still 0."
"Okay," Gu Xi answered vaguely.
She was just used to it.
Previously, when she was in Liming, because of the rumors, gradually, no one was willing to talk to Gu Xi. No one would leave with her either.
Therefore, Gu Xi was already used to it. As soon as she heard the bell, she quickly packed her things and walked out alone.
On the other hand, Dong Mingming had already packed up.
"Okay, let's go." Dong Mingming pulled Gu Xi along.
The two of them walked out of the school.
When they reached the school gate, Dong Mingming saw the car coming to pick them up from afar. He waved at Gu Xi.
"My car is here. I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow."
Gu Xi also waved at the other party.
— —
After saying goodbye to Dong Mingming, Gu Xi continued to walk in the direction of the parking area east of the school gate.
Before she left home today, Auntie Mei told her that there would be a car coming to pick her up from school in the afternoon. She even sent the car plate number to her phone. Gu Xi looked around, but she still couldn't find it.
…
After taking a few more steps, Gu Xi suddenly stopped.
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