The discussion inside immediately came to an abrupt halt. A teacher said, "Come in." Su Xiaoxiao politely opened the door right away, "Hello, teachers." The female teacher closest to the door saw Su Xiaoxiao and her eyes lit up, "Which class is this student from? She looks like a movie star." Su Xiaoxiao was a bit embarrassed by the compliment, "Teacher, I’m Su Xiaoxiao from Class 3, Year 2." As soon as she finished speaking, the office fell into complete silence. The few teachers who had just been discussing Su Xiaoxiao exchanged glances. They hadn’t expected the central figure of their recent conversation to appear before them. Zhou Xiujuan cleared her throat to break the awkward atmosphere in the office, "Come in." Su Xiaoxiao nodded and stood by Zhou Hongjuan’s desk. Several teachers around her discreetly sized her up. This child seemed obedient and polite, every bit different from the struggling student they had imagined. Under everyone’s scrutinizing gaze, Su Xiaoxiao looked at Zhou Xiujuan, "Teacher Zhou, you were looking for me." Zhou Xiujuan nodded, took out the vocabulary test she had just completed, and placed it on the desk, a smile appearing on her face, "It seems you’ve been studying diligently at home lately, very good, you got everything right on today’s test." Su Xiaoxiao knew very well that she had answered everything correctly. After all, she was a top student from the modern era; it was a piece of cake. However, given the original character’s image as a struggling student, she couldn’t appear too flamboyant. She shyly smiled at Zhou Xiujuan, "It’s all thanks to your excellent teaching, teacher." As the saying goes, flattery never fails. After hearing this, sure enough, Zhou Xiujuan showed a gratified smile. She tapped her fingers on the desk twice, her smile growing more gentle, "Regarding your participation in the graduation exams, the school administration has approved it. Study well these next few days." Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao’s face lit up with joy, and she quickly bowed to Zhou Xiujuan, "Thank you, Teacher Zhou, I won’t let you down." "Alright, go back and study." Whether it was because Su Xiaoxiao miraculously got full marks today, Zhou Xiujuan found the once troublesome student increasingly pleasing to the eye. Su Xiaoxiao politely bowed to the teachers in the office again, "Goodbye, teachers." After she left, the teachers looked at Zhou Xiujuan differently. No wonder the usually stern Teacher Zhou spoke highly of this child — she was genuinely likable. Su Xiaoxiao hummed a tune happily on her way back, but as she passed a big tree, she suddenly noticed flickering light behind it, and her heart skipped a beat. She quickly took a few steps forward, rounded the tree, and saw a tall figure leaning against the trunk, lazily blowing smoke rings. It startled her; she had almost thought there was a fire. Seeing the area filled with weeds and trees, she furrowed her brow again, "Song, you can’t smoke here." Upon hearing this, Song Weidong looked over impatiently, his delicate brows filled with annoyance, "Don’t bother me, get lost!" Tsk, this brat is quite rebellious! Smoking here with so many flammable materials around, wasn’t he asking for trouble? Su Xiaoxiao walked over immediately, snatched the cigarette from his hand, threw it on the ground, and stomped it out, "If you want to smoke, do it elsewhere." After saying that, she turned and left. Song Weidong stared at her departing figure, squinting his eyes. This was the first time someone dared speak to him . Su Xiaoxiao, huh? Alright, he would remember her. He playfully curled his lips, flicked the ash off his clothes, stood up, and leisurely followed behind Su Xiaoxiao. The two of them entered the classroom just as the bell rang, one after the other. Su Xiaoxiao had just sat down when her deskmate Wang Xiaoxia poked her with her finger and leaned in, lowering her voice, "How come you came back with the school bully?" Su Xiaoxiao was perplexed. She didn’t know there was a school bully. Since the original character often took days off since starting school, she naturally knew nothing about a school bully. Wang Xiaoxia discreetly pointed behind her, "It’s Song Weidong. Didn’t you know?" Su Xiaoxiao: Should she have known? "Our school bully isn’t very good-tempered. It’s best to stay away from him, especially when he’s in a bad mood and smoking." You said it too late; the situation was already irreparable. Su Xiaoxiao swallowed dryly, "What if you provoke him?" "What else can you do? Pray for luck." Just as Wang Xiaoxia finished speaking, the math teacher walked in with a textbook. The math teacher’s surname was Zhou, a middle-aged man in his forties. His gaze swept around the room and landed on Su Xiaoxiao and Song Weidong, frowning slightly. Su Xiaoxiao had a deep impression of this teacher. If she remembered correctly, every time she attended a math class, it felt like listening to a heavenly script, making her sleepy as soon as the class began, causing her math grades to be perpetually at the bottom. It was worth mentioning that the second-last place was the school bully behind her, Song Weidong. The two of them, one a sleeping dragon and the other a phoenix chick, consistently secured the bottom spots in math rankings. Because of this, this Teacher Zhou had never been fond of her. For origınal chapters go to 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵 Rumor had it that Zhou was one of the biggest advocates for her to repeat a year. In fact, it wasn’t entirely Zhou’s fault. He had taught excellent graduating classes for several years, only to have his reputation tarnished by these two. Meeting her gaze, Teacher Zhou expressionlessly opened the book, "Students, please turn to Chapter 12 as we continue from where we left off yesterday..." Teacher Zhou began teaching endlessly, and Su Xiaoxiao finally understood why the original character always fell asleep. This teacher’s lecture was indeed very soporific. Soon, she started to fight off sleep, as the lecture seemed to drift farther away. Suddenly, something hit her on the head with a smack. Su Xiaoxiao yelped and stood up from her seat, meeting Teacher Zhou’s stern gaze. "Su Xiaoxiao, come up and solve this problem." Su Xiaoxiao was momentarily dumbfounded but quickly regained her senses; she had been caught red-handed. She rubbed her face vigorously and walked up front obediently, "Alright, Teacher Zhou." Seeing her calm demeanor, Teacher Zhou couldn’t help but glance at her twice. Somehow, after not seeing her for a while, this little girl seemed different. Her face was the same, yet something felt just off. In the past, whenever he called her to solve problems, she’d act timid and end up just staring nervously at him. Lost in thought, he watched as she calmly picked up the chalk and began writing on the blackboard. Teacher Zhou glanced at the board, surprise flickering in his eyes. The elegant and neat handwriting on the blackboard was pleasing to the eye, and Zhou couldn’t help but nod approvingly. Just then, a mocking voice echoed from the classroom, "Su Xiaoxiao, do you even know how to solve it? If not, stop wasting everyone’s time and step down."