CHAPTER 1200: CHAPTER 1200: FROM ADVERSITY TO GOOD FORTUNE (9)

The end-of-class bell had rung at some point, but Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t notice, nor did the English teacher. Even the students in the class didn’t rush towards the cafeteria as they usually did; instead, they stood by the door, listening intently.

The scene turned into something eerie, as the students from Class 2 didn’t move. Instead, they gathered around the classroom door and windows to listen to Ruan Jiaojiao read the text. This made the students from the neighboring Class 1 wonder what was happening. The students who had rushed to the door also stopped in their tracks, instinctively slowing down, and then they heard Ruan Jiaojiao reciting the text.

On the other side of the staircase was Class 3. A few boys had rushed out, laughing and joking, but when they reached the staircase, they saw the students from the two classes across were standing still, as if frozen. This unknown psychological influence made them instinctively stop as well.

Class 4 was behind Class 3, and since the students from Class 3 didn’t move, neither did they.

So in the end, those at the front were all listening to Ruan Jiaojiao read, and not a single person descended the stairs, while those at the back were utterly confused, having no idea what was going on in front.

It wasn’t until Ruan Jiaojiao finished reading that she realized so many classmates had gathered around her. She was instantly stunned. Ruan Lei stood at the front of Class 1 and wouldn’t miss such an opportunity. The moment Ruan Jiaojiao put down her textbook, he immediately put his big hand to his mouth and blew a loud whistle, shouting, "Ruan, you’re awesome! So amazing!"

Then, someone, no one knew who, started clapping.

Amid Ruan Lei’s whistling and the waves of applause, Ruan Jiaojiao’s face turned as red as a tomato.

Even after the spell was broken and Ruan Jiaojiao returned to her class, her cheeks were still flushed. She glared at Ruan Lei in annoyance, "Bro!"

Ruan Lei grinned cheekily, "Hey!" his response was quite loud.

"..." Ruan Jiaojiao was both annoyed and helpless.

Beside her, Yang Tao laughed and said, "Jiaojiao, it looks like your English teacher really likes you again."

Hearing Yang Tao’s playful "again," Ruan Jiaojiao couldn’t help but laugh. During her three years in middle school, Gu Zichen indeed liked her, but he always treated her like a child. Even until she graduated from third grade, he would still speak to her with that playful "again," which was truly laughable and exasperating.

Fortunately, now that she was in high school, although she once again became the English class representative, Teacher Wu obviously didn’t have the habit of speaking with that playful style. She finally escaped this "again" curse.

However, because of this, Ruan Jiaojiao forgot about Yang Xiaona changing her clothes.

Because the school opening ceremony was scheduled for the second period today, the class teacher went to a collective meeting during the first period and let the students have self-study and read books in class.

Ruan Jiaojiao was engrossed in reading a book outside of class material when she suddenly heard a loud thud next to her, the sound of a book slamming on a desk.

Then, Xu Jie’s disgusted voice rang out, almost echoing throughout the classroom: "Yang Xiaona, you never take a shower. Aren’t you disgusting? Don’t come near me! You’re filthy!"

Xu Jie’s voice was so loud that the whole class heard it. Now, no matter what anyone was doing, all eyes turned that way.

Ruan Jiaojiao also looked over, seeing Xu Jie with a nearly undisguised expression of disgust on his face, while Yang Xiaona stood frozen, her face completely red.