Chapter 2: This girl is a bit arrogant

  For a whole month, Wan Chao Hui went to school alone every day, except for Liu Hui and Zheng Hongxia occasionally chatting with her. Zheng Hongxia had fallen in love and caught the eye of the most handsome boy in class, Wang Xiao Liang. One day, while using the restroom, Zheng Hongxia seriously told Wan Chao Hui: "Actually, Xiao Liang initially fell in love with you at first sight, but your cold eyes scared him off, so he started dating me instead. Chao Hui, everyone says you're quite aloof, can't you change that?"

  "What a joke! Your boyfriend must have fallen in love with you at first sight! You two are a perfect match, one calm and one dynamic. You'd better cherish it! As for those who don't understand me, why should I care about what they think of me? As long as you and Liu Hui know that I'm not... then that's all that matters! What do you think?" Wan Chao Hui said with a nonchalant expression, speaking slowly and calmly.

  "You're still saying that? Just listen to what you're saying, and I can tell you've had enough! You're simply looking down on others!" Zheng Hongxia said with a mix of seriousness and joking, "Chaohui, we're good friends, so I'm telling you straight out, this attitude of yours isn't good. It's not easy to get along with people like that!"

  "I don't care! Why bother socializing with so many people I don't know? Having you and Liu Hui as friends is enough!" Wan Chao Hui said bluntly.

  "But this is necessary social interaction!" Zheng Hongxia tried to change Wan Chao Hui's mind.

  "Alright, Hongxia, don't worry about me, I'll take care of myself, thank you for your kind intentions!" Wan Chao Hui smiled and replied.

  "Zhaohui, tell me honestly, don't you look down on these classmates?" Zheng Hongxia asked seriously, looking at Wan Zhaohui.

  "Stop talking nonsense, this is a public place, people are coming and going, be careful to be overheard! It's not good if it gets out and affects many!" Wan Chao Hui cautiously looked around.

  "You don't care about other students' feelings, why are you afraid of being overheard?"

  "Red Sunset, I don't care how others look at me, but that doesn't mean I don't respect everyone. It's just that I don't like the way people interact with each other in such a hypocritical and fake manner. We've only known each other for a short time, we don't understand each other, so where does all this familiarity come from?" Wan Chao Hui said bluntly.

  "They say 'once is a birth, twice is familiarity'! Zheng Hongxia was convinced by Wan Chao Hui's logical thinking."

  "That's your rule for making friends, not mine! OK?" Wan Zhaohui helplessly shrugged his shoulders.

  Zheng Hongxia looked at Wan Chao Hui, knowing that she couldn't change her mind. As a fellow only child, Liu Hui and Wan Chao Hui were completely different! Liu Hui was easy to get close to, while Wan Chao Hui was like a fortress, shutting people out from a thousand miles away! Zheng Hongxia herself had an older brother, so why couldn't she understand Wan Chao Hui's thoughts? Sometimes, Zheng Hongxia also thought Wan Chao Hui looked quite aloof. She even wondered if Wan Chao Hui's interactions with Liu Hui and herself were genuine. However, judging from her behavior, Wan Chao Hui had a way of attracting many boys - not just from their class, but also from the neighboring computer science class, including her boyfriend Wang Xiao Liang. Although he claimed to be intimidated by Wan Chao Hui's icy stare, his eyes would always follow her whenever she walked by. This made Zheng Hongxia feel envious and even jealous - was this another one of Wan Chao Hui's tactics for capturing boys' attention?

  Wan Chao Hui's mind was preoccupied with her own future, how to do business and make a lot of money. She didn't care about Zheng Hongxia telling her classmates what they thought of her. For Wan Chao Hui, interpersonal relationships were only superficial, as long as she wanted to, she could get along with many people on the surface. From childhood to adulthood, Wan Chao Hui had already learned the complex interpersonal dynamics within a large family, leaving her with only two words - hypocrisy. At this moment, she didn't have the energy to "act" in front of new classmates and create a fake harmonious and friendly image.

  So Zheng Hongxia's advice to Wan Chao Hui had no effect, and Wan Chao Hui continued to live each day as usual.

  On Friday afternoon, after Teacher Li finished teaching the basic accounting class, with about a minute left before the end of the class, she asked the students to study on their own in the classroom. Wan Chaohui was diligently practicing Pan Zhonghua's calligraphy with his head down, when Zheng Hongxia, who had just returned from using the restroom and was sitting in the back row, quietly walked up to him and whispered: "Chaohui, Ye Caiyun is outside in the corridor, she came specifically looking for you!"

  As soon as Wan Chao Hui heard the name Ye Cai Yun, he became excited. Ye Cai Yun was a high school classmate of Wan Chao Hui's and they were very good friends. They studied together for three years, going to and from school together. Ye Cai Yun was very diligent in her studies and always maintained a ranking within the top 20 of their grade.

  At first, both Wan Chao Hui and Ye Cai Yun encouraged each other to study hard. However, during their second year of high school, Wan Chao Hui overheard his younger uncle, Wan Ze Yu, say that he had bought a university diploma from W University, which was the most prestigious university in the city and also Wan Chao Hui's dream school.

  Wan Chao Hui originally wanted to prove herself to her grandparents by getting into W University, but now it seemed like this goal was too small. Her uncle had easily obtained a diploma from W University just by spending money, and in her grandparents' eyes, having money was the most important thing. Wan Chao Hui suddenly felt that studying hard to get into W University was meaningless, and making a lot of money was what truly mattered.

  As soon as she lost her motivation, her enthusiasm for studying decreased significantly. Additionally, their new physics teacher, who had previously taught at another provincial key high school, would spend five or six minutes before each class lecturing about discipline and rules, not allowing students to drink tea or chat during class, saying that he could stand for 40 minutes without drinking water.

  He also wouldn't allow students to play with their pens while he was teaching, saying it was disrespectful. These nagging words made Wan Chao Hui feel annoyed, as if her mother was constantly reminding her of something.

  Wan Chao Hui did not expect Ye Cai Yun to come to school looking for her, she was excited and quickly stood up, walking towards the back door of the classroom. Liu Hui, who was sitting next to her, got up and followed closely behind, with Zheng Hong Xia also following suit. The three of them were considered beauties by the boys in their class, and it was the first time they had so brazenly left their seats during class. Especially with Wan Chao Hui, who was usually quiet and reserved, leading the way, it immediately caught the attention of all their classmates. Everyone curiously watched as the three girls walked towards the back door of the classroom. Waiting for them was Li teacher, who sat in the last row, his eyes seeming calm but actually already somewhat angry, staring at the three girls as they approached, thinking to himself: How can they just disrupt my class like this? I'll see how they get past me.

  Wan Chao Hui saw the slightly angry eyes of Teacher Li, but she didn't care and continued to walk forward. With Wan Chao Hui leading the charge, Liu Hui and Zheng Hongxia, who were initially a bit timid, no longer felt afraid and closely followed behind her. The three of them charged towards the rapidly spreading fire, step by step closing in on Teacher Li.

  Mr. Li was shocked by the fearless and lawless attitude, but with dozens of eyes staring at him, he felt he couldn't back down, so he stood up, pulled out his teacher's authority, and loudly scolded: "What are you doing? Don't you know the bell hasn't rung yet? This is too disorganized and undisciplined!"

  "We're going to the toilet!" Liu Hui slipped out from behind Wan Chao Hui, cleverly dodging.

  "No, there are still over ten minutes before class is dismissed, you can go later!" Teacher Li knew that Liu Hui was lying, and he shouldn't have let Zheng Hongxia go to the bathroom earlier. Now she wants to go again? Is that possible? Isn't this an obvious attempt to deceive him? Nowadays, young people, especially girls, and such beautiful girls at that, openly lie like this, it's really not right. Teacher Li needs to discipline them and put down their arrogant attitude.

  When Wan Chao Hui heard Mr. Li's words, she also felt the hard attitude in his tone. She stood still on the spot, staring coldly at Mr. Li. As a man who had lived for over 40 years, Mr. Li had never seen such a beautiful girl before. Her originally beautiful and charming eyes emitted an extremely cold light, making Mr. Li's heart skip a beat. But as a teacher and as a man, he had to maintain his dignity, so he pretended to be calm and looked at Wan Chao Hui steadily.

  Wan Chao Hui suddenly turned around, catching Liu Hui and Zheng Hongxia off guard. They secretly sighed and looked at Wan Chao Hui with disappointment. It seemed that Wan Chao Hui's so-called "coolness" was just a facade after all. At the critical moment, her true nature was finally revealed, making them lose face in front of their classmates as well.

  Wan Chao Hui faintly swept a glance at Liu Hui and Zheng Hongxia, then walked straight back to his seat. When everyone thought it was just a false alarm and began to focus on their own affairs, Wan Chao Hui started packing up his bag, which was something no one had expected.

  Suddenly, Wan Chao Hui slung his backpack over his shoulder and stood up again, walking straight towards Teacher Li. Liu Hui and Zheng Hongxia were left stunned and had already forgotten to follow him.

  Teacher Li saw Wan Chao Hui come up with this move, and he was both shocked and angry in his heart. He never expected that this outwardly beautiful girl would be so stubborn and determined. Although she looked like she was just walking quickly and calmly towards him, but deep down she seemed to have made up her mind to rush out of the classroom.

  Mr. Li did not take the initiative this time, he wanted to see what the girl was going to do?

  Wan Chao Hui stopped in front of Teacher Li, looking down at him with an icy gaze, no pleading, no compromise. After a moment, Wan Chao Hui spoke to Teacher Li in a calm tone: "Teacher Li, my stomach disease is acting up, it hurts a lot, I'm asking... you... for leave!"

  Teacher Li heard Wan Zhaohui's calm and peaceful words, but in fact, it was an even more absurd lie. He was so angry that his heart and lungs were about to explode. He had been teaching for nearly twenty years and had never met a female student like this before. In front of many classmates, she dared to be so disrespectful to his authority as a teacher.

  Mr. Li was about to say something to scold Wan Chao Hui, but suddenly he saw Wan Chao Hui's cold eyes staring straight at him, releasing a fierce glare that a beautiful young girl couldn't possibly have, like two sharp swords, as if they could take his life at any moment. Frightened, Mr. Li didn't know what to say, and could only shout loudly with anger: "Fine, you bring me the doctor's diagnosis and sick leave tomorrow!"

  "Alright! Thanks!" Wan Chao Hui replied faintly, then quickly walked towards the back door of the classroom. She gently pulled open the door and walked out, leaving behind a group of people with their mouths agape. Suddenly, a male student couldn't help but whisper: "What a personality! So cool! So awesome!"