Chapter 38: The Power of Human Speech

  Two people sat in the car, Bai Liya looked a bit bored with her hand propping up her cheek, her right hand leaning against the window, gazing at the scenery outside.

  Bai Lian Shao, who was sitting beside her, seemed to be able to guess what her mother had said to her today. He understood her mood, but he couldn't think of a good way to make everyone have a happy ending.

  "Xiao Ya, I want to tell you something," said Bai Lian Shao, turning his head and gazing deeply at Bai Lian Ya.

  Bai Liya withdrew her gaze and looked at Bai Lishao, asking: "What's going on?"

  "I'm going to participate in the national piano performance competition," Bai Ruo said, without a hint of joy. "My teacher told me this morning, and after considering it, I also discussed it with my grandfather, who was very happy that I could go."

  "Ah, great! You'll definitely be the champion!" Bai Qiuya smiled sweetly.

  Bai Rui Shao listened to this and didn't smile, seemingly not happy at all. There was a hint of unresolved loss between his eyebrows, "I must get the championship!"

  After Bai Lian's words, the car fell into an endless silence again.

  Bai Li Ya still supported her cheek with her hand, looking at the scenery outside the car window. Now she didn't want to think about anything else, just wanting to study hard and do what she should be doing. As for other things, she didn't dare take a step further.

  It wasn't until much later that they finally arrived at the school gate, and the two of them got out of the car and walked into the school together. Bai Li Shao suddenly said: "Xiao Ya, are you going to watch the competition this Sunday?"

  "No," Bai Lianya smiled slightly, "On Sunday, our animation club has a gathering."

  "It's great, you finally have your friend." Bai Lian surprisingly didn't show any disappointment, no matter what decision she made, he would support her.

  Bai Li's face lit up with a smile, and she raised her head to look at Bai Li Shao, saying: "Of course, they're a great group of friends, I wouldn't want to miss our joint alumni gathering!"

  "Of course, even if you don't want to go, I'll urge you to participate. My match is not a problem, it will definitely go smoothly!" Bai Zuo Shao said, also changing his helpless mood into a relaxed tone.

  Two people continued to walk forward, at this time already into autumn, the wind had a slight coolness, but the autumn sky was very clear and blue, without giving people a sense of melancholy, instead having a faintly comfortable feeling.

  Bai Liya raised her finger, counted it, and this action was a bit coquettish, which was something Bai Zhan had never seen before. He couldn't help but chuckle lightly.

  "It's this Sunday, so there are still three days left, wow, it's coming up so fast!" Bai Yaya counted on her fingers, as if she had discovered a new continent, and couldn't help but exclaim.

  Bai Li Shao also accompanied her in laughter, "Yes, so fast!" As he spoke, he slightly raised his head, gazing at the high sky. Things that are too far away are always vague and elusive, but they will all appear on a certain day.

  "Why is it only Thursday today? I wish tomorrow was the weekend already. I want to sleep in." Bai Yaya muttered under her breath.

  That afternoon, Bai Liya fell asleep in class. The teacher was lecturing on the podium, no matter how passionate or loud he was, he couldn't lift her spirits, let alone wake her up. She held a book and buried her head in it, not caring about anything else. In the past, she would never sleep during class time, even if she was allowed to sleep, she wouldn't be able to fall asleep. But now, she could actually sleep soundly.

  Math teacher Du Ming is a middle-aged man who values strength and face, has always had very high demands on the classroom, does not allow any students to slack off, does not allow any students to pass notes, and even more so does not allow any students to sleep in class.

  Moreover, Du Ming's eyes were particularly sharp and his gaze was especially terrifying. When he looked at a student, even the timid girls couldn't help but tremble with fear. Good grief, this person must have come from hell! Such a Du Ming would naturally be the class director, overseeing everything, watching who didn't please him, and who was unlucky. However, he was still very reasonable, usually only being harsh on male students, while for female students, he would turn a blind eye.

  But today, Bai Liya really hit the gun, Du Ming's two classes, she slept in the first class, and continued to sleep in the second class. He couldn't bear it anymore, usually Bai Liya's grades were always the first in the class, so he didn't say anything. But now this trend seems that she is about to lose the first place in the class.

  "White Dew Ya, classmate!" Du Ming held the math textbook in his left hand and a whiteboard marker in his right hand, stopping his lecture and staring at White Dew Ya's lowered head with a pair of dead eyes.

  Du Ming suddenly turned a corner, from the delicious lecture to Bai Lianya's body, and the classmates in the class were all shocked, their eyes all cast on Bai Lianya.

  Coincidentally, Bai Liya had already entered dreamland early on and couldn't hear the math teacher's call.

  Du Ming was almost driven mad, the good student in his eyes turned out to be so disregard for classroom discipline, not only did it make him lose face, but also made him extremely disappointed. He shouted again, "Bai Ruoya, classmate!"

  Ji Ningning, who was sitting in front of Bai Riyue, looked worried and quickly turned her head, pushing the book that Bai Riyue had placed in front of her. "Xiao Bai, the teacher is calling you!" she whispered.

  Bai Liya just woke up from the distant horizon, her sleepy eyes slightly lifted, but collided with math teacher Du Ming's angry eyes. She suddenly woke up completely, hastily sat up straight, and didn't dare to raise her head, lowering her head without making a sound.

  Du Ming looked at her for a full three minutes before calming down his anger and slowly saying, "Come up and solve the problem on the blackboard!"

  Bai Liya raised her head, looking at the math problem on the blackboard, and suddenly felt a headache. She hadn't been paying attention in class for several days, and the question seemed like a stranger, staring coldly at her. She hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said, "Teacher, I don't know how to do this one."

  "Those who don't know, stand up!" Du Ming knew she didn't know, having not come to class for several days, and now that she had finally returned, she was still sleeping in class, which made him feel angry.

  Bai Li Ya took a deep breath, holding her textbook with both hands, and lowered her eyes to read again.

  "Teacher," Ji Ningning raised her hand, "Bai Yaya was sick for a while and hasn't fully recovered before coming back to school, so she's feeling a bit tired..."

  Du Ming heard this and could only let out a quiet sigh, "Then sit down!"

  Ji Ningning happily turned around and gave Bai Yaya a faint smile, "Xiao Bai, sit down quickly!"

  "Thank you..." Bai Yaya said softly, and slowly sat down. After this commotion, she was also considered awake, and even if she wanted to sleep, she couldn't. She picked up her pen, and her eyes were also spirited.

  But just as she came to her senses, a low voice of a girl next to her said, "Sick? I think you're out having fun with someone else! Even your own brother..."

  Bai Liya was shocked and quickly turned her head away, only to see several girls next to her casting extremely sarcastic glances at her. She had thought she wouldn't care about these words, but now that she heard them, she still felt a deep pain in her heart.

  When class was over, Bai Liya only knew what it meant to be feared by public opinion. Her classmates, even her schoolmates, were all spreading a rumor that...

  Bai Rui Shao and Bai Rui Ya, brother and sister, caused their grandfather to get so angry that he fell ill and was hospitalized. Their mother also quit her job to stay at home as a full-time mom because of this matter. The two of them still rented a house outside and did all sorts of things that brought shame to the family.

  "She usually looks quite arrogant, but I didn't expect her to be this kind of person!"

  "How shameless!"

  "Just look at her and you'll know, she's got a sly and cunning look on her face!"

  "A woman who is too beautiful is scary!"

  "I was going to confess to her, how disgusting!"

  "Dinosaur sisters are one hundred times stronger than her!"

  ……

  Bai Liya pretended not to hear, now it's time for class to be over, no one can stop them from talking nonsense, although none of it makes sense, but tolerating it will pass.

  Ji Ningning stood up, put the notebook in her hand on Bai Yaya's desk, and smiled: "Xiao Bai, those who are clear will naturally be clear, don't mind. This is my notebook, take it back to copy today, I heard they are all key points for the monthly exam."

  "Ning Ning, thank you..." Bai Yaya picked up the notebook, and her heart finally felt a little warmth. She thought, this must be why she was willing to stay in the animation club.