Chapter Eleven: Cheating Artifact

  Chen Jin and Zhang Yu saw her smile, as if they had received a great shock, and were stunned. Before that, they had never seen her smile, let alone smile, even when the two of them turned around to actively talk to her, they didn't get any response at all. She and Wang Bo sat together, one sleeping all day, the other dull and expressionless, making this corner gloomy and lifeless, without a bit of fun. At this time, Zhang Yu gently pushed Jiang Yaluo's hand, with a pair of eyes staring straight at her face, carefully asking: "Are you Jiang Yaluo?"

  Jiang Yaluo snapped back to reality and saw that it was a girl, although she looked ordinary with thick lips, but seemed very kind. She smiled at her and nodded, saying: "Huh! Have I changed so much that you can't recognize me?" She suddenly remembered what her mother had said about her being an outgoing and lively person in the past, so she added: "Sorry, I was sick a few days ago and after recovering, I couldn't remember many things. Can you tell me your name?"

  "What? Have you lost your memory?" Zhang Yu and Chen Jin exclaimed in unison, thinking that Jiang Yaluo must have suffered some kind of stimulation to fall ill, no wonder, a normal person can't change so quickly!

  "You can say that!" She was still smiling at them.

  The people in the class were already paying attention to Jiang Yaluo, and now that they heard this, a part of them immediately showed understanding, of course, mostly boys. In Class 3, the ratio of boys to girls was roughly equal, but the expressions of the girls looking over here became very disdainful, "Amnesia? Does she think she's the heroine of a Korean drama?"

  Jiang Yaluo saw the expressions on their faces and thought to herself, someone once said a formula: ugly girls plus ugly girls equals friends, beautiful girls plus beautiful girls equals enemies, while beautiful girls plus ugly girls definitely equals BFFs! This formula is correct in many places, of course there are exceptions. Take the girls in our class for example, they all have small noses and eyes, their faces haven't even fully developed yet, so now you can count on one hand the number of people who can be considered beautiful. But when a delicate and lovely person like herself appears, why do these "ugly girls" reject her?

  Jiang Yaluo held up a delicate face, very narcissistically categorizing herself as a beauty, but she didn't think that she used to be an "ugly girl" too. Originally, she was equal to other girls, no, her original appearance wasn't even comparable to theirs, and she was a fatso who people would mock. It's just that she very cleverly made herself invisible. Now, suddenly, she became beautiful, making people feel like she was superior, feeling like she got something that didn't belong to her, which is what makes people jealous and resentful. Although the girls wouldn't show this jealousy openly, they only showed disdain on their faces.

  Chen Jin and Zhang Yu both reported their names, both of whom were talkative, chattering non-stop. Jiang Yaluo also stopped paying attention to those who despised her and quickly became familiar with the two of them. A soft sigh came from beside her ear, and Jiang Yaluo turned around, "What are you sighing about, my deskmate?" Chen and Zhang only then noticed that Wang Bo had woken up at some point, leaning on his chin in imitation of Jiang Yaluo's posture, but with his entire body facing Jiang Yaluo.

  Wang Bo looked at Jiang Yaluo and smacked his lips, saying: "I'm rejoicing..."

  "What's there to be happy about?" Jiang Yaluo and Zhang Yu asked in unison.

  Chen Jin immediately replied: "Fortunately, I didn't ask the teacher to swap seats with you? If you still want to swap, how about I swap Zhang Yu with you?"

  Wang Bo still faced Jiang Yaluo, but his eyes stared at Chen Jin and shook his head: "No swap!"

  Looking at the two of them laughing with a smug expression, Zhang Yu was so angry that he took a pencil and scribbled randomly on Wang Bo's book. Then, he immediately turned around and pushed all the books stacked on his side to Chen Jin's side, re-drawing a line that left only enough space for Chen Jin to place one arm.

  Wang Bo stretched his neck and looked forward, muttering to himself: "Come to think of it, why hasn't Lin Xiaosheng arrived yet today?"

  Jiang Yaluo looked out the window and said, "They're here." Then she poked the two in front of her with her pen and reminded them, "Don't make any noise, the teacher will be back soon!"

  As expected, Lin Xi and Tang Yin Feng returned, and as soon as they sat down, their homeroom teacher, Ji Bin, entered the classroom, and the noisy students immediately quieted down. However, his first task was not to start the lesson, but to rearrange the seating. He had Jiang Ya Le switch seats with someone else, moving her to sit with Tang Yin Feng, citing concerns that she had fallen behind in her studies due to her illness, and Tang Yin Feng could help her catch up. At the same time, he reassigned Shu Fan, the class monitor, to sit with Wang Bo in a corner, which also happened to be convenient for observing the entire class's dynamics. Then, he paired up Tang Yin Feng and Shu Fan's original deskmate together.

  When Jiang Yaluo was collecting books, Chen Jin and Zhang Yu at the front desk were somewhat regretful, Wang Bo was about to cry but had no tears, sighing that he didn't have the fate to sit with a beauty. In fact, he didn't want to sit with the class monitor, which would make him the center of attention, how could he sleep well afterwards? Jiang Yaluo knew it must be Tang Yin's doing, thinking about Xiao Pang's fair and tender skin, she calmly accepted it. Suddenly rising from the last row to the second row made her feel a bit chilly at the high position. Fortunately, Ye Qi in front of her was also talkative, taking advantage of the teacher's distraction to ask questions nonstop. Jiang Yaluo originally didn't like to respond to him, but thinking that only he and Li Haoyu could block the teacher's line of sight for her, she smiled and nodded or shook her head no matter what he asked.

  Ji Bin had just about figured out the strengths and weaknesses of his classmates. Standing on the platform, he scanned the room with his eyes. The ones sitting in front were relatively diligent in their studies, while those in the middle were somewhat clever but loved to slack off and make small movements. Those in the back didn't like studying much and enjoyed sleeping, chatting, passing notes, and other things unrelated to learning. He hesitated for a moment before deciding to take advantage of this opportunity to make a big change, switching the front row with the back row, the middle row with the front row, and the back row with the middle row.

  After a series of seat changes, Jiang Yaluo had just sat down for a few minutes when she was moved again to the back with Tang Yin Feng. Li Haoyu and Ye Qi sat behind her, while Chen Jin and Zhang Yu miraculously ended up in front of her. In front of them were Wang Bo and class monitor Shu Fan, who sat next to the goddess Lin Xiaoxi on his right side.

  Jiang Yaluo was dazed and confused as she was moved back and forth, but in the end, it was still a familiar face beside her, which surprised her.

  As soon as the bell rang, Zhang Yu excitedly turned around and started talking to Jiang Yaluo, saying how lucky she was that she didn't have to worry about cheating on exams anymore since she sat at the same table as Tang Yin Feng, a total genius.

  Jiang Yaluo glanced at Tang Yin Feng's serious face and said with a pout, "Originally there was no pressure, okay? Who needs him anyway!"

  Zhang Yu was momentarily speechless, and Chen Jin also curiously turned his head to take a look. They both knew in their hearts that Jiang Yaluo's grades were just barely passing, only slightly better than theirs. Could it be that getting sick not only changed one's appearance but also increased intelligence? They waited with bated breath.