Volume 2 Chapter 70: The Artsy Girl
Just as the girl’s thoughts were drifting, Teacher Zhu walked down from the podium holding Lin Lin’s certificate and handed it to her.
“Congratulations, Lin Lin. You achieved such a great result this time. I really didn’t know you were this good at drawing before. You’ve truly surprised me.”
Lin Lin brushed her hair back.
Hmm… the praise made her feel a little embarrassed.
But in truth, Teacher Zhu was genuinely happy. This kind of moment was one of the joys of teaching, seeing a student achieve something meaningful brought a strong sense of pride.
Even though… she wasn’t actually Lin Lin’s art teacher.
Ahem.
After that, Teacher Zhu addressed the class.
“Alright, there’s nothing else for today’s class meeting. You can all do self-study now.”
With that, she turned and left the classroom, heading back to the teachers’ office. She was clearly planning to brag a little to her colleagues, ‘Look at this, one of my students is amazing!’
Just like parents talking proudly about their kids.
Meanwhile, Lin Lin stayed seated, slowly lifting the certificate from her desk and staring at the words on it, lost in thought.
Congratulations to Lin Lin for winning First Prize in the Art Competition.
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The news of Lin Lin winning the award caused quite a stir in the class.
Most students truly admired her. After all, this was a very valuable and impressive award.
Many classmates secretly glanced at Lin Lin, who sat quietly at her desk, looking gentle and calm.
While feeling amazed, they also wondered… Why didn’t we notice such a big talent before?
Lin Lin had always been rather quiet and distant. So why had her presence in the class suddenly become so strong recently?
Could it be because of…
Almost everyone’s eyes slowly moved toward Gao Liang.
Thinking about it, it did seem that Lin Lin started interacting with Gao Liang first, and then gradually became more noticeable in class.
Damn it. This strange couple vibe…
Even though most students felt happy and impressed by Lin Lin’s success, there was one person who hadn’t said a single word.
Not only that, her expression was getting worse and worse.
A few days ago, Han Kui had taken leave after being eliminated by Lin Lin in the preliminaries. She stayed home, unable to accept it. After finally forcing herself to return to school, she soon heard the news that Lin Lin had won first prize.
Han Kui clenched her teeth, furious but helpless.
Damn it… damn it!
If Gao Liang hadn’t brought in the head examiner back then, she… she could have—
She lowered her head in frustration. Even when class ended, she still couldn’t accept reality and stayed silent and withdrawn.
But as usual, her close friends came over.
Seeing Han Kui still sitting there, clearly depressed, they felt helpless.
Sister Kui had been in a low mood lately. Things had just started to get a little better, so why did it suddenly get worse again?
What happened this time?
The stylish girl noticed something was wrong and turned to look toward Lin Lin.
When she saw the certificate in Lin Lin’s hands, the short-haired girl also realized the situation wasn’t good.
“This…”
Hearing their voices, Han Kui looked up at them with a pained expression. She sighed heavily and said,
“I really don’t understand how someone like her could win an award.”
“Haha…” the short-haired girl laughed awkwardly, trying to ease the mood. “It’s just luck, really. The preliminaries weren’t fair anyway. Only three people passed in each exam room. Sister Kui, you were… what, fourth in the preliminaries?”
“Yes, yes, that’s right, what a pity. If you had advanced, Sister Kui, you would definitely have won a prize too!”
The stylish girl waved her hand and forced a smile as she joked, “It’s just bad luck, that’s all. Hey, it’s only one prize anyway, no big deal. Let her be happy about it. What’s the problem?”
Their comfort did not help Han Kui much, because… in truth, even if the early selection was a bit rough, anyone who could win in the end was definitely skilled, especially the first prize.
Only the very best contestant could get that award.
What’s more, she… she and Lin Lin were in the same exam room. In terms of skill, she had already lost.
In fact, this was what she regretted the most, being eliminated by Lin Lin. This was simply…
A huge humiliation!
If she didn’t get revenge, she could never calm the anger in her heart!
Grinding her teeth in anger, she whispered, “No, I absolutely can’t let this end like this.”
The stylish girl and the short-haired girl both nodded. Fine, just go along with Sister Kui’s feelings for now. Calm her down first.
But at that moment, the quiet girl with glasses, Xiao Bai, who had been standing aside in silence, suddenly spoke up.
“I think… maybe, Sister Kui, you… you shouldn’t go against Lin Lin anymore…”
Hiss—
As soon as she said that, the stylish girl and the short-haired girl both sucked in a sharp breath.
They couldn’t understand why Xiao Bai would suddenly say this. Even Han Kui herself was stunned for a moment. Then her eyes turned sharp and fierce as she stared at the nervous Xiao Bai and said in a low voice.
“What did you say? What do you mean by that?”
“I… I mean, Sister Kui, maybe from now on we shouldn’t have anything to do with Lin. We each mind our own business. That might be better…”
“What’s this? Are you scared because of her? Afraid of her? You’re afraid of Lin Lin?”
Looking at Xiao Bai trembling slightly, Han Kui shook her head in disdain. This girl had always been a coward, from the beginning until now. How did she even become friends with her in the first place?
Xiao Bai was really afraid to speak, but… when she remembered how Lin Lin looked that day, she finally clenched her teeth and spoke with difficulty.
“But… we’ve never actually beaten her any of these times…”
“Then we won’t compete anymore! I don’t need to compete! Just wait, I’ll make her regret it!”
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In the end, Han Kui’s harsh words never reached Lin Lin’s ears. At that moment, Lin Lin was still lying on her desk, looking at her certificate and smiling in a slightly silly way.
So great. I’m really amazing~
“Cough, cough!”
Suddenly, Gao Liang spoke up at the right moment. “Lin Lin, saying that I deserve one-third of the credit for this prize isn’t too much, right?”
“Mm…” Hearing her rival taking credit like this, Lin Lin thought for a moment, then clicked her tongue and snorted. “You did have credit at first, but I already let you be my model in the art room. Credit and payment cancel each other out. You still owe me a meal!”
“Hmm… sure. Then how about dinner together tonight, to celebrate?”
Gao Liang smiled. Lin Lin froze. That works too?
Uh…
This guy really is full of tricks!
But aside from that bread, she absolutely wouldn’t eat any meal Gao Liang treated her to!
Just as she was thinking that, Gao Liang suddenly handed her a box of candy. Seeing the colorful gummy candies inside, something deep in the art student part of her brain instantly woke up.
And so…
The artsy girl enters the scene!
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End of Volume 2