chapter 20: 020 completely blow up
translator: 549690339
within half an hour, the news that class 8 1 s new transfer student was the real heiress of the zhu family had spread to every corner of the school, and the explosive news flooded the schoolâs forums, (iq and wechat groups.
ming jingâs photos were also circulating on the schoolâs public forum. people who envied zhu xiangxiang tried to praise ming jing while disparaging zhu xiangxiang. zhu xiangxiangâs supporters followed the principle of nitpicking and tried to find faults in ming jing to prove zhu xiangxiangâs excellence. in short, it was quite lively.
even some curious people went to the door of class 8 to peek, and even started live-streaming.
âthese people are too much, like a group of annoying flies. i canât stand it anymore.â tao xingxing rolled up her sleeves and wanted to stand up and drive the group away.
ming jing practiced a page of calligraphy, authentic running script, with strong brush strokes and restrained elegance.
just like her personality, she seemed unremarkable, but elusive like clouds and mist, always hard to grasp.
âif you care, theyâll intensify their efforts; if you donât care, theyâll get bored and leave eventually.â
âi donât have your patience.â tao xingxing flipped through her phone, browsing the posts on the forum, almost bursting with anger.
she showed the phone screen to ming jing: âlook how horrible these people are, saying youâre ugly and canât compare to even zhu xiangxiangâs little finger, and that you deserved to be switched at birthâ¦â
ming jing glanced at it indifferently and then turned her attention away.
tao xingxing shook her arm, âming jing, can we be less like buddha? people are bullying you! â
ming jing looked at her quietly, âso, if a dog bites you, will you bite it back?â
her expression was very calm, and her dark eyes were like top-quality black obsidian, clear and bright. for some reason, people couldnât help but avert their gaze, as if her eyes could see through oneâs heart.
tao xingxing choked and laughed out, âyour analogy⦠i really donât know how to respond. but if a dog bites me, iâd certainly kill it. what if it bites someone else? itâs better to eliminate the threat.â
ming jing smiled and shook her head, then lowered her head to concentrate on practicing her calligraphy.
ming jing instantly became famous in the school. people compared her to zhu xiangxiang in various ways: height, appearance, demeanor, speech, and even academic performance. in the end, they concluded that the real heiress was blown away by the fake one. zhu xiangxiangâs fans used this method to comfort themselves, claiming that liking zhu xiangxiang was the right choice after all.
the worst aspect being crushed was their grades. zhu xiangxiang was a top student who always ranked among the top ten, received numerous awards, and was a student council member favored by teachers. in contrast, ming jing was assigned to the worst-performing class 8. need anyone say more about her academic performance?
though some people argued that their current situation was due to their educational environment â if the two hadnât been switched, all the accolades that zhu xiangxiang enjoyed would have belonged to ming jing â but the world didnât have many âifs,â and people only cared about the present.
before long, the forum posts discussing ming jing disappeared mysteriously, and those surreptitiously mocking ming jing were silenced too. sensing the change in wind direction. people dared not post about ming ting anymore and
stuck to gossiping privately instead.
âserves them right! theyâre all like gossiping grannies. kudos to the admins for clamping down on them,â tao xingxing couldnât help but applaud the forum administrators.
during the last self-study class, nobody was studying, except for ming jing. thatâs when hu tian entered with a stack of test papers and began distributing them one by one.
it was typical for class 8 students to stuff the test papers into their desks or crumple them into waste paper. when hu tian gave the test paper to ming jing, he glanced at her and pursed his lips, âyou did well.â
as soon as ming jing received her test paper, a scream erupted beside her, â120 points? ming jing, youâre amazing!â
for a math quiz, results usually came out the same afternoon. many students didnât take it seriously as the questions werenât challenging, but it didnât mean the class 8 students could score full marks.
this was math â the subject that tests oneâs intelligence the most â and ming jing scored full marks.
they initially thought she was bronze-tier, but who wouldâve guessed she was a champion?
tao xingxingâs scream drew the attention of the whole class, and their gazes unconsciously turned to ming jing.
âyou must be joking. she canât possibly have scored full marks,â zhang jingwen blurted out. after saying that, she nervously looked at ming jing and felt an inexplicable itch all over her body.
tao xingxing snatched ming jingâs test paper and looked it over, âour class 8 is going to have a top student.â
zhang jingwen gritted her teeth, glared at ming jing, âa top student? based on her? who knows if she cheated.â
tao xingxing rolled her eyes at zhang jingwen: âif ming jing doesnât deserve it, do you? show everyone your score. besides, iâm ming jingâs deskmate. iâd know if she cheated. if she did cheat, iâll write my name, tao xingxing, backward.â
for a moment, the students in class 8 looked at ming jing with admiration the kind of admiration for a top student.
ever since the real heiress of the zhu family was revealed, everyone had felt sympathy for ming jing. everything that should have belonged to her was stolen by zhu xiangxiang. ming jing had devoted herself to studying ever since she transferred and had never caused any trouble. everyone liked this quiet and well-behaved girl and naturally felt goodwill towards her.
maybe the public always sympathizes with the weak. between zhu xiangxiang and ming jing, ming jing was obviously the weaker one.
however now, ming jing had scored full marks on her math quiz, which showed what?
she wasnât weak at all!
someone secretly posted on the forum anonymously, claiming to be ming jingâs classmate and announcing that ming jing scored full marks on the morningâs math quiz.
those who were suppressed before now erupted, with many people replying to the post. some were skeptical, some mocked and bragged, and some were incredulous. in any case, this time the admins didnât delete the posts or silence anyone.
â how could she get assigned to class 8 if she were academically strong?
â maybe the zhu family didnât care about her past grades and casually threw her into class 8. who wouldâve thought sheâd turn out to be such a dark horse? hahaha, what were the zhus thinking?
youâve got to be kidding. thatâs class 8, where all the worst students gather. if she didnât cheat, iâll unscrew my own head and use it as a soccer ball.
the monthly exam is coming soon. iâll make a bet with you. if she makes it to the top scorerâs list, i wonât let you unscrew your head and kick it. instead,
â bookmarking this bet! remember your bet, id âzuimeng jinghuaâ. i took a screenshot. you too, âgaoshan liushuiâ, i took a screenshot of yours as well..