As soon as morning self-study ended, Zhang Xiaochu quickly made his way to Bai Tang's seat, directly pulled her deskmate up, and sat down beside her.
"Can't believe you're back so soon!" Zhang Xiaochu said with a grin. "How about we celebrate tonight?"
"Have you finished your self-criticism?" Bai Tang asked.
Zhang Xiaochu: "..."
"Have you finished yours?" he countered.
"Just need to wrap it up!" Bai Tang replied calmly. "After all, I'm an outstanding person!"
Zhang Xiaochu smirked and didn't hold back. "Girl, are you forgetting you're dead last?"
"Zhang Xiaochu, are you asking for a beating?" Bai Tang stared at him darkly, cracking her knuckles.
"Hey, I was just trying to lighten the mood." Zhang Xiaochu's survival instincts kicked in. "In my heart, Sister Tang is always the best!"
Bai Tang snorted. "Get back to your own class. Don't just stand here—everyone's staring."
Zhang Xiaochu looked up and glared at the onlookers, who quickly averted their eyes.
No one dared to mess with Zhang Xiaochu. Though he might act a bit timid around Sheng Qi and Bai Tang, as a school bully, his reputation was still huge, and his intimidation factor was formidable.
"No one's watching now," Zhang Xiaochu said, turning back to Bai Tang with a smile.
"Class is about to start. Go!" Bai Tang reminded him.
Under Bai Tang's warning, Zhang Xiaochu could only nod reluctantly. "Oh, by the way, I heard Sheng Qi brought you to see the principal. So he helped you, right?"
Bai Tang nodded.
Zhang Xiaochu felt a bit down and couldn't help but sigh.
"Why are you sighing?" Bai Tang asked.
"I'm thinking, my rival is so tough—how am I supposed to beat him and steal you away?" Zhang Xiaochu said seriously. "And the worst part is, he's a total white lotus, a schemer. You can never let your guard down!"
Bai Tang: "..."
"You can leave now."
Just as she said that, the bell for class rang.
Zhang Xiaochu had to hurriedly say, "Wait for me after school. We'll leave together!"
As Zhang Xiaochu left, everyone's eyes turned to Bai Tang.
Bai Tang completely ignored them, her gaze falling on the book in front of her, a slight raise of her eyebrow.
Dead last?
Thinking about how Zhang Xiaochu, as the second-to-last, liked to feel superior over her, Bai Tang couldn't help but twitch her lips.
Maybe she should bump up her grades a bit in tomorrow's mock test?
Right now, Bai Tang was thinking about exams, but as for the news about her today, after being twisted by those with ulterior motives, rumors were spreading everywhere. Everyone's looks toward her had changed.
Bai Tang spent every break carefully perfecting her self-criticism and paid close attention in class, completely unaware that today's events had already been distorted into some melodramatic mess.
Finally, during the last break in the afternoon, Bai Tang finished her self-criticism.
After reviewing it thoroughly, she smiled with satisfaction.
It was a masterpiece!
She felt Sheng Qi should frame it and hang it in his office, to look at all the time!
After a moment of self-appreciation and affirmation, Bai Tang put the self-criticism into her bag.
Then she suddenly thought it looked a bit plain.
She turned her head and glanced at her deskmate, who was secretly writing something with a pink envelope beside him.
Bai Tang poked him. "Got an extra envelope?"
The deskmate was startled, then nodded and handed her a pink envelope with hearts on it.
Bai Tang folded her completed self-criticism and slipped it into the envelope, finally feeling satisfied.
The beauty would definitely be moved to tears!