C6 He Provoked the Colonel and Got into a Fight!

"Is being Mr. Zhou's deskmate really such an easy task?"

"Aha, I couldn't help but watch her get the boot."

"Mr. Zhou has never had a deskmate before."

The crowd buzzed with excitement. Chen Zhou was a notorious troublemaker, the school's bully, and with the backing of the Chen family, the school wouldn't dare cross him.

Su Ningning lowered her gaze, fiddling with her backpack.

One step—

Another step—

She slowly made her way to her seat.

Suddenly!

A chill flashed in Chen Zhou's narrow eyes as Su Ningning was about to sit down, and he swept his long leg toward her stool.

"Deskmate, you're overstepping the boundary!"

With a calm demeanor, Su Ningning blocked his move with her leg, her voice soothing, "Watch out, you might hurt someone!"

Chen Zhou paused, taken aback, and slowly withdrew his foot, his emotions a whirlwind of colors.

He would never admit that he had been outmaneuvered by a girl!

He couldn't move an inch under Su Ningning's pressure, and to him, that was the ultimate humiliation!

"Dang!"

"Mr. Zhou didn't lay a hand on her?"

"Is Mr. Zhou caught in the beauty's snare?"

"I could look at Su Ningning's face all day and never tire of it."

The murmurs resumed, though no one dared to be too bold during class.

"Alright, Student Su Ningning, please take your seat."

Yee Xin, unaware of the tension between Su Ningning and Chen Zhou due to the desk blocking her view, continued with the class.

Besides, every student in Class 20 was a handful.

She had spent two years getting them to grudgingly follow her lead, thankful that they knew their limits.

"Today we have a diagnostic test. Everyone give it your best shot. The bottom ten scorers will clean the classrooms and the restrooms for a week," Yee Xin announced sternly.

"Ah... Ms. Yee, don't you think that's a bit harsh?" someone complained.

Yee Xin's face, showing signs of wear, softened into a smile of affection, "If you don't want to clean, then just do your best on the test. I believe in you."

The test papers were quickly handed out by the class representative.

Su Ningning glanced over her paper nonchalantly, then paused, surprised. This was the test?

A student glanced over stealthily, and the scene caught the attention of another student.

She nudged the classmate in front of her with a pen and chuckled, "Looks like we might have a new contender for last place in the class this year."

Wang Yating looked confused.

Xu Sisi gestured toward Su Ningning at the back of the room, "Look, someone's just gazing at their test paper. Wonder if they'll turn in a blank one."

Wang Yating lifted her chin proudly and rolled her eyes, "You're stating the obvious. With someone like her, if she's not at the bottom, could she possibly be at the top?"

Xu Sisi laughed, "You never know. She might be a dark horse." Her voice dripped with sarcasm.

Wang Yating snorted with laughter, "If that bumpkin could ever score first place, I, Wang Yating, will walk backwards."

Unaware of these comments, Su Ningning finished her exam in half an hour and promptly laid her head down on the desk to sleep.

Just as she settled down, Yee Xin approached and tapped on the desk, "Don't lose heart. Go over it again. There might be questions you can answer, and for the concepts you don't understand, I'll help you catch up later."

Yee Xin spoke with a gentle tone. Embarrassed, Su Ningning sat up and handed her answer sheet to Yee Xin, "Teacher, may I submit my paper early and leave?"

Yee Xin glanced at the densely filled answer sheet, a heaviness settling in her heart.

This child? She filled in the answers so hastily.

Well, patience is key.

She smiled warmly, "Sure." The child needed time to adjust.

Su Ningning, feeling relieved, stood up to leave, but her movements were too abrupt, and she accidentally bumped into the desk.

"Crash!"

Her own desk was clear of books, but the impact caused the books on Chen Zhou's desk to tumble to the floor.

"I'm sorry, it was an accident," she said, her bright eyes conveying her sincerity.

Chen Zhou looked displeased, his lips pressed tightly together as if holding back his irritation.

"I'm sorry."

Su Ningning quickly gathered the fallen books.

Her pale fingers came to rest on the book with the black cover, which cracked open upon impact. A look of consternation crossed her face as she was about to broach the subject of compensation...

Abruptly!

Mr. Zhou's long fingers swiftly seized the notebook from her grasp. A fierce expression washed over his face, his blood-red pupils narrowing, resembling an enraged lion poised to strike at its prey.