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nThe moment she saw Xia Xibei, Xia Qinghan’s face fell.

nThe jealousy in her burned even more fiercely when she saw Xia Xibei’s gorgeous face.

nShe had always been very confident in her own beauty since she was a child.

nHowever, Xia Xibei’s appearance made her realize that she never was the greatest.

nShe felt even more despondent when she heard what the other students were talking about.

n“Hi there! You’re assigned to this classroom too?” Xia Qinghan quickly pulled herself together and flashed a bright smile at Xia Xibei.

n“Yes.”

nXia Xibei’s lips curled into a small, polite smile, then she turned around and sat down in the seat that was allocated to her.

nXia Xibei’s cold, detached response made Xia Qinghan pull a long face.

nThe rest of the students were paying attention to them, so she couldn’t do much except wear an awkward smile.

nHowever, her mood was soon affected.

nBecause she found that her seat was right next to Xia Xibei’s, with just an aisle in between them!

nXia Xibei was equally speechless. She never thought that she would have such a strong “affinity” with Xia Qinghan.

nThings like this hadn’t happened before in the past, had they?

n“I…”

nXia Qinghan forced a smile onto her face and tried to start a conversation. However, Xia Xibei didn’t even glance at her this time, her gaze fixed on a book instead.

nXia Qinghan was so mad at Xia Xibei’s reaction that her chest ached.

nBut she couldn’t let it show, because she had a reputation to uphold: that of being the school beauty!

nOnce everyone had taken their seats, the teacher arrived.

nWhen she received the test paper, Xia Xibei flashed a placid smile at Xia Qinghan before beginning to answer the questions.

nXia Qinghan was disconcerted by that smile, which she found rather unusual.

nShe was vexed and confused. There wasn’t any love or hate between her and Xia Xibei, so why was she treating her like this?

nWas she worried that she might hinder her from becoming famous?

nHa! She was very conceited, wasn’t she?

nXia Qinghan mumbled inside her head, the look in her eyes mildly sarcastic when she looked towards Xia Xibei.

nIt was true that Xia Xibei had fairly good looks, but it wasn’t very easy to become a celebrity.

nWithout any talents or gifts, that pretty face alone wouldn’t get her very far.

nNo matter how lenient the fans were, they wouldn’t persevere for long once they found out that their idol was an airhead.

nNot to mention the fact there were many beauties in the entertainment industry. What would Xia Xibei even amount to?

nBesides, with Xia Xibei’s background, how could she possibly have any talents?

nShe had even heard that Xia Xibei had needed to take up part-time jobs to support herself. She couldn’t even maintain average results as a result.

nA person like Xia Xibei was trying to rival her? That was absolutely ridiculous!

n“Focus on your paper! Do not look around!”

nThe teacher knocked on a table from the podium, pulling Xia Qinghan back to reality.

nShe hurriedly pulled her thoughts together and shifted her focus to the paper in front of her.

nXia Xibei had no idea about the thoughts going through Xia Qinghan’s head, fully focused on the paper.

nAs far as she was concerned, the questions weren’t that difficult for her. They were the same questions from the textbooks, just phrased differently.

nAs for reading and comprehension, it was also a piece of cake once you mastered the correct techniques.

nFor essays, she was able to compose smoothly based on her many years of experience and views on life.

nXia Xibei completed the language paper in less than two hours.

nXia Qinghan was startled when she saw Xia Xibei submitting the paper ahead of time, then sneered with sarcasm.

nShe handed in the paper earlier because she couldn’t do it! That must be the case, right?

nIt wasn’t just the language paper. Xia Xibei had also submitted the papers for the next few subjects earlier than scheduled.

nIt made everyone wonder whether she was really able to do them. Was she submitting them now because she was so bad at it that she had got nothing left to lose?

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