“This passage—nine out of ten people can’t recite it, and the one who can stumbles through it. If you don’t want to be in my class, feel free to leave. You’re all adults; no one’s forcing you to sit here.”
Mu Wannuo was extremely irritated at that moment, even starting to say harsh things.
The other students were startled too, lowering their heads one after another.
Most of them didn’t even have the courage to look up at the podium.
They also found it strange.
There had been a recitation session before. Among the fifteen randomly selected people, only one could fully recite it. Back then, Mu Wannuo had merely reminded them to pay more attention. But this time, she directly lost her temper.
The contrast was too great.
Many began to secretly speculate, assuming Mu Wannuo had encountered something bad that affected her mood.
They were half right—Mu Wannuo had indeed been affected.
But the reason was that someone had been peeping at her little pet—Ning Chuxue.
So the ten people now being scolded on the stage were the most problematic ones.
Mu Wannuo looked at the ten in front of her, scolding them with feigned anger.
“All of you, go back. You don’t need to come to this class.”
Among the ten, a few couldn’t believe it, while others were relieved.
Those who couldn’t believe it panicked instantly and stepped forward to plead.
“Teacher Mu, I just couldn’t recite it. It’s not a serious crime. You don’t have to kick us out, do you?”
Mu Wannuo didn’t bother to look directly at the student who complained.
She first glanced at Ning Chuxue, confirming that Ning Chuxue’s state wasn’t too bad, then withdrew her gaze, sorted the materials in her hands, and tidied the odds and ends on the podium.
“Today’s lesson is a review of previously covered material. Instead of wasting time listening again, go back and memorize this passage.”
Her tone was calm, as if talking about something trivial.
“Of course, if you didn’t listen to the previous lessons either, that really is troublesome.”
The student who had stepped forward wanted to say something to salvage the situation, but was pulled back by a classmate behind her.
“Let’s go. It’s a boring class anyway. Go back early and rest early.”
“Don’t mess around.”
The student who spoke tried to break free, but couldn’t overpower the classmate behind her.
In the end, she was dragged out.
Seeing this, the other eight followed suit and left the classroom.
Mu Wannuo didn’t do this without reason. She wanted to clear out all those who had developed feelings for Ning Chuxue to eliminate potential threats.
But directly kicking them out wouldn’t work, so she used the excuse of not being able to recite to forcefully expel them.
“If no one else has objections, the lesson continues.”
Once everything settled, Mu Wannuo swiped the electronic screen in front of the podium.
After ensuring no one in the audience spoke up, she continued.
“Alright, turn your textbooks to the table of contents.”
***
Ning Chuxue listened in a daze, not understanding what Mu Wannuo was talking about.
But she could vaguely absorb some of it.
Taking advantage of Mu Wannuo’s water break, she checked the time.
Two hours of class, and only one hour had passed.
Yet Ning Chuxue felt like an entire century had gone by.
It wasn’t that Ning Chuxue wasn’t paying attention; she simply couldn’t understand!
But the knowledge passed through her brain, leaving behind fragments.
It was precisely these fragmented remnants that left her clueless about how to piece them together.
Just as she was zoning out, she suddenly noticed Mu Wannuo staring at her.
After drinking water, Mu Wannuo smiled at her.
A sense of foreboding rose.
Sure enough, her intuition was correct.
“Today is the second explanation. You should have mostly digested it by now, right?”
When Mu Wannuo said this, a chill shot from Ning Chuxue’s feet straight to the top of her head.
‘She’s not going to call on me, is she…’
She couldn’t help but shiver, especially when looking at Mu Wannuo’s expression—that sinister smile seemed even more pronounced.
Below the stage, aside from her, everyone’s voices called out in uneven unison,
“No problem.”
Mu Wannuo sat down on the stool with satisfaction, her eyes lingering on Ning Chuxue.
Ning Chuxue sensed trouble, her heart feeling like a huge stone was pressing down on it.
Sure enough, as she expected, Mu Wannuo deliberately scanned the room, then spoke words that almost made Ning Chuxue stumble.
“Student Ning, please answer the key point I just explained.”
It wasn’t just Ning Chuxue; even Ying, sitting in front, clenched her hands in sweat.
‘As I thought, Teacher Mu has been putting pressure on Xiao Nuo!’
Ying’s desire to help Ning Chuxue grew even stronger.
Ning Chuxue, who had been called, looked resigned as she slowly stood up.
Naturally, she became the center of attention.
Almost the entire class looked at her.
Under the double pressure, Ning Chuxue even forgot to speak.
Fortunately, Mu Wannuo tapped the table in time.
Mu Wannuo’s action was effective; the people in front all turned around in unison.
Because the disobedient ones had already been expelled by Mu Wannuo at the start.
Even without the pressure of being the focus, Ning Chuxue still didn’t know how to answer.
But since it had come to this, she had no choice. Forcing her little brain to work, she tried to recall what Mu Wannuo had taught in class.
After a mental storm, Ning Chuxue finally faced reality and stammered out an answer to Mu Wannuo’s question.
Finally, under the life-and-death trial of ten questions from Mu Wannuo, Ning Chuxue passed.
But in reality, all ten of Ning Chuxue’s answers were wrong.
Even so, no one laughed at her.
After all, she was a transfer student; it was understandable that she couldn’t keep up.
Plus, the average quality of the students in Mu Wannuo’s class was relatively high.
Except for a few troublemakers.
Mu Wannuo didn’t point it out either. Instead, she said something that surprised everyone.
“Ning Chuxue, come to my office after class.”
Ning Chuxue agreed without thinking.
She had just gone through a near-death experience and had no energy left to ponder the meaning behind Mu Wannuo’s words.
“Take a ten-minute break.”
Mu Wannuo didn’t call on anyone else and chose to let them rest.
Her goal was achieved. After her class ended, she would find a reasonable excuse to get Ning Chuxue out of the next teacher’s class.
Shen Ruqing wasn’t around, and she didn’t feel comfortable leaving Ning Chuxue alone in the classroom.
After sitting for an hour straight, even the most patient person’s lower back would be about to give out.
The moment Mu Wannuo announced the break, almost everyone stood up to stretch their limbs.
Just then, someone walked in from outside the door.
Seeing this, Mu Wannuo followed them out.
When the person outside reached Mu Wannuo, they patted her shoulder excitedly.
“I found what you entrusted me with! There’s a record in the school archive room!”
The figure in front was the Student Council President.
And the entrusted content was: to find out if there were any cases similar to Ning Chuxue’s.
“Really!?”
Mu Wannuo grabbed her hands, speaking incredulously.
“Don’t get too excited. There isn’t much information recorded.”