Chapter 18

It was obvious that Li Ying was acting on Chen Bo's instructions. However, even if Ning Yi wanted to defend himself, it would probably be futile.

Choosing between the English class representative and a student who often skips class and scores single digits, the result was clear. No one would believe that Li Ying would deliberately frame Ning Yi.

In simple terms, she was determined to embarrass Ning Yi. She wanted to make him look bad.

The classmates all turned their gazes toward Ning Yi, and Chen Bo wore a smug expression.

"Classmate Ning Yi." Gu Ying gently placed the English textbook on the podium, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ning Yi, and asked again, "Is there a problem?"

During the morning reading class, she had planned to lead the reading herself, but she was interrupted by Ning Yi, who suddenly stood up.

She had no particular impression of Ning Yi. If it weren't for his recent bottom-of-the-class score of nine points in the baseline test, she would have ignored him long ago.

So, when he stood up, she could still call out his name.

"Um... Teacher, I want to lead the reading," Ning Yi thought for a moment and replied calmly.

The whole class burst into laughter, and Chen Bo and Xu Kun, along with two others, laughed so hard they were almost rolling on the floor. However, when Xu Kun saw Ning Yi give him a half-smile, he was startled and quickly composed himself, looking at the floor.

"You... want to lead the reading?" Gu Ying was surprised and found it somewhat amusing, but to avoid discouraging Ning Yi, she tried to suppress her laughter. She pressed her hands down to quiet the class, "Classmates, please be quiet... Classmate Ning Yi, generally, the class representative is more suitable for leading the reading... You..."

Gu Ying paused, hesitating to say anything too harsh...

"Teacher, please give him a chance. Ning Yi has been studying hard with the English textbook every day recently," Li Ying quickly added, fearing that Ning Yi would take the opportunity to sit down.

Since Ning Yi had no way to refute her, this was the advantage of having good grades.

Gu Ying looked at Ning Yi. Although she trusted that Li Ying wouldn't lie, she found it hard to believe that Ning Yi had been studying diligently... Hmm, did he even come to class yesterday?

"Classmate Ning Yi, do you really want to lead the reading?" Gu Ying was still somewhat hesitant.

"Teacher, I'll give it a try. Is it the passage from yesterday morning?" Ning Yi replied calmly. His memory was quite good, and although he hadn't attended class yesterday morning, he had read the passage a few times and remembered it.

"Okay, then..." Gu Ying, seeing Ning Yi's determination, didn't say anything more. It was rare for him to show such initiative.

"Teacher, I'll lead the reading with him," Li Ying added.

This was the real move. Li Ying's English was naturally good. Her earlier suggestion for Ning Yi to lead the reading was just to make him look foolish. Now, by joining in, the contrast between the two would make Ning Yi look even worse.

Ning Yi shrugged, showing no concern.

Gu Ying's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she pursed her lips before nodding, "Classmates, let's welcome Li Ying and Ning Yi to lead the reading."

Li Ying glanced at Ning Yi with a hint of smugness, then picked up the English textbook and looked at Ning Yi, waiting for him to pick up his book.

However, Ning Yi reached out and closed the textbook.

He nodded lightly, "Let's start!"

"Huh?" Li Ying was taken aback. What did he mean?

"I said we can start, class representative," Ning Yi looked down at the cover of the textbook, his hands resting on it, and said calmly.

Li Ying's lips curled into a sneer. She understood. This guy was trying to recite? How many English words did he know? She couldn't memorize such a long passage in a day, so how could he? Oh, right, he didn't even come to class yesterday.

As she was thinking, she suddenly heard a pleasant male voice start...

Ning Yi began reciting, and his pronunciation was clear, smooth, and precise... More importantly, he was reciting the exact passage from yesterday's class.

Instantly, the class, which had been buzzing with whispers, fell silent.

Everyone was stunned, staring at Ning Yi in disbelief, forgetting to follow along.

Similarly, Li Ying, who was about to start, was also dumbfounded. She forgot that she was supposed to lead the reading, and even if she remembered, she couldn't continue.

Originally, she wanted to show everyone the stark contrast between herself and Ning Yi, the "waste," by having them read together. She wanted everyone to see Ning Yi's stammering and stuttering.

But now, if she also read, the one who would stammer and stutter would undoubtedly be herself.

He... He... How did he do it? How could he do something she couldn't? Li Ying was driven to madness. This was impossible. Even if Ning Yi had memorized it in advance, he couldn't have recited it with such precise pronunciation.

At this moment, even Gu Ying on the podium looked at the book in her hands in disbelief, finding that Ning Yi had recited it word for word.

Gu Ying's fists clenched slightly. This level... precise pronunciation and word-for-word accuracy. It was hard to say about other aspects, but in terms of reading, it could rival her own peak performance when she was a student.

Was this a third-year high school student?

If he had this level, how did he score single digits in the exam?

Ning Yi read for a while but found it awkward that no one was following along. He had to stop.

"Don't stop... Don't stop..." As soon as he stopped, Gu Ying's sweet, gentle voice rang out.

Damn! His mind was getting dirty! Ning Yi turned to look at her.

"Classmate Ning Yi, please continue..." Gu Ying, seeing Ning Yi's gaze, blushed instantly, embarrassed by her impulsiveness, and quickly changed the subject, "Classmates, why aren't you reading along?"

She wanted to know if Ning Yi had just impressed them momentarily or if he had truly memorized the entire passage.

Ning Yi nodded and continued. Actually, this challenge was quite low. If it weren't to give Li Ying, who looked down on him, a taste of her own medicine, he wouldn't have made the whole class stare in shock.

At this moment, Li Ying's face showed no trace of pride. Leading the reading?

Now it was a huge irony for her. She could only follow along, her face red, her head down, and her mind wandering.

What a humiliation! As the English class representative, she had intended to humiliate Ning Yi, the "waste," but now she had only humiliated herself, being slapped in the face by Ning Yi.

Throughout the process, until Ning Yi finished reciting the entire passage almost perfectly, she was in a daze.

It wasn't until she heard the整齐的鼓掌声和那一声声的惊叹 that she realized Ning Yi had completed his sharp counterattack.

Her face flushed with embarrassment, she sat down sullenly, not even daring to look at Ning Yi.

Fortunately, Ning Yi had no interest in rubbing salt in the wound. After sitting down, he calmly flipped through his book, not even glancing at her.

However, the other classmates couldn't remain calm. Their gazes toward Ning Yi changed instantly.

When the morning reading class ended, Chen Bo immediately slipped away, perhaps fearing that Ning Yi would hit him.

Ning Yi did want to beat him up, but Li Jiawei walked over, her bright eyes fixed on him, "Come with me for a moment."

Damn, being too prominent invites trouble. What does the class president want?

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