CHAPTER 598: CHAPTER 598: POP QUIZ

Fraud?

Or?

When this question was posed, Ji You nearly lost her breath in shock. After a moment of astonishment, Ji the "Drama Queen" tried her best to feign composure and disdainfully said, "What a joke, Rag Queen is such a weak chicken, how could I possibly be her?"

Sheng Qingyan asked lazily, "Is she really that weak?"

Ji You straightened her back, saying, "Compared to a genius like me, she’s definitely a little weak chicken!"

Sheng Qingyan’s stunningly bewitching eyes slightly glanced at Ji You and teased, "Don’t you dare admit it? Afraid you’ll get beaten to death?"

Ji You: "..."

Sheng Qingyan’s lips curled, her tone languid, "Don’t worry, I have no interest in exposing your alter ego, and I definitely won’t tell anyone else."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You stubbornly denied any connection, saying, "Keep spouting nonsense, and I’ll get upset! Sheng Qingyan let me tell you, I’m very dissatisfied with your guesses and doubts, extremely dissatisfied! Rag Queen is such a sleazy, thick-skinned person, what does she have to do with a little cutie like me?"

"Oh oh oh—" Sheng Qingyan suddenly sat up, raised her pale index finger, and gently shook it, saying, "Remove the ’little cutie’, that’s my exclusive nickname!"

Ji You: "..."

Sheng Qingyan continued, "I told you, whether you admit it or not isn’t important, I won’t snitch anyway."

Ji You frowned, "If you keep this up, I’ll have to apply for my reputation protection rights."

Sheng Qingyan, glancing at her, continued, "Poor dead, when you enter the team competition tomorrow, remember to protect the weak, pitiful, helpless little cutie—me. It’d be best if you could let me win lying down."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You cursed, "You might as well go die right at the start."

Sheng Qingyan covered her mouth with her hand, yawning, and said, "I actually thought about it—only, Jiaojiao and Aqing will surely be furious, so I think not, I’m not that nasty."

Ji You was impressed, "You really thought about that?"

Sheng Qingyan pulled a troubled face, "It’s not feasible."

Ji You: "..."

Silently, they reached the dorm.

Ji You stood up ready to leave, repeatedly asserting, "I am not the Rag Queen!"

Sheng Qingyan said, "Oh—"

Ji You: "I really am not."

Sheng Qingyan: "Oh—"

Ji You: "I really, really, truly am not."

Sheng Qingyan yawned, "You’re so noisy—"

With that, she raised her hand and closed the door.

Thump—

Ji You: "..."

Staring at the closed dorm door, Ji You felt so choked up she nearly couldn’t resist dragging Sheng Qingyan out and shaking her fiercely, crying, "I am not! I really am not!"

Whimper~

Getting exposed was no fun at all.

...

The next day.

After a morning run and breakfast, Ji You still hitched a free ride with Sheng Qingyan to the training room. Inside, the students had already found their seats in twos and threes, waiting for Teacher Mu Jianling to arrive.

Once Mu Jianling arrived, he immediately said, "We’ll watch the team competition in the morning, and the Basic Driving assessment for the Mecha will be held directly in the afternoon. Get ready."

The students: "..."

Someone couldn’t resist asking, "Teacher, having the assessment in the afternoon, isn’t that too soon?"

Mu Jianling: "Soon?"

With just one word, spoken calmly and without even a rise in tone, the questioning student dared not ask any further.

Mu Jianling narrowed his eyes and said, "If anyone feels it’s too soon and isn’t prepared, then let’s change it to tomorrow."

"Wow—"

The students were immediately shocked, almost unable to believe their ears. Was Teacher Mu Jianling so easygoing? It must be a joke, a deception, right?

Yue Qiguang was the first to react, "Terrible—Teacher Mu, were you serious just now?"

Gosh~

He almost blurted out ’damn old woman’, thankfully he was quick-witted and corrected himself.

Hearing the first word uttered by Yue Qiguang, Mu Jianling’s eyes suddenly narrowed, and Yue Qiguang quickly recoiled, saying, "From what I just heard, I really can’t believe it, Teacher, were you serious?"

Cough, cough...

This turning point, after Yue Qiguang finished speaking, he was secretly delighted in his heart: believing this was the first time he was so clever and the transition was so natural.

Mu Jianling’s eyes twinkled slightly, and he said with a light smile, "Of course I’m serious."

"Wow—"

"Teacher! You are truly an angel."

"Wow—"

...

In an instant, the entire training room was filled with successive praises from the students. Listening to such praises, Mu Jianling’s smile grew bigger and bigger...

Then—

Mu Jianling changed the subject, saying, "However, there will be a small assessment in the afternoon."

Students: "..."

Just knew it!

They knew it wouldn’t be that simple.

Mu Jianling watched as the students’ expressions turned incredibly gloomy in the blink of an eye, looking as if they had swallowed dung, and he barely suppressed a smirk, saying, "Who are you looking so gloomy for? This afternoon, everyone will have an acting skills assessment."

"Pfft—"

Quite a few people burst out laughing.

Ji You’s eyelids twitched non-stop; she loudly asked, "Teacher, you aren’t kidding, right?"

Is this for real?

Mu Jianling raised an eyebrow, "Do I look like I’m joking?"

Ji You opened her mouth: "But... but we’re not an acting major, why assess acting? Besides, no one has studied acting in advance."

Chu Jiaojiao also hurriedly chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, teacher, we haven’t studied it, how can we be assessed?"

Shen Changqing and Yue Qiyuan both frowned so tightly, it looked like they could trap flies...

The other students also didn’t look too pleased.

Mu Jianling did not answer Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao’s questions, but instead suddenly said, "The acting skills assessment, as a bonus question for the final exam, those who pass will receive an additional 10 academic points."

Wow~

With that statement, the students collectively boiled over!

academic points!

10!

That’s a lot!

Let’s go for it!

Isn’t it just acting? What’s so hard about it?

At this point—

Ji You, sticking to her cautious principles, shyly raised her hand and quietly asked, "Then—teacher, if the assessment is not passed, will points be deducted?"

With that question, the students who were just about to jump for joy collectively fell silent.

Right.

Don’t celebrate too early, with the lure of extra points, there’s also the trap of losing points, isn’t there?

Hearing this, Mu Jianling’s eyes, sharp like a falcon’s, lightly swept over Ji You, immediately frightening Ji You, making her cower and hunch over just like the good-for-nothing Yue Qiguang...

Seeing this.

Mu Jianling then said, "No. If the assessment is not passed, no points will be deducted."

"Wow!"

"Can’t believe it!"

"No... no way?"

...

The students were all stunned by this happiness!

But!!!

Happiness came too quickly, like a tornado, always mixed with unstable factors, making people feel uneasy.

Indeed—

Mu Jianling said with a smile, "However, students who fail the assessment will have their natural food supply canceled for the upcoming week."

Students: "..."

That’s dreadful!