Tuesday, September 9, morning.
The half-hour break had ended, and the preparatory bell for the eye exercises rang. Shang Caiwei walked out of the office.
She wore a white jacket and jeans, fresh-faced and without makeup. Her fine, long hair covered her small face, giving her an unadorned, youthful air.
Though it was time for eye exercises, Class 8 was in complete chaos.
Wu Xiaoqi stood in the corridor outside, dribbling a basketball between his legs, in front of him, behind him, and to either side, the ball bouncing constantly to an imagined beat. He scooped it up, sprang like a tiger, spun around, and feigned a shot.
Inside the classroom, Wang Longlong ate steamed dumplings.
Shan Xiao flipped coins.
Cui Yu browsed silicone dolls online. Since he was not watching porn, Duan Shigang, once the big brother, had decided to fend for himself. He had set up Baidu Cloud Drive and was busy figuring it out.
When Shang Caiwei entered the classroom at that moment, no one noticed her.
Very few students in the entire class were doing the eye exercises. Bai Yuxia was one of them, and Dong Qingfeng was another.
After the eye exercises ended, Gao Heshaui unexpectedly did not enter the classroom right away, much to the delight of the class. Class monitor Xin Youling could not make up her mind and did not enforce discipline.
Dong Qingfeng turned to chat with Shen Qing'e and Jiang Yanan. "Evergreen Liquid was on TV yesterday."
"Again?" Jiang Yanan asked.
Dong Qingfeng first glanced outside to make sure no teacher was watching, then pulled out his phone and opened Weibo. "Look at the trending searches."
Jiang Yanan hurriedly leaned over, and Shen Qing'e stared at the screen as well. The top trending topic was "iPhone 6 Release."
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