Teacher Huang, Li Jianjian's homeroom teacher, saw Qi Mingyue smiling like that and assumed the girl had already noticed the new student. She smiled and said, "You're the class monitor. Since you already know we have a transfer student, take her with you."
After speaking, Teacher Huang introduced the new student, Tang Can, to Qi Mingyue.
Qi Mingyue looked at the new girl. She felt like she'd seen her somewhere before, but couldn't place her, so she took the new student to their classroom.
It wasn't until they got to class that Qi Mingyue realized they'd gained a minor celebrity. She didn't care much about celebrities, so she wasn't particularly excited. But her classmates were thrilled, and the pretty new girl was welcomed with open arms.
What Qi Mingyue hadn't expected was that when they left school, Tang Can changed into a completely different outfit as soon as she was through the gate. It was a far cry from the image of a well-behaved schoolgirl she'd shown in class.
Li Jianjian and Qi Mingyue figured it was Tang Can's secret, so they pretended not to notice. But when Li Jianjian got home, she couldn't resist telling Wang Yue, Ling Xiao, and He Ziqiu about it. She was so excited as she recounted the story, her face animated, but when she finished, nobody laughed. Puzzled, she asked, "What's wrong with you all? Why aren't you laughing?"
Wang Yue glanced at He Ziqiu and said helplessly, "One piece of bad news after another. First Ling Xiao's mom showed up, and now He Ziqiu's dad has come around. Nobody's in the mood to laugh."
Li Jianjian bristled. She slapped the table and shouted furiously, "He had the nerve to come here? Did you beat him right back out?"
Hearing her say that, He