Qiu and Xia went up to the board to solve problems together]
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's face fell.
Normally, making a fool of themselves in public was no big deal. They were bound to be caught up in the moment, after all, and everyone wouldn't be watching them the whole time.
But this was a formal speech in front of their teacher and classmates. How embarrassing!
Lu Yuanqiu didn't mind. A speech was a speech. It wasn't as though he'd never given one before his rebirth. Forget these fifty-odd people-he'd given speeches in front of hundreds.
Liu Wei raised a hand and pointed at Gao Qiang. "Qiang, we'll start with you tomorrow. After that, we won't go by student number. It'll be completely random."
The bell rang just as she finished. Gao Qiang immediately threw back his head and let out a mournful howl.
Lu Yuanqiu turned to look beside him and found Bai Qingxia clutching a pen in both hands against her chest again.
She tended to fidget quite a lot when she was nervous, uneasy, or shy, like clutching a pen in both hands.
Her hands are so tiny... Even with both hands, she can't cover the whole pen.
"Nervous?"
Lu Yuanqiu asked.
Bai Qingxia kept her head down and didn't answer.
For someone with social anxiety, giving a speech onstage was nothing short of an epic disaster.
And Bai Qingxia was an extreme case even among people with social anxiety.
"Actually, I'm pretty supportive of what our teacher's doing," Lu Yuanqiu said. "It's good for us."
"I know, but I won't be able to get any words out..." Bai Qingxia still had her head lowered.
"Why not?" Lu Yuanqiu asked. "With such a pretty little mouth, shouldn't you talk more?"
As he spoke, Lu