After Biting the Female Lead, the Vicious Female Supporting Character Turned Alpha [Transmigration] - Chapter 9: 009
Before class, Shi Qingfan handed the Sports Day list to Tan Ying. Tan Ying saw Jiang Xuenian’s name next to the 3000-meter track event and looked up, asking, “Did Jiang Xuenian sign up for this herself?”
When Jiang Xuenian enrolled, Jiang Kai had personally called her, saying that Jiang Xuenian had been weak since childhood and was not suited for strenuous exercise. Therefore, the school had exempted Jiang Xuenian from many sports activities—she didn’t have to participate in any she didn’t want to.
Jiang Xuenian usually didn’t even do the most basic daily morning run, so why would she suddenly participate in Sports Day, and even sign up for the most physically demanding 3000-meter race?
“She volunteered to sign up,” Shi Qingfan said.
Tan Ying frowned slightly. “Her body hasn’t been exercised for too long. Suddenly running three thousand meters could easily cause problems… She fainted just a few days ago. Why is she so worrisome? Shi Qingfan, ask Jiang Xuenian to come here. I’ll talk to her myself.”
After Shi Qingfan returned to the classroom, she walked directly to Jiang Xuenian’s row.
Jiang Xuenian was reading a history textbook, her head slightly bowed, her eyes blinking occasionally. From the side, her eyelashes were curled and long, like two small fans. Sunlight shone on her profile, and the tiny mole on her nose was clearly visible.
“Jiang Xuenian,” Shi Qingfan called her name.
Jiang Xuenian immediately looked up, her entire face exposed to the sunlight. Her dark eyes were like two shining grape beads, emitting a glistening sheen, and the corners of her lips curved. Her smile was very captivating.
“Class monitor, what do you need me for?” Jiang Xuenian closed her history book, stood up, and asked.
Shi Qingfan pursed her lips, her cold voice softening slightly: “Teacher Tan wants to see you.”
She paused, then added, “It’s about Sports Day.”
Jiang Xuenian said, “Okay, I’ll go right away. Thank you, Class monitor. You’re truly beautiful and kind-hearted~”
Shi Qingfan glanced at Jiang Xuenian. “Just ‘Class monitor’ is fine.”
While Shi Qingfan and Jiang Xuenian spoke, most of the class secretly paid attention.
The reason was that Gong Linglang feared she wouldn’t observe carefully enough to notice Jiang Xuenian’s abnormalities, so she enlisted the help of her classmates, asking them to observe Jiang Xuenian whenever they had time and immediately share anything unusual with her.
She cleverly dubbed it the “Protect the Class monitor Plan.”
After Jiang Xuenian left the classroom, Shi Qingfan returned to her seat.
Several students gathered around Gong Linglang, quietly discussing the recent situation.
“Jiang Xuenian is such a good faker, deliberately smiling like that. The class monitor’s voice was even gentler when talking to her than when talking to us. So cunning!”
“She even called the class monitor ‘Class Monitor Adult.’ What a strange title! Is it to show how different she is? The class monitor told her not to call her that, but she just kept smiling. I bet she won’t change!”
Gong Linglang was worried about this. “Qingfan is completely deceived by her appearance!”
Although Gong Linglang and her friends kept their voices low, they weren’t far from Shi Qingfan’s seat. Shi Qingfan had just taken out the books and exercise books for the next class when she overheard their conversation.
Shi Qingfan: “…”
Shi Qingfan thought back carefully. Was Jiang Xuenian’s smile faked?
No.
Her smile was very natural.
Was Jiang Xuenian cunning?
A little.
She clearly knew the infectiousness of her smile, so she kept smiling when talking to her.
As for Gong Linglang saying she was deceived by Jiang Xuenian’s appearance, Shi Qingfan felt she wasn’t.
She just trusted her feelings; Jiang Xuenian’s reactions when facing her were the most genuine, with no pretense involved.
Besides, Jiang Xuenian’s looks weren’t top-tier. What could she be deceived by?
As Shi Qingfan thought this, the tiny mole on Jiang Xuenian’s nose flashed through her mind.
••••
Jiang Xuenian’s reason for convincing Tan Ying was simple: “Teacher Tan, I’m not signing up to achieve a good score. I know my physical limits. I just want to try and see how long I can run. If I can’t run anymore, I’ll immediately withdraw from the race.”
Jiang Xuenian loved sports. Her current body was too weak; she would get breathless just walking from the school gate to the dorm. Jiang Xuenian dared not try many sports.
Jiang Xuenian’s principle for dealing with problems was: if something restricts you, break it.
If her physical condition was poor, she would train it to be better.
Tan Ying said, “You can try if you wish, but I need to speak with your parents. If they agree, the school will also agree.”
“Okay.” Even if Jiang Kai didn’t agree, she was confident she could persuade him.
The lieutenant general’s daily life was very busy. Tan Ying called Jiang Kai’s private number twice, but no one answered. Qiu Fanrou hadn’t left a phone number at all. Tan Ying could only call Jiang Xuenian’s fraternal twin brother, Jiang Yue, who was in the military.
Jiang Yue was once the pride of St. Lyceum Academy and had already trained in the military for three years. Even knowing that Jiang Xuenian and Jiang Yue were the same age, in Tan Ying’s eyes, Jiang Yue was sufficient to act as Jiang Xuenian’s guardian.
Jiang Yue answered quickly, “Hello, Teacher Tan, is something wrong with my sister?”
Tan Ying said, “Jiang Xuenian is fine, but there’s a matter I need to inform you about in advance.”
Tan Ying told Jiang Yue about Jiang Xuenian wanting to participate in Sports Day and signing up for the 3000-meter long-distance run. Jiang Yue asked, “Teacher Tan, is my sister there? I’d like to hear her thoughts.”
“Alright.”
Tan Ying handed the phone to Jiang Xuenian. Jiang Xuenian put the phone to her ear. “Brother, I want to participate in Sports Day.”
The girl’s voice was soft and gentle. Jiang Yue envisioned his sister and immediately said, “Niannian, whatever you want to do, Brother supports you!”
“Thanks, Brother.” Jiang Xuenian returned the phone to Tan Ying.
The phone was on speaker, and Tan Ying heard their conversation clearly.
A few years ago, she had taught Jiang Yue for a semester and thought he was very steady and reliable. She never expected him to be a sister complex; he agreed to everything Jiang Xuenian said with just one sentence.
“Jiang Xuenian’s body isn’t suitable for strenuous exercise. I originally didn’t recommend her participating, but since you have no objections, the school won’t stop her. I called Lieutenant General Jiang just now, but no one answered. Lieutenant Jiang, if you can contact Lieutenant General Jiang, please inform him of Jiang Xuenian’s situation.”
“Okay, Teacher Tan, I will inform my father.”
After hanging up, Tan Ying said, “I’ll submit the list to the school. If Lieutenant General Jiang objects, she can just find an excuse to withdraw from the race before it starts.”
Jiang Xuenian didn’t think Jiang Kai would object.
In fact, Jiang Kai paid great attention to the physical fitness of his two children, training both Jiang Yue and Jiang Xuenian with the same intensity from a young age.
It was only later that Jiang Xuenian couldn’t keep up with the pace and her rebellious tendencies grew. Through arguments, crying, and feigning illness, she finally no longer had to train with Jiang Yue. Jiang Kai sighed about this for a long time.
As Jiang Xuenian expected, Jiang Kai not only didn’t object but was very supportive.
••••
Friday morning, no new lessons were taught. The teachers who came to class handed out the exam papers from the previous days and went over the key questions.
The papers were marked right or wrong with red pen, but had no scores. Everyone could only roughly calculate their own scores based on the answers the teacher provided.
During math class, Jiang Xuenian calculated her score and found she had failed.
Jiang Xuenian: “…”
In the real world, her math scores were the best when she was in school; she even got a perfect score on her college entrance exam. This paper, with only forty-something points, made her constantly wonder, *How could this even be wrong???*
“Hey? Why did the teacher erase the answer? I haven’t finished copying it yet!” her deskmate, a curly-haired boy about her height, complained in annoyance.
Jiang Xuenian asked, “I finished writing it. Do you want to copy mine?”
The boy glanced at the few correct answers on Jiang Xuenian’s paper and disdainfully said, “Never mind, I’ll copy someone else’s after class. You’re so dumb, you might even copy it wrong.”
Jiang Xuenian: “…” *She couldn’t even refute that.*
After class, the math teacher had the class representative collect the students’ corrected papers.
Math was still relatively okay, with over forty points, but another subject, Imperial Common Language, only had twenty points.
Jiang Xuenian couldn’t complain about this, as she knew absolutely nothing about Imperial Common Language.
The morning passed. Of the four subject papers, only chemistry and physics were decent, raising “Jiang Xuenian’s” average score.
Tan Ying submitted Class Three’s Sports Day list. The higher-ups were startled when they saw Jiang Xuenian’s name.
After Tan Ying explained the reason, the school leaders held an emergency meeting. Afternoon classes were temporarily canceled. Students participating in Sports Day were to gather at the sports field for early practice. Students not participating were to form cheering squads and practice, write motivational messages, or make cheering banners.