"Hello everyone, my name is Qi Yili," the boy wearing a white shirt said standing at the podium, still a little nervous under Peng Haiyang and the gaze of the whole class.
"I'm..."
For a moment, he was at a loss for words.
His voice was gentle and mellow, which made the girls sitting below feel a little surprised.
In terms of looks, having lived under high pressure in the West District, he was sallow and thin, with barely any meat on his bones.
However, for some reason, although he was a boy who could not be considered outstanding in terms of looks, figure, or height, after she brought him home to wash up and put him in a white shirt, he emanated a strange aura.
Qi Yili's heart tightened as he looked down at the classroom and saw Yan Xi smiling at him.
For some reason, his heart relaxed.
"That's all, teacher," he said.
"Pick a seat, wherever there's an empty spot," said Peng Haiyang, who had also been instructed by the principal early in the morning that a new student was transferring to their class.
He had probed around and found out that transferring to an ordinary class in Qingteng East District was not difficult. Having some background or strong abilities made it easy to say, but the key classes almost never accepted transfer students. His fellow teachers all knew that this student Yan Xi had tested in through a special channel set up by the school, but this Qi Yili, the principal hadn't told him why.
But he understood that the principal, that old fox, either didn't want to make too big of a move that would draw attention, or this student really wasn't anything special and didn't need any special treatment. After observing him for a while, he leaned more towards the latter.
Peng Haiyang's face was full of fake smiles as he finished conveying the instructions and then left.
Not long after the home teacher left, the boys in the class started making a racket.
"Hey, what channel did you get in through? Share with us, buddy!"
"Transfer students usually have to take a special exam or test in through some talent to get into key classes. How else could he have tested in?"
"But I didn't hear anything about a special recruitment! If there was special recruitment, wouldn't it have been announced? Wasn't Yan Xi's name on the announcement when she tested in? What's this guy's background?"
"Maybe he got in through connections."
"Do any of you know him? He's not part of our circle."
Several boys in the class shook their heads and shrugged their shoulders, indicating they didn't know him.
"How could someone from our circle be so sallow and thin? Even the people at the refugee camp aren't as thin as him."
"I don't know what brand his clothes are. Have you guys seen them before? I haven't anyway."
"Maybe they're haute couture, you just don't appreciate them!" Kong Jie said in a mocking tone.
"Hahahaha!"
"Pfft! Hahahaha!"
When Yan Xi had transferred in three days earlier, there had been an announcement. Those who usually transferred into Qingteng's key classes had to pass a special exam administered by the school. Generally, those who could pass this exam were the elites among elites at other schools, but could reach the average level of Qingteng's key classes. For them to test in, their names would be announced three days in advance.
At that time, when Yan Xi tested in under Pandora's maneuvers, the class had been very curious. After all, reaching the average level of their key class wasn't easy.
But they acknowledged Yan Xi's abilities in their hearts, so she didn't suffer too much harassment when school started, especially with such a pretty face.
Who would go out of their way to harass her?
That would be insane!
Except Zhou Zhou, of course.
The boys made ugly mocking noises at Qi Yili, gathered naked contempt in their eyes.
The girls were curious, but none spoke up to help him, almost all of them muted their microphones.
To be honest, almost everyone in the key classes had been directly promoted from the junior high experimental classes to the senior high classes. They were very exclusionary towards outsiders, and even more disdainful of someone like Qi Yili who had tested in through unknown means. In their view, he must have connections, was even more detestable.
But which of them in Qingteng's key class didn't have connections?
Since their status was equal, they still had to test in through connections, yet this person of unknown caliber could just directly transfer in?
Of course they were unhappy!
Their class wasn't just there for the taking!
The strange atmosphere in the classroom made Qi Yili freeze up a bit. He could feel those naked, contemptuous gazes gathering from the boys, especially two particularly oppressive ones.
Looking in that direction, two rather good looking boys, one ruggedly handsome and tall, the other refined featured and well proportioned, but neither had friendly looks in their eyes.
He had heard even uglier words and more vicious mockery than this. To him, this was nothing.
When he had agreed to attend school in the East District with Yan Xi, he had already expected this scene.
On the contrary, he felt it was too light. Compared to the hellish West District, this was nothing.
What's more, if saving his mother only required enduring this, it was far too fortunate.
Just a bunch of young masters and ladies.
Where should he sit?
"Yili, come sit next to me," Yan Xi said.
Not only did Shen Qiyi beside her look at her in shock, but the eyes of the entire class shifted from Qi Yili and stabbed towards Yan Xi.
The beautiful girl smiled charmingly, as if anticipating the arrival of someone intimate.
Yili?
So affectionate?
Damn, what's the relationship between the new school belle and him?!
So the earlier rumors of the school belle bringing along some country bumpkin were really about Qi Yili?!
Qi Yili instantly regretted his earlier thoughts. The intensity of those gazes was as if they wanted to strip him naked and throw him into the streets for everyone to watch!
In all his years, this was the first time he had suffered such a terrifying focus.
He'd rather be beaten up in the West District than stay under these gossipy, scalding gazes for another second.
Yan Xi's chair was suddenly kicked from behind, and an unfriendly voice sounded.
"Is he your boyfriend?"
