She is in the fog

Not long after, He Xi also walked to the bulletin board and saw Ming Mei, who ranked first, at first sight.

Over the past two months, He Xi has almost figured out Mingmei's learning method.

In her opinion, Mingmei is an example of someone who is both extremely talented and hardworking.

She can remember the contents of the textbook after reading it once; for complex experiments, she can accurately copy and paste them just by watching the teacher perform them once; and for difficult supplementary questions, she can find the optimal solution in just a few moments.

He Xi often peeked at her after class. Nine times out of ten, she was doing her homework, and once she went to the bathroom.
Except for taking a half-hour nap on the table at noon and broadcasting at the radio station in the afternoon, it was endless high-intensity study from morning to night.
He Xi sometimes wondered: Was she doing the questions in her dreams?

He Xi was amazed at her strong energy for learning, but looking back at himself, he couldn't help but sigh.
She looked at her ranking and found that she was neither at the beginning nor at the end, neither up nor down, which was an awkward position.
I couldn't help but frown and feel depressed.

She has tried very hard to answer the questions, but why is her result still not ideal?
There is a type of students who are extremely talented. It doesn’t matter whether they work hard or relax. As long as they are willing, talent is everything.

There is a type of student who is less talented but can make up for his shortcomings with diligence and can make a name for himself.

There is also a type of student who has neither talent nor hard work, who gives up on themselves and has no pressure at all.

Of course, there is also a type of student who has no talent but is unwilling to give up, but everything they do is in vain.
They can understand what the teacher says in class, but not completely; they can complete the homework assigned by the teacher on time, but the accuracy is unknown; they take every exam seriously, but the results are not ideal. They don’t skip classes, are not naughty, don’t make trouble, have no sense of existence, and are ordinary and mediocre.
Finally, maintaining this ordinariness, I stepped out of the campus into society.
Either be awake to the pain, or be numb to mediocrity.
Maybe at the class reunion many years later, no one will be able to call out his/her name.

This type of student is very common, and coincidentally, He Xi is one of them.
Or, worse than.
Ordinary students are at least not as miserable and unlucky as her.

If it's just ordinary, then she would rather be ordinary.
It is better to be numb to mediocrity than to be awake to pain.

She looked at Mingmei's score again and couldn't help but smile at herself. Her inferiority complex was playing tricks on her again.
Some people are born to shine in the clouds.
And some people are destined to be stuck in the quagmire all their lives.

Suddenly, a sharp sound came from the radio, followed by "Hello, hello", and then Jiang Qi's voice came from the radio: "Notice! Notice! All high school students in the second grade please gather in the auditorium before 6:30. The grade commendation meeting is about to begin."

Two girls happened to pass by He Xi, and after hearing the broadcast, they couldn't help but start gossiping.
"Is Mr. Ning still the guest presenter of the awards at this commendation ceremony?"
"It's him every year. He funded the construction of the auditorium, and he also funded the establishment of this scholarship fund."
"I'm so envious of Ning Xiaoduo. She has such a rich father. She can walk around like a boss in school."
……

He Xi turned his head and looked at the two girls' backs as they walked away. Then he lowered his eyes and walked towards the auditorium without saying a word.

The auditorium is very majestic from the outside, and even more magnificent from the inside. The auditorium is a huge trapezoid, very wide, and can accommodate 6000 people at the same time. There are less than 2000 students and teachers in the second grade of high school, so there are more than enough seats.

The seats were labeled according to class areas, and He Xi could see from a distance the head teacher in the aisle, as well as Mingmei and Wenwan who were sitting next to him.

She approached silently and sat down in the far right corner.

"Please be quiet for a moment, the grade recognition meeting is about to begin."
Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.
The voice was clear and gentle, it belonged to Li Bufan, the director of the radio station.

"Wow—"
In an instant, all the lights in the auditorium went out, leaving only a faint light flashing on the ceiling, like a sky full of stars, like a dream.

Suddenly, a beam of light shone on the center of the stage, and the curtain slowly opened. Li Bufan, wearing a dark blue suit, slowly walked to the center of the stage, followed closely by his male partner in a neat suit.

The two of them walked to the center of the stage and finally stood still.

Li Bufan: "Dear leaders, teachers, guests——"
Male host: "Dear students!"
Li Bufan (Male host): "Good evening, everyone!"
Li Bufan: "With the care and support of our superiors and all sectors of society, all the people in No. 1 Middle School have upheld the school motto of 'aim high and keep improving', worked hard and dared to be the first, and achieved excellent results in the city's mid-term joint examination that just ended."

The applause of the audience was thunderous.

Male host: "This conference will commend students who have achieved excellent results and made outstanding progress in the mid-term joint examination. We have also specially invited a heavyweight guest to present awards to the winning students."

Li Bufan: "Please allow me to introduce the special guest of this commendation conference, Mr. Ning Zhiyuan, CEO of Danqizhijia Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd."
Male host: "Welcome."

Ning Zhiyuan stood up upon hearing the voice, turned around and waved to his classmates.

There was another prolonged applause.

Li Bufan: "Now, please invite Director Jiang Qi of the Teaching Department to read out the list of winners of the commendation ceremony. Please invite the winners to come on stage to receive their awards. Please also invite Mr. Ning Zhiyuan to come on stage to present the awards to the winners."

After Li Bufan finished speaking, the male host made a "please" gesture and the two of them went backstage to wait.

Seeing this scene, Fang Yiyi, who was sitting to the left of He Xi, couldn't help but sigh: "Li Bufan looks so elegant when he walks in a formal dress."

Xu Yan in the front row also turned around immediately and agreed, "Yes, she is beautiful and good at studying. I really want to be friends with her."

Wen Wan snorted: "Our Mingmei is the first, don't be so mean."

Xu Yan raised his eyebrows and joked, "Mingmei is already my friend. She's not new to me anymore. It's normal for me to be tempted by something new. After all, what you can't get will always make you restless."

Wen Wan gave her a thumbs up, but it was pointing downwards.

Grade director Jiang Qi walked to the podium filled with flowers and first presented the Progress Award and the Excellence Award for the top 30 students in the liberal arts grade, and finally the Excellence Award for the top 30 students in the science grade.

Jiang Qi: "The 1th in the science class, Zeng Xiaolei from Class () of Senior High School."
……
Jiang Qi: "The third place in the science class is He Zhi from Class 1 () of Senior High School."
Jiang Qi: "Second place, Senior 1 () Class, Li Bufan."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
You know, ever since entering high school, Li Bufan has always been the number one. When a spotlight hit Li Bufan, the students in the audience began to whisper:
"Li Bufan is second, then who is first?"
"Didn't you go to the bulletin board? Mingmei."
"Is that Ming Mei who often broadcasts with Li Bufan?"
"It's her."
"Why haven't I heard of her before?"
"I just transferred here this semester."
"Which class is she in?"
"It seems to be Class 5."
"How could such an awesome person go to Class 5?"
……

On the stage, Ning Zhiyuan presented the award to Li Bufan and patted her on the back gently, as if to encourage her.

Jiang Qi: "First in the science class, Senior 5 (), Mingmei."

Another spotlight was shone on the area of ​​Senior 5 () Class. Mingmei stood up and slowly walked onto the stage under the gaze of everyone.

On the stage, Ning Zhiyuan was smiling and putting his arm around Li Bufan's shoulders as they took a photo. When Mingmei was about to approach, the photographer made an "OK" gesture to Li Bufan. She then turned and walked backstage, just brushing past Mingmei.

A quarter of an hour later, the grade commendation meeting ended, and Director Jiang Qi announced a good news: "No need to attend evening self-study today."

The whole audience burst into cheers.

Everyone goes back to their own homes, each looking for his own mother.

He Xi followed the crowd, walked out of the auditorium woodenly, and went out of the school.

The two girls on her left were excitedly discussing gossip, and she heard everything they said.

"I think Li Bufan and Mingmei look very pleasing to the eye when standing together."
"Yes, yes, just now on the podium, the two of them passed each other, and the scene when Li Bufan turned around to look at Mingmei was so beautiful!"
“It’s a pity I didn’t take a picture of it.”
"It's okay. I'll go back home and check the forum. Maybe other Mingfan fans have taken the photos."

Mingfan party?
He Xi frowned. This was the first time she heard this term.
She mustered up the courage to stop the two girls and asked curiously, "Hello, I want to ask, what do you mean by the Mingfan Party?"

The girl answered excitedly, "Ming is the Ming of Mingmei, and Fan is the Fan of Li Bufan. Mingfan Party is the name of the fan group that hopes Mingmei and Li Bufan will be together. I tell you that Mingfan has a great chance, do you want to join us?"

He Xi smiled awkwardly: "Let's see."

At this grade commendation meeting, some were happy and some were worried.

Ning Xiaoduo's grades had dropped drastically. Before the commendation meeting even started, Ning Zhiyuan scolded her backstage. She was in a very bad mood, and she felt even worse when she thought that she would have to take Ning Zhiyuan's car home soon.

She stood by the flower bed downstairs of Zhixing Building, with her hands in her pockets, kicking the wall of the flower bed out of boredom. When she looked up, she happened to see He Xi carrying a schoolbag, and she immediately became interested.

She shouted, "He Xi!"

He Xi heard his name and turned to look at her.

Ning Xiaoduo said succinctly: "Come here!"

He held the strap of his schoolbag tightly and walked over slowly.

Ning Xiaoduo asked straight to the point: "How many points did you get in the midterm exam?"

"435 points."

Anyone she picked had a higher score than her. Ning Xiaoduo was unhappy and said sarcastically, "You're a college tyrant, you got such a high score."

He Xi didn't notice her sarcasm and explained honestly, "I didn't do well in the exam."

What does this mean? Those who didn't do well in the exams still scored higher than hers. Isn't this obviously mocking her? Ning Xiaoduo pushed her in dissatisfaction and asked with a frown, "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?"

He Xi staggered a bit after being pushed, but she quickly stood up and explained, "That's not what I meant. I was just telling the truth. I really didn't do well in the exam."

"you!"
Ning Xiaoduo raised her arm high and was about to slap him when she saw Ning Zhiyuan and the principal walking towards them. She quickly retracted her hand and glared at He Xi: "You're lucky!"

Then he quickly ran towards Ning Zhiyuan, put on a cute and obedient expression, bowed to the principal with a smile, and greeted him enthusiastically: "Hello, principal!" Then he looked at Ning Zhiyuan: "Dad, are you ready to go home?"

Ning Zhiyuan nodded: "Yeah."

The principal smiled and said, "As expected, a father likes a daughter. Mr. Ning, your daughter is very well-behaved and sensible."

Well-behaved and sensible?
How can she be related to these two words?
He Xi frowned and was about to walk back to the main road, but saw two people standing at the fork in the road.
Bright and gentle.

Mingmei and the others were not far away, so they clearly saw Ning Xiaoduo push He Xi, then raise her right hand high and was about to blow it on He Xi's face. Although they didn't know why she finally gave up the next action and chose to leave, the aggressive expression on her face would not lie.
Thinking of the scene she saw on the rooftop last month, Mingmei couldn't help but feel worried.
She walked up to He Xi in two or three steps and asked with concern: "Did she threaten you?"

He Xi did not answer.

"Don't be afraid!" Mingmei grabbed her wrist, "Let's go find Director Jiang!"

(End of this chapter)