Chapter 17

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In the teacher’s office, the form teacher, Shi Ying, opened the thermos and slowly took a sip.

Judging from her posture, she seemed to be drinking some nourishing tea.

But Ming Dai could clearly smell the fragrance of the milk tea.

“Cough, cough.” Sensing the strange look in her eyes, Shi Ying quickly diverted Ming Dai’s attention. “I heard from your mother that she brought you to the set for an audition this morning?”

“Yes.”

“So, is your family planning to let you walk the path of an actor?”

Her tone was cautious and calm. She did not mock Ming Dai for overestimating herself.

Although Class 20 was the last class in No.1 Middle School, and the form teacher, Shi Ying, had only been in school for two years, in terms of resume, the teachers who could enter No.1 Middle School were not ordinary.

Shi Ying had a good personality and did not put on airs as a teacher. She often bantered with the students in class and did not judge them based on their grades.

Ming Dai had a good impression of her.

Ming Dai pondered for a moment before answering seriously,

“Not at the moment.”

“Oh? Could it be that the audition results were bad?”

After Shi Ying finished speaking, she felt vexed, afraid that she would anger the little girl and cause her to be sad.

Ming Dai was surprisingly calm and nodded. “It wasn’t good.”

Shi Ying touched the tip of her nose.

“Actually, I called you here today to talk about your future plans. Ming Dai, don’t blame me for being blunt. Your grades aren’t good. Even if you work hard in your third year of high school, you can only barely pass at most. However, your mother requested for leave yesterday and said that she wanted to bring you to film a movie. It reminded me—do you want to consider taking the Arts Examination?”

“Arts Examination?”

The person who asked the question was not Ming Dai, but the teacher from the class next door who happened to pass by.

A mocking expression appeared on his face.

“Teacher Shi Ying, don’t harm the young lady and let her have unnecessary illusions!”

His eyes sized up Ming Dai with obvious disdain.

Obviously, he did not think that Ming Dai had the potential to become an actress.

Shi Ying was very angry when she heard that. Regardless of the fact that the other party was a senior who was a few years older than her, she immediately retorted,

“Teacher Hu! Don’t underestimate any student! None of us can judge her future potential!”

The teacher shook his head and left with his teacup without arguing with Shi Ying.

Shi Ying turned to comfort Ming Dai.

“Don’t listen to him. I believe you can do it! Besides, the Arts Examination is not limited to acting. Isn’t the Best Actor also an Audio Arts graduate at Yanjing Film Academy? As long as it’s your dream, feel free to do it boldly! Of course, there’s no hurry to decide on this matter. Go back and discuss it with your parents. Here, this is the Arts Examination information I’ve compiled. Take a good look.”

Ming Dai carried the thick folder back to the classroom.

Several strange gazes followed.

She did not notice. She returned to her seat and took out her business card from the pocket of her school uniform jacket.

It was the business card that Su Fangyun had given her. She had conveniently put it on her when she went out.

Thinking about the Arts Examination that Teacher Shi had just mentioned, Ming Dai rubbed the business card thoughtfully with her fingertips.

Suddenly!

A hand descended from the sky!

He forcefully snatched the business card from Ming Dai’s hand!

Ming Dai did not react immediately. She stared blankly at the other party… Gao Jun?

“What are you doing?”

Ming Dai lowered her tone and pursed her lips.

Gao Jun sneered. “I heard that… your mother is going to take you to be an actress?”

Ming Dai frowned. “Where did you hear that?”

“Everyone in the class knows!” Gao Jun immediately raised his voice. “Friends! Ming Dai is about to become an actress! She’s our class’s future superstar! Why don’t we ask her for an autograph as soon as possible so that we can sell it for money in the future?”

Someone added, “Ming Dai’s autograph. Even junk collectors wouldn’t want it, right?”

The classroom burst into laughter.

Some of the students could not bear it, but they did not dare to stand up for Ming Dai at this moment.

Ming Dai pursed her lips even more tightly. She straightened her back and gradually grew angry.

Gao Jun was oblivious. “Look, there’s even a manager’s business card! Azure Entertainment? Don’t tell me it’s a scam! Ming Dai, Ming Dai, don’t be stupid enough to fall for it. How could Azure Entertainment’s manager set his eye on you…”

Slap!

Ming Dai slammed the table and stood up!

Those amber eyes condensed a frosty coldness that even the lenses couldn’t block as they pressed down on Gao Jun.

After all, she was Ming Dai, who had once been an A-lister in the entertainment industry. Even if she had fallen from grace, she would not have been bullied by dogs.

“I said, give me back my card.”

Ming Dai’s every word was extremely imposing.

Gao Jun was stunned, as if he was instantly intimidated by Ming Dai’s aura.

The entire classroom fell silent. Even a pin drop could be heard.

Ming Dai took the opportunity to snatch the business card back.

“Pfft.”

Someone couldn’t help but laugh.

Gao Jun suddenly turned his head, and the people who were looking at him hurriedly looked away.

However, Gao Jun still felt that everyone was looking at him, laughing at him, and mocking him.

For a moment, Gao Jun was so angry that he turned around and left. He did not return even after the first class in the afternoon ended.

Ming Dai did not take him seriously at all.

She flipped through the textbooks and listened absent-mindedly for the entire afternoon.

After school, Ming Dai was stopped by the class monitor and said that it was her turn to be on duty today.

Ming Dai looked at the name on the duty board. It was indeed her.

After the cleaning was done, the lively school became empty in the blink of an eye.

Occasionally, there would be two or three students running and playing, or sitting quietly to study.

Ming Dai carried the trash can to a remote trash station and did not notice that someone was quietly following behind her.

When there was no one around, someone suddenly shouted at her—

“Nerd!”

Ming Dai turned around and saw someone pouring a cup of milk tea at her.

She quickly dodged to the side, but half a cup of milk tea still inevitably spilled on her school uniform, soaking a large area.

“Hahaha!” Gao Jun pointed at her and laughed. He seemed to have vented his anger and said proudly to the boys around him, “How is it? I said I’ll deal with her, didn’t I? How dare such an ugly woman have a crush on me and embarrass me so much… Ah!”

Her smug voice turned into a scream.

There was silence.

The boys who came with Gao Jun looked at Ming Dai in shock and then at Gao Jun.

No one expected Ming Dai’s first reaction to be to grab the trash can and slam it on Gao Jun’s head!

That move was steady, accurate, and ruthless!

It completely overturned the invisible impression that Ming Dai had given people in the past!

Ming Dai did not show any signs of fear. She patted the non-existent dust on his hands and said,

“Your mouth stinks. I think it matches the trash can.”

The sour and smelly trash that he had accumulated all day rolled down from Gao Jun’s head, and some unknown water stains stained his clothes.

It definitely looked a hundred or a thousand times worse than Ming Dai!

Gao Jun reached out and pulled the trash can down, his eyes red.

“Ming! Dai!”

“So you know my name? I thought you didn’t.”

Ming Dai said calmly.

Gao Jun was so angry that he was about to explode. He clenched his fists tightly!

Ming Dai was not idle. From the corner of her eye, she saw a glass bottle rolling towards her.

If Gao Jun dared to hit her, she would pick up this glass bottle and smash it on his head…