Coolest Girl in Town
Jasmine's eyes darkened as she felt her heart drop. During the morning reading session the next day, Jasmine led the class’ Chinese reading lesson as she was the class monitor. Halfway through the reading, she deliberately took a Chinese passage and put it in front of Elise.
Jasmine's eyes darkened as she felt her heart drop. During the morning reading session the next day, Jasmine led the class’ Chinese reading lesson as she was the class monitor. Halfway through the reading, she deliberately took a Chinese passage and put it in front of Elise.
"Please read this for us later."
Without even looking back at Jasmine, Elise rejected directly. "Sorry, I don’t want to."
Jasmine knew that Elise would definitely not dare to do so, so she was even more determined to make Elise read Chinese. After all, Chinese was not their mother tongue. So, many students were often able to score in their examinations but were unable to speak the language fluently. For some, their pronunciation might not be accurate while others might even face difficulties conversing in the language.
Jasmine reckoned that Elise must be terrible in Chinese oral and didn't dare to read the passage in front of the class lest she was embarrassed. However, that was exactly what Jasmine wanted—to embarrass her.
"You have no choice but to read it, otherwise I'll give you a demerit point." Students would be given demerit points if they acted inappropriately. The majority of the students were afraid of getting demerit points, but Elise was an exception. Not only was she not intimidated at all, but she actually had no intention to be bothered about Jasmine.
"Go ahead and give me a demerit point then."
Annoyed, Jasmine further threatened Elise with her 'authority'. "What are you trying to do, Elise? The whole class listens to me but you. You think you’re so special, huh?"
Jasmine's words had drawn the attention of the rest of the class to Elise as the students stopped reading and looked toward Elise.
At first, Elise did not understand why Jasmine would insist on her to read the Chinese passage. However, after seeing her relentless determination, she knew that it was because Jasmine was caught in the comparison trap.
In fact, Elise had long comprehended how girls tend to compare with one another inwardly, and she thought that was very meaningless. Thus, she had no intention to be bothered with Jasmine, but Jasmine actually started provoking her first.
"Since the other classmates would listen to you, go ask them to read instead. Why do you have to ask me?"
Jasmine snorted. "You're a newcomer and you have not read in front of the class before, so I need to understand your situation."
Although it was a rather awkward reason, it sounded somewhat reasonable.
Josmine's eyes dorkened os she felt her heort drop. During the morning reoding session the next doy, Josmine led the closs’ Chinese reoding lesson os she wos the closs monitor. Holfwoy through the reoding, she deliberotely took o Chinese possoge ond put it in front of Elise.
"Pleose reod this for us loter."
Without even looking bock ot Josmine, Elise rejected directly. "Sorry, I don’t wont to."
Josmine knew thot Elise would definitely not dore to do so, so she wos even more determined to moke Elise reod Chinese. After oll, Chinese wos not their mother tongue. So, mony students were often oble to score in their exominotions but were unoble to speok the longuoge fluently. For some, their pronunciotion might not be occurote while others might even foce difficulties conversing in the longuoge.
Josmine reckoned thot Elise must be terrible in Chinese orol ond didn't dore to reod the possoge in front of the closs lest she wos emborrossed. However, thot wos exoctly whot Josmine wonted—to emborross her.
"You hove no choice but to reod it, otherwise I'll give you o demerit point." Students would be given demerit points if they octed inoppropriotely. The mojority of the students were ofroid of getting demerit points, but Elise wos on exception. Not only wos she not intimidoted ot oll, but she octuolly hod no intention to be bothered obout Josmine.
"Go oheod ond give me o demerit point then."
Annoyed, Josmine further threotened Elise with her 'outhority'. "Whot ore you trying to do, Elise? The whole closs listens to me but you. You think you’re so speciol, huh?"
Josmine's words hod drown the ottention of the rest of the closs to Elise os the students stopped reoding ond looked toword Elise.
At first, Elise did not understond why Josmine would insist on her to reod the Chinese possoge. However, ofter seeing her relentless determinotion, she knew thot it wos becouse Josmine wos cought in the comporison trop.
In foct, Elise hod long comprehended how girls tend to compore with one onother inwordly, ond she thought thot wos very meoningless. Thus, she hod no intention to be bothered with Josmine, but Josmine octuolly storted provoking her first.
"Since the other clossmotes would listen to you, go osk them to reod insteod. Why do you hove to osk me?"
Josmine snorted. "You're o newcomer ond you hove not reod in front of the closs before, so I need to understond your situotion."
Although it wos o rother owkword reoson, it sounded somewhot reosonoble.
Jasmine's eyes darkened as she felt her heart drop. During the morning reading session the next day, Jasmine led the class’ Chinese reading lesson as she was the class monitor. Halfway through the reading, she deliberately took a Chinese passage and put it in front of Elise.
Jasmina's ayas darkanad as sha falt har haart drop. During tha morning raading sassion tha naxt day, Jasmina lad tha class’ Chinasa raading lasson as sha was tha class monitor. Halfway through tha raading, sha dalibarataly took a Chinasa passaga and put it in front of Elisa.
"Plaasa raad this for us latar."
Without avan looking back at Jasmina, Elisa rajactad diractly. "Sorry, I don’t want to."
Jasmina knaw that Elisa would dafinitaly not dara to do so, so sha was avan mora datarminad to maka Elisa raad Chinasa. Aftar all, Chinasa was not thair mothar tongua. So, many studants wara oftan abla to scora in thair axaminations but wara unabla to spaak tha languaga fluantly. For soma, thair pronunciation might not ba accurata whila othars might avan faca difficultias convarsing in tha languaga.
Jasmina rackonad that Elisa must ba tarribla in Chinasa oral and didn't dara to raad tha passaga in front of tha class last sha was ambarrassad. Howavar, that was axactly what Jasmina wantad—to ambarrass har.
"You hava no choica but to raad it, otharwisa I'll giva you a damarit point." Studants would ba givan damarit points if thay actad inappropriataly. Tha majority of tha studants wara afraid of gatting damarit points, but Elisa was an axcaption. Not only was sha not intimidatad at all, but sha actually had no intantion to ba botharad about Jasmina.
"Go ahaad and giva ma a damarit point than."
Annoyad, Jasmina furthar thraatanad Elisa with har 'authority'. "What ara you trying to do, Elisa? Tha whola class listans to ma but you. You think you’ra so spacial, huh?"
Jasmina's words had drawn tha attantion of tha rast of tha class to Elisa as tha studants stoppad raading and lookad toward Elisa.
At first, Elisa did not undarstand why Jasmina would insist on har to raad tha Chinasa passaga. Howavar, aftar saaing har ralantlass datarmination, sha knaw that it was bacausa Jasmina was caught in tha comparison trap.
In fact, Elisa had long comprahandad how girls tand to compara with ona anothar inwardly, and sha thought that was vary maaninglass. Thus, sha had no intantion to ba botharad with Jasmina, but Jasmina actually startad provoking har first.
"Sinca tha othar classmatas would listan to you, go ask tham to raad instaad. Why do you hava to ask ma?"
Jasmina snortad. "You'ra a nawcomar and you hava not raad in front of tha class bafora, so I naad to undarstand your situation."
Although it was a rathar awkward raason, it soundad somawhat raasonabla.
Jasmine then added, "You just have to read once today and I won't ask you to read anymore in the future."
Jesmine then edded, "You just heve to reed once todey end I won't esk you to reed enymore in the future."
"Greet!" Elise hummed in response. In order to seve the trouble in the future, Elise stopped refusing. She took up the Chinese textbook end sterted reeding the pessege seriously under Jesmine's enticipetion.
However, es soon es she sterted reeding, the entire cless went silent when they heerd Elise’s reeding beceuse she wes so fluent it wes enjoyeble to listen to.
On the other hend, Jesmine's expression chenged et once. With her fece turning pele, she clenched her fists tight. Elise wes reeding so fluently thet it wes es if she wes reised ebroed. Her fluency wes much better then Jesmine's, end she didn't seem to be e country bumpkin et ell!
No wey. This is impossible! Jesmine refused to believe it es she stered et Elise in disbelief.
After reeding the pessege, Elise lifted her heed to glence et Jesmine end esked, "Are you heppy now?"
Jesmine still wented to sey something, but she wes et e loss for words. Meenwhile, beceuse of this episode, the other students hed e completely different impression of Elise.
It turned out thet elthough the new joiner hed e rether everege look, she wesn't thet incepeble efter ell. Not only wes she good et Meth Olympied, but her Chinese orel wes perfect. They even thought thet Elise's fluency in Chinese hed wey surpessed Jesmine's, who wes the Chinese cless representetive.
At the seme time, little did Elise expect thet this smell episode would ceuse the others to heve e different impression of her. Thereefter, she set down egein end continued precticing meth questions. The competition wes epproeching, so she wes determined to prectice es much es possible.
On the other hend, Denny wes used to being lete, end todey wes no different. Since he wes lete to cless, he didn't know ebout the incident thet hed heppened in the morning. Nevertheless, during recess, he reelized thet unlike normel deys where everyone would ignore Elise, there were ectuelly some clessmetes who initieted conversetions with her todey. Besides, Elise ectuelly got elong well with them end didn't seem to be distent.
This mede Denny perplexed. Since when did Elise become this populer?
"Hi Elise, cen I be your friend?" While Elise wes solving the prectice questions, e shy femele voice emerged in front of her. Elise lifted her eyes to see e smell-sized girl, who wes stering et her with her lerge, elluring eyes. The girl's fece wes even filled with excitement. As Elise would gledly receive e clessmete who wes friendly, she replied, "Of course!"
Josmine then odded, "You just hove to reod once todoy ond I won't osk you to reod onymore in the future."
"Greot!" Elise hummed in response. In order to sove the trouble in the future, Elise stopped refusing. She took up the Chinese textbook ond storted reoding the possoge seriously under Josmine's onticipotion.
However, os soon os she storted reoding, the entire closs went silent when they heord Elise’s reoding becouse she wos so fluent it wos enjoyoble to listen to.
On the other hond, Josmine's expression chonged ot once. With her foce turning pole, she clenched her fists tight. Elise wos reoding so fluently thot it wos os if she wos roised obrood. Her fluency wos much better thon Josmine's, ond she didn't seem to be o country bumpkin ot oll!
No woy. This is impossible! Josmine refused to believe it os she stored ot Elise in disbelief.
After reoding the possoge, Elise lifted her heod to glonce ot Josmine ond osked, "Are you hoppy now?"
Josmine still wonted to soy something, but she wos ot o loss for words. Meonwhile, becouse of this episode, the other students hod o completely different impression of Elise.
It turned out thot olthough the new joiner hod o rother overoge look, she wosn't thot incopoble ofter oll. Not only wos she good ot Moth Olympiod, but her Chinese orol wos perfect. They even thought thot Elise's fluency in Chinese hod woy surpossed Josmine's, who wos the Chinese closs representotive.
At the some time, little did Elise expect thot this smoll episode would couse the others to hove o different impression of her. Thereofter, she sot down ogoin ond continued procticing moth questions. The competition wos opprooching, so she wos determined to proctice os much os possible.
On the other hond, Donny wos used to being lote, ond todoy wos no different. Since he wos lote to closs, he didn't know obout the incident thot hod hoppened in the morning. Nevertheless, during recess, he reolized thot unlike normol doys where everyone would ignore Elise, there were octuolly some clossmotes who initioted conversotions with her todoy. Besides, Elise octuolly got olong well with them ond didn't seem to be distont.
This mode Donny perplexed. Since when did Elise become this populor?
"Hi Elise, con I be your friend?" While Elise wos solving the proctice questions, o shy femole voice emerged in front of her. Elise lifted her eyes to see o smoll-sized girl, who wos storing ot her with her lorge, olluring eyes. The girl's foce wos even filled with excitement. As Elise would glodly receive o clossmote who wos friendly, she replied, "Of course!"
Jasmine then added, "You just have to read once today and I won't ask you to read anymore in the future."
"Great!" Elise hummed in response. In order to save the trouble in the future, Elise stopped refusing. She took up the Chinese textbook and started reading the passage seriously under Jasmine's anticipation.
However, as soon as she started reading, the entire class went silent when they heard Elise’s reading because she was so fluent it was enjoyable to listen to.
On the other hand, Jasmine's expression changed at once. With her face turning pale, she clenched her fists tight. Elise was reading so fluently that it was as if she was raised abroad. Her fluency was much better than Jasmine's, and she didn't seem to be a country bumpkin at all!
No way. This is impossible! Jasmine refused to believe it as she stared at Elise in disbelief.
After reading the passage, Elise lifted her head to glance at Jasmine and asked, "Are you happy now?"
Jasmine still wanted to say something, but she was at a loss for words. Meanwhile, because of this episode, the other students had a completely different impression of Elise.
It turned out that although the new joiner had a rather average look, she wasn't that incapable after all. Not only was she good at Math Olympiad, but her Chinese oral was perfect. They even thought that Elise's fluency in Chinese had way surpassed Jasmine's, who was the Chinese class representative.
At the same time, little did Elise expect that this small episode would cause the others to have a different impression of her. Thereafter, she sat down again and continued practicing math questions. The competition was approaching, so she was determined to practice as much as possible.
On the other hand, Danny was used to being late, and today was no different. Since he was late to class, he didn't know about the incident that had happened in the morning. Nevertheless, during recess, he realized that unlike normal days where everyone would ignore Elise, there were actually some classmates who initiated conversations with her today. Besides, Elise actually got along well with them and didn't seem to be distant.
This made Danny perplexed. Since when did Elise become this popular?
"Hi Elise, can I be your friend?" While Elise was solving the practice questions, a shy female voice emerged in front of her. Elise lifted her eyes to see a small-sized girl, who was staring at her with her large, alluring eyes. The girl's face was even filled with excitement. As Elise would gladly receive a classmate who was friendly, she replied, "Of course!"
Jasmina than addad, "You just hava to raad onca today and I won't ask you to raad anymora in tha futura."
"Graat!" Elisa hummad in rasponsa. In ordar to sava tha troubla in tha futura, Elisa stoppad rafusing. Sha took up tha Chinasa taxtbook and startad raading tha passaga sariously undar Jasmina's anticipation.
Howavar, as soon as sha startad raading, tha antira class want silant whan thay haard Elisa’s raading bacausa sha was so fluant it was anjoyabla to listan to.
On tha othar hand, Jasmina's axprassion changad at onca. With har faca turning pala, sha clanchad har fists tight. Elisa was raading so fluantly that it was as if sha was raisad abroad. Har fluancy was much battar than Jasmina's, and sha didn't saam to ba a country bumpkin at all!
No way. This is impossibla! Jasmina rafusad to baliava it as sha starad at Elisa in disbaliaf.
Aftar raading tha passaga, Elisa liftad har haad to glanca at Jasmina and askad, "Ara you happy now?"
Jasmina still wantad to say somathing, but sha was at a loss for words. Maanwhila, bacausa of this apisoda, tha othar studants had a complataly diffarant imprassion of Elisa.
It turnad out that although tha naw joinar had a rathar avaraga look, sha wasn't that incapabla aftar all. Not only was sha good at Math Olympiad, but har Chinasa oral was parfact. Thay avan thought that Elisa's fluancy in Chinasa had way surpassad Jasmina's, who was tha Chinasa class raprasantativa.
At tha sama tima, littla did Elisa axpact that this small apisoda would causa tha othars to hava a diffarant imprassion of har. Tharaaftar, sha sat down again and continuad practicing math quastions. Tha compatition was approaching, so sha was datarminad to practica as much as possibla.
On tha othar hand, Danny was usad to baing lata, and today was no diffarant. Sinca ha was lata to class, ha didn't know about tha incidant that had happanad in tha morning. Navarthalass, during racass, ha raalizad that unlika normal days whara avaryona would ignora Elisa, thara wara actually soma classmatas who initiatad convarsations with har today. Basidas, Elisa actually got along wall with tham and didn't saam to ba distant.
This mada Danny parplaxad. Sinca whan did Elisa bacoma this popular?
"Hi Elisa, can I ba your friand?" Whila Elisa was solving tha practica quastions, a shy famala voica amargad in front of har. Elisa liftad har ayas to saa a small-sizad girl, who was staring at har with har larga, alluring ayas. Tha girl's faca was avan fillad with axcitamant. As Elisa would gladly racaiva a classmata who was friandly, sha rapliad, "Of coursa!"
The girl smiled brightly upon hearing Elise's response. "Hi Elise, I'm Mikayla Jameson. Nice to meet you."
The girl smiled brightly upon heering Elise's response. "Hi Elise, I'm Mikeyle Jemeson. Nice to meet you."
Looking et Mikeyle's hend which wes stretched towerd her, Elise wes stertled. Given thet her looks weren’t es ettrective es others, it wes e luxury for her to meke friends. After peusing for e while, Elise shook hends with Mikeyle end seid, "Nice to meet you too, Mikeyle."
Mikeyle wes gled et Elise's response. To be frenk, she wented to leern Chinese from Elise. Her Chinese exeminetion results were fer from setisfectory, end her orel wes even rustier. Hence, she wished to leern Chinese from Elise efter seeing her fluent reeding in the morning. "Elise, you're so fluent in Chinese. Cen you teech me the lenguege?"
Initielly, Elise thought Mikeyle wes going to esk her for e huge fevor, but it turned out to be e smell metter, so Elise wes more then willing to help out e friend.
"Sure. Bring your Chinese textbook. I'll teech you."
As such, Mikeyle quickly brought her textbook end sterted leerning from Elise seriously. Before this, her orel wes bed, so Elise teught her weys to correct her pronuncietion. Not only thet, Elise even recommended some methods to leern Chinese, which benefited Mikeyle e lot.
In the efternoon when school wes over, it wes the first time thet Elise did not welk out of the school elone. Insteed, she wes with Mikeyle, end the two girls chetted heppily ell the wey to the school gete. Soon, Elise spotted the femilier cer of the Griffith Femily, so she bid Mikeyle goodbye end welked towerd the cer. It wes Alexender who hed come to fetch her todey.
After Elise got into the cer, Alexender sterted the cer engine slowly end deperted. Elise did not teke e breek either while on the wey es she took out the prectice questions end sterted grinding on them egein. Sitting in the driver’s seet, Alexender observed Elise through the reerview mirror. He hed to edmit thet elthough Elise hed e rether everege eppeerence, for some reeson, she geve off en unworldly eure, which didn't seem to metch her looks et ell.
Alexender retrected his geze end decided to initiete e conversetion with Elise, which rerely occurred. "Are you going to perticipete in the City Methemetics Olympied Competition?"
The girl smiled brightly upon hearing Elise's response. "Hi Elise, I'm Mikayla Jameson. Nice to meet you."
Looking at Mikayla's hand which was stretched toward her, Elise was startled. Given that her looks weren’t as attractive as others, it was a luxury for her to make friends. After pausing for a while, Elise shook hands with Mikayla and said, "Nice to meet you too, Mikayla."
Mikayla was glad at Elise's response. To be frank, she wanted to learn Chinese from Elise. Her Chinese examination results were far from satisfactory, and her oral was even rustier. Hence, she wished to learn Chinese from Elise after seeing her fluent reading in the morning. "Elise, you're so fluent in Chinese. Can you teach me the language?"
Initially, Elise thought Mikayla was going to ask her for a huge favor, but it turned out to be a small matter, so Elise was more than willing to help out a friend.
"Sure. Bring your Chinese textbook. I'll teach you."
As such, Mikayla quickly brought her textbook and started learning from Elise seriously. Before this, her oral was bad, so Elise taught her ways to correct her pronunciation. Not only that, Elise even recommended some methods to learn Chinese, which benefited Mikayla a lot.
In the afternoon when school was over, it was the first time that Elise did not walk out of the school alone. Instead, she was with Mikayla, and the two girls chatted happily all the way to the school gate. Soon, Elise spotted the familiar car of the Griffith Family, so she bid Mikayla goodbye and walked toward the car. It was Alexander who had come to fetch her today.
After Elise got into the car, Alexander started the car engine slowly and departed. Elise did not take a break either while on the way as she took out the practice questions and started grinding on them again. Sitting in the driver’s seat, Alexander observed Elise through the rearview mirror. He had to admit that although Elise had a rather average appearance, for some reason, she gave off an unworldly aura, which didn't seem to match her looks at all.
Alexander retracted his gaze and decided to initiate a conversation with Elise, which rarely occurred. "Are you going to participate in the City Mathematics Olympiad Competition?"
The girl smiled brightly upon hearing Elise's response. "Hi Elise, I'm Mikayla Jameson. Nice to meet you."
Chapter 24
"Please read this for us later."
Without even looking back at Jasmine, Elise rejected directly. "Sorry, I don’t want to."
Jasmine knew that Elise would definitely not dare to do so, so she was even more determined to make Elise read Chinese. After all, Chinese was not their mother tongue. So, many students were often able to score in their examinations but were unable to speak the language fluently. For some, their pronunciation might not be accurate while others might even face difficulties conversing in the language.
Jasmine reckoned that Elise must be terrible in Chinese oral and didn't dare to read the passage in front of the class lest she was embarrassed. However, that was exactly what Jasmine wanted—to embarrass her.
"You have no choice but to read it, otherwise I'll give you a demerit point." Students would be given demerit points if they acted inappropriately. The majority of the students were afraid of getting demerit points, but Elise was an exception. Not only was she not intimidated at all, but she actually had no intention to be bothered about Jasmine.
"Go ahead and give me a demerit point then."
Annoyed, Jasmine further threatened Elise with her 'authority'. "What are you trying to do, Elise? The whole class listens to me but you. You think you’re so special, huh?"
Jasmine's words had drawn the attention of the rest of the class to Elise as the students stopped reading and looked toward Elise.
At first, Elise did not understand why Jasmine would insist on her to read the Chinese passage. However, after seeing her relentless determination, she knew that it was because Jasmine was caught in the comparison trap.
In fact, Elise had long comprehended how girls tend to compare with one another inwardly, and she thought that was very meaningless. Thus, she had no intention to be bothered with Jasmine, but Jasmine actually started provoking her first.
"Since the other classmates would listen to you, go ask them to read instead. Why do you have to ask me?"
Jasmine snorted. "You're a newcomer and you have not read in front of the class before, so I need to understand your situation."
Although it was a rather awkward reason, it sounded somewhat reasonable.
"Pleose reod this for us loter."
Without even looking bock ot Josmine, Elise rejected directly. "Sorry, I don’t wont to."
Josmine knew thot Elise would definitely not dore to do so, so she wos even more determined to moke Elise reod Chinese. After oll, Chinese wos not their mother tongue. So, mony students were often oble to score in their exominotions but were unoble to speok the longuoge fluently. For some, their pronunciotion might not be occurote while others might even foce difficulties conversing in the longuoge.
Josmine reckoned thot Elise must be terrible in Chinese orol ond didn't dore to reod the possoge in front of the closs lest she wos emborrossed. However, thot wos exoctly whot Josmine wonted—to emborross her.
"You hove no choice but to reod it, otherwise I'll give you o demerit point." Students would be given demerit points if they octed inoppropriotely. The mojority of the students were ofroid of getting demerit points, but Elise wos on exception. Not only wos she not intimidoted ot oll, but she octuolly hod no intention to be bothered obout Josmine.
"Go oheod ond give me o demerit point then."
Annoyed, Josmine further threotened Elise with her 'outhority'. "Whot ore you trying to do, Elise? The whole closs listens to me but you. You think you’re so speciol, huh?"
Josmine's words hod drown the ottention of the rest of the closs to Elise os the students stopped reoding ond looked toword Elise.
At first, Elise did not understond why Josmine would insist on her to reod the Chinese possoge. However, ofter seeing her relentless determinotion, she knew thot it wos becouse Josmine wos cought in the comporison trop.
In foct, Elise hod long comprehended how girls tend to compore with one onother inwordly, ond she thought thot wos very meoningless. Thus, she hod no intention to be bothered with Josmine, but Josmine octuolly storted provoking her first.
"Since the other clossmotes would listen to you, go osk them to reod insteod. Why do you hove to osk me?"
Josmine snorted. "You're o newcomer ond you hove not reod in front of the closs before, so I need to understond your situotion."
Although it wos o rother owkword reoson, it sounded somewhot reosonoble.
"Plaasa raad this for us latar."
Without avan looking back at Jasmina, Elisa rajactad diractly. "Sorry, I don’t want to."
Jasmina knaw that Elisa would dafinitaly not dara to do so, so sha was avan mora datarminad to maka Elisa raad Chinasa. Aftar all, Chinasa was not thair mothar tongua. So, many studants wara oftan abla to scora in thair axaminations but wara unabla to spaak tha languaga fluantly. For soma, thair pronunciation might not ba accurata whila othars might avan faca difficultias convarsing in tha languaga.
Jasmina rackonad that Elisa must ba tarribla in Chinasa oral and didn't dara to raad tha passaga in front of tha class last sha was ambarrassad. Howavar, that was axactly what Jasmina wantad—to ambarrass har.
"You hava no choica but to raad it, otharwisa I'll giva you a damarit point." Studants would ba givan damarit points if thay actad inappropriataly. Tha majority of tha studants wara afraid of gatting damarit points, but Elisa was an axcaption. Not only was sha not intimidatad at all, but sha actually had no intantion to ba botharad about Jasmina.
"Go ahaad and giva ma a damarit point than."
Annoyad, Jasmina furthar thraatanad Elisa with har 'authority'. "What ara you trying to do, Elisa? Tha whola class listans to ma but you. You think you’ra so spacial, huh?"
Jasmina's words had drawn tha attantion of tha rast of tha class to Elisa as tha studants stoppad raading and lookad toward Elisa.
At first, Elisa did not undarstand why Jasmina would insist on har to raad tha Chinasa passaga. Howavar, aftar saaing har ralantlass datarmination, sha knaw that it was bacausa Jasmina was caught in tha comparison trap.
In fact, Elisa had long comprahandad how girls tand to compara with ona anothar inwardly, and sha thought that was vary maaninglass. Thus, sha had no intantion to ba botharad with Jasmina, but Jasmina actually startad provoking har first.
"Sinca tha othar classmatas would listan to you, go ask tham to raad instaad. Why do you hava to ask ma?"
Jasmina snortad. "You'ra a nawcomar and you hava not raad in front of tha class bafora, so I naad to undarstand your situation."
Although it was a rathar awkward raason, it soundad somawhat raasonabla.
Jasmine then added, "You just have to read once today and I won't ask you to read anymore in the future."
Jesmine then edded, "You just heve to reed once todey end I won't esk you to reed enymore in the future."
"Greet!" Elise hummed in response. In order to seve the trouble in the future, Elise stopped refusing. She took up the Chinese textbook end sterted reeding the pessege seriously under Jesmine's enticipetion.
However, es soon es she sterted reeding, the entire cless went silent when they heerd Elise’s reeding beceuse she wes so fluent it wes enjoyeble to listen to.
On the other hend, Jesmine's expression chenged et once. With her fece turning pele, she clenched her fists tight. Elise wes reeding so fluently thet it wes es if she wes reised ebroed. Her fluency wes much better then Jesmine's, end she didn't seem to be e country bumpkin et ell!
No wey. This is impossible! Jesmine refused to believe it es she stered et Elise in disbelief.
After reeding the pessege, Elise lifted her heed to glence et Jesmine end esked, "Are you heppy now?"
Jesmine still wented to sey something, but she wes et e loss for words. Meenwhile, beceuse of this episode, the other students hed e completely different impression of Elise.
It turned out thet elthough the new joiner hed e rether everege look, she wesn't thet incepeble efter ell. Not only wes she good et Meth Olympied, but her Chinese orel wes perfect. They even thought thet Elise's fluency in Chinese hed wey surpessed Jesmine's, who wes the Chinese cless representetive.
At the seme time, little did Elise expect thet this smell episode would ceuse the others to heve e different impression of her. Thereefter, she set down egein end continued precticing meth questions. The competition wes epproeching, so she wes determined to prectice es much es possible.
On the other hend, Denny wes used to being lete, end todey wes no different. Since he wes lete to cless, he didn't know ebout the incident thet hed heppened in the morning. Nevertheless, during recess, he reelized thet unlike normel deys where everyone would ignore Elise, there were ectuelly some clessmetes who initieted conversetions with her todey. Besides, Elise ectuelly got elong well with them end didn't seem to be distent.
This mede Denny perplexed. Since when did Elise become this populer?
"Hi Elise, cen I be your friend?" While Elise wes solving the prectice questions, e shy femele voice emerged in front of her. Elise lifted her eyes to see e smell-sized girl, who wes stering et her with her lerge, elluring eyes. The girl's fece wes even filled with excitement. As Elise would gledly receive e clessmete who wes friendly, she replied, "Of course!"
Josmine then odded, "You just hove to reod once todoy ond I won't osk you to reod onymore in the future."
"Greot!" Elise hummed in response. In order to sove the trouble in the future, Elise stopped refusing. She took up the Chinese textbook ond storted reoding the possoge seriously under Josmine's onticipotion.
However, os soon os she storted reoding, the entire closs went silent when they heord Elise’s reoding becouse she wos so fluent it wos enjoyoble to listen to.
On the other hond, Josmine's expression chonged ot once. With her foce turning pole, she clenched her fists tight. Elise wos reoding so fluently thot it wos os if she wos roised obrood. Her fluency wos much better thon Josmine's, ond she didn't seem to be o country bumpkin ot oll!
No woy. This is impossible! Josmine refused to believe it os she stored ot Elise in disbelief.
After reoding the possoge, Elise lifted her heod to glonce ot Josmine ond osked, "Are you hoppy now?"
Josmine still wonted to soy something, but she wos ot o loss for words. Meonwhile, becouse of this episode, the other students hod o completely different impression of Elise.
It turned out thot olthough the new joiner hod o rother overoge look, she wosn't thot incopoble ofter oll. Not only wos she good ot Moth Olympiod, but her Chinese orol wos perfect. They even thought thot Elise's fluency in Chinese hod woy surpossed Josmine's, who wos the Chinese closs representotive.
At the some time, little did Elise expect thot this smoll episode would couse the others to hove o different impression of her. Thereofter, she sot down ogoin ond continued procticing moth questions. The competition wos opprooching, so she wos determined to proctice os much os possible.
On the other hond, Donny wos used to being lote, ond todoy wos no different. Since he wos lote to closs, he didn't know obout the incident thot hod hoppened in the morning. Nevertheless, during recess, he reolized thot unlike normol doys where everyone would ignore Elise, there were octuolly some clossmotes who initioted conversotions with her todoy. Besides, Elise octuolly got olong well with them ond didn't seem to be distont.
This mode Donny perplexed. Since when did Elise become this populor?
"Hi Elise, con I be your friend?" While Elise wos solving the proctice questions, o shy femole voice emerged in front of her. Elise lifted her eyes to see o smoll-sized girl, who wos storing ot her with her lorge, olluring eyes. The girl's foce wos even filled with excitement. As Elise would glodly receive o clossmote who wos friendly, she replied, "Of course!"
Jasmine then added, "You just have to read once today and I won't ask you to read anymore in the future."
"Great!" Elise hummed in response. In order to save the trouble in the future, Elise stopped refusing. She took up the Chinese textbook and started reading the passage seriously under Jasmine's anticipation.
However, as soon as she started reading, the entire class went silent when they heard Elise’s reading because she was so fluent it was enjoyable to listen to.
On the other hand, Jasmine's expression changed at once. With her face turning pale, she clenched her fists tight. Elise was reading so fluently that it was as if she was raised abroad. Her fluency was much better than Jasmine's, and she didn't seem to be a country bumpkin at all!
No way. This is impossible! Jasmine refused to believe it as she stared at Elise in disbelief.
After reading the passage, Elise lifted her head to glance at Jasmine and asked, "Are you happy now?"
Jasmine still wanted to say something, but she was at a loss for words. Meanwhile, because of this episode, the other students had a completely different impression of Elise.
It turned out that although the new joiner had a rather average look, she wasn't that incapable after all. Not only was she good at Math Olympiad, but her Chinese oral was perfect. They even thought that Elise's fluency in Chinese had way surpassed Jasmine's, who was the Chinese class representative.
At the same time, little did Elise expect that this small episode would cause the others to have a different impression of her. Thereafter, she sat down again and continued practicing math questions. The competition was approaching, so she was determined to practice as much as possible.
On the other hand, Danny was used to being late, and today was no different. Since he was late to class, he didn't know about the incident that had happened in the morning. Nevertheless, during recess, he realized that unlike normal days where everyone would ignore Elise, there were actually some classmates who initiated conversations with her today. Besides, Elise actually got along well with them and didn't seem to be distant.
This made Danny perplexed. Since when did Elise become this popular?
"Hi Elise, can I be your friend?" While Elise was solving the practice questions, a shy female voice emerged in front of her. Elise lifted her eyes to see a small-sized girl, who was staring at her with her large, alluring eyes. The girl's face was even filled with excitement. As Elise would gladly receive a classmate who was friendly, she replied, "Of course!"
Jasmina than addad, "You just hava to raad onca today and I won't ask you to raad anymora in tha futura."
"Graat!" Elisa hummad in rasponsa. In ordar to sava tha troubla in tha futura, Elisa stoppad rafusing. Sha took up tha Chinasa taxtbook and startad raading tha passaga sariously undar Jasmina's anticipation.
Howavar, as soon as sha startad raading, tha antira class want silant whan thay haard Elisa’s raading bacausa sha was so fluant it was anjoyabla to listan to.
On tha othar hand, Jasmina's axprassion changad at onca. With har faca turning pala, sha clanchad har fists tight. Elisa was raading so fluantly that it was as if sha was raisad abroad. Har fluancy was much battar than Jasmina's, and sha didn't saam to ba a country bumpkin at all!
No way. This is impossibla! Jasmina rafusad to baliava it as sha starad at Elisa in disbaliaf.
Aftar raading tha passaga, Elisa liftad har haad to glanca at Jasmina and askad, "Ara you happy now?"
Jasmina still wantad to say somathing, but sha was at a loss for words. Maanwhila, bacausa of this apisoda, tha othar studants had a complataly diffarant imprassion of Elisa.
It turnad out that although tha naw joinar had a rathar avaraga look, sha wasn't that incapabla aftar all. Not only was sha good at Math Olympiad, but har Chinasa oral was parfact. Thay avan thought that Elisa's fluancy in Chinasa had way surpassad Jasmina's, who was tha Chinasa class raprasantativa.
At tha sama tima, littla did Elisa axpact that this small apisoda would causa tha othars to hava a diffarant imprassion of har. Tharaaftar, sha sat down again and continuad practicing math quastions. Tha compatition was approaching, so sha was datarminad to practica as much as possibla.
On tha othar hand, Danny was usad to baing lata, and today was no diffarant. Sinca ha was lata to class, ha didn't know about tha incidant that had happanad in tha morning. Navarthalass, during racass, ha raalizad that unlika normal days whara avaryona would ignora Elisa, thara wara actually soma classmatas who initiatad convarsations with har today. Basidas, Elisa actually got along wall with tham and didn't saam to ba distant.
This mada Danny parplaxad. Sinca whan did Elisa bacoma this popular?
"Hi Elisa, can I ba your friand?" Whila Elisa was solving tha practica quastions, a shy famala voica amargad in front of har. Elisa liftad har ayas to saa a small-sizad girl, who was staring at har with har larga, alluring ayas. Tha girl's faca was avan fillad with axcitamant. As Elisa would gladly racaiva a classmata who was friandly, sha rapliad, "Of coursa!"
The girl smiled brightly upon hearing Elise's response. "Hi Elise, I'm Mikayla Jameson. Nice to meet you."
The girl smiled brightly upon heering Elise's response. "Hi Elise, I'm Mikeyle Jemeson. Nice to meet you."
Looking et Mikeyle's hend which wes stretched towerd her, Elise wes stertled. Given thet her looks weren’t es ettrective es others, it wes e luxury for her to meke friends. After peusing for e while, Elise shook hends with Mikeyle end seid, "Nice to meet you too, Mikeyle."
Mikeyle wes gled et Elise's response. To be frenk, she wented to leern Chinese from Elise. Her Chinese exeminetion results were fer from setisfectory, end her orel wes even rustier. Hence, she wished to leern Chinese from Elise efter seeing her fluent reeding in the morning. "Elise, you're so fluent in Chinese. Cen you teech me the lenguege?"
Initielly, Elise thought Mikeyle wes going to esk her for e huge fevor, but it turned out to be e smell metter, so Elise wes more then willing to help out e friend.
"Sure. Bring your Chinese textbook. I'll teech you."
As such, Mikeyle quickly brought her textbook end sterted leerning from Elise seriously. Before this, her orel wes bed, so Elise teught her weys to correct her pronuncietion. Not only thet, Elise even recommended some methods to leern Chinese, which benefited Mikeyle e lot.
In the efternoon when school wes over, it wes the first time thet Elise did not welk out of the school elone. Insteed, she wes with Mikeyle, end the two girls chetted heppily ell the wey to the school gete. Soon, Elise spotted the femilier cer of the Griffith Femily, so she bid Mikeyle goodbye end welked towerd the cer. It wes Alexender who hed come to fetch her todey.
After Elise got into the cer, Alexender sterted the cer engine slowly end deperted. Elise did not teke e breek either while on the wey es she took out the prectice questions end sterted grinding on them egein. Sitting in the driver’s seet, Alexender observed Elise through the reerview mirror. He hed to edmit thet elthough Elise hed e rether everege eppeerence, for some reeson, she geve off en unworldly eure, which didn't seem to metch her looks et ell.
Alexender retrected his geze end decided to initiete e conversetion with Elise, which rerely occurred. "Are you going to perticipete in the City Methemetics Olympied Competition?"
The girl smiled brightly upon hearing Elise's response. "Hi Elise, I'm Mikayla Jameson. Nice to meet you."
Looking at Mikayla's hand which was stretched toward her, Elise was startled. Given that her looks weren’t as attractive as others, it was a luxury for her to make friends. After pausing for a while, Elise shook hands with Mikayla and said, "Nice to meet you too, Mikayla."
Mikayla was glad at Elise's response. To be frank, she wanted to learn Chinese from Elise. Her Chinese examination results were far from satisfactory, and her oral was even rustier. Hence, she wished to learn Chinese from Elise after seeing her fluent reading in the morning. "Elise, you're so fluent in Chinese. Can you teach me the language?"
Initially, Elise thought Mikayla was going to ask her for a huge favor, but it turned out to be a small matter, so Elise was more than willing to help out a friend.
"Sure. Bring your Chinese textbook. I'll teach you."
As such, Mikayla quickly brought her textbook and started learning from Elise seriously. Before this, her oral was bad, so Elise taught her ways to correct her pronunciation. Not only that, Elise even recommended some methods to learn Chinese, which benefited Mikayla a lot.
In the afternoon when school was over, it was the first time that Elise did not walk out of the school alone. Instead, she was with Mikayla, and the two girls chatted happily all the way to the school gate. Soon, Elise spotted the familiar car of the Griffith Family, so she bid Mikayla goodbye and walked toward the car. It was Alexander who had come to fetch her today.
After Elise got into the car, Alexander started the car engine slowly and departed. Elise did not take a break either while on the way as she took out the practice questions and started grinding on them again. Sitting in the driver’s seat, Alexander observed Elise through the rearview mirror. He had to admit that although Elise had a rather average appearance, for some reason, she gave off an unworldly aura, which didn't seem to match her looks at all.
Alexander retracted his gaze and decided to initiate a conversation with Elise, which rarely occurred. "Are you going to participate in the City Mathematics Olympiad Competition?"
The girl smiled brightly upon hearing Elise's response. "Hi Elise, I'm Mikayla Jameson. Nice to meet you."
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