Today, in the English Culture class, Qiu Xi was summoned by the teacher before the lesson even began.
Because she had been away for a competition, she missed two classes. At that time, the teacher had assigned a PPT presentation assignment, stating that it would be presented after the current chapter concluded.
"Qiu Xi, I watched your debate competition video. You performed well."
"Thank you, teacher. I still have much to learn."
"But shouldn't you be focusing on your studies? Haven't you got any overdue assignments for me, hmm?"
"Hehe~ Teacher, I promise I'll submit it!"
Being chased by the teacher for an overdue assignment, who wouldn't feel embarrassed!
"Well! Then I'll be waiting for your assignment."
Teachers always show more leniency towards capable students, and Deng Jun was no exception, especially towards such an outstanding student.
"Alright, you can go to class now."
"Mhm."
"Xiao Xi, how was it? What did Deng Bo want with you?" Song Daiyao's eyes lit up as she saw Qiu Xi approach.
"Don't even mention it!"
Slumped in her seat, Qiu Xi felt she might be the first person in the class to be nagged about assignments by Dr. Deng.
"What happened?"
The more Qiu Xi didn't say, the more curious Song Daiyao became.
"Tell me, tell me quickly."
"Alright, stop shaking me." The more she was jostled, the dizzier she became.
"Then you tell me!"
"Dr. Deng is chasing me for my assignment..."
"Xiao Xi, no way! According to my extensive data, you're the first!"
Song Daiyao's mouth widened in disbelief.
"Xiao Xi, one word: impressive!
"Mhm, mhm!"
Hearing this, Liang Yunfei and Shen Yan could only think of "admiring" her.
"You two, stop it. My mind is full of assignments right now."
"Alright, alright, you do your best!"
"We offer you our full spiritual support!"
"..."
"You guys are just adding fuel to the fire!"
"Hehe~ Let's start class, class~"
...
A few days later, it was time for drama group practice. Qiu Xi organized the perfect-grade script she received from the system and prepared to bring it to everyone.
"Alright, everyone's here. Let's begin."
"Class monitor, here's the script for you."
"Hmm? Did you rewrite it?"
"Well... sort of." Qiu Xi dared not mention it was from the system.
"Let's show it to everyone first."
"Mhm."
"...It's really well changed~"
"Although we don't quite understand it... a round of praise is in order..."
"I agree with what you said."
Looking at the script distributed by the class monitor, although they weren't professionals, it was clear that it was much better than what they had revised themselves.
"Class monitor, let's use this one!" Everyone was very satisfied.
"If you all think it's okay, then we'll use this one."
"Mhm! No problem!" Everyone nodded in agreement, very pleased.
"Perfect!"
They skipped the most important step and went straight to the main point. It couldn't have been easier!
"Okay, everyone, take your scripts and let's run through it once. After that, you can all practice on your own, and if you don't understand anything, ask each other."
"Okay!"
During everyone's subsequent practice, Qiu Xi was truly swamped.
They asked her if they didn't understand the script, and also if their pronunciation was uncertain. But they were even asking her about the tone and stage directions. Was this too much?!
"No, I'm an English major, not an actress, classmates!!"
She couldn't help but wonder, what gave them the impression!
"Sister Xi, it's purely a conditioned reflex!"
If anyone was to blame, it was Sister Xi for being too capable, giving them the impression that she could do anything.
"Let's all study together." If she didn't clarify, she was afraid she'd lead this group astray, as she truly couldn't act.
If this were something for the dramatic Song Daiyao, it might have been possible.
"Okay."
After clarifying with everyone, the drama group's progress became much more stable.
...
"Beep!"
"English Scene Spoken Language Training Breakthrough to Master Level. Mission complete! Rewards have been issued."
After more than half a month of effort, her spoken English reached the Master level before the drama competition began. Qiu Xi was quite surprised, as she had expected to drag it out until the deadline. She hadn't anticipated that this drama competition would be such a catalyst for her.
Looking at the 50,000 cash and 15,000 points that had just arrived, she felt like a rich woman.
Just as Qiu Xi was happily contemplating her windfall, she was interrupted by a series of calls from the drama group.
"Sister Xi, check the group chat! It's an emergency!"
What was all this about? The competition was tomorrow, and there was still an emergency.
Thinking this, Qiu Xi opened her phone, only to be stunned the next second.
There was such a thing?!
"Is it true?"
"I'm so sorry, everyone. If I hadn't spoken carelessly in the dorms, this wouldn't have happened..."
Xi Jingyuan from the group was profusely apologizing. She had revealed their class's drama plan in the mixed dormitory, and now their two classes had ended up with the same program.
She only discovered this today when she saw them buying props. She wished she could go back in time and slap herself for being so talkative.
After understanding the whole story, Qiu Xi, though shocked that something like this could happen around her, had only ever thought it occurred in TV dramas and novels.
After all, who would want to have the same program as someone else? It was bound to create some pressure, unless they had absolute confidence.
However, she wasn't overly worried. Setting aside the perfect-grade script from the system, just considering the results of everyone's recent diligent practice, she felt very confident.
Tomorrow, with costumes, props, and makeup, it would merely be the icing on the cake for their performance.
"It's alright, I believe in everyone. Relax, we can definitely do it."
With that in mind, Qiu Xi chatted with everyone in the group, offering words of comfort and reassurance.
Even if it were important, the time would come tomorrow. Thinking too much would be detrimental and affect their performance.
"Xiao Xi, is it really okay?" Shen Yan had just seen the message and looked a bit anxious.
"Don't worry, we'll perform as usual. We'll leave the rest to time and hard work."
"Besides, thinking too much about it now won't help, and the competition is tomorrow."
"Mhm..." She understood the logic, but she was still anxious! This was her first time participating in a competition like this, and even though she was just doing the narration, she had worked hard for a long time, just like everyone else.
"Put your worries aside and get a good night's rest tonight so you can perform at your best tomorrow."
No matter how much she said, Qiu Xi felt that encouraging everyone to get a good night's sleep was more important.
"Okay."