Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 479 - 355: Big Star Returns

"You need to work twice as hard."

Dick glanced at Su Xiaomeng, seeing her silent for a long time, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly.

Work twice as hard...

Su Xiaomeng nodded heavily.

After sitting down, she could still feel the piercing stares from the other students.

"Bath’s interpreting major is not as easy as you think. I have no other requests, just one: students with two lowest grade records will be advised to leave."

As soon as Dick finished speaking, there was an uproar below.

Su Xiaomeng’s heart jumped into her throat, and her eyes widened.

Twice...

This wasn’t directed at Su Xiaomeng, and, given that this was Class D, their grades were originally lower compared to students in other classes.

The other students also sat uneasily.

A South Korean student stood up and said something quickly in English, which Su Xiaomeng didn’t understand at all.

Then Dick replied to him in Indian English...

Su Xiaomeng was dumbfounded throughout.

The South Korean student was questioning the legality of Dick’s approach, stating that no school rules mention expulsion for poor grades.

And Dick responded in an orderly manner,

"Not expulsion, just advice to leave. Of course, I can guarantee that after my advice, you will definitely leave. Besides, do you think you would come in last twice in a row? So worried?"

The South Korean student’s face turned red. Even in Class D, these students were top language performers in their own countries.

No one wanted to show any sign of lack of confidence.

"Does anyone else have questions? It’s best to ask now."

The class was so quiet that it seemed you could only hear your own heartbeat.

Su Xiaomeng didn’t want to be the first to ask, but the issue of being advised to leave due to coming last twice was really serious. Her pale hand trembled as she raised it,

"D... Dick... Can I ask if the placement test... counts, counts as one of the times?"

Before Dick could answer, some students below were already whispering, "Of course, it counts"...

Su Xiaomeng felt they were not friendly at all!!

Dick looked at her,

"What do you think?"

Su Xiaomeng swallowed. She thought...

"I think... if it doesn’t count... could it not count?"

"No, it can’t."

"..."

That’s it, if she comes last one more time, it’s over.

Su Xiaomeng was in a daze during class. The college had almost no basic theoretical courses and started with practical lessons on the first day of school...

Dick’s strictness and harshness were confirmed once again.

After class, the students whispered about how perverse Dick was!

Su Xiaomeng wasn’t familiar with them, and being a slow-to-warm person, plus the other students didn’t seem to like her much.

Because of the placement test incident, Su Xiaomeng was basically considered a compulsive liar, pretentious, and the laggard holding everyone back...

However, there was one thing that touched Su Xiaomeng.

During a restroom break, she overheard Qin Hui from the next class explaining the situation on the day of the placement test to someone else.

Actually, no one really cared why she scored thirteen points; it was just the first day of school, everyone wanted to make friends, and they wouldn’t give up a common topic like this.

Whether Qin Hui explained or not, it wasn’t important.

But Su Xiaomeng felt Qin Hui was a really good person.

At lunch, she ignored the others’ whispers and went to the cafeteria with her as promised.

After sitting down, Qin Hui asked about Dick, wanting to know if he was as rumored.

There were two major lectures every week taught by Dick, but the major lecture was tomorrow, so when the students from other classes heard that Class D’s tutor was Dick, they all came to find out after class...

Probably all wanted to carry a lightning rod.

"It’s okay, I just got named and criticized three times..."

After Su Xiaomeng said that, Qin Hui was stunned. Being named and criticized three times was considered okay?

Su Xiaomeng was indeed not an ordinary person!

Su Xiaomeng looked up, meeting Qin Hui’s increasingly admiring gaze, and quickly said,

"Three times is really okay, several people were named and criticized seven or eight times, and one girl was even driven to tears!"

"Wow..."

After working hard to get into Bath, into a major one likes, thinking one is excellent, only to be told by the mentor that one is worthless, who can be that strong?

Everyone thought they were pretty excellent, with quite a proud nature, and while Dick didn’t scold, just a few words could make one feel lower than an ant!

"And you... are you okay?"

Qin Hui was quite worried about Su Xiaomeng, since she had come last in the test.

He feared that Dick would make Su Xiaomeng an example first.

"Do you think I look okay right now?"

"Um..."

Qin Hui looked carefully and thought Su Xiaomeng looked rosy, her eyes bright, and her appetite pretty good. He nodded,

"You look quite good indeed..."

"Hahahaha!"

Su Xiaomeng laughed loudly, patting the table with pride, saying,

"Of course! What’s the big deal about Dick! You don’t even know about a math teacher I had in high school, much more brutal than him!"

"..."

"Back then, I only got twenty or thirty points in mathematics, which made that teacher always talk to me, asking if I was missing a screw in my head—all in all, very fierce."

"..."

"Luckily, I have thick skin, or I wouldn’t be as positive and sunshiny as I am now!"

Qin Hui looked at Su Xiaomeng with true admiration...

Su Xiaomeng was not just putting on a brave face. The disappointment of the placement test had lingered for a long time, and the worst result was already being a "supervised" key figure by both teachers and students, right?

It was already the worst situation, and all the worries were no longer necessary.

A certain optimist thought that, given the situation, there was really no need to continue being downcast.

Anyway...

Since childhood, she had always had average grades and didn’t have the superior pride of other top students.

Let the teachers criticize as they may, it wasn’t like she hadn’t been criticized before.

"Oh, by the way, speaking of which, that Dick really doesn’t look good, even worse than in the photos!"

Su Xiaomeng teased seriously, probably just wanting to vent a bit...

But when she looked up, she saw Qin Hui winking at her vigorously. Not quite understanding, she asked,

"What’s wrong with your eyes?"

Qin Hui pressed her lips and pointed her finger behind Su Xiaomeng.

Su Xiaomeng raised her eyebrows high and turned her head back, and was met with Dick’s terrifying eye whites!

"Dick..."

"Ah! Hello, teacher!"

Su Xiaomeng quickly stood up, struggling to hold her knife and fork, which clattered onto her tray!

Dick just looked at her lightly, then walked past her and sat down at another table.

Staring at that slightly chubby back, Su Xiaomeng’s previously sunny and positive attitude was swept away, leaving only the overcast clouds overhead.

At two-thirty, after finishing today’s last class, Su Xiaomeng dragged her exhausted body to the library.

The Bath Library was the size of a national-level museum, with shelves stretching one after the other. The shelves against the wall towered to a scary height, requiring a high ladder to fetch books.

But the books placed high up were more advanced collections, rarely used by students.

Indeed, if needed, it must be for some incredible research.

Xiaomeng had prepared a booklist and was scouring the library for them.

There was no need to hurry, but who knew she’d receive a message from Yin Shixiu just before class ended, informing her he’d come to pick her up!

Not wanting to make her husband wait too long, Xiaomeng hastened her book search.

"Is this the one?"

Suddenly, a familiar and pleasant voice sounded from behind Su Xiaomeng. She turned around—

Her eyes widened,

"You are..."

Xiaomeng remembered her! The "Big Star" who lived a few floors above them!

Later, Xiaomeng had asked Yin Shixiu about her, but he didn’t think much about it, only saying that it wasn’t surprising for stars to live in the building, but he didn’t know exactly who.

If Xiaomeng really wanted to know, Yin Shixiu suggested she ask herself if she met her next time.

Who would’ve thought she’d never encounter her again after that.

Xiaomeng was more convinced she was a "Big Star," as only a "Big Star’s" schedule would be so busy and irregular.

But now, the "Big Star" unexpectedly appeared in Bath’s library!

Right behind her!