The following morning, Tranquility Conservatory was even noisier than before.
Song Jia had barely stepped into the academic courtyard when several students turned toward her.
Some looked curious.
Some looked envious.
Some looked impressed.
And some still looked as if they were waiting for her to finally make a mistake.
Shao Mei sighed dramatically.
"They're staring again."
Dai Bao looked around.
"They've been staring for three days."
"That doesn't make it less annoying."
"It makes it predictable."
Song Jia adjusted the edge of her veil.
"Ignore them."
Shao Mei crossed her arms.
"I am ignoring them."
"You're complaining."
"I'm complaining while ignoring them."
Tang Fu shook his head.
"That isn't how ignoring works."
"It is for me."
The group continued toward their first class.
Several students whispered as they passed.
"That's her."
"The one competing against the Princes."
"She's really going to do it?"
"Apparently she proposed it herself."
