He gave a casual smile and softly reassured her, "Go ahead, don't worry. I'm pretty tough. It's no big deal if it takes a few tries."
'In reality,' he thought, 'I've already made up my mind. Three strikes and you're out. If she fails two more times, I'm filing a complaint!'
Luckily, his words worked. The nurse calmed down considerably, and she successfully drew his blood on the second try.
"Thank you." The nurse gave Xue Rui a sweet smile. She had been worried this student would put pressure on her, but he turned out to be unexpectedly gentle.
After his blood was drawn, Xue Rui pressed a cotton ball to his arm and motioned for Jiang Yuan to come up next.
"Me?" Jiang Yuan pointed at herself in disbelief. Wasn't Lin Ruoxi supposed to be in front of her?
But since Xue Rui had said so, she thought about her goal of becoming the class monitor. 'How can I show any fear?'
She gritted her teeth and stood in front of Lin Ruoxi.
