Chapter 59: Chapter 59: The Rival’s Power Play

The art department at Stellerton University doesn’t have many people. The second year is when students are streamed into specific majors, and the department has always implemented a small class education model, with only two classes, Class A and Class B, totaling around a hundred students.

Unlike the mechanical engineering or economics and management departments, which have over a thousand students, making small class education impossible to manage, and sometimes they don’t even have a homeroom teacher, just a department head.

Cecilia Vaughn used to be in a major like finance, so she was quite surprised when she heard Belle Prescott say that the first class would be a class meeting.

...

The class bell had already rung, and there were few seats left around, either at the very back.

And since the first class is a class meeting, the class advisor would definitely have a lot to convey, so Belle Prescott feared she couldn’t hear clearly, which is why she pulled Cecilia Vaughn to take the seats in the front row, unwilling to give them up.

Belle Prescott stood up first, voice dissatisfied.

"Classmate, it’s the first day of school, and there’s no proof on the seat that it’s yours. On what basis do you claim it’s yours? I..."

However, when Belle Prescott saw the appearance of that girl, she was instantly stunned, and her anger subsided by three points.

Cecilia Vaughn noticed Belle Prescott suddenly became silent, and she also followed her gaze.

It was a very beautiful girl wearing a light, delicate chiffon strap dress, with a look that was the sweetest type that most guys adore.

Bright and beautiful features, large breasts, fair skin, long legs, and her face had very exquisite makeup, standing out from many plain-faced girls on campus.

No wonder Belle Prescott, who values appearances, was speechless.

...

Belle Prescott was always forgiving of beautiful people, she awkwardly poked Cecilia Vaughn’s arm, her voice somewhat excited.

"Cecilia, wow, that’s Katherine North!"

If it hadn’t been for Cecilia Vaughn’s appearance, Katherine North would be the undisputed number one on the campus beauty ranking.

Even though she’s a freshman, she can sing and dance and performed at the freshman speech event, her fame is several times greater than Cecilia Vaughn’s, having accumulated many loyal fans.

However, because someone secretly took pictures of Cecilia Vaughn for the election, now the votes between the two are neck and neck, making it difficult to determine a winner for the moment.

...

Katherine North? 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Who is she?

Cecilia Vaughn scrutinized the beautiful appearance of the girl ahead, her expression pausing.

She usually doesn’t pay attention to gossip, so she had to signal with her eyes to Belle Prescott that she hadn’t heard of such a person.

And as she looked at Katherine North, Katherine was constantly watching her as well. Seeing Cecilia Vaughn’s expression that seemed unaware of her, Katherine’s initially gentle and dignified smile froze.

Feigning, continuing to feign!

You even signed up for the campus beauty contest and still pretend to be so aloof; if you were genuinely aloof, you wouldn’t have signed up to steal her spotlight!

...

"Wow, both beauties are here!"

"There’s going to be a show!"

All around, classmates wore gossip-filled and excited expressions!

Who wouldn’t be excited?

The final result of the campus beauty ranking doesn’t come out until tomorrow. Now, seeing the two top contenders right in front of them, they’re definite rivals!

Tsk, they just met, and there’s already a strong tension in the air!

...

Even so, Katherine North maintained her gentle and graceful smile.

"You’re Classmate Vaughn, right? I’ve heard about you on the forum, but this seat is really mine. Could you please let me have it?"

Cecilia Vaughn glanced at her coolly.

"Sorry, seats are taken on a first-come-first-serve basis, and it seems like Belle and I sat down first."

Katherine North brushed her hair slightly, her expression warm and poised.

"Well... Classmate Vaughn might not know, but the art department had a pre-term campus life experience activity for freshmen."

"After receiving the admission notice, I participated and always sat in the front row at the summer camp, though today I was late."

"The teacher also knows me and has appointed me as Class A’s class leader and publicity officer for the art department. Sitting in the front is better for noting down some class affairs."

Using class duties as the reason, she really seemed to be "alleviating the worries of the people"...

Cecilia Vaughn looked thoughtfully at Katherine North, feeling that this girl seemed to be deliberately targeting her.

...

Just as Cecilia Vaughn hesitated, Belle Prescott timidly tugged Cecilia Vaughn’s sleeve.

"Cecilia, since she’s doing it for work, maybe we should let her have the seat."

Ha... never seen a class leader who must sit in the front row to handle class affairs.

Cecilia Vaughn silently thought Belle was too naive. Nevertheless, to avoid unnecessary trouble, she had no intention to delve into the reason why the class leader targeted her, so she pulled Belle Prescott to stand up immediately.

...

As the two just settled, the class advisor for Class A, who was about ten minutes late, finally arrived.

He was a man around forty, wearing framed glasses, with an average appearance but an overall scholarly air.

"Hello everyone, my last name is Chambers. I am your class advisor and also the head of the art department. It’s a pleasure to meet you all."

The middle-aged man who introduced himself as Mr. Chambers adjusted his glasses and scanned all the students in the class. When he saw Cecilia Vaughn and Belle Prescott, he paused for a moment but quickly restored his beaming smile.

"I thought most of the A class students had participated in the orientation camp, but it seems the two girls in the back row are not."

"So, why don’t we have the two girls in the back introduce themselves first?"

It turned out that they were the only two true newcomers who commuted to school?

Cecilia Vaughn couldn’t help but frown.

And Belle Prescott, feeling a bit nervous, stood up first: "Hello, everyone! I’m Bella Prescott, from Veridia’s countryside; my hobby is..."

Hearing Belle Prescott call herself a country girl and seeing her dressed plainly, many in the class let out peculiar laughter.

Generally speaking, anyone studying art usually has some financial means, otherwise, how could they afford the expenses that can easily run into tens or hundreds of thousands?

Seeing Belle Prescott being laughed at, Cecilia Vaughn felt unhappy. Who can say when tracing back several generations that there isn’t a rural person in their lineage?

Just because of a slightly better background, they look down on others?

She simply tugged Belle Prescott’s arm, signaling her to stop her introduction, then stood up herself.

"Hello everyone, I’m Cecilia Vaughn."

Without another word, Cecilia Vaughn sat back down.

The crowd, who had perked up their ears hoping to learn more about her hobbies and background, was now quite disappointed.

...

Yet Director Chambers continued to smile warmly.

"Alright, having participated in the orientation camp, everyone is more or less familiar with each other. Our class is small, and we do not stream into specific majors in the first year, all the courses are the same, so why not fix the seating arrangement?"

"Does anyone have any objections?"

Before Director Chambers finished speaking, Katherine North suddenly stood up from the front row and looked provocatively at Cecilia Vaughn.

"Teacher, since the seating is going to be fixed, why not arrange it according to today’s seating?"

The class size is small, yet the classroom is not; there are art department teachers whose Mandarin is not good, information she’d already researched thoroughly.

As Cecilia Vaughn sat in the last row, how would she be able to listen during class!