She vividly remembered setting her phone to silent, fearing the unexpected!
She didn’t know whether she had swiped incorrectly or genuinely forgotten, but the phone’s ringing tone sounded unapologetically, catching her off guard.
Song Lili sat in the second row, already near the front, so when the school leaders and instructors standing aside all looked at her at once.
She hurriedly turned off her phone, and Shen Lingxi on the stage furrowed her brows, "Without the instructors’ permission, carrying a phone is not allowed. And you’ve broken the rules on the very first day."
With the microphone in her hand, everyone heard her mutter clearly.
Song Lili felt somewhat embarrassed for a moment.
Seeing that the rule breaker was Tang Xiaohua, the headmaster sitting on the stage also frowned and sent an instructor to confiscate her phone.
Little did they know, just as the instructor approached her, the phone rang again. Song Lili glanced at the caller ID, and sure enough...
At this moment, only he would call.
Just as she was about to turn off the phone, the instructor took it from her hands.
Song Lili pulled her hand back.
Seeing this, Shen Lingxi spoke up again,
"With eight hundred and twelve freshmen, all have entered the military school through their prolonged efforts and rigorous preparation. From now on, our conduct and achievements are not only about individual honor or disgrace but represent the honor or disgrace of the entire military school. Carrying a phone unauthorized is a violation of our rules and regulations."
She spoke with righteous indignation, appearing like a young leader among the eight hundred and twelve freshmen.
Song Lili pursed her lips, stood up, and bowed toward the stage, then turned to bow to her fellow students behind her,
"I’m sorry, I acknowledge my mistake, and I will reflect on it."
"Can a simple apology compensate for your fault? Will everyone else still take the school and military rules seriously afterward?" Shen Lingxi muttered again.
Song Lili was fed up with this "top student"; it would be fine if an instructor had spoken, but was it necessary for a fellow new student to kick someone while they’re down?
Just then, Lu Ziqing spoke up,
"Tang Xiaohua, your phone is confiscated. Go run twenty laps around the track. Any objections?"
Song Lili quickly responded, "Yes, Commander!"
Just as she acknowledged, the phone rang for the third time, and Song Lili felt like bashing her head against a pole in frustration.
Shen Lingxi’s eyes shifted, and she suggested, "Since the call seems urgent, why not let everyone listen to who is calling you?"
Song Lili’s expression turned cold, and only then did she turn to look at Shen Lingxi thoroughly for the first time, this top-ranked female student!
After taking a look at her, she turned to the instructor and said,
"Instructor, it’s a call from a relative back home. Two months ago, I faced a dangerous situation, and it terrified my relatives. Since then, they’ve developed the habit of calling me daily to check in. I know I’ve violated the rules, and I’ll accept the punishment. If everyone thinks this is too lenient, add ten more laps—I’ll accept that too."
Song Lili quickly spoke to the instructor.
The instructor pursed his lips. He wasn’t too pleased with Shen Lingxi’s constant digs and sarcastic remarks from the stage.
This was just a minor issue, hardly worth causing a big scene in front of eight hundred and twelve students and so many school leaders and officers.
Unfortunately, the one making a mountain out of a molehill was Commander Shen’s only daughter.
With Commander Shen there on the stage, who would dare to suggest that Shen Lingxi tone it down?
"Who said you could decide on ten laps?"
Shen Lingxi was not about to let Song Lili go, which made Song Lili grow displeased. She looked directly at Shen Lingxi, who then urged the instructor,