Han Tian held up his phone to publicly execute and was scolded by his father for a full three minutes, but he didn’t dare to hang up.
On his seventeenth birthday, the young master Han had saved face for seventeen years, only to have it completely ruined.
Han Tian was so angry that he itched to vent. This brat played his trump card right from the start, not even giving him a chance to struggle. If his dad really cut off his allowance, he wouldn’t even have the capital to act cool anymore.
After being scolded to the point of numbness, Han Tian finally hung up the video call.
“Have you made your decision?” Song Jianchu lazily propped his chin up and asked. “Are you all going to fake being sick and keep playing, or are you coming back to school with us soon?”
All the classmates looked at the birthday boy.
There is also a hierarchy of contempt among the second-generation rich, and Han Tian is the toxic leader of the International A Class.
Although the International A Class is full of second-generation rich kids, and no one really has any real friendships, the words of the person at the top of the contempt hierarchy can still be listened to somewhat.
Han Tian said expressionlessly, “Let’s go back to school.”
His classmates: “……”
Three hours later, all the International A Class students were escorted back to school by five new homeroom teachers.
In the morning, students living on campus got up early to prepare for morning exercises. While washing their faces and brushing their teeth, the school bulletin board quickly filled with posts.
【1L: Did you guys watch the live stream? The International A Class crashed and burned haha, I laughed so hard my head fell off】
【5L: Han Tian, the young master, was fearless day and night, but he also has days when he gets crushed! No wonder he’s the demon king’s little brother, forever the king of showing off!】
【14L: The toxic leader lost to the toxic king. Last night’s live stream was truly the toxic battle of the century, too damn exciting (lights a cigarette)】
【32L: But I heard that Song Jianchu was a breath of fresh air in the International A Class back then】
【55L: Yes, just look at his photo on the campus leaderboard. At that time, the demon king’s little brother was just an emotionless learning machine. It’s said that he isolated the entire class on his own (definitely)】
【78L: What kind of ghost is it to isolate the whole class by oneself haha, but if it’s this guy saying it, it’s probably true. Song Jianchu: You idiots, stay away from my dad】
【89L: That’s right, in the toxic class, don’t fight, don’t compete. After graduation, just go to Weibo and be beautiful on your own】
【187L: I think this episode can have a separate series title, called “I, Song Jianchu, Toxic King, Have Returned”】
…
During morning exercises, all grades were lined up in their respective gymnasium areas for jogging.
The playground near the school gate is the morning exercise area for the first-year students. The rhythmic morning run music is playing on the campus broadcast.
Suddenly, the closed school gate opens and the International Class A, which has been trending on Tieba all morning, makes a grand entrance. Five handsome male teachers follow them like ducks.
There is a burst of low laughter on the playground.
This group of students in International Class A used to be arrogant and domineering second-generation rich. This time, they are truly embarrassed and can’t even lift their heads while walking.
[“Now do you know how embarrassing it is?”]
[“The concentration camp is executing them publicly.”]
[“Ah, it feels so good. The teachers did a great job!”]
Yesterday, Pei Shinian had just finished his training with the sports teacher and called out to the classmates who were trying to hide in their dormitories.
The classmates who were doing morning exercise on the playground looked over curiously.
“Stop,” Pei said with a stern attitude, feeling a little nervous. “First, line up and do the morning exercise, and then go back to prepare for class.”
“What?” The girls were about to cry, trying to act cute and avoid it. “Pei, we just pulled an all-nighter. How can we have the energy to run?”
Like monkeys being watched by alumni, the male classmates who were already frustrated exploded in anger and rolled their eyes.
“Damn it, we International Class A never does morning exercise.”
“Why should we… Are these people crazy?”
“Who just cursed?” Bai Xingyu said coldly. “If you have an opinion, stand up like a man and speak loudly.”
Lu Shen said in a cold voice, “You in the blue shirt, do you have an opinion?”
Teacher Mu smiled and said, “Be good, morning exercise is good for your physical and mental health. I’ve already forwarded the live broadcast link to the parent’s group. Your parents are watching the live broadcast now. Take this opportunity to show your spirit and perform well.”
The classmates: “…”
Indeed, a gentle knife is the deadliest.
[“These students are really ruthless. They could pass the selection process for ‘Transformers’ all at once.”]
[“The cancer of the motherland.”]
Song Jianchu stood by, indifferent and uninvolved.
As the homeroom teacher, he had to control his students, but he couldn’t always video call their parents.
Pei Shinian rarely looked serious and walked up to the male student in front of him. “What’s your name?”
Feeling oppressed by the natural gap between males, the male student reluctantly fell silent for two seconds and said, “Ren Lin.”
“Ren Lin,” Pei Shinian said. “Run two more laps later. Any objections?”
Ren Lin cursed in his heart again, “…No.”
After all the teachers finished speaking, Song Jianchu spoke up, “Just a heads up.”
He slowly moved his gaze and scanned the students in front of him, indifferently saying, “The matter of playing truant last night won’t just pass like this. The school will give you corresponding punishments according to the school rules. Take responsibility for your own mistakes.”
The students: “…”
“If you have any complaints, you can come directly to me. Don’t try any lowly tricks. Now that I am the principal, the old tricks won’t work on me,” Song Jianchu said. “I don’t care what kind of person you were before. For these five days, you can act however you want, but I only have one requirement and only look at the result.”
Song Jianchu paused for a second.
The boy’s eyes were clean and transparent in the sunlight, not allowing any impurities and seeming distant and difficult to talk to.
“Don’t cross any red lines written in the school rules,” Song Jianchu said in a light tone. “Otherwise, you’ll bear the consequences.”
The students silently lowered their heads, and no one dared to throw a tantrum anymore.
Song Jianchu asked, “Who is the class monitor?”
Han Tian reluctantly raised his hand and said, “Me.”
“Listen to Teacher Pei and organize the morning exercises. If there is one person missing from morning self-study, I’ll talk to you,” Song Jianchu said.
Han Tian gritted his teeth and said, “Got it.”
Pei Shining said, “The sports committee will lead the team to run the morning exercises for the whole class.”
Ren Lin happened to be the sports committee member, and he sneered inwardly, leading the team perfunctorily out for the exercises.
After running less than ten meters, the team was filled with sighs and complaints.
These young people, who were supposed to be in their prime, looked like a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people. Bai Xingyu couldn’t help but shake his head. “Their physical fitness is really too poor.”
“It seems that the devil personal training I have been doing for so many years is not in vain,” Pei Shining crossed his arms, raised his eyebrows, and said, “Give me five days, and I’ll make them look like young people.”
The students on the playground were stunned, but couldn’t help but burst into a low laughter.
“Can you believe that the International Class A actually listened and did the morning exercises?”
“Are they participating in ‘Transformers’ or something?”
“Look at their expressions.”
Seeing the nation’s scum undergoing reformation education without any resistance, the barrage was laughing hysterically.
[“This episode is so satisfying!!! Reminds me of ‘Transformers’!!”]
[“Seeing our nation’s scum being laughed at is so enjoyable!”]
[“Hahaha, damn, our nation’s scum!”]
[“We can’t help but laugh at being crushed by the demon principal. What a bunch of scum!”]
[“I think it’s not bad to be scum. It’s better than being a tumor.”]
While Teacher Pei supervised the students running exercises, the rest of the members went to the cafeteria to have breakfast.
“When the route to the cafeteria is bustling with students, they excitedly greet their male idol teachers along the way.
In high school, the fan base became significantly visible.
Mu Ye and Song Jianchu were very popular among the female students in high school.
The girls blushed and said, “Good morning, Teacher Mu!”
Mu Ye nodded and said, “Good morning, everyone.”
Because Song Jianchu was close in age to his students, his popularity was especially high. This kind of cool and aloof male student was a magnet for teenage girls.
A few young girls saw the devil king’s brother in person and excitedly covered their mouths. “Ah, Song Jianchu!”
“Stinky treasure! Mom loves you!”
Song Jianchu glanced sideways and said, “Why are you shouting?”
“Ah, he talked to me!!”
When girls of this age become infatuated, all they can think about is “ah, ah, ah.”
The discussions continued along the way, but Song Jianchu couldn’t be bothered to respond and just pretended not to hear.
“The devil king’s little brother is really handsome! He’s totally my type!”
“Let’s dance on my XP[mfn]”XP” likely refers to Windows XP, which was a popular operating system for personal computers in the early 2000s.[/mfn]!”
“He teaches math for the first year of high school? I’ll definitely switch to the front row when he comes to class!”
“Hey, although he’s a teacher now, he’s about the same age as us. As long as we can get his WeChat, maybe there’s a chance!”
Song Jianchu remained calm and didn’t look over.
Mu Ye walked beside him, glanced at him sideways, and said somewhat sourly, “Jianchu, you’re so popular.”
Song Jianchu hesitated and turned his head, “?”
“Who is the number one celebrity on Weibo’s popularity ranking?”
Bai Xingyu yawned lazily and said, “Of course, he’s young and handsome. If little girls don’t like him, they’ll like you, the old man.”
Mu Ye ignored Bai Xingyu and asked the campus’s popularity king with a natural smile, “Have you ever had a girlfriend in school?”
Song Jianchu paused and shook his head honestly, “No.”
Mu Ye’s eyes gleamed with a smile, “Not even in college?”
Song Jianchu lazily put his hands in his coat pockets, “No.”
“Then it’s your first love.” Mu Ye nodded satisfactorily and withdrew his gaze.
Song Jianchu looked at him inexplicably, “…”
What does this person want to say?
His gaze involuntarily fixed on Mu Ye’s eyes.
No matter how many times he looked at Mu Ye’s eyes, he was always stunned.
They were like pure ash left after burning cigarette paper, like the silver moon shadow during the day, hazy and light.
This color should have been cold and unfeeling, but with a gentle smile, it gave people an illusion of being affectionate.
At this moment, it contained a hint of the quietly budding spring in the late winter wind.
“What a coincidence.” Mu Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and lightly lifted his lips. “Me too.”
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