"Have you heard? One of the school’s top four beauties, the campus belle Mengzhu, is in a relationship with Su Yurou!"
"What, are you serious? Who’s the lucky guy, is it Gao Jun?"
"If it were Gao Jun, that I could understand, that would still be acceptable. Damn it, she’s actually dating a country bumpkin."
"Hey, did you know? I just heard Mengzhu is dating, and her boyfriend is a country bumpkin."
"Really? What’s his name?"
"Uh, haven’t heard that yet..."
"Big news, big news! The campus belle Mengzhu is in a relationship, and her boyfriend is a country boy. Sigh, it’s really depressing!"
"Is that even true? Is Su the beauty’s taste that bad? Gao Jun, the wealthy and handsome son of a rich family, has been chasing her for two years and still hasn’t caught her eye."
"It’s true, the whole class is talking about it!"
This is Class 12 of the senior grade, and as Ling Xuejiu listened to her classmates discussing Su Yurou’s relationship with a country bumpkin, she couldn’t help but glance at Li Mengjie, who was smirking wickedly. She felt a bit apprehensive, not expecting that girl to be so ruthless. As soon as she entered the classroom, she told the other students about Su Yurou and Leng Xuan arriving together in the same car. Furthermore, she exaggerated their relationship, implying it was romantic, and word spread until it turned into them dating.
"Achoo!" Not sure if it was because someone was speaking ill behind his back, or for some other reason, Leng Xuan had just walked into the director’s office when he couldn’t help but sneeze, sending spit flying and splattering the face of the director seated across from him, who had been about to ask, "Is there something I can help you with, student?"
The director was momentarily taken aback and then his face darkened. Slowly standing up, he was not very tall and quite thin, his dark skin making him resemble an earth god, yet he exuded an aura of authority.
"I’m sorry, may I ask if you are the director?" Although Leng Xuan was unnerved by the director’s gaze, he still asked bravely.
"Hmph!" The director answered coldly, "Which class are you from, and who are your parents? How can they raise someone with such poor manners?"
Leng Xuan was taken aback as he hated it when people mentioned his parents. He was quite angry, but still managed to hold back and said, "I just arrived to register today. Director, my name is Leng Xuan, you must already know that."
"What? You... you’re Ling Xuejiu’s bodyguard, Leng Xuan?" The director was startled. He remembered the night before when the principal had called him after getting off work, instructing him to be polite to a young man named Leng Xuan who would be coming to register in the morning and to escort him personally to his class.
Considering that Ling Xuejiu’s grandfather donated a significant scholarship fund to the school every year, being the school’s number one benefactor, one has to respect the Buddha if not the monks. Furthermore, with the principal’s instructions, how could the director fuss over such a small issue from earlier? With an awkward smile, he said, "Ah, it’s you! I’ve been waiting for you. Here, these books and two school uniforms are yours. Take good care of them!" With that, he pulled out a heavy backpack full of books and two bags containing school uniforms.
Seeing the director’s cordial behavior, Leng Xuan naturally couldn’t stay mad, so he thanked him and took the items.
The director smiled and said, "I’ll call your class teacher, and then I’ll take you directly to class." Taking out his mobile phone, he dialed a number. After a moment, he was heard saying, "Xiao San (Shan), come to the classroom for a bit, I’m bringing a new student over. Yeah, good, that’s the plan!" Hanging up, he said to Leng Xuan, "Let’s go, I’ll drive you there."