"If you were transferring to Class One, I’d let you go without a second thought, but you’re going to Class Eight, and between you and me, there’s really no difference between Class Eight and Class Twenty-nine," Qi Qing continued to persuade.
Teacher Mo immediately bristled at Qi Qing’s words. "Hold on, Teacher Qi, explain yourself. How is my Class Eight just like your Class Twenty-nine?"
"They’re just the same, so no talking back," Qi Qing said, covering Teacher Mo’s mouth and pushing her away before turning to Gu Xiyue. "Student Gu, think it over. You should know, it’s not easy to get leave from other teachers."
"Why wouldn’t it be easy to take leave? Student Gu, if you come to Class Eight and continue to score full marks in all subjects, you can take leave whenever you want in my class!" In the matter of granting leave, Teacher Mo refused to be outdone.
Father Gu "..." My daughter is really in demand.
"Stop! Both of you, just stop," fearing a fight, Principal Gu promptly called a halt to their argument.
When the principal spoke, both Teacher Mo and Qi Qing stopped.
They exchanged a glance, snorted in unison, and ignored each other.
"Now, Teacher Mo, you take Gu Zhiqi to report to his class first. As for Gu Xiyue, we’ll see what Teacher Qi and Student Gu wish," the principal said to Teacher Mo.
Realizing this, Teacher Mo understood the principal’s train of thought. He didn’t want Gu Xiyue in Class Eight.
"Fine then," Teacher Mo replied reluctantly.
Feeling a bit disappointed in his heart.
Anyway, he wasn’t too keen on having Gu Zhiqi and Gu Xiyue in the same class.
After responding, Teacher Mo took Gu Zhiqi to report to Class Eight.
As for not having snatched Gu Xiyue for his class, Teacher Mo didn’t take it to heart, even humming a tune along the way.
Following behind Teacher Mo, Gu Zhiqi left the principal’s office not long after and suddenly spoke up, calling out, "Teacher Mo."
"Hmm?" Hearing Gu Zhiqi calling him, Teacher Mo stopped briefly and turned to look at him.
"Does what you said just now count?" Gu Zhiqi asked, looking at Teacher Mo.
"Hmm? What did I say?" He had said quite a few things just now and didn’t understand which one Gu Zhiqi was referring to.
"If I also score full marks in all subjects, can I take leave anytime without giving any reasons?" Gu Zhiqi asked Teacher Mo, his lazy and profound eyes tinged with a serious inquiry.
Does this young lady want to compete with Gu Xiyue?
Teacher Mo had been following Gu Xiyue’s situation and had naturally heard about the story that Gu Zhiqi was the fake heiress and Gu Xiyue the real one.
Even the occasions when this young lady targeted Gu Xiyue had come to Teacher Mo’s ear.
He also knew about the bet Gu Zhiqi lost to Gu Xiyue last term.
So, when he heard Gu Zhiqi mentioning scoring full marks in all subjects, Teacher Mo unconsciously thought this young lady wanted to compete with Gu Xiyue.
He didn’t know how to respond for a moment.
How could he tactfully tell this student that Gu Xiyue was an anomaly, and ordinary people couldn’t compete with her?
But then again, he really didn’t want to crush this young student’s confidence.
So, under Gu Zhiqi’s gaze, Teacher Mo nodded.
"Of course it counts. If you can score full marks in all subjects, not only will I approve your leave, but you can even skip school and only show up for exams."
Teacher Mo assuredly made his declaration, but in his heart, he didn’t believe for a second that Gu Zhiqi could actually score full marks in all subjects.
After all, this world already has one monster, and there’s no need for another one to crush everyone else’s spirits.