"Lin Jin, you brought the cat to school this morning, didn't you? You... don't really like the honor class, do you?" Xu Lehua said casually, then felt satisfied as the boy's face instantly paled.

Good. He still cared about the honor class. That would make the punishment hurt more.

"If you don't like it, you can transfer to a regular class..."

"What he likes or dislikes is none of your damn business."

A cold voice cut in from behind Lin Jin, rudely interrupting the grade director.

Qin Yi pulled Lin Jin behind him and glared coldly at Baldy Xu.

Silence.

Dead silence.

The office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Liang Zengguang's glasses nearly slipped off. No teacher dared speak to the grade director like that. A mere high school sophomore... was being outrageously arrogant.

Xie Puyuan coughed to break the silence. "Ahem, Director Xu, how about this? Let Teacher Liang handle the discipline. He has good grades; there's no need to..."

"So what if he has good grades? Does that mean he can bring cats to school?" Xu Lehua ignored Qin Yi and turned to scold Lin Jin again.

Qin Yi had hit back hard, but Xu knew he was a rare top-university prospect. He wouldn't risk his performance metrics. This average student Lin Jin, though, could be made an example of.

Before he finished, Qin Yi shot back, "I brought the cat to school, not him."

She was the cat that had been brought along.

Silence fell over the office again.

Lin Jin hid behind Qin Yi, his eyes reddening awkwardly. He cared deeply about his studies. Otherwise, he wouldn't have feared demotion to a regular class so much. Growing up in a single-parent home, he'd vowed since childhood to give his hardworking mother a better life. Qin Yi stepping up this time truly moved him.

It had always been like this. Since childhood fights with other kids, Qin Yi always cleaned up his messes.

This childhood friend was bursting with manly charm.

I wonder which lucky girl will become his wife someday.