Zhou Yi frowned at Mo Yan's words, and the anger in her heart finally flared up. "Student Mo Yan, you seem not to understand how to respect a teacher."
The corners of Mo Yan's lips lifted slightly, revealing a faint, almost imperceptible smile. Her eyes were filled with defiance as she answered without yielding, "Teacher Zhou, the moment you arrived, you told me to either run laps or get lost. How was that respecting your students?"
With that, she crossed her arms over her chest and leaned back slightly, looking utterly at ease, as though she did not take the conflict before her seriously at all.
Zhou Yi's face instantly flushed red. As a veteran teacher of Shrek Academy, when had she ever been defied by a student like this?
She took a deep breath and tried to calm the fury in her heart. Her tone was as gentle as possible, yet still carried unquestionable authority. "A classroom has its rules. Sleeping openly during class is contempt for those rules."
The classroom fell completely silent. None of the students even dared to breathe loudly, their eyes shifting back and forth between Zhou Yi and Mo Yan. No one had expected such a spectacle on the very first day of school.
Dai Yueheng narrowed his eyes slightly and watched with great interest, secretly wondering just who Mo Yan was to be so bold.
"Exactly." Mo Yan nodded, not denying Zhou Yi's words. "So A Luo and I are getting lost together. Do you have a problem with that?"
At those words, Zhou Yi's intended reply caught in her throat. She did not even have the strength to force it out.
But when she saw the interested look in Mo Yan's eyes, a look that clearly showed she did not take her