At the school gate.
When Luo Yan and the others arrived, they found that the old principal had arrived as well.
Pan Renfeng had abandoned his usual casual attire and was dressed very formally today. He had also ditched his flip-flops for leather shoes.
"Did you notice? Isn't the principal wearing a wig?" Zeng Shan, who had hurried back from Qingyang City to attend the Graduation Ceremony, whispered.
Li Zi reminded him, "Don't let the principal hear you. Be careful he gives you a hard time."
Zeng Shan jumped. "It can't be that bad, can it?"
Li Zi pushed up the plain glasses on the bridge of her nose. "You have no idea how much the principal values this ceremony."
"Let me tell you."
"This ceremony is being held for Tiannan Academy to see."
Lin Cheng said quietly, "Did our academy have some grudge against Tiannan? I only found out during the Grand Sports Meet that the 'Sword Points to the South' in our school motto referred to Tiannan Academy."
Li Zi chuckled. "You asked the right person. According to my investigation, our principal and Principal Dong Weiguo of Tiannan Academy are rivals."
"They were classmates and colleagues."
"They competed with each other from the time they were students, and continued doing so after they started working. I heard they even pursued the same woman once."
"In the end, our principal lost by a narrow margin and failed to win the beauty. That made his relationship with Principal Dong even more strained."
"So this time, our principal went all out with the ceremony just to show off to Principal Dong."
"He's had it hard. He finally won one round in his old age, and he has Luo Yan to thank for it."
The group immediately turned to look at Luo