I object to this marriage!

On one of his rare returns to the classroom, Lin Shuguang was greeted by Xu Jie as though he were family. Xu Jie immediately threw his arms around him and leaned in, his lips aggressively seeking another man's, only for Lin Shuguang to firmly shove his face aside.

Xu Jie still refused to let go, grinning as he snuggled closer. "My dear brother, I missed you to death! You have no idea how scared I've been all alone these days while you were gone!"

Fucking idiot!

Lin Shuguang's mouth twitched, and he resisted the urge to throw the guy out.

"Here's the homework."

Just then, Song Wan suddenly walked over and neatly arranged eight notebooks with plain covers on the desk in front of Lin Shuguang.

Xu Jie froze, staring blankly at Song Wan in front of him... and at the perfectly composed Lin Shuguang.

Then he heard Lin Shuguang chuckle casually. "Sorry for the trouble."

Song Wan hurriedly waved her hands. "No trouble at all, none at all. Then I'll head back over?"

Lin Shuguang nodded.

At this sight, Xu Jie was utterly dumbfounded.

He rubbed his eyes and stared at Song Wan's retreating figure.

"That really is the class leader."

He turned to Lin Shuguang in disbelief. "When did you two hook up?"

Whoosh! A cold wind suddenly rose in the classroom!

Lin Shuguang offered a casual explanation. "Nothing of the sort."

Xu Jie kept babbling. "Bro, you're seriously something else! So many people rack their brains just to win a smile from a beauty, and here you are, not even giving her the time of day? You'll never get a girlfriend like that!

"But I'm even more curious about what's going on between you two. The way the class leader looks at you is just incredible. It's even more intense than the way I look at you!"

The cold wind lifted Xu Jie's sleeves. He instinctively pulled his collar tighter and muttered, "Why did it suddenly get so cold? Good thing I've got a heat pack."

Lin Shuguang: "..."

As though he had discovered a whole new world, Xu Jie casually picked up one of the notebooks in front of Lin Shuguang.

Crack!

A piercing noise rang out, like a plastic bottle being crushed in a tight grip.

Xu Jie noticed nothing. When he saw the contents of the notebook, he was astonished. "Holy shit! Is this the class leader's handwriting? She's doing your homework for you?!"

He stared at Lin Shuguang in shock, his gaze practically worshipful.

He could get the class leader herself to do his homework?

"Bro, did you pay to win? This is fucking unbelievable!"

"Come clean. Why is she helping you? Don't tell me you two...!" Xu Jie's eyes suddenly widened, and he covered his mouth, his two little eyes brimming with excitement.

Just then, Song Wan walked over with a cold expression. "Xu Jie, if you keep shouting, you can go have a nice long chat with the homeroom teacher in the office!"

Xu Jie shrank back. "..."

I don't think I was even that loud.

He looked at Lin Shuguang, feeling wronged.

Lin Shuguang ignored him, solemnly studying the grain of the desk.

A moment later, Xu Jie secretly leaned closer and whispered, "I object to this marriage!"

After struggling through the day, Lin Shuguang sat in the classroom and stretched.

He really wasn't cut out for reading and writing.

Especially when he heard the history teacher talking at a sloth's pace. He wanted nothing more than to grab the man's mouth and rapidly work it open and shut.

"Old Lin, want to go to the bathroom together?" Xu Jie quickly packed his bag and turned to ask.

Lin Shuguang answered flatly, "No!"

Xu Jie immediately leaned closer, all ingratiating smiles. "Don't be like that, bro. Come with me. It's been ages since we went to the bathroom together. I can't get anything out without you there!"

The veins in Lin Shuguang's forehead bulged at those words.

For fuck's sake!

With a dark expression, he was dragged by Xu Jie into the corridor outside the bathroom.

Just then, Song Wan came over with books in her arms. "Why haven't you left yet?" she asked, pleasantly surprised.

"Waiting for someone," Lin Shuguang replied stiffly, still thinking it was Xu Jie.

"Xu Jie?" Song Wan seemed to think of something and gave a playful smile.

Lin Shuguang nodded.

Who else in this school besides Xu Jie could put him in this position?

"I, I wanted to..." Song Wan hesitated for a moment and was just about to speak.

Suddenly, an odd noise came from the bathroom entrance.

Lin Shuguang and Song Wan both looked toward the sound.

They saw Xu Jie sneaking behind the wall, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation, only to slip and fall.

"I didn't hear anything! I really didn't hear anything!"

Xu Jie raised his hands and shouted to proclaim his innocence, hurrying past the two of them, though the look he gave them was brimming with excitement.

His thoughts churned wildly. Holy shit, the class leader is actually about to confess to my bro Lin! Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! Am I going to get murdered to keep me quiet? Wahahaha!

"I'm leaving! I didn't see anything! Ah, my eyes! Why have my eyes suddenly gone blind?"

Watching Xu Jie's exaggerated performance and his ridiculously excited antics,

Lin Shuguang and Song Wan were both speechless with exasperation.

The two faced each other in silence.

After a long while, Lin Shuguang finally spoke. "What were you going to say? Let's talk as we walk."

"Okay." Song Wan breathed a sigh of relief. "It's just that these past two days, when I've been cultivating, I've kept feeling..."

The two chatted as they walked.

Lin Shuguang held nothing back. Some insights were personal, and even if he shared them, they might not suit Song Wan, so he made a point of stressing that she could use them as a reference. It would be even better if she could apply them to other things.

Song Wan listened attentively, occasionally looking pleasantly surprised. "Yes, yes, exactly! That's the feeling..."

Lin Shuguang nodded. "Next time, you can control your strength and make the movements bigger."

When they parted, Song Wan thanked him earnestly again. "I told you before that I wouldn't let you help me for nothing."

Lin Shuguang waved casually. "On account of the homework, this one's free."

Song Wan paused, but still handed him a pill. "That little bit of homework is nothing. You saved me. Please take this Qi and Blood Pill as a token of my gratitude. Don't be so quick to refuse. I know you have a younger sister. If you won't take it, then consider this pill a gift from me to her."

Lin Shuguang paused. He had underestimated her social finesse. He smiled. "Then I'll thank you on her behalf."

Seeing him accept it, Song Wan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Sorry for all the trouble I'll be giving you in the future."

"No trouble at all." Wearing a perfectly harmless expression, Lin Shuguang said "modestly," "I'll be counting on you for my homework in the future too."

Song Wan's smile stiffened again, exactly as it had last time.

I-I still have to do it?!

Forcing a faint smile, Song Wan hurried toward her family's sedan through the gusting wind, taking two steps at a time.

Behind her, Lin Shuguang watched with a benevolent gaze.

That night.

Lin Shuguang came to Longhu Park alone to continue cultivating his mental technique.

He sank a hundred and twenty thousand into it.

Bone tempering's first resonance was finally raised to one hundred percent!

A second bone resonance rang out.

An aura even more powerful than before radiated outward.

The surrounding trees rustled all at once.

"Finally, bone tempering's second resonance! Finally!"

There was actually a hint of hardship in Lin Shuguang's voice... Had Song Shi been there, he would surely have cried out, "This young man's future is boundless. What terrifying talent!"

Meanwhile.

At the Song Family home.

Following Lin Shuguang's advice, Song Wan deliberately controlled her blood energy while practicing the Basic Body Refining Technique.

She wasn't used to it at first and kept failing to get the degree of control right. Instead, it was even harder than her usual training.

"What are you doing?"

Song Wan hurriedly stopped her movements and turned to look.