The two of them were still arguing over—
"You only care about putting out, without considering whether others can handle you."
"Even if we break up, it should have a sense of ceremony."
—with those two points at the heart of their dispute.
"Let go of that girl!" Xiao Wu was still the first to step forward.
Hearing this, Ma Hongjun turned around and instantly released Cuihua's hand. His eyes lit up with infatuation. "What a beautiful... Brother Hai, morning!"
He had intended to flirt with the three beauties, but when he caught sight of Lin Hai bringing up the rear, all his enthusiasm immediately cooled.
This was someone he could not afford to provoke. Teacher Zhao's earth-shaking attack had been blocked by nothing more than an umbrella he pulled out.
That had become one of the academy's two great unsolved mysteries, on par with "Where did Shrek's money go?"
Besides, the chicken legs he got to gnaw on every day were only thanks to this man...
With a warm smile, Lin Hai strolled forward and first apologized to Cuihua. "Sorry, Miss Cuihua."
Cuihua gave Ma Hongjun a tearful look, covered her face, and ran away.
Only then did Lin Hai turn back. His gaze swept over Ma Hongjun, making the chubby boy squirm all over, before he slowly said,
"Fatty, can't you show a little ambition? Didn't you say last time that you were going to ask the Dean to approve some funding?"
"What, did the turkey lose to the iron rooster? Didn't they say fire overcame metal?!"
As things stood, as long as Ma Hongjun's basic desires were satisfied, ideals and dignity meant nothing to him. He had long become immune to Lin Hai's teasing and grinned shamelessly. "The Dean said the teaching budget is tight and there's