The student who stood up was He Pengfei. Mo Xiaoxue remembered him clearly from when everyone introduced themselves the night before.
The more than two hundred pounds of him shot to his feet, startling the students sitting beside him.
As the only fat student in the class, and someone who had talked back to the instructor that afternoon, He Pengfei had made an impression on everyone.
Even if some of them couldn't remember his name, they could recognize him instantly if they saw him walking down the street.
As it happened, He Pengfei and the instructor shared the same surname.
"Sorry, Instructor He."
The classroom remained so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The homeroom teacher, Wan Huifen, let the smile fade from her face. Her expression turned rather grim.
No matter how you listened to it, his tone didn't sound like a sincere apology.
He sounded more resentful than anything.
Just then, Instructor He accepted He Pengfei's apology with a broad grin.
To put it bluntly, this student had never been beaten down by the harsh realities of society. He was stubborn now, but someday he'd pay for it.
The instructor was only hired by the company. He wasn't even a veteran. What right did he have to lecture a student he didn't know?
He'd only end up swallowing his anger and making an enemy, while looking petty and small-minded in front of everyone.
Accepting the apology graciously, on the other hand, would win him the other students' goodwill.
Besides, couldn't he see that the homeroom teacher was already displeased?
Wan Huifen looked at her student as if he were beyond help. Then she turned and apologized to the instructor on his behalf.
She was also worried the instructor might give He Pengfei special treatment over the next