Jiang Nan jolted and turned around, ready to run!
?(?﹏?;)?
But then an angry shout rang out from the crowd. "Stop right there!"
Jiang Nan's expression stiffened, and cold sweat sprang across his forehead.
(乛?乛????) "Ahaha~ I just remembered, I still have some things to take care of on the moon. I'll just—"
Before he could finish, the instructors and students beneath the streetlights all pulled out the party poppers they'd hidden!
Xiao Chuihuo's face broke into a kindly smile, too.
(?⌒?⌒?) "Zai Zai! You've had a rough journey. You must've suffered a lot, huh? Welcome home!"
Zhao Dezhu smiled. (?? ??) "When we heard you were coming back, we spent the whole afternoon getting ready. We wanted to surprise you!"
"Hey, hey, hey! You don't have to go this far to make a point!"
Jiang Nan froze, his eyes turning a little red.
(?? ??????w???????)
All the exhaustion seemed worthwhile after hearing those words: Welcome home!
"Everyone..."
Jiang Nan's voice trembled a little. Yeah, he'd only tricked them once. How could they be mad about that?
They'd just missed him, that was all.
Xia Yao gave Jiang Nan a push in the back, smiling from ear to ear. "Go on! What are you standing there for?"
Jiang Nan stumbled forward a couple of steps, then teleported over to everyone!
He rubbed his eyes. (???﹏??) "We're all grown-ups now. Why go to all this trouble to surprise me? If you missed me, you could've just sent me some red envelopes!"
Guan Hu laughed. "You have no idea. While you were gone, Dean Xiao couldn't eat or sleep. He was just waiting for you to come back!"
[Resentment Points from Guan Hu +777!]
Jiang Nan jolted. Th-this wasn't right...
Qin Shou grinned. ( ??? ?? ??‵) "Exactly! He was practically dying