There were still five minutes until class started when the noise in the classroom suddenly quieted considerably.
Xiao Yan, who had been buried in a book, was drawn by the commotion. He slowly raised his head and saw a man around thirty standing at the podium. He was their homeroom teacher.
The homeroom teacher swept his gaze around the room, pausing on Xiao Yan for a second. Seeing that everyone had arrived, he smiled and said, "A new student will be joining our class today. Her circumstances are rather special, so I hope everyone will get along with her in the future."
Upon hearing this, the students who had already heard some rumors immediately began to stir. Wasn't the teacher describing the Young Miss of the Xiao Family?
The homeroom teacher raised a hand and called out, "Students, quiet!"
Though this homeroom teacher was not very old, he clearly commanded authority in the class. At a single shout, those children of wealthy families obediently shut their mouths.
The homeroom teacher cleared his throat, composed himself, and called toward the door, "Student Xiao, come in!"
At his words, everyone's gaze gathered at the classroom's front door in eager anticipation.
Xiao Yan was also quite interested in this wealthy Young Miss who shared his surname. Since the Bodhi Ancient Tree had gone to such lengths to create the Three Great Families, the important figures within the Xiao Family might have been molded from his memories as well. He wanted to see just who it was.
A long while passed after the homeroom teacher called out. Then heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, followed by several broad, muscular bodyguards in suits escorting a short figure into the classroom.
Xiao Yan raised a brow. Quite the grand entrance, huh?
The bodyguards scanned the