No one spoke.
Zhou Yi's gaze swept from the front row to the back, finally settling on Dai Huabin's area.
More precisely, it landed on Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.
Dai Huabin's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, Zhou Yi spoke. "Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, stand up."
Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao exchanged a glance and slowly rose to their feet.
"You two were originally students of Freshman Class 1."
Zhou Yi spoke at an unhurried pace.
"You applied to transfer to Class Nine before even reporting to your class after enrollment. I want to ask: why did you transfer back then?"
Wang Dong'er pursed her lips without answering immediately.
Xiao Xiao was even more nervous, her small hands twisting together in front of her.
Zhou Yi waited three seconds. When no answer came, her voice turned cold.
"Give me a reasonable explanation. If you can't, both of you will run twenty laps around the field. My class has no need for disobedient students."
The atmosphere in the classroom instantly grew heavy.
The other students all lowered their heads, and no one dared make a sound.
Wu Feng had been smiling before, but her expression now vanished as she secretly glanced toward Dai Huabin.
Lan Susu tugged on Lan Luoluo's sleeve, and the two sisters shrank back.
Wang Dong'er's expression did not look good. Her lips moved, but whatever she wanted to say was swallowed back down.
Her reason for transferring had been simple: Dai Huabin had transferred, so she had followed him.
Xiao Xiao dared not speak even more. She had never been good at arguing with teachers.
Just then, Dai Huabin stood up.
The moment he rose, Zhu Lu stood as well.
Zhou Yi's gaze shifted toward them.
"I was the one who brought them along when they