Right after that, two more people appeared at the doorway of Class One's classroom.
One was Du Weilun, the dean of studies whom Dai Yunze had seen before. The tall figure beside Du Weilun was presumably Fan Yu. This was Dai Yunze's first time seeing him in person.
Before long, the scene from the original story where Fan Yu awarded Huo Yuhao a Class 2 Soul Engineer badge played out in Class One. At Fan Yu's prompting, Huo Yuhao, who sat beside Dai Yunze, immediately rose and walked up to him. Fan Yu then pinned a watery blue eight-pointed star badge to Huo Yuhao's chest and announced his accomplishments in the Soul Guidance Department over the past eight months.
Hearing that Huo Yuhao had become a Class 2 Soul Engineer in just eight months, all the teachers except Zhou Yi, who had known already, were somewhat shocked. Then they heard applause from the back of Class One's classroom, exceptionally clear in the utterly silent room.
Everyone, including Huo Yuhao at the front of the classroom and all the teachers, turned to look in the direction of the applause.
Then they saw Dai Yunze, looking a little excited as he lightly clapped his hands.
All the teachers: "..."
The instant he met Huo Yuhao's gaze, Dai Yunze's clapping froze, as did his expression. For two seconds, he stood there awkwardly, unsure whether to keep clapping or stop. Then he abruptly lowered his hands beneath the desk, his expression returning to calm as he stared sternly ahead, as though he had not been the one applauding just now.
Seeing his incredibly obvious expression of It wasn't me, I didn't do anything, don't mistake me for someone else, Huo Yuhao smiled helplessly. Yet only he knew how delighted he felt inside.
Fan Yu