That afternoon, the class assignments were posted on the bulletin board.
When everyone saw the roster for Grade One Class Three, the once-bustling crowd erupted in an instant.
"Did I read that right? Senior Chen Doudou? The Student Union president? I heard he's been enrolled for years already. He's actually in our class?"
"Oh my god, this is such incredible luck! On the very first day of school, we get to be classmates with someone so famous!"
"Looks like Class Three is destined to be the center of attention this year."
Most of the new students in the crowd looked overjoyed. Only Dai Huabin, standing in a corner, wore a face so dark it looked ready to drip water.
He stared at the name glaring back at him from the list, the corner of his mouth curling into a mocking sneer. "Hmph, I thought he'd be some three-headed, six-armed big shot. Turns out he's nothing special.
"He's been enrolled for years and still got assigned to a freshman class. I bet he's just some useless piece of trash who got ahead through connections."
Zhu Lu stood beside him, her brow furrowed. She lowered her voice. "Huabin, don't be careless. There's definitely something strange going on. We'd better not provoke him."
"Provoke him?"
Dai Huabin scoffed, his eyes full of disdain. "You think I'm afraid of him? He's nothing but a paper tiger. When the freshman assessment comes, I'll show him what it means that the sky is high and the earth is vast!"
Zhu Lu watched Dai Huabin's confidence and opened her mouth, but in the end, she swallowed her words.
She had a feeling things weren't that simple. Her instincts stirred a trace of unease, but she didn't want to dampen his spirits right now.
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