"Brother Chen, you've barely gotten back and you're already showing off your dominance. You're just too cool!"
The moment Ling Tianchen sat down, Xiao Xiao's hushed voice sounded in his ear.
She'd been desperately trying to catch his eye from the crowd earlier, but she was a bit shorter than everyone else and had stayed buried in the sea of people, so he hadn't noticed her.
"Keep it low-key, keep it low-key."
Ling Tianchen was in a great mood after obtaining Sky Dream's Shed Husk, and happily accepted Xiao Xiao's praise.
"Ahem. Remember, class is in session. Certain people would do well to follow classroom rules and not turn around and do the very thing they just criticized someone else for."
Zhang Lexuan looked sternly at Ling Tianchen as she spoke.
Watching that little girl chatter away beside Ling Tianchen, she felt not the slightest ripple in her heart. After all, she'd already had her fill.
Still, she had to maintain the homeroom teacher's authority in front of everyone.
Besides, this was part of their roleplay too. She was sure Ling Tianchen would like it.
"Teacher, that's on me."
Ling Tianchen casually waved toward the lectern to show he'd received the warning, then covered his mouth with one hand and leaned toward Xiao Xiao to whisper, "We'll talk after class."
"Aw..." Xiao Xiao turned her face behind her book and let out a soft sigh in his direction. "But talking during class is what gives it that special feeling. Once class ends, I lose the mood to say what I wanted to say."
"Can't be helped. We should at least save Teacher Zhang some face. We can't make her lose face in front of all these new students on her very first day."
"So, Class Monitor, you and Teacher Zhang